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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Mar- 2016 -8 MarchIndustry News
New ACANA Heritage range
Champion Petfoods has revealed its new ACANA Heritage range. ACANA Heritage replaces the ACANA Classics, with product names and colour coded bags unchanged but with more meat, more fresh meat, no grain, potato or starch and the need for only one added zinc supplement. The only name change in the…
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8 MarchIndustry News
Webbox launches new grain free range
Webbox pet food has created a new range of products for dogs. Webbox Grain Free Complete includes both wet and dry varieties and offers a premium food for dogs that suffer from grain or gluten intolerances. The range uses potato and sweet potato as alternative carbohydrate sources. Webbox Grain Free is hypoallergenic and…
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7 MarchCurrent Affairs
Butcher’s Pet Care plans £8 million factory expansion
Butcher’s Pet Care Limited is expanding its headquarters and targeting further growth in turnover after securing an £8million working capital facility from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking. The consumer brand for pets has a turnover of £93million and will expand its current 260,000 square foot factory in Northampton by 50 percent. The…
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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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3 MarchIndustry News
Barking Heads now sold by Tesco
Pet Food (UK) Ltd has announced that a limited range of Barking Heads products are now available in Tesco Extra, Tesco online, and select Tesco super stores. Shoppers will be able to buy 2kg bags of Bad Hair Day, Tender Loving Care, Puppy Days, Fusspot, Fat Dog Slim and Golden Years.…
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2 MarchEvents
PATS Sandown celebrates seminar line-up
Seminars are expected to be one of the star attractions at pet trade show PATS Sandown. The event, which takes place from March 22 to 23, has secured a range of expert speakers for the two day event. Pet retailers can pick up ideas on new lines, approaches and profit…
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1 MarchCurrent Affairs
Webbox launches new improved range
Pet food brand, Webbox has launched a new improved recipe for its Webbox Complete dry food range for dogs. The Webbox Complete range has also seen a brand refresh including an update to its packaging. The range, also sees the introduction of a complete puppy food which is specially formulated in…
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Feb- 2016 -26 FebruaryProducts
Launch of new gourmet pet food
Newly launched gourmet pet food brand Cuffleberry & Co has unveiled its range of products. The dog food recipes were created in England by pet lovers with 50 years’ experience in the farming, meat and pet food industries, and are available in both tins and trays. Meat, poultry, fish and game have…
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26 FebruaryEvents
Dates announced for Rabbit Awareness Week
Rabbit Awareness Week (RAW) celebrates its tenth anniversary in 2016. The event, which takes place from June 18 to 26, will involve veterinary practices and the pet industry in a campaign to raise awareness of the importance of rabbit companionship. The week will be led by pet food manufacturer Burgess Pet Care alongside the…
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23 FebruaryCurrent Affairs
Cold Store Rentals supports raw pet food specialist Wolf Tucker
Award-winning raw pet food company, Wolf Tucker, has recently expanded its business and installed two new freezer rooms with the help of Cold Store Rentals, enabling the company to better manage increased demand and meet the needs of its growing client base. Cold Store Rentals supplied two freezer rooms; one…
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