Manufacturers

New company Woofs debuts products at trade show

New fish-based dog food brand Woofs debuted its range at this year’s PATS Sandown event. The brand was co-founded by Stewart Irvine, and began when one of his clients asked him to find opportunities to sell his fish skin products. He trialled the products on a dog named Chewy, who…

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Fish4Dogs boosts sales team

Fish4Dogs has boosted its sales team by bringing on board a business manager from the pet industry and promoting one of its customer service advisors into new positions. Patina Pickard and Jack Sheldon join territory manager Judith Laurie to make-up the team under the direction of Sarah Fowler. Patina has…

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Forthglade introduces full sales team at PATS

Forthglade’s head of sales, Bill Kimberling, introduced the company’s full sales team to those visiting the Forthglade stand at PATS this year. The seven-strong team now covers all regions of the UK and were busy sharing details of 2018’s new product launches, including the popular new grain free cold pressed…

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Eukanuba releases range allowing owners and dogs to ‘live life well together’

Eukanuba has announced the launch of its ‘new and improved’ nutrition, which has been carefully tailored across each life stage and breed size to support optimal body condition allowing owners and dogs to live life well together. The new range includes five life stage variants. By tailoring the protein and…

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One in ten Brits give puppies away one month after buying them

Almost one in ten Brits who have bought a puppy ended up giving it away after just one month, according to a new survey. New research by pet food brand Forthglade has revealed that a large number of Brits have bought a dog on a whim, resulting in nine percent…

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Direct Food Ingredients receives industry accolade

Direct Food Ingredients has achieved a AA grade in BRC Global Standard for Agents and Broker, making the firm one of the first ingredients suppliers in the UK to achieve this accreditation. The BRC Global Standard Audit has been developed to provide a framework for managing product safety, quality and…

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Catipilla teams up with Pets at Home

Catipilla, a UK start-up based in Buckinghamshire, has entered into a retail agreement with Pets at Home and is moving into full-scale commercial production. The company has developed a climbing frame that helps cats to climb walls. Founded at the start of 2017, Catipilla’s idea is simple – to replicate a natural environment and…

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Scruffs celebrates successful Crufts 2018

Manchester-based luxury pet bedding manufacturers Scruffs has reported another successful participation at Crufts 2018, held at the NEC Birmingham. This year, Scruffs showcased a snippet of its luxury bedding and accessories, including its new Classic and Insect Shield ranges. Complimenting this were fan-favourite products such as its Memory Foam, Snuggle…

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Arden Grange skips PATS Sandown

Arden Grange has announced they will not be attending PATS Sandown in 2018. The family-owned pet food company has attended the trade show regularly for many years. They have said that increasingly pet trade wholesalers are organising their own tradeshows days for retail customers, which Arden Grange attends. The company…

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Butcher’s Pet Care rebrands packaging

Butcher’s Pet Care has introduced new packaging and digital communications. The canned dog food brand has introduced new on pack and digital communications to better help people to understand Butcher’s use of ingredients to give dogs the nourishing food they would instinctively choose. Every recipe is grain free with the…

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