Petcare
Petcare is the core of the UK pet industry, encompassing everything from nutrition and grooming to health, hygiene, and wellness products. Pet Gazette’s coverage of the petcare sector focuses on new product development, brand strategies, retail performance, and wholesale trends across multiple categories. We report on innovations in supplements, dental care, flea and worming treatments, grooming lines, and wellness-focused SKUs — along with insights into consumer preferences, compliance, and stockist relationships. Whether you’re a retailer, distributor, or supplier, this tag delivers commercial intelligence on the evolving petcare marketplace.
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Mar- 2017 -8 MarchCurrent Affairs
Czech Republic opportunities for PetQuip members
Members of the PetQuip association can promote their products to buyers in the Czech Republic, following a British Chamber of Commerce (BCC) initiative that enabled PetQuip members to showcase British pet products at the British Embassy in Prague last year. As a follow-up to the showcase, British suppliers of…
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3 MarchCurrent Affairs
PetQuip takes record number of British exhibitors to Zoomark 2017
A record number of pet product suppliers will exhibit in the PetQuip trade association’s group at Zoomark 2017. The group comprises 23 companies in the British pavilion (Hall 22) and five companies exhibiting independently in other halls of the show. Since PetQuip first organised the British pavilion at the…
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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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24 JanuaryCurrent Affairs
High end pet food trends at Product of the Year Awards
High end pet food products reigned supreme at the Product of the Year Awards 2017. With more than 11,600 shoppers choosing the winners across 38 FMCG categories, Product of the Year is the world’s largest annual consumer-voted award for product innovation. Nestlé Purina Petcare’s two pet food offerings demonstrate another trend becoming more…
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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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18 JanuaryCurrent Affairs
New innovations from British exhibitors at Global Pet Expo
Nine leading British suppliers of petcare products will be exhibiting at Global Pet Expo in Orlando, Florida, reports PetQuip. The companies will showcase their latest innovations at the British pavilion or individually on other booths from 22 to 24 March 2017. The British exhibitor group is being organised for the…
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Dec- 2016 -13 DecemberCurrent Affairs
Whiskas launches new casserole range for cats
Mars Petcare has announced the launch of meaty casseroles by the cat food brand, Whiskas®. The Whiskas® Casserole range is complete and balanced with meaty chunks to provide a new Whiskas® texture sensation. The new range of casseroles is available from January 2017 at an RRP of £4.50. It is…
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2 DecemberCurrent Affairs
Pet food and petcare are the least promoted
Pet food and petcare were the least promoted categories, a new study has found, with just 21.2 percent of all products sold on promotion. The latest study released by IRI into the use of promotions by FMCG manufacturers and retailers across Europe, highlights a drop in the proportion of FMCG products…
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Nov- 2016 -29 NovemberCurrent Affairs
PetQuip helps Brits make a splash at international trade shows
The PetQuip trade association has put in a bid for Government cash grants. The money will benefit British firms exhibiting at the Zoomark International pet trade show in Bologna in 2017. The association has also booked a prime stand location for the British pavilion at another major pet trade show,…
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21 NovemberCurrent Affairs
York pet store becomes ‘muesli free’
A York pet store is planning to be ‘nuggets only’ but the end of the year, following the success of a ‘Muesli Amnesty’ in conjunction with Burgess Pet Care, which urged rabbit owners to swap unhealthy muesli for nuggets. James Nixon, the owner of Pets Pantry in Huntington, says…
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