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.

Sep- 2024 -

30 September

Veterinary

Pennard Vets appoints first group clinical director

Independent veterinary group Pennard Vets has announced the appointment of Serina Filler as its first clinical director. Filler, who joins the 134-year-old veterinary group in Kent, is a vet, published author and industry speaker with 12 years’ experience studying and working in Austria, America, Germany and the UK. After completing…
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4 September

Manufacturers

Mars Petcare appoints new CFO

Mars Petcare has announced the appointment of Gabriel Millan as its new chief financial officer. Millan will join the business in December and will lead, reporting to Loïc Moutault, president of Mars Petcare. He has over 25 years’ experience in corporate finance, strategy, M&A and IT at Fortune-500/FTSE-100 companies across…
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Aug- 2024 -

30 August

Retailers

Mars and Big Idea Ventures launch sustainable pet food programme

Mars Petcare has partnered with Big Idea Ventures, a global investment leader in the food-tech, agri-tech, and materials science sectors, to launch the Next Generation Pet Food Program. The pilot initiative, in collaboration with AAK, a multi-oil ingredient house specialising in plant-based vegetable oils and fats, and Bühler, a global…
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15 August

Features

Fullers Fulfilment: Pet supply logistics that deliver

Could you tell us a bit about the history of Fullers Fulfilment? So, Fullers began in the early 1960s as a family-run business providing logistics services. It has evolved over the last 60 years into an end-to-end multi-channel fulfilment services business with over 250,000 square feet of space across three…
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May- 2024 -

30 May

Retailers

DotDotPet launches new Multifit Gummies

DotDotPet has launched a new Multifit Gummies treat range for cats and dogs. Multifit Gummies are functional treats that naturally boost your pet’s immune system and fight inflammation. They contain NutraPlasm, a whole-body health formulation with scientifically proven benefits for joints, muscle, skin and coat, gut and brain health as…
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Apr- 2024 -

25 April

Events

EzyDog returns to Goodwoof

Dog accessory manufacturer EzyDog has announced that it is set to return to Goodwoof on 18 and 19 May. Goodwoof is a dog show put on by Mars Petcare held at Goodwood Estate in Chichester. Goodwoof provides the company with an ideal opportunity to showcase its range, an event the…
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Mar- 2024 -

5 March

Retailers

The Kennel Club and Mars Petcare launch Partners in Petcare

The Kennel Club and Mars Petcare have joined forces to launch Partners in Petcare, a five-year partnership that aims to enhance the experience of pets, pet owners and breeders. The Kennel Club community will benefit from access to leading Mars Petcare brands including James Wellbeloved as well as other veterinary…
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Feb- 2024 -

5 February

Awards

Whiskas and Butchers named Best Pet Products of the Year

Whiskas Pouch Reset and Butcher’s Nourishing Food for Dogs Healthy Heart Tins have been named Product of the Year for the cat and dog categories respectively. Whiskas new range has been tasted and approved by 3 out of 4 cats while Butcher’s worked with nutritionists to create their range of…
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Nov- 2023 -

30 November

Pet Owners

Pet Food Partnership provides over a million meals to UK pets

The Pet Food Partnership, comprising Battersea, Cats Protection, Dogs Trust, RSPCA and FareShare, and supported by Petplan, has recently passed the significant milestone of one million meals provided to dogs and cats in England, Scotland and Wales. To date the programme has provided the equivalent of 1,043,095 meals, approximately 154…
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8 November

Veterinary

Antech to launch new veterinary diagnostics lab in the UK

Antech, the full-service veterinary diagnostics business that is part of the Science and Diagnostics division of Mars Petcare, has announced the opening of a new UK veterinary diagnostics laboratory in Warwick on 15 November. The new opening expands Antech’s UK lab network, which also includes Southfields Veterinary Specialists Diagnostic Laboratory…
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