New wave of concentration in the pet product trade
The pet product retail business is gradually undergoing a transition that the industrial arm of the sector completed some time ago
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Strategies for the pet sector
"Strategies for the future of the pet product market in Germany" will be the theme of the 1st Pet Conference on 9 and 10 November in Wiesbaden. The …
Fressnapf heads for France
Following the takeover of the City-Zoo chain, German franchise operator Fressnapf has now entered the French market. There’s enormous potential, …
A strong showing in the plant sector
With 47 stores in Holland and a further three in Belgium, the Dutch retail cooperative is a major player among European garden centres. Here …
Leading the way in Sofia
The Bulgarian pet product market is characterized by rapid develop-ment, and only companies that are innovative and prepared to take risks will be able to …
Marginal increase in the previous year
The German pet market experienced an increase of 1.2 per cent to € 2.981 billion compared to the previous year, despite the difficult …
Jochen Carré retires
Jochen Carré, co-founder of the German pet food manufacturer Animonda, has now officially stepped down
On course for expansion
Frantschach, reportedly the world’s biggest manu-facturer of sack paper and paper sacks for the industry, increased its turnover last year to 1.93 bn …
Specialist in high-quality chew products
JS International, a company belonging to the Indian JS Group, supplies the world market with a wide range of snack and chew products for …
Innovations with high profit margins
"Bewital is looking for Davids and not Goliaths.“ That’s the strategy propounded by the pet food manu-facturer Bewital. And its niche …
Safe, natural chew products
The Dutch company G.H. Prins & Zonen (GHP) processes and produces animal by-products for the pharmaceutical and pet food industry. Now the company …
Fashion wear for dogs
Italian family firm Fashion Dog has acquired a good reputation beyond Italy’s borders as a manufacturer of stylish dog apparel
A very important show
Petindex, the pet product exhibition, will take place in parallel with the Glee garden and leisure show from 19-21 September at the NEC in Birmingham
New products on show in Birmingham
Glee Petindex is the UK’s foremost garden and pet fair. Few UK companies fail to take the opportunity to exhibit in Birmingham, and many …
Good prospects for the pet product trade
With sales of approx. 2.3 bn £ (3.4 bn €) the UK market for pet products may currently be the biggest in Europe
Looking for new markets
Polish aquatics firm Aquael is gaining increasing prominence abroad. To pave the way for greater expansion in the US market, the company recently opened a …