Mars
Mars Petcare is one of the most influential players in the global and UK pet industry, with a portfolio that includes major brands such as Pedigree, Whiskas, Royal Canin, and James Wellbeloved. Pet Gazette reports on Mars’ product launches, supply chain strategies, pricing shifts, and retail partnerships across pet food and health categories. We also cover its investment in research, sustainability initiatives, and market influence on independent retailers, wholesalers, and distributors. This tag helps pet sector professionals track developments from a key manufacturer shaping pet nutrition and brand standards in the UK.
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May- 2017 -25 MayCurrent Affairs
MARS initiative raises money for Guide Dogs
350 students at Exeter University have found an easy way to beat exam stress. They took advantage of a new MARS initiative and raised £1,200 for Guide Dogs by cuddling the hard working pooches between exams. Pauline Devlin, ROYAL CANIN® director of corporate communications and scientific affairs said: “It’s been such…
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10 MayCurrent Affairs
PDSA helps UK pets to reach a healthy weight
Vet charity PDSA has named the heavy dogs, cats and rabbits taking on the pet weight-loss challenge – PDSA Pet Fit Club. This year’s fat fighters include a rabbit with a serious carrot habit, a cat so big it got stuck in the cat flap and a pint-sized Pug who dines…
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10 MayCurrent Affairs
Mars Petcare offers brighter futures to UK cats and dogs
Mars Petcare has named the latest recipients of its Feeding Brighter Futures Grants Programme. The programme assists rehoming centres by providing much needed grants. Fourteen UK animal rescue homes across the country – all members of the Association of Dog and Cats Homes (ADCH) – will share £120,000. The grants…
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Apr- 2017 -25 AprilCurrent Affairs
Melton Mowbray teams up with Mars to create pet friendly town
Melton Mowbray is bidding to become the UK’s number one pet friendly town. It aims to transform the lives of its residents through a variety of projects that bring pets and people together. Melton Mowbray is planning the activity in response to a newly published report revealing that pets bring…
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Mar- 2017 -31 MarchCurrent Affairs
Natures Menu adds to senior team
Natures Menu has strengthened its senior team with the addition of a number of appointments to the management team. James Langan takes up role as commercial director, Dawn Spiby as marketing director and Richard Franklin as production manager. James has an extensive career within FMCG at board level and is…
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14 MarchCurrent Affairs
Rabies risk as illegally imported animals found in pet shop
Three illegally imported opossums are feared to be on the loose in the UK, sparking rabies fears. The cat-sized marsupials are suspected to have gone missing after being smuggled, reports the Plymouth Herald. The council previously found some of the animals during a raid on a pet shop in the…
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10 MarchCurrent Affairs
Premiumisation drives pet food market growth, says SARVAL
Product premiumisation is pushing growth within the global pet food market, says SARVAL, the UK supplier of high quality protein ingredients. SARVAL commercial manager Ashley Burdock has stated that product premiumisation is driving this trend: “In 2016, the global pet food market surpassed a value of more than $74.8bn – a 28…
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Jan- 2017 -25 JanuaryCurrent Affairs
Children love pets more than siblings, says new study
Children get more satisfaction from relationships with their pets than with their brothers or sisters, according to a newly published University of Cambridge study. Children also appear to get on better with their animal companions than with siblings. The research adds to increasing evidence that household pets may have a…
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23 JanuaryCurrent Affairs
Mars Petcare launches new premium ‘superfood’ with £3m campaign
Mars Petcare’s new brand, PERFECT FIT™, launched on January 20. The new cat and dog food will play to rising demand for “super premium, advanced nutrition”. PERFECT FIT™ was developed in collaboration with vets and nutritionists at the WALTHAM® Centre for Pet Nutrition and Banfield® Pet Hospitals. The brand is aims to go “beyond food” by…
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10 JanuaryIndustry News
Mars spends $7.7bn on US pet company
Mars has added another pet brand to its portfolio. A statement, released on January 9, confirmed its acquisition of US pet company VCA. Mars has announced its plans to acquire all of the outstanding shares of VCA for $93 per share, or a total value of approximately $9.1 billion. This…
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