At German pet food manufacturer Bosch Tiernahrung, three long-serving staff members, Reinhold Habel, Dr Ralf Nuhn and Dr Franz-Josef Neumann, are retiring from the company.Reinhold Habel stepped down on 1 May after …
International Pet Conference
The sector meets in Bologna
The International Pet Conference will resume this year for the first time since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. Under the heading of "The …
Expansion to continue
50th Maxi Zoo in Belgium
According to media reports, the Maxi Zoo Belgium pet store chain, part of the Fressnapf Group, has recently opened its 50th store in Halle, a city of 31 …
Pet population in the United Kingdom
13 mio dogs and 12 mio cats
The UK's Pet Food Manufacturers' Association (PFMA) has unveiled its Top Ten pet chart with over six in ten households (62 per cent) owning some kind of…
18th edition of Global Pet Expo
A more international spread and many first-time visitors
The American Pet Products Association (APPA) and the Pet Industry Distributors Association (PIDA), organisers of the 18th …
Rob Candelino
New CEO for Radio Systems Corporation
Radio Systems Corporation (products include Petsafe) has appointed Rob Candelino as CEO. He will assume office on 16 May, succeeding Willie …
World Dog Show in Madrid
More than 15 000 dogs will come together in June
The World Dog Show is considered the world's premier event for pedigree dogs. After being postponed a number of times due to the …
End of an era
Cornelius Patt leaves Zooplus
Zooplus is losing Cornelius Patt, its longstanding CEO and co-founder. A press release by the company states that Cornelius Patt and the supervisory …
Pet population in Germany
16.7 mio cats and 10.3 mio dogs
The cat continues to be Germany's number one pet. Last year, the cat population in Germany was reported to number 16.7 mio felines in 26 per cent of…
Change of CEO
Fabian Boffa takes over at the helm of Qualipet
A change of CEO has taken place at Qualipet, Switzerland's leading pet store chain. Fabian Boffa, son of company founder Rolf Boffa…