VNU Exhibitions experienced a long phase of uncertainty at the start of this year due to the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. For the second half of the year, however, the fair organiser expects an extremely …
Return to the confectionery business
Michael Bodfeld leaves JRS
Michael Bodfeld, vice-president of sales & marketing, will leave pet litter supplier JRS Petcare on 30 September. The company says he is departing to…
Expansion in Italy
Conad opens its 100th store
With the opening of 13 new branches in Emilia-Romagna, Lazio, Lombardy, Sardinia, Sicily and Tuscany since the start of the year – the last opened on 16…
United Kingdom
PIF export scheme moves to trial phase
Following several months of due diligence, the Pet Industry Federation’s export scheme is now ready to move to a trial phase.The Pet Industry…
Training seminars and more
Campaign in China to empower pet stores
The 40 000+ pet stores in China are still struggling with unprecedented challenges. According to a 2020 survey undertaken by the China …
First quarter of 2022/2023
Hornbach increases sales further
The Hornbach Group, an internationally active organisation, increased its sales in the first quarter of 2022/23 (1 March to 31 May) compared with …
Terra Canis under new management
Olena Topilnytska succeeds Birgitta Ornau
Olena Topilnytska is assuming the position of chief commercial officer at Terra Canis on 1 July. She succeeds company founder Birgitta …
Successful strategy
ZG Raiffeisen expands cooperations
The ZG Raiffeisen Group, based in Karlsruhe in south-western Germany, continued to do well in the 2021 financial year with its strategy of …
Aiming to double sales in five years
Tomra targeting continued strong growth
At its capital market day in Mülheim-Kärlich on 23 June, Tomra presented plans to accelerate its advance to a sustainable future and to …
General meeting and conference
Over 130 delegates at Fediaf in Brussels
On 22 and 23 June, the European pet food industry association, Fediaf, convened its first live conference and extraordinary general meeting…