Seldom has a family firm shaken up the pet supplies market in Germany as strongly as Pro Pet. The pet food supplier celebrated its 25th anniversary on 1 April.
The international pet food market
North America and Europe garner the majority of the sales volume on the international pet market. However more and more countries from other …
Blue Buffalo Pet Products
Successful niche operator
Blue Buffalo Pet Products is the top pet food company in the US with 6.1 per cent of the market and is the seventh globally with 2.4 per cent of the marke…
Kingsmoor
Danish pet food goes green
The Danish pet food brand Kingsmoor is now making dog and cat food using only renewable energy. The objective is to urge pet owners to make more …
Small animals - Natural materials
Focus on natural materials
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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
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.
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 …