Manufacturers

Podium Pet Products appoints new business development manager

Podium Pet Products has announced the appointment of Brooke Saville as business development manager. Brooke joins the company from her strong background in sales. Since 2009, Brooke has worked in several client facing and account managing roles demonstrating a wealth of experience and developing new business relationships. “I am extremely pleased…

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Cat owners fail to spot tension between pets, survey shows

More than 65% of cat owners believe that their cats get on with each other, yet nearly all of those questioned owned cats that displayed signs of multi-cat tension, research by feline veterinary behaviour product, Feliway Friends, has revealed. Respondents asked believed that their cats were either sociable or indifferent…

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Scruffs has success in Paris

Manchester-based luxury pet bedding manufacturers Scruffs have reported an insightful and successful debut exhibition at Paris’ ExpoZoo this January. Scruffs used the first major trade event of 2018 to demonstrate their POS and retailer support schemes, combined with new product ranges and a selection of best-sellers from across the product…

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Almo Nature to give all profits to animal foundation

Natural pet food brand has announced that it will be transferring its profits to Italian charity Fondazione Capellino (Capellino Foundation) in 2018. The profits generated from 1 January will be going towards the preservation of biodiversity and the defence of dogs and cats. This decision falls in line with the…

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Mars Petcare UK appoints new sales director

Mars Petcare UK has appointed Helen Warren-Piper to the role of sales director at Mars Pet Nutrition UK. She will also join the Mars Petcare UK leadership team. Deri Watkins, managing director of Mars Petcare UK said: “Helen brings a wealth of experience to the Petcare business and joins us…

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Pet company launches trace-ability campaign

 Beco Pets has launched a campaign focusing on the trace-ability and ethics of the chicken in its free-range chicken recipe. The first instalment is a short film, shot on the free-range chicken farm where Beco Food sources their meat, nestled in the countryside of East Anglia. It shows us the…

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Pet company receives excellence award

AmPet Products has been announced as the winner of the Corporate LiveWire Innovation and Excellence Awards for Pet Accessory Wholesaler of the Year. Their corporate awards cover the most important sectors of business, from finance advisories, funding providers to law firms and specialist advisory companies that deal with mergers and…

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Skinner’s donate pet food to abandoned Bordeaux Cross

Skinner’s Pet Foods are supporting a severely abandoned and neglected dog on its journey to recovery with a donation of Skinner’s Field and Trial Hypoallergenic Duck and Rice. Elsa, a Bordeaux, was discovered by a member of the public curled up in a nature reserve, and was rushed to Yourvets…

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Mackle Pet Foods increases Sainsbury’s presence

Mackle Pet Foods has increased distribution into Sainsbury’s of its range of natural and grain free dog food, with the introduction of two new lines. This follows on from the company’s £3 million investment in its plastic tray manufacturing facility in Moy, Northern Ireland in 2017, which has enabled it…

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Tetra refreshes pond range with new packaging

Tetra has refreshed its pond range with a brand new packaging design to offer clear and modern labelling to help communicate product uses and benefits more easily for fish-keepers. The update follows a global survey which revealed how consumers interact with product packaging, providing valuable insight into the refresh. As…

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