Pet food businesses carried on in the United Kingdom and continental Europe while the pandemic raged in 2020. The top pet food news in the region dealt with acquisitions, market forecasts and other economic matters. These 10 articles are ranked by unique pageviews, a measure of how many times individual computers, and ostensibly individual humans, viewed a particular website page. Google Analytics provided the unique pageview data from Jan. 1, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2020.
1. 10 top European pet food companies 2019
September 4, 2020 – Tim Wall – 4,050 unique pageviews
These 10 European pet food companies ranked among the top in annual revenue in 2019, according to Petfood Industry’s Top Pet Food Companies Current Data.
2. UK pet food market forecast at GBP2.9 bil in 2020
February 19, 2020 – Tim Wall – 3,026 unique pageviews
58% dog food buyers aged 16-24 believe it is healthier to limit red meat in their dogs’ diets, compared to just 30% of dog food buyers aged 45+.
3. Purina acquires UK natural pet food maker Lily’s Kitchen
April 1, 2020 -- Tim Wall – 2,962 unique pageviews
Nestlé Purina PetCare acquired natural pet food brand Lily’s Kitchen, a UK producer of premium wet and dry natural foods for dogs and cats.
4. EU dog, cat and other pet food sales at EUR21 bil in 2019
June 29, 2020 – Tim Wall – 781 unique pageviews
Over the past three years, the EU pet food industry grew by 2.6% on average annually.
5. Map of European pet food production facilities in 2020
December 29, 2020 – Tim Wall – 673 unique pageviews
Petfood Industry’s Top Companies Current Data includes 42 pet food and treat production facilities with addresses listed in Europe.
6. Smaller, older dogs alter UK pet food market
October 8, 2020 – Tim Wall – 602 unique pageviews
Advances in nutrition, care and medicine helped dog and cat lifespan double during the past four decades in the United Kingdom, where dogs now live an average 12 years, while cats’ nine lives last them 15 years.
7. Recyclable dog, cat food packaging trials at R&D facility
July 15, 2020 – Tim Wall – 565 unique pageviews
At flexible packaging maker Coveris’ Pack Innovation Centre in Halle, Germany, pet food companies can run trials with their products on vertical form fill seal packaging machines to check for problems.
8. Spectrum Brands acquires Armitage Pet Care in UK
October 28, 2020 - Tim Wall – 556 unique pageviews
Missouri, USA-based Spectrum Brands acquired Armitage Pet Care based in Nottingham, Great Britain, producer of brands Good Boy, Meowee!, Wildbird and Wafcol.
9. Russia, Germany, UK top European pet dog populations 2019
July 10, 2020 – Tim Wall – 518 unique pageviews
The European Pet Food Industry (FEDIAF) released their estimates of the pet populations in European countries for 2019.
10. UK pet care market grew 2.5% between 2011 and 2019
October 7, 2020 – Tim Wall – 509 unique pageviews
Between 2011 and 2019, pet care sales’ 2.5% cumulative growth outperformed the wider fast-moving consumer goods category, which increased 1.9% over the same time.
