News from the pet industry

Entry into Dutch market

Voff acquires Energique

Voff Premium Pet Food in Sweden has announced its takeover of the Dutch manufacturer Energique. The acquisition is Voff’s first in the Netherlands and the ninth in total since it was established in 2014.Energique …

Suppliers2. February 2023

Q3 FY22 trading statement

Pets at Home upgrades its profits forecast

The Pets at Home Group, the UK’s leading pet products retailer, has published a trading update for the 12-week period up to 5 January…

Distribution2. February 2023

Pet care start-ups

Purina announces pet care prize winners

Nearly 140 companies applied for the Purina’s Pet Care Innovation Prize. Now five pet care start-ups from across the US and Canada have been…

Suppliers2. February 2023

European growth market

3.59 bn euros in sales of pet food packaging

The market research company Future Market Insights expects that the market for pet food packaging in Europe will be worth 3.59 bn euros…

Suppliers2. February 2023

European expansion continues

Zolux opens a new subsidiary in Spain

The Zolux Group has set up a new subsidiary in Abrera in Spain, 20 km from Barcelona. The French family company states that the 3 600 m² …

Suppliers31. January 2023

Further support from investors

20 mio euros for Edgard & Cooper

Belgian pet food supplier Edgard & Cooper is to receive a further 20 mio euros in support from two investment funds, The Craftery and DLF …

Suppliers31. January 2023

New CFO Lynn De Proft

Protix adds to its management team

Protix, a leading supplier of insect-based proteins and lipids for pet and human food, has appointed Lynn De Proft as its chief financial officer…

Suppliers31. January 2023

Top 10 most dog-friendly cities

Dogs live their best life in Paris

The French capital is probably the best place to live with a dog or even as a dog, according to the shopping website Savoo. This follows an …

Distribution31. January 2023

German pet sector

United front against a “positive list”

In the last few years, a “positive list” for keeping pets has already been introduced in the Netherlands, Belgium and France. In Germany, …

Distribution26. January 2023

Swiss products by pet+me

Eric Schweizer acquires grooming brush business

The family-owned firm Swisscomed has sold its pet+me grooming brush business to Eric Schweizer AG with retroactive effect to 1 …

Suppliers26. January 2023

International Pet Conference

Strong women

At this year’s International Pet Conference in Bologna, it was primarily female players in the …

Distribution

Petco

Sustainable and regionally sourced

Petco in Austria is focusing more strongly on regional production. With this in mind, it has now …

Suppliers

Pats show

2 185 visitors at Pats Telford

The latest Pats show has broken all records, with the two-day show at Telford in Shropshire …

Events

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Not afraid of stormy times ahead

The International Pet Conference in Bologna was all about the “new normal” and the myriad …

Distribution5/2022

International Pet Conference

Strong women

At this year’s International Pet Conference in Bologna, it was primarily female players in the …

Distribution5/2022

Just Dogs

There from the start

Ashish and Poorvi Anthony launched their Just Dogs pet store chain in 2011. They now operate 42 …

Distribution5/2022

Voff acquires Energique

Pets at Home upgrades its profits forecast

Purina announces pet care prize winners

3.59 bn euros in sales of pet food packaging

Zolux opens a new subsidiary in Spain

20 mio euros for Edgard & Cooper

Protix adds to its management team

Dogs live their best life in Paris

United front against a “positive list”

Eric Schweizer acquires grooming brush business

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Strong women

Sustainable and regionally sourced

2 185 visitors at Pats Telford

Not afraid of stormy times ahead

Strong women

There from the start