Industry News
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Nov- 2022 -30 November
Harringtons unveils new recipes and brand design
Pet food brand Harringtons has announced a new recipe for its dog food alongside a new brand design. The company’s dry food will now contain freshly prepared meat ingredients, salmon oil for healthier coats, skin, joints and cardiovascular health. Harringstons also added homemade chicken gravy on the inside and outside…
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29 November
Charity launches new Petrehomer adoption platform
A new non-profit adoption platform, Petrehomer, has been launched which makes adoption safer and easier for people who can no longer keep their pet. PetRehomer aims to reduce the likelihood of scams and neglect cases, and unlike other adoption platforms, focuses “entirely on pet welfare over profit”. The platform vets…
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28 November
Kinkind launches new plastic-free dog shampoo bar
Dog grooming company Kinkind has launched a new plastic free dog shampoo bar named the ‘Make me pawsome bar’. The firm said the shampoo is “just a bar of soap” making it “easier to wash your dog”. It added the lack of a bottle is also better for the environment…
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24 November
Champion Petfoods expands range of Orijen pet food
Champion Petfoods has announced two new products in its range of Orijen cat foods in the UK market with Guardian 8 and Kitten. The aim of the food is to support the health and development of a cat from its infancy as a kitten and over the span of its…
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23 November
Pet tech brands team up to tackle separation anxiety
Dog training app, Woofz, and pet tech brand, Petcube, have launched an app-based training course to treat separation anxiety in dogs. The course is available via the dog-training mobile app Woofz, which is available on both iOS and Android devices. The brand new ‘Home Alone’ course includes a set of…
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23 November
Pets at Home H1 profits dented by rising freight and energy costs
Pets at Home has seen underlying profit before tax fall by 9.3% to £59.2m in the first half of the year, largely driven by increased freight and energy costs over the period. According to the group, profits were also hit by a year-on-year increase in investment in digital assets, which…
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22 November
Southampton pet superstore appoints new operations manager
A pet food and accessory superstore in Southampton has appointed a new operations manager ahead of its expansion, just two years after launching its new store. Healthy Pet Store has promoted current store manager Richard Wall to operations manager as it prepares to open a second store. Wall has joined…
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21 November
Paleo Ridge launches new raw food line
Paleo Ridge has launched ‘Paleo Ridge Essentials’ – a new raw dog food line aiming to “provide all the benefits of raw feeding while offering the best possible value to owners”. The product composition and packaging for the new range have been adapted to make the products easier to manufacture.…
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18 November
Tuft Global to open second round of investment
Tuft Global, a grooming app for dog owners to find, book and review groomers, has announced it will open its Seed A investment round worth up to £2.2m early next year. It comes as the pet tech brand has seen month-on-month booking grow by 9% since the start of the…
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18 November
Pet insurance start-up lands £15m investment
Pet insurance start-up Napo has raised £15m in Series A funding led by DN Capital. Other partners include petcare-focused companies Companion Fund, Helvetia Venture Fund, M Tech Capital, Picus Capital, dmg ventures, Sarona Partners, T0 Ventures and FJ Labs. Napo said it is on track to insure over 40k pets…
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