AI Shelf Index · 2026 holiday shopping season

Butternut Box AI shopping shelf share

🐾 Pet Supplies · 🇬🇧 UK · updated 12 Oct 2026

Standing

#1

Pet Supplies · UK

#1 #1

Shelf-share

8.4%

of UK answers

10.1% 8.4%

Sentiment

87%

positive

No week-to-week change larger than the variation between readings.

Who's on the pet supplies shelf

1 Butternut Box
8.4%
2 KONG
6.0%
3 Royal Canin
5.3%
4 Purina
4.8%
5 Harringtons
4.2%
6 Hill's
4.0%

The shoppers Butternut Box wins

The same answers, sliced by the shopper the question implies — where Butternut Box ranks best.

Where Butternut Box wins the journey

Its rank at each phase of the shopping journey — from first awareness to the moment of purchase.

Awareness

#1

11.0%

Research

#1

8.2%

Comparison

#1

9.0%

Validation

#3

9.5%

Purchase

#1

6.1%

Where the engines differ

ChatGPT
7.9%
Google AI Mode
9.7%

What AI says about Butternut Box

Observed from the answers themselves — not a score.

Sentiment

87% positive · no negative mentions

Price framing

framed premium

4% mid, 96% premium

“Top UK Fresh Dog Food Subscription Brands Compared Butternut Box: Arguably the most famous fresh dog food brand in the UK.”

Google AI Mode

“Butternut Box (Best Overall Fresh / Gently Cooked) The Vibe:** Human-grade, gently cooked meals delivered frozen in portioned pouches.”

Google AI Mode

“Butternut Box The Vibe:** The market leader and household name in the UK.”

Google AI Mode

“_Butternut Box_ The Style:** Gently cooked, flash-frozen fresh meals tailored to your dog's exact caloric needs via an online quiz.”

Google AI Mode

Products AI names

The specific Butternut Box items the engines put in front of UK shoppers.

  • Fresh cooked dog food 0.1%
  • Freshly cooked meals 0.1%
  • Gently cooked fresh meals 0.1%
  • Gently cooked, frozen food 0.1%
  • Fresh-Frozen 0.0%
  • Freshly Prepared/Gently Cooked Plans 0.0%
  • Gently cooked/frozen food 0.0%
  • Puppy Fresh Food 0.0%

Shelved alongside

Brands the engines recommend in the same answers as Butternut Box.

How to read this

Bar is how often that brand is recommended in the same answer as Butternut Box, relative to the rest.

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Holiday Shopping 2026 · reading updated 11 Oct. An independent measurement by Slingso; not affiliated with Butternut Box.