On February 16, more than 135 petfood professionals
from 15 countries attended Petfood
Forum Asia 2012, co-located with agrifeed show Victam Asia, at the Bangkok
International Trade & Exhibition Centre in Bangkok, Thailand.
Petfood companies in attendance included Royal Canin, Mars Petcare, Procter
& Gamble, Del Monte, Unicharm, Perfect Companion, Nippon Pet Food, Betagro,
Total Alimentos and more.
Attendees at Petfood Forum Asia heard David
WhyeTyeNg, executive director and CEO of Pet Lovers Centre,
describe how his pet retail chain grew sales in 2011 by 25 percent in Singapore,
where the company owns more than 43 percent of the pet retail market, and 35
percent in Malaysia. WarangkanaAnuwong of Euromonitor International
also discussed the petfood market, including rising pet ownership in the
Asia-Pacific region, a projected increase in cat and dog food sales in the
region through 2016, and sales growth in all pet product retail channels — led
by 168 percent growth in Internet sales, 118 percent growth in pet superstores
and 63 percent growth in supermarkets/hypermarkets from 2006-2011.
“Considering that the worldwide economy is still shaky, it would not be a
surprise for members of our industry to worry about the near future,” said
Debbie Phillips-Donaldson, editor-in-chief of Petfood Industry. “But I believe
most people who attended Petfood Forum Asia walked away with a ‘glass half full’
view of our industry.”
Upcoming Petfood Industry events include Petfood Forum and Petfood
Workshop, April 2-5, in Schaumburg, Illinois, USA, and Petfood
Forum China, October 12, in Shanghai, China.
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