Arcaplanet founder departs

It is reported in Italian trade magazine Pet B2B that Michele Foppiani, founder of Italy's leading pet store chain Arcaplanet in 1995, will leave the retailer. His departure was announced two weeks after the Italian competition authority had given the conditional go-ahead for the merger of Arcaplanet and the Fressnapf Group.
Foppiani was CEO of Arcaplanet for a number of years and played a significant part in the growth of the chain, which has nearly 400 stores. He is well respected in Italy and will reportedly take a leading appointment in the food retailing sector in the future.