News from the pet industry

Mars

Forrest Mars Jr. dies at 84

Forrest Mars Jr., the billionaire co-owner of Mars Inc., has died at the age of 84. He died on 26 July in Seattle, according to Mars spokesman Jonathan Mudd. The cause was a heart attack. Mars had a home in Big Horn, …

News5. August 2016

North America

SuperZoo starts in Las Vegas today

North America's foremost pet supplies fair, SuperZoo, is taking place in Las Vegas from 2 to 4 August. Around 1 100 exhibitors will show over 700…

News2. August 2016

Brussels

New EPO lobbyist

The European Pet Organisation (EPO), an alliance of European pet trade associations, has extended its input in Brussels. Nathalie Gamain will now be representing …

News2. August 2016

New Jersey

Pet Age launches new website

Pet Age, a media brand that reports on the pet industry, has launched a new website. The website has an up-to-date design and focuses on the content …

News2. August 2016

Karl-Heinz Dähne has passed away

Dähne Verlag mourns its founder

Karl-Heinz Dähne, the founder of Dähne Verlag GmbH, Ettlingen and one of its shareholders, passed away on 27 July at the age of 87. Karl-Heinz Dähne…

News29. July 2016

Trade show

Welcome to Expozoo 2017

Expozoo, the international pet supplies trade show, will take place in Paris from 12 to 15 January 2017. The show, which is staged every two years, has b…

News29. July 2016

New contest

Nestlé Purina PetCare launches contest for start-ups

Nestlé Purina PetCare has announced a new contest for pet care start-ups. Applications for the Pet Care Innovation Prize for …

News29. July 2016

Improving the shopping experience

Pet Smart selects IT firm

The US pet supplies retailer Pet Smart has selected the IT firm Cognizant to help it become more customer-focused and data-driven, according to the compan…

News29. July 2016

Great Britain

Aldi UK selling premium pet food

The UK subsidiary of Aldi Süd is introducing a hypoallergenic premium food into Aldi's UK stores with its private label Langham's Complete Dry Dog…

News27. July 2016

Personnel changes

New faces at Casco Pet

Casco Pet has added three new members to its management team: Paul Jones, head of operations, Alan McArdle, head of finance and Matt Ives, marketing manager…

News27. July 2016