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Convenience food and treats Pet requisites and accessories

(in mio euros; bricks-and-mortar retailers) (in mio euros; bricks-and-mortar retailers)
Species 2019 2020 Change Species 2019 2020 Change

Dogs 1 507 1 567 +4.0% Dogs 215 225 +4.7%

Cats 1 596 1 680 +5.3% Cats 208 218 +4.8%

Cat litter 284 292 +2.8%
Cage birds 65 67 +3.1%

Cage birds 32 33 +3.1%
Ornamental fish 53 55 +3.8%
Ornamental fish 185 190 +2.7%
Other 87 91 +4.6%
Small animals 93 95 +2.2%

Source: IVH/ZZF Sourcs: IVH/ZZF
addition, food for wild birds gen-
Pet population erated sales totalling 128 mio eu-
(in millions in German households) ros, an increase of 2.4 per cent
over the previous year.
Species 2019 2020 in households

Dogs 10.1 10.7 21% Everything feline
Sales in the pet requisites and
Cats 14.7 15.7 26%
accessories segment by sta-

Small animals 5.2 5.0 5% tionary retailers came to 1.053

Cage birds 4.0 3.5 3% bn euros in 2020, equivalent to an
increase of 3.5 per cent compared
Aquariums 1.6 1.8 4%
with 2019. Cat litter accounted
Garden ponds 1.2 1.4 3% for the largest share of sales,
growing by 2.8 per cent to 292
Terrariums 1.2 1.3 2%
mio euros. Requisites and acces-
sories for cats (218 mio euros, up
Source: IVH/ZZF
4.8 per cent) and for dogs (225
Once again, the market for cat bird food all exhibited a very sat- mio euros, plus 4.7 per cent) were
food was the biggest food segment isfactory trend in 2020. Food for the fastest-growing categories.
with total sales of 1.68 bn euros, an small animals was the third most Sales of such items for orna-
increase of 5.3 per cent compared popular food after cat and dog mental fish continued to grow,
with the previous year. The biggest food; after increasing sales in the up by 2.7 per cent to 190 mio
growth driver were treats (includ- preceding year, it grew again in euros. After achieving the same
ing cat milk), with sales growing the classic distribution chan- result in 2019 as in the preceding
by 9.4 per cent to 268 mio euros. nels (91 mio euros, up 4.6 per year, sales of items for cage birds
Moist food (1.105 bn euros, plus 5.0 cent). Likewise positive was the in this segment increased by 3.1
per cent) and dry food (307 mio eu- market for food for ornamental per cent to 33 mio euros in 2020.
ros, plus 2.7 per cent) also recorded fish (55 mio euros, plus 3.8 per Sales of requisites and accesso-
significant growth. cent) and, after modest losses in ries for small animals ended 2020
The markets for small ani- 2019, that for cage bird food (67 with an increase of 2.2 per cent
mal food, fish food and cage mio euros, plus 3.1 per cent). In to 95 mio euros, thereby putting

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