Mars Petcare

This coverage follows news, business developments, and market activity from Mars Petcare, one of the world’s largest pet food and care companies. Pet Gazette reports on the brand’s UK operations, product launches, retail partnerships, sustainability initiatives, and corporate strategy. Coverage includes analysis of how Mars Petcare’s decisions influence supply chains, market competition, and sales opportunities for pet retailers, wholesalers, distributors, and other professionals across the UK petcare industry.

Sep- 2024 -

30 September

Veterinary

Pennard Vets appoints first group clinical director

Independent veterinary group Pennard Vets has announced the appointment of Serina Filler as its first clinical director. Filler, who joins the 134-year-old veterinary group in Kent, is a vet, published author and industry speaker with 12 years’ experience studying and working in Austria, America, Germany and the UK. After completing…
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4 September

Manufacturers

Mars Petcare appoints new CFO

Mars Petcare has announced the appointment of Gabriel Millan as its new chief financial officer. Millan will join the business in December and will lead, reporting to Loïc Moutault, president of Mars Petcare. He has over 25 years’ experience in corporate finance, strategy, M&A and IT at Fortune-500/FTSE-100 companies across…
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Aug- 2024 -

30 August

Retailers

Mars and Big Idea Ventures launch sustainable pet food programme

Mars Petcare has partnered with Big Idea Ventures, a global investment leader in the food-tech, agri-tech, and materials science sectors, to launch the Next Generation Pet Food Program. The pilot initiative, in collaboration with AAK, a multi-oil ingredient house specialising in plant-based vegetable oils and fats, and Bühler, a global…
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15 August

Features

Fullers Fulfilment: Pet supply logistics that deliver

Could you tell us a bit about the history of Fullers Fulfilment? So, Fullers began in the early 1960s as a family-run business providing logistics services. It has evolved over the last 60 years into an end-to-end multi-channel fulfilment services business with over 250,000 square feet of space across three…
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Apr- 2024 -

25 April

Events

EzyDog returns to Goodwoof

Dog accessory manufacturer EzyDog has announced that it is set to return to Goodwoof on 18 and 19 May. Goodwoof is a dog show put on by Mars Petcare held at Goodwood Estate in Chichester. Goodwoof provides the company with an ideal opportunity to showcase its range, an event the…
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Mar- 2024 -

5 March

Retailers

The Kennel Club and Mars Petcare launch Partners in Petcare

The Kennel Club and Mars Petcare have joined forces to launch Partners in Petcare, a five-year partnership that aims to enhance the experience of pets, pet owners and breeders. The Kennel Club community will benefit from access to leading Mars Petcare brands including James Wellbeloved as well as other veterinary…
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Nov- 2023 -

30 November

Pet Owners

Pet Food Partnership provides over a million meals to UK pets

The Pet Food Partnership, comprising Battersea, Cats Protection, Dogs Trust, RSPCA and FareShare, and supported by Petplan, has recently passed the significant milestone of one million meals provided to dogs and cats in England, Scotland and Wales. To date the programme has provided the equivalent of 1,043,095 meals, approximately 154…
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8 November

Veterinary

Antech to launch new veterinary diagnostics lab in the UK

Antech, the full-service veterinary diagnostics business that is part of the Science and Diagnostics division of Mars Petcare, has announced the opening of a new UK veterinary diagnostics laboratory in Warwick on 15 November. The new opening expands Antech’s UK lab network, which also includes Southfields Veterinary Specialists Diagnostic Laboratory…
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7 November

Appointment

OATA appoints five new board directors

OATA has appointed five new directors to its board at the trade association’s annual general meeting which was held on 1 November. Ben Bowles, of Pets at Home, Paul Hughes, of Advanced Aquarium Consulting, Phil Jones of Kingston Koi Company, Max Pedley of Ornamental Aquatics Wholesale, and Maurits van de…
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Oct- 2023 -

17 October

Retailers

Mars Petcare appoints new chief digital officer

Mars Petcare has appointed Christoph Heyn, current global vice president, digital at Ikea, as its chief digital officer (CDO). Heyn will join the newly created role from 27 November 2023 and will lead the definition and global scaling of signature digital products, and the development of key areas of digital capabilities…
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