Dog Food

The pandemic and several lockdowns have had various effects on people and the pet care market. In 2020, there was a significant increase in the dog population, which is likely to have a long-lasting effect on the dog food market in Germany. Due to…

During times of uncertainty, consumers tend to exhibit polarising behaviour – either opting for the cheapest or most expensive options. Thus, despite the economic instability caused by the pandemic, premiumisation will continue to gain momentum in…

The COVID-19 pandemic led to a growing need for pet companionship as many Ukrainians had more free time on their hands in 2020 thanks to schools being closed and many people working from home during lockdown. This ultimately led to a rise in the pet…

With inflation high, current retail value growth is expected to be in the double-digits in 2021. However, volume growth is expected to be in the low single digits. With Turkey estimated to have about 20 million stray animals on the streets,…

Despite COVID-19, dog food maintained solid retail volume and current value growth in 2020, and this is expected to continue in 2021. However, the rates of growth have been marginally slower than earlier in the review period due to the economic…

As people transitioned to working and spending more time at home during the epidemic, pet ownership rose in Taiwan and continues to do so in 2021. Ownership growth and more time spent at home bonding with pets have been driving pet spending. The…

With revised regulations regarding animal welfare, the number of breeders and dog factories in South Korea is decreasing. As a result, the total dog population saw growth slow during the review period, thus impacting sales for pet food. The…

In Romania, COVID-19 is not having a noticeable impact on sales of dog food in 2021 after strong growth in 2020, the result of more household dogs and the transition from scraps and cooked food to prepared food. On the one hand, 2021 is seeing the…

Overall dog food continues to post good volume growth, supported by stronger rises in the dog population over 2020 and 2021. More people in Peru have been looking for companionship during their home seclusion, and the greater time available for…

Demand for dog treats has been significantly bolstered by the fact that the increased time that dog owners have spent at home during the COVID-19 crisis has resulted in greater engagement and interaction with their dogs. The increasing use of dog…

In 2021, both retail value and volume sales are recording positive growth, benefiting from health and premiumisation trends that raise value sales. However, there is a noticeable slowdown in the pet dog population, aligned to the outbreak of COVID-19…

Dog food is expected to register healthy current growth in 2021, though slowly lower growth than in 2020. Volume is also expected to increase by a few percentage points. The pandemic brought about an increase in dog adoption, as people looked for…

There was a significant shift towards economy wet dog food in 2020 with this trend carrying on into 2021. Despite the rising popularity of smaller dogs, this was driven by the adoption of more large and medium-sized dogs during the pandemic, as…

Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Indian consumers have been subject to strict national lockdown restrictions, including widespread home seclusion. For many consumers, this has caused or exacerbated mental health issues such as anxiety,…

Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in Greece, many members of the public were out of work or working from home, with lockdown and closures impacting their regular employment. With financial insecurity high, price sensitivity increased in the country.…

Finland is experiencing a “puppy boom”, with the Finnish Kennel Club registering more than 8% more puppies in 2020 than in the year before. However, due to demand being higher than supply at points, many potential puppy owners were unable to fulfil…

The proportion of Egyptian households owning a dog began to increase again during the latter part of the review period, and this trend is set to accelerate during 2021. COVID-19 will play an important role in this, as the fact that consumers spent a…

COVID-19 will have a reasonably positive affect on dog food in 2021, mainly due to the increased number of dogs bought and adopted during the pandemic. This is due to the social and travel restrictions of lockdown, which led to people spending…

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to preoccupy Austria in 2021 and so the amount of time Austrians spend at home, similar to 2020, remains high. With government-imposed contact restrictions, fewer leisure and cultural activities and more employees…

In 2021, dry dog food is expected to remain the most preferred option as it is the most convenient. However due to growth in the small dog population, wet dog food (which is better adapted to smaller dogs) is showing moderate albeit positive growth.…