Morando is one of Italy's leading pet product firms. The family company's various facilities in its home country include two large pet food plants, an automated warehouse and several distribution centres.
New year, new owner
The number of mergers and alliances continues to grow in the pet supplies business, and this is not likely to change in the next few years.
New study prompts a heated response
A new study has found that many frozen raw meat products that are sold in the Netherlands for pets contain bacteria that can pose a risk to …
mergers and acquisitions (M&A)
M&A is reshaping the pet care industry
2017 has been a year of breath-taking mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the pet care industry. Approximately 100 sizeable deals took place …
Cat food
All good in the food bowl
Cat food is a hot topic. Customers like product quality, high-grade ingredients and a plentiful choice of products. Is that actually the case? The …
Vafo
Vafo Praha steps in at Allco
The Czech pet food manufacturer Vafo Praha has acquired a majority share of 70 per cent in Allco Heimtierbedarf.
Gimv
Gimv buys into Agrobiothers
The European investment company Gimv is to become a majority shareholder in the Agrobiothers Group alongside the family that founded the group.
Dog food - Dokas
A favourite pet's favourite treats
Dokas was established in Essen (Germany) in 2006. It produces a large selection of premium treats that are a favourite with both dogs and their …
Dog food - Analysis
A bowl of insects
Feeding insects has always been common practice in reptile keeping. Insects are regarded as the food of the future in human nutrition - and such products are …
Catipilla
A climbing frame for cats
Catipilla, a British start-up company, has developed an alternative to the conventional cat flap: a climbing frame to enable cats to get into the house.
Aquatics
Attractive partner for pet product retailers
Kessler Zoologiegroßhandel sources dried natural raw ingredients from all over the world for the production of pet food.
N. Mol B.V.
50 years in the business
The Dutch family company N. Mol B.V. is a leading private label manufacturer and distributor in Europe, specialising in all kinds of leather and nylon …
Aquatics - Tropical
40 years of experience
Tropical is a key player in the food business with 40 years of experience in developing pet foods and products.
Doggy
Doggy reinvents itself
Doggy of Sweden is upping its game. The leading Swedish pet food manufacturer is revamping its image to create a greater impact in the market in future.
Aquatics - Sera
"We are not prepared to compromise"
For Sera, the food it manufactures is the primary prerequisite for ensuring aquarium and pond fish live a long time, and thus also for …