News

5/2013

The big players set the tone

Following some sizeable takeovers, the concentration in the American pet food market to just a few players has become even more pronounced.

Distribution5/2013

More traffic to hardware stores

Lots of Americans, like people everywhere, love pets, and if they own pets, they spend money on them - sometimes lots of money and repeatedly. That …

Distribution5/2013

Boutiques beneath the Eiffel Tower

In Paris, people have always understood that looking good and wearing the right style is more important than other things. This view seems to be …

Distribution5/2013

Lord of the fish

All about fish is the answer to the question as to what constitutes the core competence of Maidenhead Aquatics. With around 120 stores in the UK and Ireland, it is…

Distribution5/2013

A courageous lone fighter

Inner-city pet shops are having an increasingly tough time, even in Italy. If retailers such as these want to compete successfully with stores in …

Distribution5/2013

Cat food as growth driver in Europe

The cat food segment is ensuring continued slight growth in the pet care category, even in tough economic times in Europe. The trend towards …

Distribution5/2013

Cats are in vogue

No matter where you live, the range of cat food on sale is wider than it has ever been. This huge variety is substantially determined by the demands and wishes of…

Distribution5/2013

Scrambling for a piece of the pie

From the smallest boutique start-ups to the largest supermarket chains, it seems that almost everyone wants a piece of the UK premium cat food …

Distribution5/2013

A varied diet

Diversity in the range of cat food on the market has recently increased significantly, a trend to which no end is in sight. The industry is coming up with a steady …

Suppliers5/2013

Lend a helping hand

Based in Los Angeles, the company FreeHand, a super-premium pet food supplier, was founded on the principle of “buy-one-give-one”. The company has thus managed …

Suppliers5/2013

Perfect premixes

Premier Pet Nutrition has invested in the development of an advanced premix facility to deliver the highest level of pet premix assurance to its pet food …

Suppliers5/2013

The Internet as a success factor?

Having its own website makes good sense for every company nowadays, but it’s no longer enough just to have a website. A Facebook presence and …

Suppliers5/2013

The branch meets in Sao Paulo

Pet news from Brazil: the trade show Pet South America will take place in São Paulo from 29 to 31 October. In parallel to the fair, at which many new …

Events5/2013

India hosts the pet sector

Creature Companion, which claims to be India’s foremost pet care magazine, will be hosting the 7th edition of the India International Pet Trade Fair …

Events5/2013

Rendezvous in Kassel

In an Interzoo-free year, the Garten- & Zooevent dual fair taking place on 28 and 29 September in Kassel is the main fair for the German pet supplies secto…

Events5/2013