Industry News
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Oct- 2021 -19 October
Laughing Dog launches Christmas range
Laughing Dog has announced the launch of its new Christmas range which features mini puddings and pink macaron gifts for dogs. The collection also comprises festive wreaths and hand-decorated ‘Merry Christmas’ baked biscuit bones. The macarons are strawberry and peanut butter flavour baked biscuits with a retail price of £4.00…
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19 October
RSPCA launches #BangOutOfOrder campaign
The RSPCA has announced its new campaign launch after its concerns for the wellbeing of animals ahead of firework night on 5 November. Over the last five years, the RSPCA revealed it has received 1,621 calls about fireworks and it “fears” this year could be worse if many more people…
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19 October
Bob Martin partners with Pets As Therapy
Pet care brand Bob Martin has announced that it will partner with Pets As Therapy for a new pledge to help raise awareness of the mental and physical support that pets can provide. The partnership will see Bob Martin “use its industry voice” to assist with the charity’s recruitment drive…
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19 October
UK footfall return remains steady
Footfall across UK retail destinations declined marginally by -0.7% last week from the week before, according to Springboard. UK footfall last week was +28.1% higher than in the same week in 2020, which was a strong improvement from +24.5% in the week before. The fact that footfall did not change…
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18 October
Nood to make UK debut this autumn
Pet food brand Nood has announced the launch of its UK debut this October in partnership with Tesco. Nood was founded in New Zealand in 2019 by Alistair King in partnership with ZURU founder and retail brand builder Nick Mowbray. According to the brand, it is set to offer dishes…
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18 October
Walker and Drake reaches finals of PIF start-up award
Walker and Drake has made the finals of both the PetQuip and Pet Industry Federation Awards. The company was launched back in 2020 at the height of the pandemic by business partners Richard Grant, David Taylor and Tim Matthews. Since then, sales of their cold-pressed food and treats have soared…
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18 October
Percuro Primal Pet Food secures funding from Coventry University
Percuro Primal Pet Food has revealed that it has secured funding from the European Regional Development Fund through the ‘Proof-of-Concept’ programme, which is delivered by Coventry University. The funding enabled the group to carry out a “full feasibility study” that helped to establish market demand for the product through consumer…
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15 October
Rosewood Pet Products raises over £7,000 for charity
Rosewood Pet Products has revealed that it has raised £7,750 for Midlands Air Ambulance Charity, following a sample sale held at its headquarters in Hortonwood, Telford. The event which took place this September surpassed last year’s amount raised by over £2,000. Customers had the chance to choose from a range…
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15 October
Rollout of £100 contactless limit begins
The nationwide rollout of a new £100 spending limit for contactless cards has started today (15 October). Retailers across the UK will begin to accept contactless payments of up to £100, an increase from the previous £45 limit, which will reportedly give consumers “more flexibility” when shopping in-store. According to…
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14 October
Over 40 employee groups pen letter urging Sunak to cut business rates
The CBI, along with 41 trade associations spanning the UK economy, have issued a joint statement urging the chancellor Rishi Sunak to reform the business rates system and “unleash a wave of business investment across key government priorities, including net zero and levelling up”. The joint statement from businesses is…
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