Industry News
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Jul- 2022 -15 July
Burgess Pet Care adds to Excel range
Burgess Pet Care has announced the expansion of its Excel range for small animals with the addition of a new product line: Nap and Nest luxury paper bedding. Suitable for rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, and small animals, Nap and Nest is made from unused off cuts of tea bags from…
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15 July
Pooch and Mutt partners with Woodgreen Pets Charity
Pooch and Mutt and Woodgreen Pets Charity have launched a new partnership that will see the dog wellness brand donate enough food each month to feed around 80% of dogs in the charity’s care. In addition, Pooch and Mutt has donated sample pouches and discount vouchers for everyone who rehomes…
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15 July
Retailers welcome ‘record’ credit surge in Q1
The retail store and online credit sector welcomed its “faster ever” start to the year, as new business volumes reached £2.1bn in the opening quarter, according to the Finance and Leasing Association. This marks the highest ever level of borrowing for Q1 with an increase of 12% compared to the…
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14 July
Cats Protection appoints new chair of Trustees
Cats Protection has appointed a specialist in small animal internal medicine, Dr Kit Sturgess as its new chair of Trustees. Sturgess will lead the charity’s board of volunteer trustees who are responsible for values, strategy and overall performance at the cat charity, which helps 166,000 cats each year. He takes…
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14 July
Paleo Ridge launches new VIP clubs
Paleo Ridge has announced the launch of seven new VIP raw dog food clubs for customers. The clubs include an Agility Club, a Breeders Club, a Bulk Buyers Club, an Ambassadors Club, a Vets Club and an Affiliate Club building on the pre-existing Stockists scheme. Club members will receive benefits…
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13 July
Tonisty announces two new appointments
Tonisity has announced two new members to its companion animal brand team, Doggy Rade, Mike Lane as head of sales and Gary Scobell as commercial manager. Lane brings over 25 years of experience from the UK pet industry from several different companies and across several pet categories. He will drive…
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13 July
Blagdon launches fishmeal-free pond sticks
Pet and aquatics company, Blagdon, has launched a new nutritious, balanced and daily fishmeal-free food for pond fish. Its new Fit and Wild Pond Sticks are based on the natural diet of most pond fish – insects and small crustaceans – and helps prevent the unnecessary depletion of the planet’s…
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12 July
Cost of living crisis starts to impact sales, BRC finds
On a total basis, sales decreased by 1.0% in June, against an increase of 10.4% in June 2021, according to the latest figures from BRC’s sales monitor. This is below the three-month average decline of 0.8% and the 12-month average growth of 3.0%. UK retail sales decreased 1.3% on a…
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12 July
Tuft Global named Great British Entrepreneur Awards 2022 finalist
Chloe Smith, the founder of Tuft Global, a grooming app for pet owners to find, book and review local groomers, has been recognised as a 2022 Service Industries Entrepreneur of the Year finalist at the Great British Entrepreneur Awards. The category celebrates businesses across the UK that are leading the…
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11 July
Supreme Petfoods extends Tiny Friends Farm range
Supreme Petfoods has launched Harry Hamster Fruity Nutty Mix as an extension to its existing Tiny Friends Farm range. It comes as the brand has experienced 37% year-on-year growth in the last 12 months. With a new flavour variant added, the group said the new product “promises to be popular…
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