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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Oct- 2013 -16 OctoberManufacturers
CEO of Pets Choice in buy out with German pet food manufacturer
Blackburn based pet food manufacturer, Pets Choice, has announced details of a buy-out partnership with German pet food manufacturer Tiernahrung Deuerer. The partnership will build on the company’s impressive recent growth by drawing on their combined decades of experience leading family run pet food businesses in the UK and Germany.…
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Sep- 2013 -11 SeptemberCurrent Affairs
Pet dog costs the average owner £16,000 in its lifetime
New research conducted by a money-saving website suggests that UK dog owners will spend an average of £16,067 during their pet’s lifetime. The study also revealed that 71 per cent of those asked admitted they didn’t take into account the full expense involved in keeping a dog when making their…
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9 SeptemberTrade Organisations
Dogs travel in style aboard Stena Line
Leading ferry company Stena Line has launched its upgraded Dog Lodges on the Liverpool to Belfast route. To encourage people to bring their dogs onboard and book them into a lodge, Stena Line has partnered with pet food company, Mackle Petfoods, and online retailer Urban Pup to offer VIP treatment.…
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Jul- 2013 -17 JulyManufacturers
Natural Instinct announces several new key appointments
Natural Instinct has been one of the major success stories of the pet food manufacturing industry in the UK over the past few years. The company, which introduced its special range of recipes based on the BARF (Biologically Appropriate Raw Food) Diet onto the market, has experienced rapid growth in…
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8 JulyManufacturers
Export help for PSMA members
The Pet Suppliers and Manufacturers’ Association (PSMA) has recently set up partnerships in the USA and EU, including Poland and the Czech Republic, to help companies understand how to trade in these countries. As more UK manufacturers and brand owners look to expand their sales, PMSA, a division of the…
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Jun- 2013 -6 JuneRetailers
Online pet shop captures attention of Dragon’s Den star
Online pet shop Monster Pet Supplies, has been named the winner in Theo Paphitis’ Small Business Sunday competition. Monster Pet Supplies have entered the competition each week now for over a year and have used a variety of tweets to try to shine an SBS spotlight on their business but it…
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May- 2013 -22 MayManufacturers
Burns sponsors reading dog
Pet food manufacturing company, Burns Pet Nutrition is sponsoring a project that has helped countless children across the UK and America to learn to read with the help of a four-legged canine friend. Danny is a rescue greyhound who was found wandering the streets of Cork in Ireland. He was…
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20 MayManufacturers
Love is all around
The Lovejoys range of premium dog food continues to go from strength-to-strength. Sales have exceeded expectations since its launch late last year and, with the recent addition of both H M Scarterfield Ltd in Sussex and Bones South West Ltd in Devon, the brand is now able to fully serve…
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Mar- 2013 -21 MarchManufacturers
GA launches new website
Super premium private label dry pet food manufacturer GA Pet Food Partners has re-launched its website. The new site, which features a video highlighting the business and the scale of its operation, will act as the gateway for GA’s private label customers to place and track orders online. “GA’s progress…
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Feb- 2013 -27 FebruaryManufacturers
BARF pet food supplier wins local business competition
A Sheffield-based dog food entrepreneur has won the regional heat of the Local Business Accelerator competition. Owen Passey produces SmartBarf, a biologically appropriate raw food (BARF) product that emulates the nutrients dogs would ingest from prey, were they in the wild. For winning the regional competition, SmartBarf receives three-months of…
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