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Aldi UK selling premium pet food

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 Food. According to the Pet Gazette, hypoallergenic premium food of this …

News27. July 2016

New faces at Casco Pet

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

Pet Supplies Plus plans 60 new stores

Continued growth

Pet Supplies Plus plans 60 new stores

The Livonia-based Pet Supplies Plus has been growing steadily since 1988. This growth has continued in the first six months of 2016 with the …

News27. July 2016

Vitiva focuses on pet food

Oxidation management

Vitiva focuses on pet food

Vitiva, a company in the Frutarom Group, is launching natural oxidation management systems for wet and dry pet food onto the market with its new Substar …

News27. July 2016

Exhibitor portraits now online

Interzoo

Exhibitor portraits now online

A great atmosphere, interesting new products and lots of opportunities for networking -Interzoo 2016 was once again the top event in the …

News20. July 2016

Provincial administration endeavours to stop sale of pets

Madrid

Provincial administration endeavours to stop sale of pets

The provincial administration of Madrid has drawn a hostile reaction from the Spanish pet supplies trade with a draft bill…

News20. July 2016

Dog Rocks receives the Queen’s Award

London

Dog Rocks receives the Queen’s Award

Dog Rocks has received the Queen's Award for Enterprise in International Trade. The award was presented by Her Majesty the Queen at Buckingham …

News20. July 2016

Gebhard Mang moves to Agrobiothers

New marketing manager for central Europe

Gebhard Mang moves to Agrobiothers

Gebhard Mang is the new marketing manager for central Europe at French company Agrobiothers. His remit also covers the German-speaking countries …

News20. July 2016

Pet Valu and Pet Supermarket are merging

New deal in the USA

Pet Valu and Pet Supermarket are merging

Sunrise/Florida-based Pet Supermarket on Monday announced a merger with Canada's Pet Valu in a deal that's expected to generate …

News12. July 2016

Kemin opens new, high-tech plant

USA

Kemin opens new, high-tech plant

Kemin Industries has opened a new, high-tech plant in North America to help pet food manufacturers better serve the stable and growing global pet …

News12. July 2016

A room full of people

Comment

A room full of people

In October we are heading to Copenhagen. Our International Pet Conference brings the i…

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‘My absolute favourite candidate’

Trixie-Central I langversion

‘My absolute favourite candidate’

Central Garden & Pet is acquiring a majority stake in Trixie. CSO Burkhard Friedrichsen …

Suppliers

A Nordic summit with global reach

Copenhagen

A Nordic summit with global reach

This autumn the International Pet Conference brings the industry to Copenhagen for two days of …

Events

From the bowl to preventive care

Mintel

From the bowl to preventive care

Whilst younger generations are shaping the future of the pet market, prevention is becoming the new…

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The future has no age

Pettinella I longversion

The future has no age

Gen Z is driving change. Experience delivers impact. Modern hiring decisions require more than …

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Stores did not cover their own costs

Tractor Supply Company

Stores did not cover their own costs

Sales at the US rural lifestyle retailer Tractor Supplies edged up in Q2 while like-for-like …

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