Americans are expected to lavish $ 38.4 bn on their pets in 2006, according to the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association (APPMA)
Innovation is everything
Intersand Canada, best known for its supra-national cat litter brand “Extreme Classic”, aims to double its sales by 2009 and enter the medium-sized …
"Producing food to improve the health of animals"
The Italian company Dorado, established in 1991 by Renato Rossi, offers five brands of dog and cat food. Today the company is …
An alternative route to success
Offering alternatives to conventional products for pets is the stock in trade of Japag-Distribuciones belonging to Antje Geuer and José A. Palma. So…
Natural pet food from the UK
The independent pet food manufacturer Natures Menu Petfood has positioned itself as a producer and distributor of high-quality natural pet food in the …
Dibaq launches a new brand identity
Last year international manufacturer Dibaq set up a subsidiary in Mexico and started introducing its products into Asia. Now the Spanish group …
Full-range stockist with its own brands
Arquivet S.L. supplies its own brands “Arquizoo” and “Wind” to the speciality trade, vets and wholesalers chiefly in Spain and Portugal
Exports assume growing significance
The German family firm Dennerle is gradually expanding its export activities. Its aquarium and pond products have recently been introduced into …
Spanish specialist competence
Most wholesalers and industrial companies in Spain have specialised in individual product segments. Although some firms have restricted themselves …
The industry celebrates in Germany
Karlie Heimtierbedarf welcomed more than 2 000 guests from all over Europe to its house fair
A growing range of products of its own
The Polish company Pabemia, one of the leading pet product suppliers in its native country, perceives good growth potential in exports. The …
Potential for fiurther growth
Versele Laga is stepping up the pace in Eastern Europe. The Belgian pet food manufacturer has established two subsidiaries in Hungary and Poland that …
"An amalgamation of the best"
UK pet food manufacturer Arden Grange has just brought a new cat food range onto the market
Belgian competence
The Belgian pet product sector contains many smaller companies that are well known in their specialist field outside Belgium too. Here we feature some of the…
A complete assortment under one roof
Benelux is doing good business. Four years on from the construction of a 15 000 m² distribution centre in Ooigem, the company will be extending…