Small animals - Natural materials

Focus on natural materials

Suppliers3/2018

Ruffwear

Rethinking the process

The outdoor specialist Ruffwear has reorganised its manufacturing process to benefit its retailers - and the company has a few more unconventional ideas in …

Suppliers2/2018

Morando

Pioneer of the Italian pet food market

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 …

Suppliers2/2018

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.

Suppliers2/2018

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 …

Suppliers2/2018

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 …

Suppliers2/2018

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 …

Suppliers2/2018

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.

Suppliers1/2018

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.

Suppliers1/2018

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 …

Suppliers1/2018

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 …

Suppliers1/2018

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.

Suppliers1/2018

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.

Suppliers6/2017

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 …

Suppliers6/2017