Business

A Kickstarter campaign has been launched for a DIY dog toothbrush created by Los Angeles-based pet startup Bristly. With the help of this campaign, the company hopes to make its canine toothbrushing stick available to the general public internationally and put it into mass production. Bristly, created by Petros Dertsakyan,…

Insurance company Cardif Pinnacle has launched a new pet insurance brand, Everypaw, with an aim to target the digitally savvy millennial market. Claiming to bridge the gap between insurance and healthcare, Everypaw plan to create something different within the growing pet insurance market, which is set to grow from £1bn…

England’s penalty shootout victory against Colombia has given the UK economy a £1.33bn boost according to new figures. The figures from the Centre for Retail Research (CRR) show that the UK will benefit from a £2.72bn boost if England make the final. It is thought that the majority of the…

Nestle is in talks to buy Canadian pet food manufacturer Champion Petfoods for $2bn (£1.5bn) in order to expand its manufacturing portfolio. Champion Petcare currently makes premium pet food brands Orijen and Acana and is owned by Toronto based conglomerate Bedford Capital. The company sells its products in speciality pet…

Pet food home-delivery franchise, Oscar Pet Foods, has extended its business offerings with the launch of a new franchise. Its new sister company, Leading the Way, will assist pet owners with ethical pet care advice and professional support. Leading the Way aims to bring professionalism to the pet care industry,…

The PetDen is offering to look after the pets of Tesco customers while they shop, by looking after them at its grooming facility held in the supermarket’s car park. Run by salon manager Liane Shield and groomer Lizz Charlton, prices for the services are dependent on the dog’s height and…

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has asked the government to consider freezing business rates for two years to ease the pressure on retailers. By proposing a two-year freeze on increases, the BRC said it would give time for the government and industry to develop a proposal for an updated taxation…

New research has found that the global market for animal feed phytogenics will be valued at £59m by 2021, with a CAGR of 17.2 percent between 2016 and 2021. The research by business consultants, Frost & Sullivan found that the rise was due to the soar in the popularity of…

Pet food brand Webbox has announced it has taken the first steps in its commitment to make all packaging 100 percent recyclable. The company has announced it will be replacing the black polypropylene trays used for its wet dog food trays with white polypropylene trays. On average over three million…

We Love Pets, a family business set up nine years ago to help pet owners balance work pressures, holidays and busy lifestyles with the care of their pets, has been announced as the winner of the Emerging Franchisor Award category at the annual bfa HSBC Franchise Awards 2018. The bfa…