UK Pet Food

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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UK Pet Food launches dog obesity tool to tackle surge in cases

UK Pet Food has announced the launch of an interactive and educational dog obesity tool in response to the alarming rise in pet obesity. The new tool has been developed in collaboration with human psychologist professor Thomas Webb from the University of Sheffield. UK Pet Foods said that the United…

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60% of UK pet food buyers prioritise health, says Mintel

New research from Mintel has found that 60% of pet food buyers in the UK prioritise health when choosing what product to buy. The study also found that health and wellness concerns outweigh taste or price considerations for both cat and dog owners when switching pet food. Mintel stated that…

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Nutriment Raw achieves official Raw Pet Food Certification Scheme

Raw pet food retailer Nutriment Raw has been officially certified under the UK Pet Food’s Raw Pet Food Certification Scheme following an intensive audit undertaken earlier in June. The scheme is a new standard for raw pet food manufacturers in the UK. Developed by independent certification scheme experts, KIWA, and…

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Benyfit Natural becomes UK Pet Food certified

Benyfit Natural has announced that it has become fully certified by UK Pet Food and has received the Raw Pet Food Certification Scheme award. Benyfit Natural is one of just three organisations nationally to be recognised with the award. The scheme is the first and only independently audited certified raw…

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Bursting the bubble: the decline in the pet sector

“I think breeders are cautious. Given everything you read in the news about the cost of living crisis, etc and for breeders the worst situation is when you can’t find buyers for all of the puppies in the litter,” says Axel Lagercrantz, CEO of Pet Media Group, which owns Pets4Homes.…

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Percentage of UK households that own a pet falls to 57%

The proportion of households who own a pet has declined to 57%, down from 62%, according to data from UK Pet Food’s annual pet survey. Alongside this there has been a decrease of 6% in the dog and cat populations, which now stand at 12m and 11m, 3.7m households admit…

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UK Pet Food launches raw pet food production scheme

UK Pet Food has announced that its raw pet food production scheme has officially launched.  Developed by independent certification scheme experts, KIWA, the standard reportedly provides another tool to support the safe production of commercial raw pet food. Whilst the initiative for the scheme came from UK Pet Food’s 17…

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PFMA rebrands as UK Pet Food

The Pet Food Manufacturers’ Association (PFMA) has unveiled its new identity, UK Pet Food, to “better” reflect the remit of the organisation. The trade association has over 100 members and represents 90% of UK manufacturers. The UK Pet Food branding focuses on a strong yellow core logo, which the association…

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UK pet food delivery app launched

A Leeds based company has launched a pet food delivery app. Sponsored by (Nestlé) Purina, the Monster Pet Supplies – Pet Food Delivery App aims to give pet owners a super quick, hassle free shopping experience to order their pet’s favourites at the touch of a button. Encouraging uptake of the…

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