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Regulators are increasingly focused on taking action to address the environmental impact of consumer and corporate behaviour, and sustainability legislation will become an ever more prominent feature of the operating landscape for business, across…

After a growth spike in 2020, due to Coronavirus (COVID-19), dog food will continue to record positive real value growth in 2021 as well as throughout the forecast period. Consumers in home seclusion were adopting new pets for companionship, while…

Despite difficult financial conditions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, humanisation and premiumisation are widespread across the region. Historically, dog ownership was very low for several reasons; however, consumers are increasingly receptive…

Coronavirus (COVID-19) resulted in improved performances for dog food in many of the region’s countries, with consumers spending a lot more time at home with their pets than usual. The forecast period is expected to see generally higher annual growth…

Sales of dog food continued to increase in Asia Pacific in both 2020 and 2021, although growth rates did slow slightly during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Dry dog food continues to dominate sales, in a region in which a number of countries…

In a world that now seems more about disruption than stability, it is always better to be the disruptor than the disrupted - and that means pushing horizons outwards. Strategy needs to be built as part of a wider consumer system rather than at…

In the upcoming years, consumers and businesses face an array of challenges, with income inequality, mass migration and rising uncertainty about another crisis being among the major ones. Nevertheless, within this lie untapped opportunities. This…

Pet care is a fast-growing industry. Mars and Nestlé continue to retain their dominance by a significant margin, but their shares are being challenged by other players. This report discusses how market leaders and players are responding to shifting…

Colgate-Palmolive Co’s business unit in pet care, Hill’s Pet Nutrition, is a major global player in pet food, with a wide portfolio of premium and functional products. Science Diet and Prescription Diet, Hill’s main brands, continued growing in…

The briefing introduces the Cities Households Necessities Spending Index. The index ranks 1,075 cities by household expenditure on non-discretionary items, namely food, housing, and clothing and footwear. This analysis focuses on 160 major cities.…