Industry News

Jun- 2022 -

22 June

Footfall drops as strikes take action

Footfall across all UK high streets is down -8.5% compared to last week, as workers stay at home due to the transport strikes. London saw the greatest reduction, with a 17% drop from last week. Diane Wehrle, Insights Director at Springboard said: “The impact on train and tube strikes today…

21 June

Simply2 Pet Products announces new treat range

Simply2 Pet Products has announced a range of new treats featuring ingredients inspired by the British countryside: Venison bites, wild boar jerky, and rabbit training treats. Treat’Em Venison Bites, Wild Boar Jerky and Rabbit Training Treats are available now directly from simply2pets.com. Simply2 Pet Products is a family-run online pet…

21 June

Karnlea launches new broth flavour

Karnlea has extended its bone broth range by introducing a new flavour – lamb bone. It is a high-collagen alternative to its beef flavour, the first ’ liquid bone broth to hit UK shelves earlier this year. The flavour was chosen due to its easy to digest properties, with the…

21 June

Cat Protection received donation from Purina

Purina has donated £100,000 to Cats Protection to help fund the equivalent of a million meals for homeless cats in its care. The donation forms part of the charity’s long-term partnership with pet care company Purina. Cats Protection is a national network of around 210 volunteer-run branches and 37 centres,…

20 June

Footfall rises 4% as heatwave sweeps across UK

Footfall across UK retail destinations rose by +4.1% last week from the week before, with the largest rise of +5% in high streets, according to Springboard. Footfall aslo in retail parks rose by +2.5% and by +3.7% in shopping centres. On Saturday footfall in high streets declined by -7.6% whilst…

20 June

Wilsons expands with new processing plant

Wilsons Pet Foods is set to further expand through the acquisition of Dunbia’s meat processing plant at Drongan, South Ayrshire. The company previously operated out of two separate units in Perthshire but witnessed a “rapid growth” amid the pandemic and a rise in online sales. It was therefore necessary to…

17 June

Mars Inc announces new global president

Mars Inc has announced that Ikdeep Singh has been named as the new global president for its Pet Nutrition business. The role also sees Singh become a member of Mars Petcare’s global leadership team. Singh will be responsible for some of the world’s largest pet food brands including Pedigree, Whiskas,…

16 June

Lozi Designs and Cheshire & Wain launch furniture for cats

Lozi Designs and Cheshore and Wain have launched Round Haus new ‘multifunctional’ furniture option for cats. Designed in East London and crafted by the Lozi team, the union sees both Lozi Designs and Cheshire and Wain combine to create designs aimed to serve a cat’s needs and desires, with multi-purpose…

16 June

BoE raises interest rates to 1.25%

The Bank of England’s (BoE) Monetary Policy Committee has voted to raise interest from 1% to 1.25% – marking its fifth rise in a row as it bids to offset the impact of rising inflation. The Monetary Policy Committee voted by a majority of 6-3 to increase the rate to…

15 June

Henry Bell introduces new wild bird care range

Pet, wild bird food and accessories producer, Henry Bell, has introduced various brand-new product lines to their collection of wild bird care product offerings. The season’s new collection – ‘the everyday range’ – aims to “complement and extend the popular current collections”, including the heritage feeder collection and heavy duty…