Pet Care in Italy

Pet Care in Italy

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Value sales benefit from rising demand for premium pet food and products

Human food trends permeate as awareness of pet wellbeing develops

Leaders benefit from heavy investments while services offer new opportunities

Specialist retailers develop omnichannel and diversification tools to maintain an edge

Faster value growth expected as pet humanisation and premium trends accelerate

MARKET INDICATORS

Table 1 Pet Populations 2015-2020

MARKET DATA

Table 2 Sales of Pet Food by Category: Volume 2015-2020
Table 3 Sales of Pet Care by Category: Value 2015-2020
Table 4 Sales of Pet Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2015-2020
Table 5 Sales of Pet Care by Category: % Value Growth 2015-2020
Table 6 NBO Company Shares of Pet Food: % Value 2015-2019
Table 7 LBN Brand Shares of Pet Food: % Value 2016-2019
Table 8 NBO Company Shares of Dog and Cat Food: % Value 2015-2019
Table 9 LBN Brand Shares of Dog and Cat Food: % Value 2016-2019
Table 10 Penetration of Private Label in Pet Care by Category: % Value 2015-2020
Table 11 Distribution of Pet Care by Format: % Value 2015-2020
Table 12 Distribution of Pet Care by Format and Category: % Value 2020
Table 13 Distribution of Dog and Cat Food by Format: % Value 2015-2020
Table 14 Distribution of Dog and Cat Food by Format and Category: % Value 2020
Table 15 Forecast Sales of Pet Food by Category: Volume 2020-2025
Table 16 Forecast Sales of Pet Care by Category: Value 2020-2025
Table 17 Forecast Sales of Pet Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
Table 18 Forecast Sales of Pet Care by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025

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SOURCES

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Other Pet Food in Italy

HEADLINES

PROSPECTS

Declining populations and lifestyle changes hit demand for other pet food

Premiumisation and differentiation offer opportunities to recover lost sales

Large population and differentiation trend limit sales decline in fish food

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Leading player leverages Friskies’s high brand equity to consolidate leadership

Innovation and differentiation enhance brand image for Tetra

Price advantages help e-commerce and discounters gain on specialist retailers

CATEGORY INDICATORS

Table 19 Other Pet Population 2015-2020

CATEGORY DATA

Table 20 Sales of Other Pet Food by Category: Volume 2015-2020
Table 21 Sales of Other Pet Food by Category: Value 2015-2020
Table 22 Sales of Other Pet Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2015-2020
Table 23 Sales of Other Pet Food by Category: % Value Growth 2015-2020
Table 24 LBN Brand Shares of Bird Food: % Value 2016-2019
Table 25 LBN Brand Shares of Fish Food: % Value 2016-2019
Table 26 LBN Brand Shares of Small Mammal/Reptile Food: % Value 2016-2019
Table 27 Distribution of Other Pet Food by Format: % Value 2015-2020
Table 28 Forecast Sales of Other Pet Food by Category: Volume 2020-2025
Table 29 Forecast Sales of Other Pet Food by Category: Value 2020-2025
Table 30 Forecast Sales of Other Pet Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
Table 31 Forecast Sales of Other Pet Food by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025

Pet Products in Italy

HEADLINES

PROSPECTS

Technology offers opportunities to monitor pet movements and health

Consumers look to more natural and safer products to repel pests from pets

Key trends in human categories permeate and add dynamism to pet products

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Merial and Bayer lead due to their strength in the largest category pet healthcare

New product launches reflect move to natural and safer cat litter

Royal Canin makes a splash in pet products with innovative, health-focused cat litter

CATEGORY DATA

Table 32 Sales of Pet Products by Category: Value 2015-2020
Table 33 Sales of Pet Products by Category: % Value Growth 2015-2020
Table 34 Sales of Pet Healthcare by Type: % Value 2015-2020
Table 35 Sales of Other Pet Products by Type: % Value 2015-2020
Table 36 NBO Company Shares of Pet Products: % Value 2015-2019
Table 37 LBN Brand Shares of Pet Products: % Value 2016-2019
Table 38 Distribution of Pet Products by Format: % Value 2015-2020
Table 39 Forecast Sales of Pet Products by Category: Value 2020-2025
Table 40 Forecast Sales of Pet Products by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025

Dog Food in Italy

HEADLINES

PROSPECTS

Natural and premium options stimulate healthy value sales growth

Players invest in segmentation to offer innovative and customised dog food

Humanisation and wellness trends boost demand for organic dog food and dog treats

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Agras Delic leaps into top 10 in 2019 by tapping into healthier dog food trend

Monge & C revamps packaging and launches new products to see fastest value sales growth in 2019

Nestlé Purina PetCare leverages investments in brands and animal welfare

CATEGORY INDICATORS

Table 41 Dog Owning Households: % Analysis 2015-2020
Table 42 Dog Population 2015-2020
Table 43 Consumption of Dog Food by Prepared vs Non-prepared: % Analysis 2015-2020

CATEGORY DATA

Summary 2 Dog Food by Price Band 2020
Table 44 Sales of Dog Food by Category: Volume 2015-2020
Table 45 Sales of Dog Food by Category: Value 2015-2020
Table 46 Sales of Dog Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2015-2020
Table 47 Sales of Dog Food by Category: % Value Growth 2015-2020
Table 48 Sales of Dry Dog Food by Life-Cycle: % Value 2015-2020
Table 49 Sales of Wet Dog Food by Life-Cycle: % Value 2015-2020
Table 50 NBO Company Shares of Dog Food: % Value 2015-2019
Table 51 LBN Brand Shares of Dog Food: % Value 2016-2019
Table 52 LBN Brand Shares of Dog Treats: % Value 2016-2019
Table 53 Distribution of Dog Food by Format: % Value 2015-2020
Table 54 Forecast Sales of Dog Food by Category: Volume 2020-2025
Table 55 Forecast Sales of Dog Food by Category: Value 2020-2025
Table 56 Forecast Sales of Dog Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
Table 57 Forecast Sales of Dog Food by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025

Cat Food in Italy

HEADLINES

PROSPECTS

“Italianness” strategy responds to the demand for better quality recipes for cats

Pet humanisation and wellness trends drive sales of cat treats offering indulgence and health benefits

Functional and natural food and specific needs foster segmentation and diversification

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Nestlé Purina PetCare invests in natural and specialist products to stay ahead of the field

Monge & C and Vitakraft exploit emerging growth drivers to expand their portfolios

Private label players look to premiumisation and animal care to gain an edge

CATEGORY INDICATORS

Table 58 Cat Owning Households: % Analysis 2015-2020
Table 59 Cat Population 2015-2020
Table 60 Consumption of Cat Food by Prepared vs Non-prepared: % Analysis 2015-2020

CATEGORY DATA

Summary 3 Cat Food by Price Band 2020
Table 61 Sales of Cat Food by Category: Volume 2015-2020
Table 62 Sales of Cat Food by Category: Value 2015-2020
Table 63 Sales of Cat Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2015-2020
Table 64 Sales of Cat Food by Category: % Value Growth 2015-2020
Table 65 Sales of Dry Cat Food by Life-Cycle: % Value 2015-2020
Table 66 Sales of Wet Cat Food by Life-Cycle: % Value 2015-2020
Table 67 NBO Company Shares of Cat Food: % Value 2015-2019
Table 68 LBN Brand Shares of Cat Food: % Value 2016-2019
Table 69 LBN Brand Shares of Cat Treats: % Value 2016-2019
Table 70 Distribution of Cat Food by Format: % Value 2015-2020
Table 71 Forecast Sales of Cat Food by Category: Volume 2020-2025
Table 72 Forecast Sales of Cat Food by Category: Value 2020-2025
Table 73 Forecast Sales of Cat Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
Table 74 Forecast Sales of Cat Food by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025

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