Table of contents

• Comment

• 3Pets between two oceans

• Markets

• 10Spanish pet food manufacturers increased their overall sales in 2019.

  12How the US pet industry has been challenged by the coronavirus pandemic.

  14Sales peaked in France in 2019, especially for pet stores.

  15FEDIAF presents figures for the pet population in 2019.

  16Development of the private label market for pet food.

• Distribution

• 18Fressnapf intends to distribute its exclusive brands through international partners.

  20Pet Lover’s Centre has launched non-traditional distribution channels in the Philippines.

  22Austria has a dynamic pet retail scene in which a number of new specialist shops are emerging.

• Focus

• 24Dog food - How the market is developing in Germany, Japan, Spain, the UK and the USA.

  26Dog food - The pet food of Ynovea is based exclusively on insects, plants and other natural ingredients.

  28Dog food - Freeze-dried ingredients for pet food offer many benefits, according to expert Diane Morris.

• Country report

• 40South Korea - The South Korean pet supplies market at a glance.

  42South Korea - How to gain momentum in a saturated market.

• Events

• 46Virtual B2B fairs are growing in popularity.

  48Good omens for Interzoo 2021.

  49The CIPS organisers have been staging virtual events.

• Suppliers

• 32A new survey reveals changes in the behaviour of many cats and dogs.

  34A new concept from Versele Laga aims to boost the wild bird category even further.

  36The packaging company Mondi has invested in its Russian plants.

  37Tropical has created three new cat foods, which create a complete nutritional programme.