Industry News

Jun- 2024 -

25 June

PBG acquires UK premium pet brand Thrive Pet Food

Petbuddy Group (PBG), a consortium of super-premium pet food brands in Sweden, has announced the acquisition of UK-based pet food brand Thrive Pet Foods. The acquisition, along with Thrive’s smaller sister brands Denes and Comfy Collar, marks PBG’s third purchase in the UK, further solidifying its presence in the British…

24 June

Purina tops online visibility table, Salience finds

Purina has achieved the largest increase in online visibility, boasting a 50% increase within the UK pet supplies market with a total score of 575,148 over the past year, according to a new report by Salience Search Marketing. Salience Search Marketing’s annual online pet supplies sector report uncovers the industry’s…

21 June

UK retail sales rose 2.9% in May

UK retail sales volumes rose by 2.9% in May 2024, following a fall of 1.8% in April 2024, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Sales volumes rose across most sectors, with clothing retailers and furniture stores rebounding following poor weather in April. More broadly, sales volumes rose by…

21 June

IQI appoints new sales director for Europe

IQI Trusted Petfood Ingredients has announced the appointment of Arjan van Waes as its new sales director Europe. Having joined IQI on 1 June, Waes will be responsible for managing and growing IQI’s business in Europe. His appointment demonstrates IQI’s ambition to expand the company’s strong position in Europe. Waes…

20 June

The Holistic Hound wins PIF Innovation Award for tick repellant

The Pet Industry Federation, the trade association for pet businesses, has announced that Don’t Bug Me by The Holistic Hound is the winner of its Innovation of the Year Award. The announcement was made during the Business of Pets conference held at the Cranfield Management Development Centre from 5-6 June…

20 June

Birmingham Dogs Home appoints new head vet

Birmingham Dogs Home has announced the appointment of Dr Naomi Bradford as its new head veterinary surgeon. Dr Bradford, who graduated from Nottingham University Vet School, brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the role at the charity’s Solihull centre. Having begun her career looking after wildlife in South…

20 June

BoE holds interest rates for 7th consecutive month

Interest rates have remained unchanged at 5.25% for the seventh consecutive month, the Bank of England has announced. The bank’s MPC voted by a majority of 7–2 to maintain the rate, despite inflation hitting its target and falling to 2% in May. UK inflation hit its target for the first…

19 June

Priory Lodge Vets to expand

Priory Lodge Vets in Kent is looking to expand after more than a year of employee ownership. Priory Lodge Vets has recently appointed a new vet and continues to recruit in client care. The business chose to become part of Kent based Pennard Vets, the largest practice in the world…

19 June

Charlie the Vet launches new wound and skin care spray

Charlie the Vet has announced the launch of her latest breakthrough in pet care, a vet-approved Wound and skin care spray. According to Charlie, the spray formula eliminates 99.9999% of germs, including viruses, bacteria, and fungi, “within seconds”. Made in the UK, the product contains Hypochlorous acid and is free…

18 June

Scoff Paper launches edible wedding cards for dogs

Scoff Paper has launched a range of edible wedding cards for dogs in chicken and bacon flavours. Cards include things such as ‘be our ring bearer’, ‘ be my best man ‘, and ‘be my bridesmaid’. Other products in the range include ‘my mum and dad just got married’, as…