Have you voted for the ‘Best Newcomer Award 2026’ yet?

Voting remains open until 5 October: the voting for the ‘PET worldwide Best Newcomer 2026’ is entering its final stages. Once again this year, the international trade magazine published by Dähne Verlag is selecting a winner from among five nominated newcomer companies. Our readers can help decide who the winner will be. Take part in the vote at www.petworldwide.net/best-newcomer and choose your favourite.

The result of this online vote accounts for 50 per cent of the final result. The other 50 per cent of the votes come from participants at the International Pet Conference on 13 and 14 October in Copenhagen. On the evening of the first day of the conference, the newcomer company with the most votes will be honoured.

The following five companies have been nominated:

· DoPetMe (Austria),

· Lost Garden Canine (Hungary),

· PetRhein by AstroPet (Germany),

· Tasty Petfood (Germany)

· Joy&Toy! by Wildove (Poland).

Please note: Anyone working in the pet industry who can provide proof of this via their website is eligible to vote. Votes from end consumers will not be counted. Employees of the nominated companies are also not permitted to take part in the vote.