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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Jul- 2017 -4 JulyCurrent Affairs
42% of working millennials would enjoy a dog-friendly office
42 percent of those aged 18-34 across the UK would like or enjoy a dog-friendly workplace, finds new research from Purina PetCare. Companies looking for an edge in attracting the nation’s top millennial talent might want to consider dog-friendly workplace policies given that a quarter (24 percent) of millennials say this…
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Jun- 2017 -28 JuneCurrent Affairs
Pet accessories market expected to top £1bn by 2021
New research from Mintel reveals that nearly a quarter (24 percent) of the UK’s pet owners say it’s important to keep up-to-date with the latest styles of pet accessories. Today’s pet owners truly believe their four legged friends are enjoying the gifts they bestow upon them. More than half (56…
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23 JuneCurrent Affairs
Melton Mowbray encourages businesses to be pet friendly
Melton Mowbray has launched the PAW-some scheme – a new initiative to encourage more businesses in Melton Mowbray to become pet friendly. Councillor Mal Sheldon, chair of Melton Borough Council of Melton Borough Council’s Rural, Economic and Environmental Committee explained: “According to the Kennel Club, four out of five companies say that they…
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May- 2017 -10 MayCurrent Affairs
Mars Petcare offers brighter futures to UK cats and dogs
Mars Petcare has named the latest recipients of its Feeding Brighter Futures Grants Programme. The programme assists rehoming centres by providing much needed grants. Fourteen UK animal rescue homes across the country – all members of the Association of Dog and Cats Homes (ADCH) – will share £120,000. The grants…
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Apr- 2017 -25 AprilCurrent Affairs
Melton Mowbray teams up with Mars to create pet friendly town
Melton Mowbray is bidding to become the UK’s number one pet friendly town. It aims to transform the lives of its residents through a variety of projects that bring pets and people together. Melton Mowbray is planning the activity in response to a newly published report revealing that pets bring…
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Mar- 2017 -9 MarchCurrent Affairs
Butcher’s Pet Care celebrates 30th anniversary
2017 marks Butcher’s 30th anniversary. The company is exhibiting at the annual Crufts dogs show to showcase its original grain free recipe, Butcher’s Tripe Mix, alongside its new grain free range, The Butcher’s Choice. Since 1987, Butcher’s has used its heritage in farming and as butchers to specialise in making…
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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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