News from the pet industry

America

Purina announces leadership transition

Joseph R. Sivewright will transition from his position as Chief Executive Officer at Nestlé Purina Petcare for the Americas and will be appointed chairman. Nina Leigh Krueger will succeed him as CEO and President …

News5. November 2020

Personnel

Fediaf welcomes new secretary general

Fediaf, the European Pet Food Federation, has announced the appointment of Raquel Izquierdo de Santiago as the new secretary general of the a…

News3. November 2020

Kurt Bisping

New addition to Futterhaus management team

On 1 November, Kurt Bisping joined Andreas Schulz and Kristof Eggerstedt in the operational management team of the Das Futterhaus …

News3. November 2020

USA

Nestlé Purina Petcare plans to build new factory

Nestlé Purina Petcare has announced a 550-mio-dollar investment to build a new factory in Williamsburg Township, Ohio. The new …

News3. November 2020

Italy

Zoomark cooperates with private label fair

The Marca del Distributore, a trade show for private label products, takes place in Bologna on 13 and 14 January. For the first time, the…

News3. November 2020

Spain

Verdecora moves into new premises in Zaragoza

On 22 October, Verdecora opened its new store in La Torre Outlet shopping mall in Zaragoza. A prominent neighbour is the DIY retailer …

News3. November 2020

Issue 5-6/2020

The new PET worldwide is on sale

Cats are Europe's most popular pet. One in four European households has at least one cat, and the European cat population numbers around 106.4 mio…

News29. October 2020

Online pet food retailer

PetSmart parts with Chewy

In April 2017, the PetSmart pet store chain acquired online retailer Chewy. Now the two companies are to part ways again, according to the online industry…

News29. October 2020