Merrick acquires Castor & Pollux

Merrick Pet Care has signed an agreement to acquire Castor & Pollux Natural PetWorks, a privately held natural and organic petfood company based in Oregon (USA). Although specific terms of the deal were not disclosed, Merrick Pet Care says the acquisition of Castor & Pollux further advances its key growth strategies of expanding the company’s brands in the super-premium pet food segment and allows for greater utilisation of its manufacturing facilities in Hereford, Texas (USA). Merrick plans to consolidate Castor & Pollux's operations at Merrick’s Texas facilities.