Table of contents

• Comment

• 3A booming market

• Markets

• 12The Slovenian pet supplies market is in turmoil.

• Distribution

• 14Pets at Home looks back on “a strong quarter”.

  15The UK’s second largest pet retailer Pets Corner has opened its 150th store.

  16Zooplus hot on the heels of Fressnapf.

  17The Selex Group in Italy has discovered the pet segment.

  18The Portuguese-based Ornimundo Group is retailer and wholesaler all in one.

  20The Swiss pet retailer Petfriends.ch has a good opportunity to become established as a strong market player in the long term.

• Focus

• 22Dog food - The global pet food market is still growing, both in terms of sales and production.

  24Dog food - The US pet food market at a glance.

  26Dog food - New trends in the pet food industry provide new challenges for manufacturers.

  28Dog food - Seitz is one of Germany’s biggest private label producers.

  30Dog food - The Vienna-based Austrian family firm Petco has developed a variety of complete foods.

• Country report

• 40Poland - The Polish pet product market at a glance.

• Events

• 48Nearly 2 000 visitors came to Pats Sandown.

• Suppliers

• 33Polish pet product manufacturer Tropical presents its Marine Power programme.

  34Partnering with Outward Hound allows Nina Ottosson to focus on product development.

  36Holland Animal Care is regarded as a leading B2B supplier of pet products in the Netherlands.

  38JRS is a partner for the pet food industry in the development of new recipes.