News from the pet industry

Forecast for 2030

Zooplus expects online boom to continue

Online retailing for pet products received a considerable boost in Coronavirus times. This will not change in the coming years. At least, that's what Europe's leading online retailer for pet products, Zooplus AG, …

News25. June 2021

Potential link to an outbreak of a disease

UK retailers recall dry cat food

Sainsbury's and Pets at Home are among the UK retailers recalling dry cat food over a potential link to an outbreak of a rare and fatal disease in …

News25. June 2021

Global commercial director for pet food

Protix hires Paul van der Raad

Protix, a market share leader in insect-based nutrition for healthy and sustainable feed and food, has hired Paul van der Raad as global commercial d…

News22. June 2021

Head of the veterinary channel

Giorgio Massoni joins Arcaplanet

Giorgio Massoni has taken over as head of the veterinary channel at Arcaplanet. In this role, he will mainly pursue a project focused on developing…

News22. June 2021

180 participants from 21 countries

Fediaf hosts second virtual AGM

Fediaf's second virtual annual general meeting on 17 June was attended by over 180 participants from 21 countries. In addition to the presentation …

News22. June 2021

On-demand delivery platform

DoorDash partners with PetSmart

PetSmart is now collaborating with on-demand delivery platform DoorDash. The move is to enable on-demand delivery of pet supplies and accessories to…

News22. June 2021

1st quarter

Chewy reports 30 per cent net sales gain

The online pet retailer Chewy report that first quarter net sales grew by 31.7 per cent to 2.1 bn dollars. The active customer base grew by…

News17. June 2021

United Kingdom & Ireland

Scruffs expands its exclusive range

Scruffs, a Manchester-based pet bedding and accessory company, has announced a new UK distribution partnership with District 70 Dog & Cat B…

News17. June 2021

New opening in Serbia

Animax opens outside Romania for the first time

The Romanian specialist retail chain Animax currently operates 105 locations in its home country, making it the largest specialist …

News17. June 2021

Beef

Argentina imposes export ban

At the end of May, the Argentine government imposed a 30-day ban on beef exports to countries outside South America. This was reportedly done to limit …

News15. June 2021