Petcare <span id="Petcare"></span> – Page 12
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News
Pet goods supplier Petface rescued from administration
Petface appointed administrators BDO last week
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Comment & Opinion
Flurry of deals in petfood reflects category gentrification
Deals like Mars’ acquisition of AniCura show the gentrification of the petcare category has truly begun in earnest, says food & drink editor Daniel Selwood
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News
UK pet retailer snapped up by private equity buyer
The UK’s second largest pet retailer Jollyes Retail Group has been acquired in an MBO backed by mid-market private equity firm Kester Capital
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Turnover up 19% at premium petfood supplier MPM
Sales have surged a premium petfood manufacturer MPM Products, two years after being purchased by a private equity group
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Lily's Kitchen adds limited-edition packs for Pride
Money from every pack sold will be donated to international LGBT+ charity Stonewall
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Nestlé Purina looks to follow Nespresso model with Tails.com
Tails.com, the direct-to-consumer dog nutrition startup, looks set for major expansion after being acquired by Nestlé Purina PetCare.
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Nestlé Purina acquires dogfood subscription service Tails.com
The digital-first service, which expects sales to be in excess of £20m this year, will continue to operate as a standalone entity
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Town & Country adds It's Only Natural dogfood
It’s Only Natural contains no grain, soya, artificial flavours or preservatives…
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Crowdfunding targets hit by two brands
Two retail brands have smashed through their crowdfunding targets
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Ben Fogle's hound helps out with Harringtons campaign
Harringtons has partnered with TV’s Ben Fogle and his dog Storm for a £1.5m push
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News
Chilled petfood a hit in Tesco as Freshpet sales pass £1.7m
A recipe for small dogs has been added in response to the rising popularity of diminutive breeds such as dachshund
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Poppy's Picnic turns down Dragon and kicks off crowdfunder
Raw petfood brand Poppy’s Picnic has shunned an offer secured on the BBC’s Dragons’ Den to raise over £350k in crowdfunding.
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Helen Warren-Piper appointed sales director at Mars Pet Nutrition
Warren-Piper joins Mars from Premier Foods, where she spent five-and-a-half years, reaching the position of UK marketing director
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Sainsbury's launches range of hypoallergenic petfood
The latest offering builds on Sainsbury’s core range of Complete Nutrition wheat-free petfood products…
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Gourmet unveils Gold Melting Heart mousse for cats
Each variant is an “indulgent” cake of smooth-textured moose with a gooey centre
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Lily’s Kitchen sales up 36% but investment results in loss
Turnover at the premium petfood supplier rose to £19.8m in the year ended 31 March 2017
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News
Freshpet brings chilled turkey bacon dog treats to the UK
The wood-smoked treats will roll out to Tesco in early December
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Analysis & Features
Pampered pets! Are Britain's dogs and cats winning their place at the human dinner table?
We can reveal that Brits are twice as likely to cut back on their own food expenditure than go scrimping on their pets’ dinners. What’s going on?
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Forthglade Foods secures £5m growth capital to expand in the UK and overseas
Private equity-backed pet food brand Forthglade Foods has secure £5m growth capital funding to further its expansion plans at home and overseas, as well as developing a larger manufacturing facility.
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Category Report
The Jimmy effect: petcare category report 2017
Can the humanisation of petfood, with fresh and luxury lines, help restore overall growth to the petcare category?