All Petcare articles – Page 9
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News
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 and 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 and 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 and Features
Does cat food contain illegally caught and endangered fish?
Unsustainably caught yellowfin tuna and Atlantic mackerel among species suspected of permeating supply chains
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Cat litter shortage hits supermarkets after supplier Bob Martin’s collapse
Bob Martin was bought by Pets Choice after entering into administration, but delays in transferring listings have caused shortages
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Lily’s Kitchen boosts European distribution with major German deal
Lily’s Kitchen has ramped up its international expansion by agreeing a deal with Germany’s biggest pet food retailer Fressnapf.
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Analysis and Features
Petcare: Top Products 2019
These are the top brands in the Petcare category this year
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News
Yora extends insect-based petfood range with dog snack trio
Each 100g SKU is made with the larvae of black soldier flies
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Sainsbury’s offers Christmas jumpers and mince pies for pets in new range
The retailer said it expected sales of dog toys to double in December compared with previous months
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Comment and Opinion
Grocery has a duty to battle obesity in pets, not just people
More than 1.7 million dog owners and one million cat owners in the past year have been told their animals are too fat
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Category Report
The new dog’s dinner: petcare category report 2019
Today’s pets are following human food trends. And that’s opening up a growing market for vegan nutrition
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Comment and Opinion
‘Superbug’ study raises further questions about raw petfood
BARF diets risk exposing animals to antibiotic-resistant bacteria, a University of Zurich study found