Bark

This coverage focuses on Bark, a pet products and services brand known for its innovative toys, treats, and subscription offerings, and its role in the UK pet retail and supply chain market. Pet Gazette reports on Bark’s product launches, marketing strategies, partnerships with retailers and distributors, and expansion into new categories. Our coverage provides pet trade professionals with insights into the brand’s market positioning, consumer demand trends, and opportunities within the growing pet lifestyle sector.

Dec- 2019 -

19 December

Charities

Barking Heads donates over 2,000 meals to NAWT

Pet Food UK, the parent company of Barking Heads, Meowing Heads and AATU brands, has donated over 2,000 meals to animal rehoming charity the National Animal Welfare Trust (NAWT). Rejecting the office tradition of Secret Santa, the team at Barking Heads clubbed together to create gift bags filled with toys…
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Oct- 2019 -

22 October

Features

M&A trends in pet care

Petcare is one of the fastest growing areas of the consumer sector. Globally it’s a £100bn market, with the UK petcare sector now valued at close to £6bn. Market growth is driven by sector-specific factors as well as reflecting broader consumer trends. The growing fashion to treat pets as family…
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Sep- 2019 -

26 September

Pet Owners

Least pet-friendly London boroughs for renters revealed

Estate agency Sellhousefast.uk has revealed the least and most pet-friendly London boroughs. The research was made by extracting data from Zoopla during the month on September 2019, to see how many properties (houses and flats) allow tenants to have pets. Furthermore, the firm had a look at the percentage of…
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3 September

Veterinary

Referral centre approved for residency programmes by ECVS

Paragon Veterinary Referrals, which opened 18 months ago has been approved as a centre for veterinary residency programmes by the European College of Veterinary Surgeons (ECVS). The centre, in Wakefield, has moved quickly to sign up existing staff member David Barker as its first resident after receiving the news from…
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Jun- 2019 -

20 June

Charities

Pet industry celebrates Bring Your Dog to Work Day

Bring Your Dog to Work Day has been embraced by the industry, since its launch in 2014 by pet care brand HOWND. Here is how the industry its celebrating this year. Pet food manufacturer Fish4Dogs are among many sponsors for the yearly event, and are already a dog friendly office,…
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12 June

Charities

Barking Mad plan world record attempt

To celebrate the upcoming Bring Your Dog to Work Day (21 June), dog holiday provider Barking Mad, plan to set world record for the most dogs in a single webinar. There is no charge to join, but donations to dog charities are encouraged. The UK’s sixth official Bring Your Dog…
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7 June

Manufacturers

Forthglade launches new award

Devon-based pet food makers Forthglade, has announced the launch of the ‘South West England’s Most Dog Friendly Pub of the Year Awards 2019/20’, in association with the South West Tourism Awards. The awards will run individually across four regions; Devon, Cornwall, Dorset, plus Bristol, Bath and Somerset. The winners from…
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May- 2019 -

29 May

Appointment

Barking Mad appoint new managing directors

Barking Mad Dog Care has announced the appointment of new joint managing directors at their annual conference. Richard Dancy and Rachel Stewart will run the dog care franchise jointly, specialising in communications and operations respectively and leading an award-winning support team. Barking Mad, has been run semi-autonomously by Lee Dancy…
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15 May

Manufacturers

Fish4Dogs holds Bark Off event for charity

Fish4Dogs has announced it has hosted a special afternoon tea to launch the Great Birmingham Bark Off event in aid of Birmingham Dogs Home. The afternoon tea raised £120 through the sale of a variety of bakes for both humans and dogs. Birmingham Dogs Home is encouraging supporters to stage…
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15 May

Appointment

Henry Bell creates new division and announces appointments

Henry Bell, the family-owned pet and wild bird food producer, has set up a dedicated division to support its newly launched Henry Bell Wild Bird Care brand. The company has also bolstered its ranks with a number of appointments to support the brand’s growth. Tony Clare has been named commercial…
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