Cat Food

Cat food is seeing relatively strong and stable growth in retail volume terms in 2023. Taking into account the ongoing war, the sales performance of cat food is better than could be expected. In Ukraine there is a relatively low penetration of…

The rising cost of living in Slovakia is leading to a slowdown in owners spoiling their cats in 2023. Moreover, with cat food and cat treats soaring in price, owners are increasingly opting for home-made dinners, with some combining meal leftovers…

The slight volume growth of cat food in 2023 was the result of the declining rate of adoption of new cats and the increasing rate of abandonment. Value sales, meanwhile, recorded double-digit growth in the year due to the strong growth of the average…

While there was a slowdown in the number of pet adoptions and purchases in 2023, the cat population continued to grow steadily. Cats are a more frequent choice of companion in urban areas thanks to their quiet and independent nature and the fact that…

Cat adoption/purchasing rates increased in Hungary throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to a higher demand for cat food with overall volume sales still rising in 2023. According to major local retailers, cat owners strive to remain brand loyal…

With high inflation still weakening purchasing power among Czech consumers and placing upward pressure on unit prices, cat food has continued to witness trading down to cheaper brands and private label lines in 2023. This trend remains less…

With the recent spike in inflation caused by the recovery from the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine gradually easing, growth in cat food current value sales in 2023 is projected to be slower than that recorded in 2022. Conversely, the…