Tim Wall

Artisanal, craft pet food marketing may trigger lawsuits

Many of these quality-related terms related to the methods used to produce a pet food or ingredient.

June 26, 2019

Pet food marketing claims related to the quality of the products can be lead to lawsuits if those pet foods don’t live up to consumers’ expectations.

Pet dogs per capita in Europe: Romania, Portugal top list

The European Pet Food Federation (FEDIAF) estimated the number of dog owners in Europe in 2018.

June 25, 2019

Tim Wall

Russia, Germany and France held the largest numbers of dogs overall.

Pet cats Europe 2018: Russia top, Romania #1 per capita

Russia, Germany and France held the largest numbers of cats owners overall.

June 24, 2019

Tim Wall

The European Pet Food Federation (FEDIAF) estimated the number of cat owners in Europe in 2018.

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Cat food sales top EUR3.2B German pet food market 2018

Cat food sales outpaced dog and other pet foods in the German market in 2018, although it declined slightly from 2017.

June 21, 2019

Tim Wall

Retail sales of pet food, treats and supplies in Germany reached EUR4.95 billion in 2018, including online sales and bird seed, according to Industrieverband Heimtierbedarf (Pet Supplies Industry Association, IVH).

Infographic: Chewy e-commerce pet food sales 2011-2018

In 2018, 91% of net sales on the e-commerce pet food retail site were from repeat customers.

June 20, 2019

Tim Wall

In 2018, pet food contributed EUR21 billion (US$23.7 billion) to the European Union economy, making it the largest segment of the EUR39.5 billion (US$44.6 billion) EU pet sector.

EU pet food sales at EUR21 billion in 2018; employs 100K

The European Pet Food Federation (FEDIAF) released those data during its annual meeting in Prague in the report “FEDIAF Facts & Figures.”

June 20, 2019

Tim Wall

In 2018, pet food contributed EUR21 billion (US$23.7 billion) to the European Union economy, making it the largest segment of the EUR39.5 billion (US$44.6 billion) EU pet sector.

Infographic: Chewy e-commerce pet food sales 2011-2018

In 2018, 91% of net sales on the e-commerce pet food retail site were from repeat customers.

June 18, 2019

Tim Wall

From 2011 to 2018, online pet food retailer Chewy has increased sales of dog, cat and other pet food and treats by 68% year over year.

Chewy share price opens 60% higher than IPO

Chewy’s stock price opened on Monday at US$34.72, or nearly 60% higher than the IPO price.

June 17, 2019

Tim Wall

Following e-commerce pet food retailer Chewy’s initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange, the stock increased from its original share price of US$22 to a high of US$41.34.