Cat Food
Cat food is a key category in the UK pet retail sector, driven by strong owner loyalty and a growing appetite for premium, functional, and tailored nutrition. Pet Gazette reports on new product launches across wet, dry, raw, and specialist cat food lines — including life-stage formulas, breed-specific diets, and innovations in sustainability and packaging. Coverage includes wholesale pricing, stockist strategies, consumer buying patterns, and supply chain developments. This tag offers insight for pet retailers, distributors, and brand suppliers looking to stay competitive in a crowded and fast-evolving market.
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Jun- 2016 -2 JuneCurrent Affairs
AATU showcases brand new ranges
AATU showcased two brand-new ranges of wet pet food in May 2016 at trade show, Interzoo. The British evolutionary dog and cat food brand produces ultra premium and high protein dry diets. Following requests from trade and retail customers AATU decided to expand into wet food. The new range for dogs features 90…
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May- 2016 -23 MayCurrent Affairs
SureFeed® Sealed Pet Bowl retains moisture in wet cat food
The SureFeed® Sealed Pet Bowl has been proven to retain moisture in wet cat food. Testing commissioned by SureFlap® took place in an independent laboratory, at 20°C. Wet cat food left in a SureFeed® Sealed Pet Bowl was found to retained 99.8 percent of its moisture over 12 hours. In comparison, the same cat food…
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12 MayCurrent Affairs
Hill’s Pet Nutrition recalls cat food pouches
Hill’s Pet Nutrition is recalling certain packs of cat food pouches because there are high levels of iron present in the pet food as a result of an error by an ingredient supplier, according to the Food Standards Agency. The Agency is advising owners and retailers to issue the product recall…
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Apr- 2016 -29 AprilIndustry News
New look for ROYAL CANIN® Feline Health Nutrition range
ROYAL CANIN® has updated the look of its Feline Health Nutrition range. The new packaging should make it clearer and easier for cat owners to pick the food their pet needs. The ranges 19 products have been organised into seven ‘families’, each one based around life stage, specific needs and preferences,…
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12 AprilManufacturers
Butcher’s Pet Care appears in The Sunday Times BDO Profit Track 100
British pet food firm, Butcher’s Pet Care has been placed at number 66 in The Sunday Times BDO Profit Track 100. The company, which is behind dog and cat food brands Butcher’s and the newly introduced Cuffleberry and Co, saw its profits reach £7.3 million in 2015. Butcher’s produces six million…
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Mar- 2016 -21 MarchIndustry News
Meowing Heads and AATU win Cat Hampurr award
Ultra premium cat food brands Meowing Heads and AATU have won joint first place for ‘Most Popular Dry Food’ in the 2015 Cat Hampurr awards. The monthly subscription service provides deluxe sample sizes of feline friendly products including food, treats, toys and supplements to hundreds of cat-crazy customers. The subscribers…
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4 MarchCurrent Affairs
US and Europe dominate pet retail sales
The US pet food market delivered approximately one third of point-of-sale sales, followed closely by European countries, according to data analysed by GfK. Dogs were found to represent roughly 80 percent of food spending in the US and Europe with dry dog food accounting for 45 percent of spending…
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Feb- 2016 -29 FebruaryCurrent Affairs
New herbal flea product launched
Herbal remedy product, Farewell Fleaz, by Dogs & Co Ltd has been launched to naturally prevent fleas and ticks. Farewell Fleaz is a maximum strength herbal remedy designed to prevent fleas and ticks on dogs and cats. Containing only natural ingredients including fenugreek, neem, peppermint, kelp, lemon balm, quassia and apple…
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3 FebruaryCurrent Affairs
Purina launches gourmet soup for cats
Nestlé Purina’s luxury cat food brand Purina GOURMET® is increasing its range of products for 2016. New additions include GOURMET Soup and continued developments to the GOURMET Mon Petit and Gold ranges. Mark Zaki, PURINA GOURMET senior brand manager, commented: “We are particularly excited about the launch of Gourmet Soup, which responds to a…
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1 FebruaryCurrent Affairs
Increased humanisation towards pets drives the pet food market
Factors such as increased pet population and the humanisation of pets has lead to major growth in the pet food market, according to a new report by Daedal Research. ‘Global Pet Food Market: Trends & Opportunities (2015 Edition)’ gives a detailed analysis of growth, market share and economic impact of…
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