Other Pet Food

Manufacturers continue to remain less focused on premiumisation in other pet food, owing to lower demand for these pets compared to cats and dogs. Fish, reptiles, birds and especially small mammals are generally perceived as starter pets. Parents ...

The keeping or breeding of other pets such as birds tends to be trend-based rather than an established hobby in Vietnam and therefore the popularity wanes alongside fashion trends. As a result, the population of other pets tends to be low. This means...

Between them, pet superstores and pet shops were still accounting for just over half of retail value sales of other pet food in 2020, with these outlets offering a wide range of options to cater to different species. In-store sales staff are also ...

Despite challenging economic conditions, other pet food showed a marginal improvement in total volume sales growth in 2020, while current value growth was only slightly slower than that recorded in 2019. Overall volume and current value growth rates ...

Other pet care continues to post value sales growth that comfortably exceeds volume growth, reflecting increasing purchases of higher-quality products. More pet owners are seeking the best possible care for their pets with a focus on pet food ...

There have been rising concerns over pet reptiles being abandoned and released into the wild in New Zealand by owners. Consumers can easily purchase exotic reptiles over the internet or in specialist stores and there is a common perception among ...

Sales continue to fall in volume terms as the other pet population continues to shrink in Sweden. This is a trend that is expected to continue over the forecast period. While demand for small mammals has fallen, they remain popular with families with...

Other pets are often owned by children or young adults as first pets. However, the birth rate in Finland has been in decline for a number of years, approaching record low levels as couples postpone the birth of their first child, and the number of ...

Pet owners are showing a clear preference for exotic reptiles and small mammals. Other pet food is growing, sustained by strong gains in small mammal/reptile food, which compensates for the underwhelming performances in fish and bird food. Reptiles, ...

Dogs and cats remain the most popular types of pet in Peru to a very large extent compared to “other” pets. While it may be convenient for people living in smaller spaces to keep birds, fish, small mammals and reptiles, these types of pets are ...

Pet owners, especially from younger generations, generally prefer dogs or cats to other pets. Dogs and pets are increasingly perceived as companions, with the pet humanisation trend continuing to remain fairly undeveloped for other pets such as fish,...

Other pet food saw a decline in volume terms though a rise in current value over 2019-2020. Though small mammals remain popular pets in Austria, ownership of them continued to decrease, particularly in the case of guinea pigs. The pet bird and ...

Other pet food continues to gain popularity in 2020 as the numbers of other pets in the United Arab Emirates continues to increase. Pet ownership is usually associated with high-income earners given the financial and logistical constraints of pet ...

Small mammals and exotic pets, especially lizards, used to be top-of-mind pet choices in Hong Kong. Apart from novelty, they managed to strike a balance between children’s desire for pet ownership and parents’ concerns over lack of space and budget. ...

Small mammal/reptile food is slowly emulating dog and cat food in terms of focusing more on premium products. An example is the growing rabbit and guinea pig brand Puur, with its Sensitive series that is gluten-free. The development of premium food ...

Fish food is seeing growing demand for healthier products and food fortified with vitamins/minerals. Specialist food is also gaining popularity, particularly species-specific food, as fish owners seek to optimise the condition of their pets. ...

In 2020, volume sales of other pet food declined slightly while value sales remained relatively flat. In large part, the slow-moving performance of other pet food is due to the decline in the populations of pet birds, fish and reptiles that have ...

Other pet food in Greece continued to struggle in 2020, with all categories registering a further decline in both retail volume and current value terms. Over the review period declines were registered in the bird and reptile pet populations. This is ...

The category’s growth remained stable in 2020, with potential performance continuing to be adversely affected by alternatives such as live insects/worms, which can be fed to some fish species and reptiles. The category’s growth is expected to remain ...

As in dog and cat food, the premiumisation trend was also evident in other pet food in 2020, reflecting the general trend of wishing to provide pets with higher-quality nutrition and also greater indulgence. Despite often being small in size, keeping...