More people looked to pets for companionship during COVID-19, as more time spent at home led to feelings of loneliness and they wanted company. It was not only dogs and cats that received a population boost due to COVID-19, but also the population of other pets. Some people did not have the time needed to look after a dog or a cat, but still...
Other pet food in Japan is set to continue to post growth in both retail current value terms and volume terms in 2022, after successfully reversing the prolonged decline in 2020, as a result of the outbreak of COVID-19. Before the pandemic, other pet food had been decreasing in both volume and current value terms, dragged down by the poor...
PPI Other Pet Food in United Kingdom report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data 2017-2021, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors...
Other pet food records sluggish growth, due to low levels on interest in other pets in Morocco. There is some increase in products relating to bird and fish food in stores’ shelf space, for example as seen with the Riga brand (from Jessy Diffusion SA), but overall, the category remains niche and undynamic. Other Pet Food in Morocco...
While small mammal/reptile food registered a positive performance in volume terms in 2020 and 2021 supported by an increase in the small mammal population during the COVID-19 crisis, the category looked set to return to decline in 2022. During the pandemic, children were not in school for much of the time and had very limited social interaction....
While retail constant value sales (2022 prices) of other pet food did receive a boost from the pandemic in 2020, it was to a lesser extent than for either dog or cat food. This was mainly because owners are generally much less likely to anthropomorphise and indulge birds, fish, small mammals and reptiles. During 2020, snacks and supplements...
There was strongly boosted interest in buying or adopting small mammals during the lockdown of 2020 as consumers with young children purchased hamsters, furry dwarf rabbits, or guinea pigs to keep them amused. Such animals are relatively undemanding as well as cuddly and easy for children to handle. Last year, the small mammal population continued...
Other pet food is dominated by small mammal/reptile food, with the number of such pets expanding steadily over the course of the review period. This stands in stark contrast to the bird and fish populations, which both fell during the review period as a whole. The rate of growth in the small mammal/reptile population peaked in 2020. Small...
The growth in the dog and cat populations is also visible in terms of the bird, fish and small mammal/reptile populations in the Netherlands. While dogs and cats remain the most popular pets, small mammals like hamsters and rabbits are also very popular. These are mostly bought for children, as a first pet to learn to look after as they are...
Veterinary clinics remain the most important distribution channel for other pet food, with modern grocery retailers and pet shops accounting for most of the remainder. During 2020, there was a modest shift in distribution from veterinary clinics and pet shops to modern grocery retailers, as the former two channels were more affected by pandemic...