Perth

Bella & Duke reports ‘record’ subscription growth

Bella and Duke has been recognised as one of the fastest growing dog food brands in the UK, reporting a 163% month-on-month increase in subscriptions during the pandemic.  In addition, the Perthshire-based firm raised £3.5m at the start of 2020, and despite the pandemic, has seen “impressive growth” so far…

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Wilsons Pet Food looks to expand

Wilsons Pet Food is reportedly set up to sign several deals with “major retailers” in a bid that would fuel the company’s growth.  Craig Wallace purchased the pet food brand in 2017, and has since facilitated the opening of its first purpose-built production facility. It now produces cold-pressed dog food…

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Wilson’s pet food announces new campaign to help feed dogs in rescue centres

Wilsons Pet Food has announced its new campaign, Wilsons to the Rescues, launching at the National Pet Show in early November. Having produced pet food for over 150 years, this Scottish-based company produces cold pressed and raw frozen dog food, Now, their new campaign aims to help feed dogs in…

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Wilsons Pet Food launch new Cold Press Working Dog Food

Perthshire-based pet food company, Wilsons Pet Food, has launched a range of Working Dog cold press recipes to add to its existing range of Cold Pressed Dog Food. The range is available in three varieties, pork, peas, sweet potato with apple; chicken, sweet potato and peas; and beef, peas, sweet…

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Wilson Pet Food appoints new head of sales

Perthshire-based pet food company, Wilson Pet Food has appointed Dan Griffin as its new head of sales. Griffin has a background in working for start-up businesses, taking new products to market and has worked in the food industry and the commercial side of FMCG where he executed the sales strategy…

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Wilsons launch cold press range and invest in raw food plant

Wilsons Pet Food, a Perthshire-based pet food company, has launched a new range of cold press recipes for dogs and announced plans to invest in the growing raw food sector of the market. The company will build a plant to manufacture the recipes so it can take advantage of the…

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Scottish pet food manufacturer set for expansion

Perthshire-based pet food manufacturer Wilsons has begun a complete revamp of its working dog range. The company will keep its Original and Extra Choice muesli-based dog foods but it will remove the pellets in the range and replace it with meat chunks. A further four new working dog lines will…

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Bestway Wholesale welcomes new sales director

Tony Holmes has been appointed Sales Director of Bestway Wholesale. He will take full control of sales operations, covering pet, retail, catering and foodservice. The past year has seen the company return to good profit and EBITDA growth after a sustained period of investment in the financial year 2015/16. The…

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Owners releasing goldfish into rivers warned about the impact

Giant goldfish have become an issue in Australian rivers as researchers have discovered. Pet owners are believed to be behind the large fish and scientists are warning of their damaging impact on natural ecosystems. Murdoch University researchers, based in Perth, caught a goldfish that weighed roughly 2kg and grew to…

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The Good Citizen Dog Training Scheme award winners announced

The Good Citizen Dog Training Scheme Awards, hosted by the Kennel Club, celebrated some of the people and organisations working with dogs. The annual prize-giving ceremony recognises the efforts of individuals, canine organisations and local authorities nationwide which have invested their time and energy into helping to train dogs and…

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