The Portuguese pet food manufacturer Pet Maxi has renewed its IFS Food certification, maintaining the highest existing rating of Higher Level for the 6th consecutive year. This time the company has increased the success…
Dry food plant, warehouse and offices
Montego opens a new head office
Montego Pet Nutrition, which claims to be Africa’s biggest pet food manufacturer, has invested 2 mio dollars in new headquarters in Centurion, south…
Hunt is on for innovators of the year
Two pet companies in the final
It was clearly demonstrated at the International Pet Conference just how innovative the start-up scene in the Austrian pet sector is. At the sector …
New plant in Canada
Intersand acquires manufacturing assets of Versa-Pet
The Intersand Canada Group has acquired the manufacturing assets of Versa-Pet. “The addition of this plant represents a …
3rd quarter of 2022
Chewy’s sales up by 14.5 per cent
The American online retailer Chewy has released its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2022, which ended on 30 October 2022. These …
Study on the carbon footprint of pet food
Omni criticises BBC report
Dry pet food based on kibble is responsible for seven times fewer carbon emissions compared with wet food or fresh home-made food. Animal proteins such …
3.5 bn dollars predicted
Canadian pet supplies market grows rapidly
By the end of 2022, sales of dog and cat food by Canadian retailers will pass the 3.5-billion-dollar mark. This equates to an increase of…
Sales target of 75 mio euros by the end of the year
Edgard & Cooper on track for growth
Edgard & Cooper, the Belgian supplier of dog and cat food, has been one of the rising stars in the European pet food market in recent years …
New business unit
Coveris opens recycling centre
The packaging company Coveris, based in Austria, has opened a new business unit called Recover. Recover will operate as an autonomous company and …
Plant nos. 20 + 21
United Petfood takes over two facilities of Cargill
United Petfood, a Belgium-based leading international producer of pet food, has announced the acquisition of two facilities …
Sales director EMEA
Tomra Food appoints Christian Tougaard
Belgian company Tomra Food has appointed Christian Tougaard as regional sales director EMEA for Tomra Processed Food, part of Tomra Food. His…
960 mio euros
Italians invest in pet health
According to a report in the Italian industry magazine B2B.it, Italian pet owners spent around 900 mio euros on keeping their pets healthy in 2021. …
3rd quarter of 2022
Petco increases sales, but income is down
The American pet store chain Petco has released figures for the third quarter of 2022. According to these, Petco’s net sales totalled 1.5 …
Dr John Benzie
Red Sea star named after Worldfish scientist
A crown-of-thorns sea star native to the Red Sea has been named after Worldfish’s Dr John Benzie in recognition of his groundbreaking …
Half-yearly figures published
Pets at Home increases sales through all channels
The UK pet store chain Pets at Home has released its half-yearly figures for the 28-week period up to 13 October. These show that …