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Wellness Pet Company has announced the appointment of Sanjay Singh as its new chief financial officer. Singh was a finance and strategy consultant before coming to Wellness Pet, prior to that, he served as US CFO at Qurate Inc. He has a bachelor’s degree from St. Xavier’s College in Calcutta,…

Butcher’s Pet Care has been acquired by Inspired Pet Nutrition (IPN), the independent pet food business owned by CapVest. The acquisition will include a refinancing of term debt provided by Blazehill Capital and working capital facilities provided by Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance. The optimal solution was a combined funding…

Vet Dr Maggie Roberts and lawyer Dominic Sullivan have joined forces to launch Advovet consultancy. The venture will offer advice on governance, charity and animal welfare law, shelter medicine, shelter design and training. Both Roberts and Sullivan are “passionate about animal welfare” and have most recently been senior leaders in…

Fresh dog food company Ollie has announced its acquisition of DIG Labs, an AI-powered diagnostic company. DIG Labs provides real-time image-based pet health screenings across stool, weight management, skin and coat, dental care, and more. As part of the acquisition, DIG Labs co-founder Tara Zedayko will join the Ollie team…

PetCo Group and VAFO Group have announced that they have formed a new strategic partnership to expand their respective product portfolios, and strengthen their market presence. PetCo Group will continue to operate independently in Vienna under the leadership of its founders, Stefan and Katharina Miklauz. PetCo Group is a producer…

Purina has invited startups from around the world to apply to be part of the sixth cohort of Unleashed by Purina. Unleashed is a landmark pet-tech startup accelerator, designed to identify, support and champion disruptive startups. In 2025, Unleashed will be accelerating up to 10 disruptive startups in its programme.…

British raw food manufacturer Natural Instinct has been acquired by Swedish company the Nutriment Company. The deal comes as part of Nutriment’s goal of becoming a leading player in the Central European pet food market. Natural Instinct specialises in biologically appropriate raw foods for dogs and cats including products like…

Perfect Pet Insurance has announced a new sponsorship partnership with Stevenage Football Club for the 2024/2025 season. The Perfect Pet Insurance logo will feature on the back of both the men’s and women’s home and away shorts. In addition to the sponsorship, Perfect Pet Insurance and Stevenage will be collaborating…

Biomega has unveiled its ESG report for 2023 and outlined its climate goals for 2026. As part of its Life Conquer project, the company has pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 1,600 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per year. It has also pledged to save 30,000 tonnes per year of…

ADM, human and animal global nutrition brand, has announced its European launch with the seven turnkey pet product formulas, including soft chews and supplement powder now available in the UK.  Leveraging its large portfolio of ingredients, formulation expertise, end-to-end support and ongoing clinical research, the new soft chew and supplement…