PFMA
This coverage focuses on the Pet Food Manufacturers’ Association (PFMA) and its role in representing the UK pet food industry. Pet Gazette reports on PFMA’s market data, policy updates, nutritional research, and industry guidance, as well as its advocacy on behalf of manufacturers, suppliers, and the wider petcare sector. Our coverage provides pet trade professionals with insights into regulatory developments, consumer trends, and best practices promoted by the PFMA to support industry growth and compliance.
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Apr- 2021 -12 AprilManufacturers
Ceva launches new separation anxiety guidance for pets
Ceva Animal Health has launched new guidance on separation anxiety for pets coming out of lockdown. The manufacturer, responsible for pet behavioural product Adaptil, is providing the guidance via leaflets, available online and physically, which will allow retailers to distribute it to customers how they see fit. The leaflet, titled…
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Mar- 2021 -24 MarchTrade Organisations
UK houses 34 million pets, PFMA finds
The Pet Food Manufacturers Association (PFMA) has released its annual pet population report, which reveals there are currently 34 million pets in the UK. Across the country, there are 12 million cats, 12 million dogs, as well as 3.2 million small mammals such as guinea pigs and hamsters. This represents…
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19 MarchPet Owners
VetChef launches carbon ‘pawprint’ tracker
Fresh pet food platform VetChef is aiming to help pet owners reduce the environmental impact of dog ownership through the launch of its ‘carbon pawprint tracker’. According to the group, the tracker enables owners to make informed decisions on pet nutrition by analysing ingredients to give recipes a low, medium…
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12 MarchPet Owners
3.2 million pets bought in lockdown, PFMA finds
The Pet Food Manufacturers’ Association (PFMA) has found that 3.2 million households in the UK have acquired a pet since the start of the pandemic, according to its annual pet population data. Largely driven by Gen Z and Millennials, 59% of new owners are aged 16-34 and 56% of new…
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10 MarchTrade Organisations
Nation has ‘good supply’ of pet food, says PFMA
The Pet Food Manufacturers Association (PFMA) has issued a statement reassuring the UK that the country has a “good supply” of pet food. The trade association’s intervention comes after reports from retailers of pet food pouches shortages. According to the PFMA, the temporary shortage is due to a rise in…
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Feb- 2021 -24 FebruaryManufacturers
PFMA raises alarm bells over EU export challenges
Pet Food Manufacturers Association (PFMA) has raised alarm bells over the “severe” challenges faced by pet food businesses exporting to the EU. The association found that in a survey of PFMA memberships, it exposed a “myriad” of problems as well as highlighting that only one-third of businesses that had “attempted…
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Jan- 2021 -14 JanuaryManufacturers
PFMA to launch programme for raw pet food production
The Pet Food Manufacturers’ Association (PFMA) has reported it is in the final stages of “completing a brand-new, world-leading certification scheme for commercial raw producers.” The scheme coordinated by independent providers – KIWA, is designed to be an extra tool to support the safe production of raw pet food. PFMA…
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12 JanuaryRetailers
Vital expands frozen range with Nutriment
Vital Pet Group has announced it is now stocking the popular range of frozen raw pet food from Nutriment. With a number of strong drivers affecting the market, Vital said the decision was made as the products fit both with the natural category and with trends on humanisation of pets. …
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Dec- 2020 -9 DecemberFeatures
Pet food, animal welfare, and the Agriculture Bill
In 2018, PFMA launched its Pet Food Vision. The vision was developed following the EU referendum when as representatives of the UK pet food industry we considered where we wanted to be as a global player following the UK’s exit from the EU. The PFMA Pet Food Vision focused on…
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Oct- 2020 -14 OctoberTrade Organisations
Area double the UK’s size produces world’s pet food
An area twice the size of the UK is used to produce dry pet food for cats and dogs each year, according to research carried out by the University of Edinburgh into the global environmental impact of pet food production. The study also found the industry emits more greenhouse gases…
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