Manufacturers

May- 2016 -

27 May

Owners continue to humanise their pets

An IAMS and One Poll survey of 1,000 UK cat and dog owners reveals that more than one third (36 percent) are expected to holiday with their furry companions this bank holiday weekend. Ten percent of owners have regular conversations with their pet and 32 percent believe that pets will purposely open shut doors to…

26 May

Pets help to ease children’s stress

Research from aquatics company, Tetra, has found that children in pet-owning households perform better in school, meeting or exceeding teacher’s expectations by almost 10 percent vs children without any pets. 51 percent of the pet owning parents surveyed believed that keeping fish had a calming effect on their child. 55 percent…

13 May

Pooch & Mutt to be stocked by major health food chain

Pooch & Mutt’s three supplements will now be stocked by health food chain Revital. The chain of 14 stores aims to stock products that help human beings be ‘the best you can possibly be’. Pooch & Mutt is helping to extend the message to dogs, too. Revital will be offering Pooch &…

12 May

Wagg Foods invests in Gogglebox-style campaign

Wagg Foods is investing in a Gogglebox-style integrated marketing campaign to drive awareness of its pet food products, as the business continues to grow. The predominately web-based campaign focuses on Wagg’s core product offering, food for dogs. It appears alongside the launch of Wagg’s new website, aiming to drive traffic to the…

12 May

Wagg Foods changes its name and opens new distribution centre

Dry pet food producer, Wagg Foods, has altered its name to Inspired Pet Nutrition. The company’s managing director Richard Page, said: “Wagg is the volume market leader and Harringtons continues to be one of the fastest growing brands in dried dog food* and we will also have some exciting product launches this summer under…

11 May

AmPet Products appoints new national account manager

AmPet Products has welcomed Kate Muncaster to its team, as a national account manager. Kate is a qualified dog groomer, who also competes in sled dog race events. “Passionate about dogs – that just about sums me up,” said Kate. “So the chance to join a company like AmPet Products is fantastic.…

9 May

Pointer Pet Products relocates to new UK site

Pet food manufacturer Fold Hill Foods Ltd has revealed plans to relocate Rotherham-based Pointer Pet Products to its site in Boston, Lincolnshire. Following its acquisition of Pointer earlier this year, Fold Hill Foods conducted a detailed review into the company’s operations in Rotherham. Fold Hill Foods Ltd belongs to the Grant family,…

5 May

New area sales manager joins Pets Choice

Julie Windross has joined the Pets Choice team as an area sales manager. She will offer support to retailers, following the pet food manufacturer’s growth within the independent pet trade and recent acquisition of the TastyBone brand. Julie has nearly 20 years’ experience in the pet trade industry and previously worked with companies such as Magnet &…

Apr- 2016 -

14 April

Johnston & Jeff releases YouTube feeding guides

High quality bird food producer, Johnston & Jeff, has spent the past months filming garden birds as they eat their way through a wide selection of the company’s foods. Richard Johnston MD commented: “We always test our foods on the consumers – the birds of course – so we can…

13 April

World Feeds Ltd appoints fish specialist

Yorkshire-based fish foods company, World Feeds Ltd, has appointed Alan Hodgson as an additional manager. The fish enthusiast, who has worked in the aquatic retail industry for more than 30 years, will focus exclusively on promoting the company’s Vitalis range of aquatic nutrition products to public aquariums at home and abroad. Alan has…