Pet Food
Pet food is a cornerstone of the UK pet retail industry, driving both in-store footfall and long-term customer loyalty. Our coverage tracks the latest product launches across dog, cat, small animal, avian, and aquatic nutrition — from premium kibble and wet food to raw, freeze-dried, and functional formulations. We report on wholesale and distributor trends, pricing dynamics, supply chain issues, shifting consumer demand (including grain-free, insect-based, and plant-led diets), and regulatory developments impacting importers and stockists. Whether you’re a local pet shop, a multi-site retailer, or a petcare wholesaler, this tag delivers commercial insight into the fast-moving pet food category.
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Jul- 2016 -8 JulyCurrent Affairs
PFMA wins Digital Campaign of the Year Award
The Pet Food Manufacturers’ Association (PFMA) has scooped up an award for ‘Digital Campaign of the Year’. The plaudit was received at the Trade Association Forum (TAF) Best Practice Awards 2016 on July 7. Formally supported by the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills, the Awards recognise, reward and promote best practice amongst Trade Associations…
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1 JulyProducts
Laverstoke Park Farm launches premium pet food
Laverstoke Park Farm, a leading manufacturer of organic food for humans, will be increasing the availability of its raw pet food. Jody Scheckter and his team will be taking their bold, ‘following Nature’s lead’ beliefs into the UK’s emerging BARF pet food arena. A chance conversation with Suzanne Brock, of Nutriment, in 2015…
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1 JulyManufacturers
Skinner’s launches Puppy and Junior Products
Family-owned and run company, Skinner’s Petfoods, has added two new hypoallergenic products to its Field & Trial Range. Puppy Duck & Rice and Junior Duck & Rice have been developed to offer optimum nutrition for the most crucial stages life stages through a puppy’s development into young adulthood. Skinners Field &…
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Jun- 2016 -23 JuneCurrent Affairs
Rabbit diets: Let’s hear it for hay
How much hay should a rabbit eat? The Pet Food Manufacturers’ Association (PFMA) tackles the question with a recently released poster, ‘The Importance of Hay’. The poster was made in conjunction with veterinary and nutritional experts from the PFMA’s Small Animal Group. It features an outline of a rabbit with different sized body parts, representing…
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22 JuneIndustry News
New ACANA Heritage Senior Dog Food
New ACANA Heritage Senior Dog food includes more dried meat and fresh meat. The high protein diet is carbohydrate-limited and grain-free. It will replace the old ACANA Classics Senior Dog food. The new product’s extra protein comes from free-run chickens. Whole eggs and wild-caught fish are sourced locally to the kitchens of Champion Petfoods. One third…
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21 JuneCurrent Affairs
Over 80% of workplaces don’t allow dogs
A new survey has revealed that 82 percent of workplaces don’t allow dogs, even though one in two pet lovers would take their dog to work is allowed. A survey from Purina, Nestlé’s pet food company, found when it comes to choosing a job, Britons would love to bring their…
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16 JuneCurrent Affairs
PFMA launches wild bird pack for children
Children will learn to reconnect with nature, with wild bird packs from the Pet Food Manufacturers’ Association (PFMA). The trade organisation says children spend an average of six hours a day looking at screens. To redress the balance, the PFMA plans to team up with schools in the UK. The PFMA…
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13 JuneCurrent Affairs
UK spends five times world average on pet food
Market research company Euromonitor International has named the world’s highest spending pet food markets. Australia, the USA and New Zealand top the table as the three countries with the largest expenditure. The UK enters the chart at number four, paying 201.30 (calculated in US $) for pet food per household in 2016. UK…
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9 JuneCurrent Affairs
Cold pressed dog food firm set to debut at Dog Fest
A new cold pressed pet food supplier is set to make its début at Dog Fest in Cheshire next week. Guru, founded by husband and wife team Andrew and Lisa Clarke and based in South Lancashire, is making its first ever appearance at a big show and is hoping to…
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8 JuneEvents
Eukanuba welcomes Noel Fitzpatrick to DogFest
Thousands of animal enthusiasts are expected to attend DogFest 2016. Premium pet food brand, Eukanuba, will attend the consumer show, which takes place on June 18-19 at Arley Hall in Cheshire and June 25-26 at Windsor Great Park. During the event, Eukanuba will be educating animal lovers about the importance of providing…
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