Industry News

Weight management nurse leads by example with London Marathon challenge

Georgia Woods, ROYAL CANIN® weight management nurse at the Small Animal Teaching Hospital, University of Liverpool, is taking on the ultimate fitness challenge, competing in the London Marathon on 23 April. Her role at the veterinary clinic sees her work with a specialist team managing overweight and obese pets, raising awareness…

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UK retail sales drop as inflation rises

UK retail sales dropped by 1.8% in March marking the largest year on year decline since 2010 and exceeding economists’ predictions of a 0.5% decline. Coinciding with the rise of inflation, the volume of goods sold in store and online fell 1.4% in the first quarter of the year. The…

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Warning as ‘metal wire’ found in supermarket dog treats

A pet owner is warning others after finding “metal wire” in a pack of supermarket dog treats. Amy Taylor, took to facebook to share her concerns about Gravy Bones biscuits sold in Morrisons supermarket. She claims that almost every single biscuit was affected and contained small pieces of wire. Commenting…

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Symply Pet Food celebrates winning Queen’s Award for Enterprise

Symply Pet Food, provider of pet food brands including Canagan, Symply, Piccolo and the Cheshire Cat’s Garden, has been awarded a Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2017. The award recognises Symply Pet Food’s outstanding international growth, commercial success and its contribution to the UK’s economy through its pet care products. The honour is…

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Royal Award for TastyBone

TastyBone has been recognised for its worldwide expansion and export growth. The company has received the 2017 Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the International Trade category. Part of the Lancashire based pet food manufacturer, Pets Choice, TastyBone manufactures of nylon, edible, rubber chew and play toys for dogs. Focused on export…

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Raw dog food brand teams up with supermarket

Frozen raw dog food from Natures Menu is now being stocked by WaitrosePet.com. The eight new products come in a variety of flavours including chicken, duck, venison, lamb, salmon, pheasant, turkey, white fish and mackerel. Andrea Watson, buyer at Waitrose, comments: “Nutrition is of paramount importance to our customers with pets,…

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Strikeback adds to its flea killing range

The ‘Flea Killing Fogger XL’ is the latest addition to the Strikeback  household pest control range. The new extra-large fogger provides immediate control of fleas. Once activated, an insecticidal fog fills the room and kills fleas it comes into contact with. The XL Fogger is three times larger than the…

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Fish4Dogs scoops up Queen’s Award for Enterprise

Worcestershire-based Fish4Dogs has been awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise International Trade 2017. The business, headquartered in Rushock, Worcestershire and with three manufacturing centres worldwide including operations in Norway, has won the Queen’s Award for its export success and penetration of new international markets. Overseas sales have grown 267 percent over…

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Bira asks political parties to support independent retailers

With the UK’s General Election set for June 8, the British Independent Retailers Association (bira) has asked all parties to pledge their support for the independent retailer. In a statement released by the organisation, bira said: “It was a comfort to the sector when the Department for Communities and Local Government…

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Online sales take the lead with UK shoppers

Internet spending has risen by more than a quarter in the past two years, according to a new report from The UK Cards Association. The report analysed how the UK uses payment cards online. Card spending on the internet totalled £154 billion in the UK in 2016, averaging £422 million a day.…

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