Decreasing dog ownership and declining volumes per purchase as shoppers choose smaller pack sizes and make fewer trips to retail outlets led to retail volume decline in pet care in the UK at the end of the review period. Demand for premium will allow for marginal value growth, despite declining volumes over the forecast period. Rising consumer...
Increasing urbanisation makes it difficult to own large pets and live in smaller rented properties resulting in an increase in ownership of smaller dog breeds (but overall decline in dog ownership), leading to the poor performance of dog food in 2017. A rise in single-person households and the trend to start families later also had a negative...
The relative convenience of “pocket pets” and their exotic appeal saw reptile ownership increase and drove retail value growth of small mammal/reptile food in 2017. While, historically, small mammals such as guinea pigs and rabbits were popular pets as a result of their small size and easy domestication, the expanding accessibility of reptile...
Urbanisation, smaller living space, desire for companionship and the increasing number of single-person households made owning cats more attractive than larger dogs, particularly with men in 2017. However, retail value and volume sales declined as shoppers purchased less cat food per shopping trip. This was the result of better formulated...
Pet Food in UK by Mintel Market Sizes provides you with annual year-end market size data, most recently updated in 2017. This market covers packaged, prepared dry and wet food specifically for cats and dogs. Market size comprises sales through all retail channels including direct to consumer. Market size for...