Nestlé’s growing pet food business
After Nestlé’s Powdered & Liquid Beverages, Purina PetCare is in second place of the company’s most-profitable segments. The company could record the highest real internal and organic growth across [...]
Nestlé’s review on first half of 2023
According to Nestlé, its Purina PetCare segment has mostly contributed to the company’s growth, reaching a revenue of CHF9.37 billion ($10.8B/€9.8B) in H1 2023, compared to CHF8.58 billion ($10B/€8.9B) [...]
Lowe’s and Petco announce expansion of partnership
According to a recent announcement, Lowe's and Petco will expand their existing partnership of store-in-store concepts. The expansion shall bring the number of Lowe’s stores with a Petco assortment [...]
2023: Super Zoo’s year of innovation
The European pet supplier, Placek Group, has announced 2023 to become the year of innovation for its brand Super Zoo in Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Especially, product range, [...]
Consumer ignorance leads to improper composting of packaging
The Composting Consortium, managed by Closed Loop Partners’ Center for the Circular Economy, and BPI have tried to find an answer to the industry’s question of how to create [...]
VAFO extends partnership with Czech university
In order to “establish a clearer path to lasting sustainability in the pet industry,” VAFO Group has announced the extension of its partnership with the Czech University of Life [...]
EU invests in algae product development
Under the Horizon Europe program, the EU has invested €12 million ($13M) in the co-founded AlgaeProBANOS (APB) project, in order to find more sustainable solutions for the Baltic and [...]
Raw Pet Food Certification for Nutriment Raw
Nutriment Raw, a manufacturer of raw pet food, has finally obtained its certification by UK Pet Food’s Raw Pet Food Certification Scheme after a detailled inspection in June. “We [...]
How Russia’s decision could affect the pet food industry
On July 17, Russia has announced that it will no longer support the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which permitted the safe passage of Ukraine ships for exporting grain via [...]
Joost Bous new COO at Zooplus
According to an announcement of Zooplus, Joost Bous was appointed the company’s new COO succeeding Dr. Mischa Ritter and will join the Executive Committee. Bous will now be responsible [...]