Table of contents

• Comment

• 3Opportunity knocks for the aquarium segment

• Markets

• 18How is the pet supplies sector developing in 2018, and what forecasts can be made up to 2023?

  20The Italian pet supplies market remains steady.

  21Small dogs are becoming more and more popular in Switzerland.

  22Pet expenditure increases in Australia.

• Pet Conference

• 14PET worldwide provides a foretaste of what is to come at the International Pet Conference in Budapest.

• Distribution

• 24Tom & Co. launches new-generation stores.

  26Regardless of political developments, the pet product sector is doing well in Turkey.

• Focus

• 42Aquatics - PET worldwide speaks to experienced category insiders about the future of the aquatics category.

  44Aquatics - Interview with Bogumiła and Janusz Janukiewicz (Aquael) on the acquisition of Diversa.

  46Aquatics - Tropical has introduced a new gel food which has taken the aquatics industry by surprise.

• Country report

• 30Czech Republic & Slovakia - An experienced analyst at Euromonitor International gives an overview of the pet market trends.

  32Czech Republic & Slovakia - Dušan Plaček (Plaček Group) on his company’s plans and the development of the Czech and Slovakian pet product markets.

  34Czech Republic & Slovakia - With 159 stores, Pet Center is one of the leading pet supplies retailers in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

• Suppliers

• 37The liquidation of Bob Martin SAS has far-reaching consequences within the pet product industry.

  38Nestlé’s BetterwithPets forum is well on the way to becoming a pan-European network with a host of initiatives.

  40The barfing specialist Natures Menu has invested millions in a new production line and the latest technologies.