Industry News

Oct- 2016 -

14 October

Canagan wins GIMA PetQuip Export Achievement Award

Pet food brand, Canagan, has scooped up GIMA’S PetQuip Export Achievement Award. The award was designed to recognise success in selling British pet care products in international markets. Part of the Symply Group, Canagan initially targeted export markets at large scale pet food exhibitions Interzoo Germany and Zoomark Italy. Since its launch in 2012,…

14 October

CASCO Pet expands factory premises

CASCO Pet is expanding its production footprint by 65 percent. Following a continuing increase in global sales, the company has announced an expansion to its factory premises in Portugal. CASCO Pet aims to use the opportunity to further deploy its lean manufacturing strategy, at the same time increasing production capacity and output. It believes expansion will benefit its regional manufacturing…

14 October

ROYAL CANIN® helps to promote the Guide Dogs charity

ROYAL CANIN® and the Guide Dogs charity are launching a retail promotion and social media campaign. They’ll be building greater awareness of the work that Guide Dogs does in helping people with sight loss enjoy confidence and independence. 8,000 UK guide dogs are now fed on ROYAL CANIN® food…

14 October

New database and website coordinator joins Ancol

Ancol has welcomed Charlotte Parkes as the company’s new database and website coordinator. Charlie’s role will include product data management. She will manage the customer database, update the Ancol website and develop new concepts with the Ancol NPD team. She will also be responsible for Ancol’s Facebook page and support PR and…

14 October

Customers flock to new aquatic store

A Swindon aquatic specialist caused waves as it opened a brand new store. Aqualush, a premier marine centre (with tropical fish, plants and a variety of aquatic products available) based in BSS House, was opened by local North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson. The store provides a selections of fish, stunning corals, equipment, food, aquatic life…

13 October

Tetra relaunches its gel fish food

Tetra has refreshed its popular FreshDelica gel food in a newly developed 80g tube for an even easier feeding experience. The new tube packaging is quick and mess-free, offering food which is preserved for up to four weeks after opening without the need to refrigerate. Tetra FreshDelica brine shrimps and…

12 October

WildWash wins equine award

E-Dressage, the online competitions and training company, has revealed the winners of its 2016 awards. WildWash beat stiff competition to top the Company Breakthrough category, which was sponsored by Mirrors for Training. “We are completely chuffed to have won the company breakthrough award for the EDRESSAGE Equine Awards 2016,” said…

12 October

Pet care market expected to reach £4.5bn, according to experts

The UK pet care market is set to reach £4.5 billion in 2021, up 8.6 percent on 2016, according to retail research and analysis firm Verdict Retail. The company’s latest report states that pet accessories will be the fastest growing sub sector, forecast to rise 14.8 percent by 2021, followed…

12 October

New van for Support Dogs charity

Pet charity, Support Dogs, has taken delivery of a new van thanks to the generosity of Sheffield Freemasons. Members of the Freemasons raised £14,000 for the van which will be used to transport specialist assistance dogs in training from the charity’s base near Meadowhall. The Freemasons have been a…

11 October

Bozita recalls dried cat food

Bozita has recalled five of its dried cat food products because the protein content was above advertised quantities. The recall has happened after a feed component was omitted in the production process, giving the products a higher protein content than their specifications. Having a higher protein content than specified makes the…