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Premium dog food brand Forthglade sold to IK Investment Partners
Nordic investment firm IK Investment Partners has bought a majority stake in premium pet food supplier Forthglade in a deal that will see existing PE investor Piper exit the business
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Sales of pet treats surge over lockdown as Brits spend more time with animals
Shoppers sought to ease the strain of lockdown by treating their pets, new data reveals
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Comment & Opinion
If dogfood brands can make a Better Chicken Commitment, why can’t human ones?
BCC signatories enjoy a free, sustained PR boost for signing up
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Lily’s Kitchen revenues near £40m amid exports surge
Premium petfood brand Lily’s Kitchen saw revenues jump to near £40m ahead of its acquisition by Nestlé on soaring export sales and strong growth in its home market.
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Insect-based petfood maker Aardvark smashing fundraising target
A startup producer of insect protein petfood has smashed its launch fundraising target as it prepares to make its first products.
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Lily’s Kitchen reformulates dry dog and catfood ranges and revamps design
The brand has rolled out ‘highly impactful’ new packs featuring ‘a more contemporary design’
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Tails.com launches in six more countries across Europe
It is now live in Ireland, Sweden, the Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium and Austria
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Purina claims first with Pro Plan allergen-reducing catfood
Pro Plan Live Clear neutralises allergens in cats’ saliva that affect humans
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Hike in demand prompts Pure Pet Food to increase production
The brand has taken on a new 14,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire
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Scrumbles to make supermarket debut with Sainsbury’s listing for petfood
It follows a recent rebrand and packaging switch-up
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Tails.com adds Yakers yak milk dog chews to DTC portfolio
Yakers’ grain-free chews are made from a combination of skimmed yak and cow milks
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Nestlé Purina to run £100m Lily’s Kitchen at arms length to ‘preserve premium credentials’
Premium petfood brand Lily’s Kitchen will continue to be run separately from global giant Nestlé Purina to “preserve [its] premium credentials” after being snapped up in a deal thought to be worth over £100m.
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Nestlé Purina buys premium petfood player Lily’s Kitchen
Premium petfood brand Lily’s Kitchen has been acquired by Nestlé Purina with the aim of boosting its global growth
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Different Dog raises over £770k in 24 hours amid wider funding plans
The premium petfood brand is now planning a wider Series A round to raise up to £4m by the end of the year
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Comment & Opinion
Petfood president enjoys an entire month of dog chow
The ‘person eats dogfood’ marketing stunt is an old one – so congratulations to Mitch Felderhoff for raising the bar
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Edgard & Cooper lands Sainsbury’s listing for grain-free dogfood
It marks the Belgium-based brand’s first national grocery listing in the UK
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Armitage Pet Care sales surge past £55m
Fast growing producer of Good Boy dog treats Armitage Pet Care saw annual sales surge past £55m, though profits fell as it invested in growth.
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Paolo Woods-Wyatt takes up chief commercial officer role at Tails.com
He joins the direct-to-consumer business from Graze
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Analysis & Features
How a flurry of petfood challenger brand buyouts could consolidate UK market in the 2020s
Small brands have capitalised on a radical shift – and the 2020s may see them going global
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Analysis & Features
Does cat food contain illegally caught and endangered fish?
Unsustainably caught yellowfin tuna and Atlantic mackerel among species suspected of permeating supply chains