All Petcare articles – Page 5
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Comment and Opinion
Asda’s ‘pet zone’ trials represent a canny bit of futureproofing
Shoppers have more pets than ever, and while they might spend less on themselves, petcare is seen as recession-proof
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News
Asda targets boom in pet ownership with dedicated ‘pet zone’ aisles
Pet owners will also be able to sign up for insurance through Asda Money partner Joii whilst in the aisle
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Comment and Opinion
Joe Wilkinson helps make Paws.com pet push memorable
Paws.com prides itself on offering pet owners the opportunity to personalise the food they give their furry friends
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News
IPN revenues hit £120m following CapVest deal
Inspired Pet Nutrition, the UK’s largest manufacturer of dry petfood, saw further double-digit growth last year as it was snapped up by the private equity player
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News
Agronomics launches Roslin Technologies joint venture to develop lab grown pet food
Cultivated meat investor Agronomics has partnered with a food biotech company to develop lab grown meat for pets.
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News
Stephen Hann unveiled as first Tails.com retail director
He joins with a wealth of experience in fmcg, having most recently spent five years at Graze
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Comment and Opinion
Consumers are demanding purpose from brands – it’s time we responded
Businesses should embrace the responsibility to have apositive impact on the regions and communities within which they operate, says Kim Smet, interim general manager, Mars Petcare
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News
Sniffe & Likkit tops up dog gifting range with pair of SKUs
Inn The Dog House gift set of grooming products has rolled out alongside Paw Kit Treat Tin of snacks
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News
Tails.com makes in-store debut with dogfood launch into Sainsbury’s
The 22-strong lineup, Nourish & Protect, has a focus on weight management, gut health and immunity
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News
Paleo Ridge secures investment of £2m to back expansion plans
Raw dogfood specialist Paleo Ridge has secured a £2m investment from PE player Ashridge Capital to boost its rapid expansion plans
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News
City Snapshot: Pets at Home hires former Morrisons non-exec as new CEO
Pets at Home has appointed former Morrisons non-exec Lyssa McGowan as group CEO to replace the outgoing Peter Pritchard. Plus, THG shares continue to rise on PE takeover speculation.
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News
City Snapshot: Pets at Home raises profits guidance as shoppers splurge on Christmas presents for pets
Pets at Home Group has lifted its profit expectations after a bumper Christmas as momentum picked up during lockdown carried on throughout 2021. Plus, Premier Foods appoints Tania Howarth, former COO at Nomad Foods, to its board.
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News
Petcare startup The Pack pushes plant-based diets for dogs with London ad campaign
Splashed across phone boxes in London’s ’dog-friendly neighbourhoods’, the campaign featured ‘split messaging’ targeted at dogs and their owners, it said
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News
Omni raises £1.1m to accelerate growth of vegan dog food brand
Vet Guy Sandelowsky and former investment banker Shiv Sivakumar founded the business in 2020 in an attempt to make pet food more sustainable.
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News
Ex-Symington’s boss David Cox named CEO of dogfood maker Forthglade
Cox departed Symington’s following a takeover by Italian dairy and pasta group Newlat Food
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News
Insect petfood maker Aardvark smashes £150k funding goal
The business, started in 2020, has so far raised £230k from more than 340 investors on the Crowdcube platform.
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News
Lily’s Kitchen sales soar 40% in first year of Nestlé ownership
Turnover jumped more than £15m to £55.4m in the 12 months to 31 March 2021.
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Analysis and Features
Petcare 2021: pandemic pet boom drives treat sales
Some 3.2 million households acquired a pet in the year after the first lockdown was announced
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News
Lily’s Kitchen launches Plant Power vegan range for dogs
The products would tap into ‘key trends such as meat-free Mondays’, said Lily’s Kitchen
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News
Inspired Pet Nutrition acquires Pet Food UK as it kicks off buy-and-build strategy
Inspired Pet Nutrition has snapped up Barking Heads dog food maker Pet Food UK as part of a buy-and-build strategy to create a player of significant scale in the category.