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Torsten Toeller takes a step back from day-to-day operations

Fressnapf

Torsten Toeller takes a step back from day-to-day operations

The news comes as a bolt out of the blue: the Fressnapf Group is changing its management structure with effect from 1 October 2016. Alfred Glander will head the management team (CEO), while Hans-Jörg Gidlewitz will …

News13. September 2016

Grand opening

Hunter opens a brand store in Vienna

On 1 September, Hunter celebrated the opening of its thirteenth brand store worldwide in Vienna. The store has a retail area of 60 m2 and …

News9. September 2016

Vitakraft awarded quality seal

Innovative through research

Vitakraft awarded quality seal

Vitakraft has received the "Innovative through Research" quality seal. The "Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft" (German…

News9. September 2016

Kai-Uwe Hintersdorf moves to Bunny

Personnel

Kai-Uwe Hintersdorf moves to Bunny

Bunny Tierernährung of Melle, Germany has announced that Oliver Petzold will hand over the role of Sales Managers for Germany and Austria to …

News9. September 2016

Tom & Co opens its 14th store in France

New opening

Tom & Co opens its 14th store in France

Tom & Co has opened a new store in the French town of Brétigny-sur-Orge. It is the fifth store in the Ile de France region and the 14th …

News5. September 2016

New representative

Tao Holistic Pet Products

New representative

Katie Bockman is the new representative at Tao Holistic Pet Products. The company, which combines western nutritional science with eastern food therapy, …

News5. September 2016

Kent Pet Group invest $17.3 million

Facility in Iowa

Kent Pet Group invest $17.3 million

Kent Pet Group has launched a $17.3 million expansion project at its manufacturing facility in Muscatine, Iowa, which will help meet rising …

News5. September 2016

Order pet food at the touch of a button

Amazon

Order pet food at the touch of a button

On Wednesday 31 August, the e-commerce giant Amazon introduced the so-called Dash Button in Germany, Great Britain and Austria. This is …

News1. September 2016

Petco invests $10 million in Petnet

US

Petco invests $10 million in Petnet

Petnet, the leader in personalised feeding for pets, has announced that it has raised a $10- million-Series a financing round, led by Petco. W…

News1. September 2016

Petsmart opens first Petsmart Pet Spa store

New York

Petsmart opens first Petsmart Pet Spa store

Petsmart announces the opening of its new concept store, the Petsmart Pet Spa, in Oceanside, New York. The new Petsmart Pet Spa store …

News1. September 2016

Steadily developing

French pet food sector

Steadily developing

Due to the continuous growth in demand and consistent sales, the French pet food sector is …

Distribution

PET worldwide seeks the Newcomer of the Year

Newcomer 2026

PET worldwide seeks the Newcomer of the Year

In the age of the internet and social media, it is not difficult to start a business and make it …

Suppliers

Record number of exhibitors highlights

Interview

Record number of exhibitors highlights

Interzoo 2026 (12–15 May in Nuremberg) is breaking all records and cementing its status as the …

Events

Let’s go!

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Let’s go!

It doesn’t exactly inspire optimism: after Covid, the war in Ukraine, ongoing crises with soaring …

Distribution2/2026

Record number of exhibitors highlights

Interview

Record number of exhibitors highlights

Interzoo 2026 (12–15 May in Nuremberg) is breaking all records and cementing its status as the …

Events2/2026

PET worldwide seeks the Newcomer of the Year

Newcomer 2026

PET worldwide seeks the Newcomer of the Year

In the age of the internet and social media, it is not difficult to start a business and make it …

Suppliers2/2026