With 31 member stores and annual sales of around € 20 mio, the Arken franchise chain is an important player in the Swedish pet product market
Update on koi and goldfish exports to the EU
Supplies of koi and goldfish from Thailand have been subject to strict controls for some time. As usual, these restrictions have been …
Ponds: International new products
The garden pond segment is attracting growing international interest. When it comes to food and equipment in particular, the industry offers a …
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 …
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 …
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 …
The industry celebrates in Germany
Karlie Heimtierbedarf welcomed more than 2 000 guests from all over Europe to its house fair
"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 …
A market undergoing structural change
With annual growth rates of nearly 10 per cent, the pet product market in Spain is one of the most dynamic in Europe. Reports of prospective …
Everything will be different in future
In a country in which most pet shops are still owner-managed and have a retail area ranging from 100 to 250 m², the advent of the first pet …
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 …
Making the running in Barcelona
Mister Guau Center is regarded as an advertisement among pet stores in Barcelona. Jaime Rodriguez is running three stores in Barcelona at present – …
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
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…
Spanish specialist competence
Most wholesalers and industrial companies in Spain have specialised in individual product segments. Although some firms have restricted themselves …
Industry looks forward to US show
The countdown to the US show Global Pet Expo has begun. The sector will meet from 23 to 25 March in San Diego at the invitation of the two …
Record turn-out of exhibitors
Anido is growing in importance in the fair business as a platform for the pet product trade in Belgium, northern France and the Netherlands
Considerable interest in the Swedish trade fair
The Swedish pet product trade association Zoorf recently staged its second pet trade fair ZoorfExpo. Expectations were high …