Burgess
This coverage focuses on Burgess, a UK pet food brand known for its high-quality nutrition for small animals, cats, and dogs, and its role in the pet retail and supply chain market. Pet Gazette reports on Burgess’ product launches, nutritional research, sustainability initiatives, and partnerships with independent retailers, major chains, and distributors. Our coverage provides pet trade professionals with insights into the brand’s market positioning, category growth opportunities, and contribution to animal health and wellbeing.
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Nov- 2025 -7 NovemberRetailers
Burgess Pet Care adds two new premium feeding hays to Excel range
Pet nutrition company Burgess Pet Care has expanded its Excel range with two new premium feeding hays, Excel Long Stem Feeding Hay with Marigold (1kg) and Excel Hedgerow Herbs Feeding Hay (2.7kg). The additions are designed to give small pet owners more choice and better value while maintaining the high-quality,…
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Oct- 2025 -29 OctoberManufacturers
Burgess Pet Care completes £3.36m site upgrades
Pet food manufacturer Burgess Pet Care has completed a £3.36m five-year upgrade programme across its Yorkshire production site to increase capacity, efficiency and sustainability. The investment supports the firm’s plans to expand its own-label manufacturing partnerships alongside its established branded portfolio, providing retailers and pet food brands with access to…
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9 OctoberManufacturers
Burgess Pet Care extends Excel range across Scandinavia
Yorkshire-based small animal specialist Burgess Pet Care has expanded its distribution partnership with FS Petcare AB to make its Excel range available across Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway. FS Petcare AB, a distributor of pet products in Scandinavia, already represents Burgess in Sweden. The extended agreement will see the company…
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Sep- 2025 -12 SeptemberCharities
New charity launched to improve guinea pig welfare in the UK
A charity dedicated to guinea pig health and welfare has been launched to address gaps in care, knowledge and veterinary training across the UK. Guinea Pig Welfare UK was formally launched on 10 September at the Guinea Pig Welfare Forum. It brings together veterinary professionals, animal care specialists and nutritional…
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Aug- 2022 -9 AugustManufacturers
Burgess’ Excel range relaunches with new look
Yorkshire-based pet food manufacturer, Burgess Pet Care, has announced that it is relaunching Burgess Excel, its small animal food range, with brand new recyclable packaging. As part of the range overhaul, the packaging has been given a “fresh, vibrant” new look with bold colours and lifestyle photography depicting healthy, happy…
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Jul- 2022 -15 JulyIndustry News
Burgess Pet Care adds to Excel range
Burgess Pet Care has announced the expansion of its Excel range for small animals with the addition of a new product line: Nap and Nest luxury paper bedding. Suitable for rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, and small animals, Nap and Nest is made from unused off cuts of tea bags from…
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May- 2022 -16 MayFeatures
Tackling Rabbit Ear Disease
Ear disease is one of the most common problems encountered in rabbits yet remains seriously underdiagnosed – particularly in lop-eared breeds, which are especially vulnerable. Ensuring that owners and breeders of lop breed rabbits are all aware of this breed’s predilection for ear disease is essential. This means any potential…
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Dec- 2021 -9 DecemberPet Owners
Burgess launches indoor guinea pig nuggets
Independent pet food manufacturer Burgess Pet Care has announced the expansion of its Excel range for small animals, including indoor feeding nuggets for guinea pigs, with several new products launched for the winter months. Burgess has also launched its largest feeding hay packs to date, with 4.5kg boxes available in…
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Sep- 2021 -29 SeptemberIndustry News
32% of pet owners believe their pet to be overweight, study finds
Some 32% of pet owners believed their pets to be overweight, up from 23% in 2019, according to a recent survey by Marsden. However, the company have also revealed that vets believe that the actual number of pets that are overweight far exceeds this number, estimating almost half of pets…
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20 SeptemberRetailers
Tong Garden Centre doubles petcare and aquatics department
Tong Garden Centre has doubled the size of its petcare, wildlife, birdcare and aquatics department. The extended department is now home to the largest maidenhead aquatics concession and ‘feed the fish’ pool in Yorkshire, including tropical fish from around the world, community fish and specialist aquarium fish. It is also…
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