Aller Petfood was the first pet food company in Europe to gain ISO 22000 certification in 2007. Now the company has announced that it has upgraded to FSSC 22000 certification.The background to this is that ISO 22000 was…
Interzoo summary
Fewer visitors, but a broader international spread
38 656 trade visitors from 126 countries came to the last Interzoo as compared to 39 075 visitors in 2016. The proportion of …
Forum and award presentation
Nestlé Purina commits to the good of the pet sector
The BetterwithPets award, which was initially established by pet food manufacturer Nestlé Purina PetCare and is worth 100 000 …
United Kingdom
Beaphar UK welcomes two veterinary nurses
Beaphar UK has added two new members to its team, with Georgina Shrimpton taking on the role of technical support executive and Sarah …
9/10 October in Budapest
Russia expert at the International Pet Conference
The Russian pet supplies market is undoubtedly one of the most promising and attractive in the world. No country has as many pets …
United Kingdom
New dates for PATS Sandown 2019 announced
PATS Sandown will be moving to a new date in 2019. The two-day pet trade exhibition will now be held on Sunday, 10 February, and Monday, …
USA
Wagz acquires pet tech brand Petzila
Wagz Inc. has acquired Petzila, the pet tech brand behind the Petzi Treat Cam. In 2015, Petzila launched its Petzi Treat Cam, a remote treat …
Personnel
New responsibilities at Mars Petcare
Dr Gordon Kaup will assume the role of sales director at Mars Petcare in Germany on 1 July. The 41-year-old has accumulated extensive …
Pilot study
EU measures environmental footprint of dog and cat food
In April the European Commission passed new regulations for the Product Environmental Footprint category for the pet food …
New CEO
PetSmart appoints J.K. Symancyk as CEO
PetSmart has announced the appointment of J.K. Symancyk as chief executive officer. He will assume leadership of the company in the week …