News from the pet industry

Great Britain

Spectrum Brands acquires Armitage Pet Care

Spectrum Brands has announced its takeover of Armitage Pet Care. Based in Nottingham, Great Britain, Armitage was established back in the 18th century as a food and retail business. The company is regarded as one of the…

News27. October 2020

Spain

Iberzoo + Propet moved back to next June

The Spanish pet supplies show Iberzoo & Propet in Madrid was due to take place from 4 to 6 March 2021. A postponement to 17 to 19 June …

News27. October 2020

Cooperative partnership extended

Arvato to deliver abroad too for Fressnapf

The logistics service provider Arvato Supply Chain Solutions, which belongs to Bertelsmann, will continue to be responsible for the …

News22. October 2020

Italy

Arcaplanet opens four new stores in three days

Italy's leading pet store chain Arcaplanet has opened four new stores in three days. On 10 September, new outlets opened in Carpi …

News22. October 2020

Coronavirus pandemic

Pet Fair South-East Asia postponed again

Pet Fair South-East Asia in Bangkok has been postponed to 6-8 October 2021, the organisers of VNU Asia Pacific and VNU Asia have jointly …

News22. October 2020

Personnel

New CFO at Zesty Paws

Tad Godsil has been appointed chief financial officer of the Zesty Paws, the US supplement producer for pets. In this role, he will be responsible for …

News22. October 2020

High growth

Zooplus revises forecast upwards again

Online retailer Zooplus expects its sales revenue for fiscal 2020 to be in the order of 1.77 bn to 1.81 bn euros. The company has thus …

News20. October 2020

By end of September

Double-digit growth at Fressnapf

A large number of bricks-and-mortar pet retailers can look back with satisfaction on how coronavirus year 2020 has gone so far. Information …

News20. October 2020

Kibus Petcare

Mission accomplished

Kibus Petcare, a Spain-based pet product company, has launched a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for Kibus, its proprietary at-home product that cooks pet …

News20. October 2020

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