All Petcare articles – Page 8
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NewsVet’s Kitchen plays up veterinary credentials with new look and marketing push
The Swindon business claims to be the UK’s only petfood maker with its own in-house veterinary practice
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NewsPaws acquires Ocado’s DTC pet business Fetch
Direct-to-consumer pet supplies company Paws has acquired Ocado’s online petfood store Fetch.
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NewsPooch & Mutt sells minority stake to Czech petfood producer VAFO
The fast-growing pet treats brand has sold a minority stake to Czech premium petfood player VAFO in a ’multimillion-pound’ transaction
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Analysis & Features10 challenger brands that smashed their crowdfunding targets this year
The coronavirus pandemic left many strapped for cash, but these small, punchy grocery brands still managed to raise millions to fund ambitious expansion and innovation
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NewsInspired Pet Nutrition claims carbon negative status
The supplier has been accredited by Carbon Footprint
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Analysis & FeaturesPetcare: Top Products 2020
Investment has been rich in petcare despite the continued decline in volume sales
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NewsCapVest set to win IPN auction
Capvest has seen off competition from Cranswick as well as fellow private equity players Ontario Teachers and Bridgepoint
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NewsCranswick plots return to petfood market with IPN acquisition
Pork and meat supplier Cranswick is mulling a move into the fast-growing premium petfood sector with the potential acquisition of Inspired Pet Nutrition
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NewsMars Petcare to roll PMPs of three bestselling products into convenience
Supplier found 55% of pet owners failed to purchase petfood in convenience stores due to lack of choice
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NewsPremium dog food brand Edgard & Cooper secures £16.5m to back European growth
The Belgian brand has received backing from international investors The Craftory and DLF Venture
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NewsCity snapshot: MPM snapped up by 3i Group in £125m deal
Premium pet food manufacturer MPM has been sold by ECI Partners to private equity investor 3i Group as the flurry of deals in the petcare space continues. Plus, Nestlé has acquired a majority stake in recipe kit business Mindful Chef for an undisclosed sum. And the FTSE 100 rallies after news of a victory for President-Elect Joe Biden.
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NewsUK petfood M&A boom continues with two more premium deals
The flurry of petfood dealmaking continued this week, with the completion of a further two acquisitions of premium UK-based petfood players.
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Comment & OpinionSupermarkets should give serious thought to not selling fireworks
Vets and animal welfare campaigners are calling on supermarkets to stop selling fireworks this year
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NewsSkinner’s buys majority stake in wet dogfood player Naturediet
Dry dogfood specialist Skinner’s has bought a majority stake in branded natural wet dogfood producer Naturediet
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NewsSpectrum Brands agrees £140m deal for Good Boy producer Armitage Pet Care
The Grocer revealed in September that Rutland had tasked PwC with handling a sales process for Armitage
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NewsSniffe & Likkit unveils personal care-inspired dog grooming range
The lineup features dry shampoo No Rinse Charming and Give A Dog Cologne, a fragrance with natural essential oils
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NewsCity snapshot: Petfood sales spike boosts Nestlé’s third quarter growth
Nestlé has posted third quarter organic growth of 4.9%, driven by strong demand for petfood as well as at-home coffee consumption and dairy. Plus, pub closures send C&C Group to first half loss, PayPoint sells Romanian business and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsNestlé plans to build UK-first high-tech plastics recycling facility
It would be the first commercial large-scale facility of its type in the UK
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NewsDenzel’s dog snack brand secures six-figure investment
Denzel’s will spend the money on expanding its product range and building the team
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NewsNestlé to pilot recyclable Purina wet pouches in the Netherlands
Its new Purina Felix pouches are made with polypropylene