News from the pet industry

Awards

The 2019 Pet Independent Innovation Awards

The winners of the Pet Independent Innovation Awards were announced at the start of November. "The competition is open to all individuals, products, companies and organisations involved in producing pet products, …

News21. November 2019

USA

Purina opens new factory

Nestlé Purina Petcare recently reported the opening of its 21st factory in the US. With a total investment of more than 320 mio dollars, the new factory …

News21. November 2019

Poland

Dog Puller Championship 2020 to take place in Wroclaw

The third Dog Puller World Championship will take place in Wroclaw in the south-west of Poland in October 2020.91 entrants …

News21. November 2019

Nine-month figures

Zooplus reports a big loss

The online retailer Zooplus has reported further negative figures. Earnings before tax (EBT) for the first nine months of the year revealed a loss …

News19. November 2019

Shopping centre opening

Dehner announces its next store opening in Austria

Dehner continues to expand in Austria. It has announced the planned opening of a new branch in the Vienna area in spring 2021. …

News19. November 2019

Food for cats

Yarrah supports cat cafés

Yarrah Organic Petfood is supplying the Katzentempel cat cafés in Germany with free food. The six cat cafés in Munich, Nuremberg, Hamburg, Leipzig, …

News19. November 2019

Seen on TV

Dog clothing firm gets investment

Dog Threads, a company that sells items such as sweaters, T-shirts and plaid shirts, was awarded a 250 000-dollar investment during an episode of …

News14. November 2019

Food store concept

Amazon has plans for a new format

Amazon has revealed details of a new bricks-and-mortar food store concept, initially for the American market. The company has advertised four new …

News14. November 2019

Czech Republic

Award for Vafo product

The premium food manufacturer Vafo reports that its house brand Brit Fresh recently received another award. The Consumer's Choice 2019 Award in the pet food …

News14. November 2019