According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, there has been an uptick in pet ownership during the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, they report number of new pets being seen by veterinary practices increased significantly from late March to early July 2020 with the mean number of new pets per practice rising from 25 per week in late March to 39 in early July—an increase of more than 50%. Given this significant increase, Mondi partnered with Dow in 2021 to measure changes in perceptions and behaviors in the premium pet food industry since 2019.

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When pet owners talk about pet products on social media certain terms and themes emerge. Likewise, when pet food companies describe their products on e-commerce sites, marketers use specific terms and follow definable trends.

Differences may exist across the U.S. in pet owners’ preferences for their pets’ foods.

Take a look at current dog ownership demographics, as well as the shifts they’ve made over the last decade or so.

Large investment firms are following the pet food and pet care industries, which also continue to attract private equity investors and acquisitions.

Pet food sales reached EUR21.8 billion, with a 2.8% growth rate. By volume, companies sold 8.5 billion metric tonnes of pet food products in 2020.

During the ongoing pandemic in 2020, pet dog populations grew in several European nations, according to data from the European Pet Food Federation (FEDIAF).