News from the pet industry

4.2 per cent increase in value

Italian pet food market exceeds 2 bn euros

In 2020, the Italian pet food market grew both in terms of value (+4.2 per cent compared with 2019) and volume (+2 per cent), achieving an overall turnover of more than 2 bn euros. Italian households are home to more …

News18. May 2021

The industry mourns

Johannes Grau passes away

Johannes Grau, founder of the German company Grau Spezialtiernahrung, passed away on 9 May at the age of 81. The news was announced by the company. He is …

News18. May 2021

Interzoo.digital

Accompanying programme on five stages

Interzoo.digital takes place from 1 to 4 June and will feature cafés plus five stages offering presentations in parallel.Talks covering d…

News12. May 2021

First quarter of 2021

Zooplus accelerates growth

Online retailer Zooplus increased its sales in the first quarter of 2021 by 16 per cent to 509 mio euros, with adjusted growth rising to 22 per cent. The…

News12. May 2021

Poland

Maced aquires Atlantic Products

Private equity fund Resource Partners, the owner of Poland's leading dog treat producer Maced, has acquired a 100 per cent stake in Atlantic Product…

News12. May 2021

Sales support

Maxi Zoo Italy enters into a partnership with Shop Fully

The Maxi Zoo Italy pet store chain, a company in the Fressnapf Group, has concluded a partnership with Shop Fully. Shop …

News12. May 2021

Strategic acquisition

Coveris pursues expansion

The European packaging company Coveris continues to expand and has announced its successful acquisition of Four04. Based in Norwich, Great Britain, the …

News12. May 2021

Dog and cat food

Euromonitor expects a sharp rise in prices

The market research company Euromonitor International expects that the price of dog and cat food will rise globally in the next few years…

News11. May 2021

Trixie UK Pet Products

Trixie establishes a subsidiary in the United Kingdom

The situation in the last few months following the Brexit agreement has brought changes and challenges for many companies. …

News11. May 2021

Tetra

Bernd Hindersmann passes away

Bernd Hindersmann has passed away. A long-standing employee of the Tetra aquatics company, he died on 30 April at the age of 73. Between 1974 and 2011…

News11. May 2021