News from the pet industry

Annual results

Anniversary brings a hike in sales for Fressnapf

Fressnapf, Europe’s leading pet store chain, increased its sales in its anniversary year 2015 by 7.1 per cent compared with 2014 to € 786 bn. Its growth abroad was particularly successful, with sales increasing by 8.5 p…

News29. January 2016

USA

WellPet acquires Sojos

The independent, family-owned US natural pet food company WellPet has acquired Sojos, the manufacturer of naturally nutritious raw pet food and gourmet …

News27. January 2016

Pilot market in Saudi Arabia

Petland expands to the Middle East

The US-based pet retail group Petland announced that it is expanding its international reach into the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region…

News27. January 2016

Cooperation

Dog Rocks works with Warmako

Dog Rocks UK has announced that the company is now working with Warmako B.V. in the Benelux states, northern France and northern Germany. “We have made…

News27. January 2016

Germany

Lampe Privatinvest acquires majority holding in Bunny

Hamburg-based Lampe Privatinvest Management GmbH has acquired a majority holding in Bunny Tierernährung GmbH. Bunny’s managing…

News18. January 2016

Pula

New pet food seminar in Croatia

Nordic Pet Food Events, Passion4Feed and Synergy Food Ingredients, organisers of the first Nordic Pet Food Seminar held in Stavanger (Norway), have …

News18. January 2016

USA

Staff promotions at APPA

Andrew Darmohraj, executive vice president and COO of the American Pet Products Association (APPA) has announced four new staff promotions across several …

News18. January 2016

Pro Pet

Mac's Dry Cat Food

Mac's attaches particular value to functional ingredients that enhance the wellbeing of cats, such as cranberries, Norwegian salmon oil, mountain herbs and …

News13. January 2016

Markets