Other Pet Food

Other pet food suffered much heavier losses in retail volume terms in 2022 than dog and cat food, but it is showing some signs of recovery in 2023. The sharp decrease in sales in 2022 was related with the dramatic drop in the other pet population,…

Rising average unit prices is driving current value growth in 2023 as inflation remains well above normal levels in Slovakia. The high costs of owning a pet coupled with weak purchasing power is reducing demand for new pets. In turn, this is placing…

The high inflation and rising cost of living in 2023 affected other pet food far more than cat food or dog food since owning other pets is less popular and often requires large initial expenses to set up a safe pet environment. Other pets mainly…

With a return to busier, post-pandemic lifestyles, consumers showed a continued interest in perceived lower maintenance pet options, especially small mammals, reptiles and fish. As a result, retail sales of other pet food increased in both volume and…

In 2022, several large retail channels, such as Spar, optimised their portfolios by reducing their offerings of other pet foods. This change has driven the growth of specialised pet stores and e-commerce platforms, including fressnapf.hu, tesco.hu,…

Many consumers in the Czech Republic – particularly middle-aged and older adults – took up fishkeeping while spending much more time at home than usual during the first two years of the pandemic. Interest in this hobby has since waned somewhat as…

While other pet food is only expected to see total volume sales increase marginally in 2023, growth should be up from 2022. The anticipated improvement is mainly due to rising demand for small mammal food as pets like hamsters and rabbits continue to…