Industry News
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Mar- 2017 -23 March
SuperZoo opens for registration
SuperZoo has opened registration for the 2017 show in Las Vegas, July 25-27, with conference sessions July 24-26. North America’s leading pet retail trade exposition and conference produced by World Pet Association (WPA) added 85,000 square feet of exhibit space in 2016. SuperZoo will reconfigure its exhibit hall for 2017 so…
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23 March
SARVAL announces £8m expansion
SARVAL has announced a major upgrade project to its animal by-product (ABP) processing facility in Nottingham. The £8m investment will see a purpose-built centre constructed to house dedicated processing equipment for specialist poultry products. The new lines will utilise the latest technology to process up to 3,000 tonnes of poultry…
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23 March
PATS sees a rise in visitors
PATS Sandown has received a three percent rise in the number of visitors this year. A total of 1,917 retailers and buyers visited the show, representing an increase on the number who attended PATS Sandown 2016. Natures Menu’s Peter Roy said his company had experienced a brilliant show, selling over…
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22 March
New pet products scoop up awards
A team of expert pet retail judges have chosen the winners of the PATS Sandown 2017 New Product Awards. Over 200 new products were entered for consideration. The judging took place on March 21 2017. Decisions took into account a number of guideline criteria such as product innovation, design, quality, packaging and value…
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21 March
Freezer giveaway at PATS with Natures Menu
Raw pet food expert, Natures Menu, is giving away exclusive free freezers worth £495 at the PATS Sandown trade show in Surrey. Retailers simply have to visit the Natures Menu stand to place an order worth £250 or more to qualify for a free freezer delivered alongside their order. Not…
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21 March
Forthglade launches cold pressed dog food
Forthglade has unveiled its first ever dry dog food, as well as a selection of grain free functional dog treats. The new Cold Pressed dry food for dogs provides a complete nutritionally balanced meal for dogs aged from two-plus months. The recipes are 100 percent natural. The food is gently pressed for just a few…
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21 March
Pet companies scoop up Lancashire’s Red Rose Awards
Group55 and Pets Choice have both been announced as winners at Lancashire’s recent Red Rose Awards. Pets Choice received the ‘Manufacturing Business Award’, while Group55 won the ‘International Achievement Award’. The Red Rose awards ceremony was held at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens on March 9. Group55’s international sales manager, Martin Breen, commented: “It…
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20 March
Owner of PetSafe® Brand aquires Solvit™ Products
Owner of PetSafe® Brand and SportDOG® Brand, Radio Systems Corporation (RSC), has announced its acquisition of Solvit™ Products. Solvit™ specialises in highly functional, easy-to-use pet products for travel, active life, therapeutic and senior care. It will join the pet products within the company’s PetSafe® Brand portfolio. Based in Arlington, TX,…
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20 March
Huge support from MPs for Dog Theft Awareness Day
Around 50 MPs supported Dog Theft Awareness Day at Westminster. Organised by the Stolen and Missing Pets Alliance and hosted by Dartford MP, Gareth Johnson, the day highlighted the growing crime of dog theft and the devastating impact on owners. Gareth Johnson opened the day by saying: “Dog theft is a…
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17 March
Benyfit Natural launches new ‘Mini’ recipes at PATS
Raw food specialist Benyfit Natural has announced the launch of its all-new Benyfit Mini Range exclusively at PATS Sandown in Surrey on March 21 -22. Based on their existing ranges, Benyfit Natural’s Mini’s combine appropriate amounts of animal protein, vegetables and botanicals in one complete recipe. Benyfit Natual only uses the…
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