British manufacturer Supreme Petfoods has announced its success at the PPM Retailer Recommended Awards 2023. The company is the recipient of two prestigious accolades, Manufacturer of the Year and Small Animal Product …
Acquisition of P.P. D.K. Lamin in Poland
Coveris consolidates pet food business
The international packaging specialist Coveris has completed another strategic transaction in Central and Eastern Europe with the acquisition…
Changes in Sweden
Sven Schlager leaving Petgood
Sven Schlager has reported on his professional network on LinkedIn that he is leaving Petgood at the end of August. Until then he will continue to …
Hakusan
From the land of the rising sun
In Japan, one company is focusing on building up its presence in the pet supplies market with its canine requisites brand.
Purina
Getting involved with social organisations
The pet food manufacturer Purina has announced the winners of the Better with Pets Prize. The prize has a fund worth 200 000 euros.
interview
Driving pet store sales
Pet business professionals agree that advice and variety must form the focus with regard to the offering of dog food in pet stores and sales of this. But …
oase
Success through innovation
Why Thorsten Muck, CEO of the company Oase, sees plenty of growth potential in the pond segment even in the future is something he explains in a video …
Accapi Group
Ruffwear steps it up
The Accapi Group, exclusive European distributor of the Ruffwear brand, has been putting preparations in place in the last few months for sustainable growth in…
Versele-Laga
A Belgian success story
Over 90 years and four family generations ago, Prudent Versele opened a food wholesale store in Kapellestraat in the Belgian town of Astene. It marked the …
Petco
Wow factor in the food bowl
Family-run firm Petco has been marketing its reasonably-priced Wow premium dog food from Austria for five years.
Changes at the top
Holger Fiebiger leaves Sera
The restructuring at Sera has now been completed successfully after nearly two years, according to the aquatics company. Managing director Holger …
Hive-off of hardware and DIY store merchandise group
Spectrum Brands focuses on pet segment
Spectrum Brands (brands including Tetra) has completed the sale, already announced, of its hardware and DIY store division to Assa Abloy in a…
Acquisition of Cat-Gato
Zolux pushes on with its expansion strategy
The French pet supplies company Zolux continues to expand in the European market. After opening its subsidiary Zolux Iberia at the start…
Exports rise by 2.84 per cent
108 mio dollars’ worth of pet food from China
Dog and cat food to the value of 108 mio dollars was exported from China last April. This equates to an increase of 2.84 per …
750 products cheaper
Trixie lowers prices
On 1 June, Trixie reduced the price of 750 products, especially so-called volume products, in some cases by more than ten per cent.“We have thus reacted to …