Pet Care

Pet care in Slovakia will continue to enjoy healthy value sales growth in 2022 thanks to the stable pet population and rising average prices. Unit prices have been driven up due to strong inflationary pressures from rising commodity prices and…

Since the COVID-19 pandemic there has been a big increase in pet adoptions and a shift in attitudes whereby Greek pet owners are now investing more in their pet’s health and wellbeing. The lockdown itself brought pets closer to humans, raising their…

Pet care in Egypt continues to enjoy healthy growth and development in most categories in 2022. While prices remain higher than in previous years consumers are still inclined to provide the best for their pets, and with remarkable new services…

Thailand contended with a third wave of COVID-19 in 2021, which led case numbers to soar, with deaths climbing to double- and triple-digits a day in 2021. The Thai government’s initial response, which included a national lockdown and shutting the…

Pet care continues to enjoy strong double-digit growth in value and volume terms in 2022. COVID-19 is under control and social distancing measures are not as strict as they were in 2021. As a result, the supply chain is gradually returning back to…

Following the emergence of the pandemic in March 2020, pet care in Chile experienced booming demand. Despite concerns of increasing price sensitivity as a result of the economic crisis, pet care experienced important growth as the population of pets…

After surging to its highest rate in more than a decade during 2020, the rate of growth pet care retail constant value sales (2022 prices) slowed significantly in 2021, and this trend continued into 2022. More and more owners want the best nutrition…

The ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic put the brakes on the premiumisation trend in 2021, however this long-term trend has not disappeared. In addition, more innovations were seen on the market with companies putting their money on owners…

Pet care in Bulgaria is growing at a healthy pace, partly due to it being a relatively underdeveloped area, with almost two-thirds of owners still feeding their cats and dogs non-prepared food. Furthermore, growth is also being fuelled by ongoing…

In 2021, Argentina registered a strong rebound in its GDP after a complicated 2020 during which economic growth was hindered by one of the longest COVID-19 quarantines in the world. Despite the strong recovery, the country’s GDP is still below pre…

Having spiked during 2020, the proportion of Canadian households owning a cat or dog declined during both 2021 and 2022, leading to a significant slowdown in the rate of growth in retail constant value sales (2021 prices) of pet food and a decline in…

Indian pet care grew rapidly because of the pandemic as the country witnessed a surge in adoptions during an unstable period. Citizens spent prolonged time at home due to limited mobility, and therefore they adopted pets to combat loneliness and…

Pet care in Colombia continues to display robust growth in 2022, despite the strong increase in prices, mainly in pet food. High prices are caused by the global supply chain, and, additionally in Colombia, the devaluation of the exchange rate has…

As the COVID-19 pandemic subsides consumer spending on pet care is declining in 2022, while remaining at a higher sales level than recorded in 2019. This is mainly due to fewer consumers getting new pets as they return to busier lives outside the…

2022 marks the third year of the pandemic situation, further shaping the pet care industry in Germany. While current value growth of pet food and pet products is expected to remain positive in 2022 overall, certain areas in particular have continued…

The performance of pet care in 2022 is not expected to be as strong as in the previous year due to strongly limited growth in the number of pets. This is because the pandemic is coming to an end, allowing consumers to spend more time outside the home…

Due to global increases in the cost of raw materials, energy and transportation, as well as shortages of workers, manufacturers of pet food and pet products announced significant price increases early in 2022. These price increases affected all the…

Overall, retail volume and current value growth rates over 2022 are projected to be in line with 2021 results, with a slight uptick in value terms and a very marginal slowdown in volume terms. Importantly, the pet population in Italy continues to…

The pandemic has also provided a significant boost to demand for dog and cat treats and mixers. As pet owners spent more time with their pets, they built closer bond and treat them as friends or family members (even as ersatz children). Thus, pet…

Pet food in Australia maintained growth in current value terms in 2021, and this is set to continue in 2022, as the premiumisation and humanisation trends continue to drive the industry. Consumers are feeding their pets premium products or mixing…