An Irish start-up has launched an app intended to shift the decision about which pet to acquire away from breed preference and towards household circumstances. What?Pet is available for iOS and Android and is run by its…
Brazil’s largest pet ecosystem
Petz Cobasi grows 7.8% and starts closing stores
Brazilian pet retailer Grupo Petz Cobasi increased gross revenue by 7.8% year on year to R$2.1 billion (€349 m) in the second …
US chew brand distribution
New partners for BetterBone in China, Brazil and Thailand
US dog chew brand BetterBone has appointed distribution partners in seven markets. According to the New York-based company…
300 exhibitors in Mumbai expected
India show PetBridge opens registration
PetBridge powered by Zoomark, the Indian B2B trade show set up by the Italian organiser BolognaFiere Group together with Mumbai-based …
New US sales lead
Hill's reshuffles customer development leadership
Hill's Pet Nutrition has appointed Keith Wilkinson SVP global customer development. Carolyn Belloni takes over from him as SVP …
German Packaging Award
Mondi replaces printing plates with lasers
Packaging manufacturer Mondi has presented a concept in which designs are applied to flexible packaging by laser rather than by …
Monthly pet owner index
WPA moves into market research with PetLens
The World Pet Association (WPA) is moving into market research. Together with the consultancy BSM Partners, the US trade association …
Three ICA stores acquired
Arken Zoo reaches tenth opening of the year
Swedish pet specialist Arken Zoo opens a store in Stenungsund, north of Gothenburg, on 27 August. The site at Strandvägen 52 carries the…
Dr. Stefanov takes its own name literally
PNI opens unstaffed pet stores in Bulgaria
Pet Network International (PNI) has launched unstaffed stores under its Bulgarian banner Dr. Stefanov. In a LinkedIn post, the group …
Münsterland family firm starts production in China
Bewital opens first plant outside Germany
German pet food manufacturer Bewital has opened a plant in Weihai in the Chinese province of Shandong – its first production site outside …