UK Pet Food

This coverage focuses on UK Pet Food, the trade association representing pet food manufacturers and suppliers across the country. Pet Gazette reports on the organisation’s policy updates, industry standards, market data, and sustainability initiatives, as well as its engagement with government, retailers, and the wider supply chain. Coverage includes news, expert commentary, and business analysis to help pet trade professionals understand UK Pet Food’s role in shaping the pet nutrition sector and influencing regulatory and market developments.

Jan- 2024 -

16 January

Trade Organisations

PSC and UK Pet Food partner to support sustainable packaging

The Pet Sustainability Coalition (PSC) has partnered with UK Pet Food, the trade body for the UK pet food industry, to open the Packaging Pledge program to its members this year. Since its launch in August of 2022, PSC has provided tools and resources for 15 pet brands and distributors…
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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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Oct- 2023 -

19 October

Retailers

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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Sep- 2023 -

8 September

Retailers

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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Jun- 2023 -

23 June

Retailers

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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Apr- 2023 -

26 April

Retailers

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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3 April

Features

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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Mar- 2023 -

24 March

Pet Owners

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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Nov- 2022 -

17 November

Manufacturers

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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8 November

Trade Organisations

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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