News from the pet industry

France

Cyno Pro opens a new store

At the end of September, French retail company Cyno Pro celebrated a major new opening in Wasselonne, 30 km west of Strasbourg. The new store, with a retail area of 900 m², sells only dog and cat products. It offers a …

News15. October 2019

Personnel

Maik Hartje switches to Flexi Bogdahn

Maik Hartje, who was sales manager at Juwel Aquarium until December 2018, has been working as area sales manager for Scandinavia at Flexi …

News15. October 2019

Pet food experts

Yarrah awarded B Corp certification

Since it was established over 25 years ago, Yarrah has considered environmental protection, engaging with its employees and responsible …

News15. October 2019

Pet Conference

Big industry gathering in Hamburg

Around 170 participants from manufacturing, retail and service companies in eight countries attended the German Pet Conference in Hamburg. At the …

News10. October 2019

pet Personality of the Year 2019

Manfred Bogdahn recognised for his lifetime achievement

Manfred Bogdahn, founder and proprietor of Flexi Bogdahn International, has been recognised for his lifetime achievement …

News10. October 2019

Change at the top

Koord Janssen is new managing director of Tetra

Koord Janssen has been appointed managing director of Tetra GmbH in Melle. He thus becomes part of the managing director team, …

News10. October 2019

Germany

Fressnapf warehouse grows to over 34 000 m²

Ten years ago the Fressnapf Group commissioned its biggest FMCG warehouse in Feuchtwangen. Up to now more than 400 000 pallets of pet …

News1. October 2019

First six months

Increase of nearly nine per cent for Hornbach stores

The 157 Hornbach DIY stores and the group's online shops in nine European countries increased their net sales in the first six …

News1. October 2019

Online phenomenon

The world’s most Instagrammed cats

New research from comparethemarket.com has studied hashtag data from just under 100 cat breeds to find out which is our favourite of all time. …

News1. October 2019

United Kingdom

An industry meeting in Telford

PATS Telford took place on 22 and 23 September. In the closing report the organiser deemed it a huge success. It is reported that over 2 100 visitors…

News26. September 2019