Industry News
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Mar- 2017 -27 March
Five-year-old helps hunt stolen fish
A five-year-old has tried to help a Squire’s Garden Centre, in Badshot Lea, after hearing that ten Koi Carp had been stolen. Harry Morgan was so upset that he drew lots of missing posters. Squire’s were touched by his thoughtful gesture; so to say thank you they invited Harry and…
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24 March
Watchdog Pets at Home feature seriously breached Guidelines
The BBC Trust, has found that a 2015 Watchdog programme featuring Pets at Home was in serious breach of the BBC’s own Editorial Guidelines. It found that the feature lacked accuracy and had failed to be impartial or fair in its portrayal of the company. Concluding its report, the BBC…
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23 March
Eukanuba launches new pet food
Eukanuba has launched a new pet food, NaturePlus+. NaturePlus+ aims to provide dogs with a complete and balanced meal, with nutrition to suit each life stage from puppy to adult. NaturePlus+ has a high level of animal protein from natural human grade New Zealand lamb. Celine Gustin, senior marketing manager, at Eukanuba…
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23 March
Celebrities visit new Bow Wow London Dog Grooming Salon
Bow Wow London Dog Grooming Salon enjoyed a celebrity-packed opening at 17 Little Russell Street, Central London on 22 March 2017. Amanda Holden and Maria Friedman attended the launch along with their four-legged friends, Buddy the Shichon (Shih Tzu and Bichon Frise cross) and Bingy the Shih Tzu. The new dog grooming…
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23 March
Huxley Hound creates organic treats using British-grown veg
Backed by the bio-science department of Nottingham University, Huxley Hound has created a distinct meat-free treat for dogs. The new product is made with British grown, dehydrated organic veg. Huxley Hound founder, Mike Deane, said: “Whilst it’s been well known for some while that vegetables and their beneficial nutrients are an…
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23 March
New format for BSAVA Congress in 2018
The BSAVA Congress exhibition in the Barclaycard Arena will become three days in 2018. The changes are in response to extensive market research with BSAVA membership and volunteers, delegates, and exhibitors. From Thursday 5 to Saturday 7 April 2018 delegates can see the latest technology, consumables and services on offer in the exhibition,…
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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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