Manufacturers

Company of Animals wins Silver at the 2018 PetQuip Awards

Company of Animals has won Silver at the PetQuip awards 2018 in the ‘Marketing Project of the Year’ category. The PetQuip Awards 2018 took place during the PATS Telford trade show and brings together luminaries representing the UK and international retailer and supplier pet sector. Each year, the trade body’s…

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Pets Choice celebrates 30 years

Pet food manufacturer, Pets Choice, is celebrating its 30th anniversary this month (October) and is preparing for an “exciting 12 months” as it enters the milestone year. Since its establishment in 1988, Pets Choice has significantly expanded its portfolio, now boasting ten brands including TastyBone, Meatiful and its most recent…

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Independent pet shop scoops top prize in Burns awards

A Kilmarnock pet shop has won £2,500 cash in a national competition ran by Burns Pet Nutrition for the best shop window display. The independent shop, named Sommerville Feeds, has been running for over 38 years and beat off competition across the country to be crowned nationwide winners of Burns…

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Natures Menu MD named one of the ‘Top 50 Most Ambitious Leaders’ in UK

Raw pet food company Natures Menu is celebrating its managing director, Craig Taylor, being named one of the ‘Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders’ in the UK. The awards by LDC, the private equity investment company, recognise inspiring individuals who run Britain’s most successful mid-companies and featured Taylor in the…

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YuMove to sponsor ITV’s ‘For the Love of Dogs’

Pet food manufacturer, Lintbells, has announced that its flagship brand YuMove will sponsor ITV’s For the Love of Dogs. The programme is watched by 18% of the UK’s adult population and aims to raise awareness of joint health, bringing the role of pet supplements to the attention of millions of…

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Inspired Pet Nutrition appoints group operations director

Inspired Pet Nutrition, has announced that David Proctor will be joining the company as group operations director in early December. Proctor will be based at the firm’s head office at Dalton Airfield, near Thirsk in North Yorkshire. The operations director has spent over twenty years in the automotive and consumer…

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Cotswold RAW revisits its puppy offer

Natural dog food brand Cotswold RAW has improved its purpose-built puppy recipe to help young pooches make the transition from their mum’s milk to solid food. The company said believed that ‘non heat treated’ pet food was a lifestyle choice that helped dogs of all ages to enjoy mealtimes focused…

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Director of Loving Pets UK wins Young Exporter Award 2018

Jonathon Moyce, owner and director of pet supply company Loving Pets UK, won the Young Exporter Award at the 2018 British Exporters Association’s (BExA) annual lunch which was held at Mansion House, London, on 10 October. The judges said Moyce had “all the key elements” they were looking for in…

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PFMA welcomes four new companies to membership

This month the Pet Food Manufacturers’ Association (PFMA) has welcomed four new pet food companies into its membership. The companies are: Poppy’s Picnic, the raw pet food company of Dragon’s Den fame; Daly Partners, another member for the dedicated PFMA Raw Producers Group; Frozzys, producers of a lickable frozen yogurt…

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Butchers partners with Graphic Packaging to reduce plastic waste

Specialist folding carton manufacturer, Graphic Packaging International (GPI) has teamed up with dog food manufacturer Butcher’s Pet Care, to replace its multipacks with a sustainable alternative. The partnership, which has the potential to eliminate the use of 6.4 million square metres of plastic wrap per year (equating to 92 tonnes…

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