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Canadian pet supplies market Fressnapf launches new Future
grows rapidly Store generation

By the end of 2022, sales of dog also to the continued demand for At Fressnapf a new Future Store rate store design at Fressnapf, he
and cat food by Canadian re- premium products, according to generation has been launched. assumes a significant share of the
tailers will pass the 3.5-billion- the company. The retailer hopes that the new responsibility for the concept of
dollar mark. This equates to an A representative bilingual store concept, which is to be rolled the new Future Store generation.
increase of nearly eight per cent survey conducted nationwide by out gradually across Europe in the After establishing the basic outline
compared with 2021. The infor- Packaged Facts in September- next few years, will create a bigger of the concept in summer 2021
mation comes from the recent October 2022 also shows that shopping experience, greater inter- when the Fressnapf XXL pilot store
Canadian Pet Market Survey by half of the owners of dogs, cats action, improved customer guid- opened in Krefeld, the retail group
the US market research company and other pets agreed with the ance and a clearer overview of the has been refining the details in
Packaged Facts. The rise is at- statement that “my pets are the retail area. “The new concept is the last few months. To this end
tributable not only to inflation but focal point of my life at home”. intended to elevate Fressnapf to a it has opened other pilot stores
new level,” explains Oliver Wind- in various locations.
WZF working with haus. As vice president of corpo-
Watt Global Media

For the Petfood Forum 2023, or- ing a start-up area and a “Fresh
ganiser Watt Global Media has Ideas” stage where they could
announced a new partnership showcase their products and
with the organiser of Interzoo, services for a large international
Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft Zo- audience. “With the Interzoo
ologischer Fachbetriebe (WZF). start-up pavilion at the Petfood Photo: Yvonne Ploenes
From 1 to 3 May 2023, recently Forum 2023, we are making a
established international compa- conscious connection with the The basic outline of the concept was unveiled in summer 2021 when the
nies in the pet food sector can pre- successful programme for inter- Fressnapf XXL pilot store opened in Krefeld.
sent themselves to the public in national sector newcomers dur-
an Interzoo start-up pavilion at the ing Interzoo 2022,” explains Dr Agrobiothers acquires Bogar
Petfood Forum in Kansas City, Mis- Rowena Arzt, head of the WZF’s
souri (USA). trade show division. Further in- The French manufacturer Agro- house brand Vetocanis. Bogar oc-
WZF lent support for young formation is available at www. biothers has acquired Bogar, a cupies a leading position in the
companies entering the market- interzoo-pavilion.com. company based in Wallisellen in anti-parasitic field in Germany and
place at Interzoo 2022, creat- Switzerland. “Both companies Switzerland with the Bogadent,
will continue to focus on their re- Bogaprotect and Bogacare lines.
spective markets,” states Bogar.
Its current sales team will also
carry on looking after German pet
product retailers.
Agrobiothers is the French
market leader in pet care products,
with sales most recently hitting 65
mio euros. The company claims a
market share of 35 per cent for its
Reto Gamper assumed the role of
managing director at Bogar AG in
The start-up area at Interzoo 2022 was a major success. Wallisellen three years ago.

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