Sep 02, 2026
Venice in the winter fog is one of the most beautiful scenes in Europe. On January 25, the GlobalPETS Forum (Global Pet Industry Forum) was held in the misty Water City, organized by Pets International, the most influential pet industry media in Europe. As the world's most influential pet industry forum, the Forum attracts hundreds of global pet industry leaders every year, including well-known pet food, supply brands, raw materials and packaging manufacturers, agents and distributors, well-known chain stores, media and industry associations and other industry representatives in various fields. At the meeting, the participants jointly discussed the cutting-edge concepts, trade trends and scientific research results of the development of the pet industry for the industry's wide concern. Cheng Yang, President of the Working Committee of Pet, and William, Minister of the International Department, were invited to attend the forum.
Keywords: Natural formula, Environmental/recyclable packaging, Emerging markets
Pet food - all natural formula and functionality
In the forum, whether it is the guest's speech topic, or the promotional content of the booth of pet food enterprises outside the venue, it clearly conveys the industry's concern about the pure natural formula of pet food. At the same time, various functional foods are also widely concerned by the industry. Based on the latest industry big data, Marta Sulkiewicz, vice president of Global Research Solutions, said that natural ingredients, fresh preparation, functionality and nutrition, and safety and quality (food grade) are the key keywords that the industry is focusing on this year.
Eco-friendly/recyclable packaging
The number of packaging companies participating in the forum has increased significantly, and there are 7 companies that set up booths. In these booths, without exception, environmental protection and recyclability are prominently reflected in the booth image. When the person in charge of Velvet packaging company communicated with William, the head of the international department of the Doll Working Committee attending the meeting, he said that the European market is an example of non-recyclable packaging. It has been eliminated by The Times and is uncompetitive in the market, and environmental protection and recyclability are the minimum requirements for packaging materials in the current European market.
Emerging market
According to the data given by Euromonitor senior researcher Liseth Galvis at the forum, it is expected that the fastest growing regions of the pet food market in 23-28 years are the Asia-Pacific region, Latin America and the Middle East and Africa, Liseth Galvis said that emerging markets will be the main driving force for the growth of the pet industry.
In addition, the guests also shared and discussed hot topics such as the impact of AI on the pet industry, pet health and medical treatment, and the development status of pet retail.
PSC pet Fair received extensive attention from the participants
At the GlobalPETS Forum, representatives of the Pet Working Committee introduced the upcoming PSC Pet Fair to representatives of international brands, manufacturers, distributors, chain stores, media and industry associations in Guangzhou on November 5-7, 2024, and had an in-depth exchange of ideas with participants on the creation of the Pet Fair. Industry people from all over the world, pet fair quality, efficient, reliable global pet supply chain B2B platform positioning highly recognized, such as Collar, Hunter, Hofman, Protix and other brands and manufacturers, Fressnap, Animalis and other well-known chain stores, all expressed positive willingness to visit pet fair.
At the same time, some industry organizations and associations also said that they would organize a delegation of buyers and professional visitors in the region to visit the PSC pet fair, and some European raw materials, additives and nutrition manufacturers also expressed their willingness to participate in the exhibition.
The PSC organizing committee has widely listened to the expectations and suggestions of international industry people on the platform, and will continue to invite international buyers and professional visitors to the PSC Pet Fair on an international scale. In addition to the invitation of the traditional European and American markets, the International Department of the Organizing Committee will also conduct in-depth invitation and promotion work for key and emerging markets such as Northern Europe, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Southeast Asia, Russia, South America, in order to bring the best exhibition effect and harvest for exhibitors.
