Newsletter - Pet Trade Xtra

Pet owners are putting greater emphasis on product freshness, ethical sourcing and responsible farming when deciding which food to buy for their animals. That’s the view of Karen Rodger, a director of leading supplier Bern Pet Foods...

Dragons' Den appearance boosts sales for pet firm

Milton Keynes-based pet accessory company Barking Bags managed to sell out of six month’s worth of stock in one night following its successful appearance on BBC One Dragons' Den...

Raw food business secures £2m 'expansion' funding

Ashridge Capital has completed a £2m investment in Paleo Ridge, a leading supplier of premium raw dog food...

Work on pet firm's warehouse expansion underway

Su-Bridge Pet Supplies Ltd has announced it is expanding its facilities with a new warehouse being built onsite...

Lorry containing 4,000 live invasive Prussian carp seized

More than 4,000 live invasive Prussian carp were seized by the Fish Health Inspectorate (FHI), during a successful enforcement operation at the Port of Dover...

Excitement mounts for return of PATS Sandown

UK pet companies are busy preparing for the much-anticipated PATS Sandown exhibition, which takes place on Sunday, 27 March, and Monday, 28 March 2022...

Pet insurer speeds international growth with acquisition

Swedish pet insurance company, Agria Djurförsäkring, continues its international growth strategy by acquiring the Irish company, Capstone Financial Services Limited. Capstone currently trades under the brands Petinsure in Ireland and Zoopo in the Netherlands...

PIF refreshes logo and offers increased reassurance to public

The Pet Industry Federation has announced an updated and evolved version of its logo, which has been developed to signal the beginning of change to the association’s membership offering over the course of the year. The logo makes its first appearance on a new-style membership sticker...

Pet teams win national awards for Christmas displays

The pet department teams at Planters Tamworth and The Old Railway Line, Brecon, have been rewarded for their outstanding Christmas displays...

Video drives awareness of vet career opportunities

Veterinary group IVC Evidensia and the University of Bristol’s Animal Aspirations team have produced a Widening Participation Video available for anyone to download and share or present to school/college pupils from ethnic minority backgrounds...

Earth Animal launches Venison No-Hide chews

Earth Animal has added a Venison chew to its best-selling No-Hide range...

Meet the world’s richest pets - with one worth over £366m

They may look like regular pets - but there are some animals who have found themselves rolling in riches - with one dog worth over £366m...

CSJ again sponsors biggest British sled dog event

The weekend of January 29-30 saw the 38th annual Aviemore Sled Dog Rally organised by the Siberian Husky Club of Great Britain, and CSJ Specialist Canine Feeds were again delighted to sponsor the event...

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Pet firm secures £43m funding deal

Butcher’s Pet Care has secured a £43m funding package with Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance and Blazehill Capital...

Leading pet food trade body welcomes PR agency as Associate Member

Pet Food Manufacturers’ Association has welcomed multi-award-winning PR agency spottydog communications as its latest Associate Member, unleashing a host of new benefits for its members...

Bira's responds to Levelling Up White Paper

The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) has made a statement about recently released Levelling Up White Paper which is set to regenerate town centres...

Pet taxi service welcomes first franchisee

Award-winning pet transport service Pets 2 Places Limited has welcomed its first franchisee in Solihull...

Pet insurance policies receive Which? Best Buys

One of the world’s leading animal insurers - Agria Pet Insurance – is celebrating after being recognised as a Which? Best Buy by the independent consumer body...

Awarding body helps to assess apprenticeships

Awarding organisation iPET Network, which creates Ofqual regulated qualifications for the animal sector, has been approved to provide end-point assessments for apprenticeships...

The best of last week's Pet Trade Xtra

The top-read stories from last week's Pet Trade Xtra can be seen below, if you missed them...

New boss appointed by Pets at Home on basic £580k salary

Pets at Home Group has announced the appointment of Lyssa McGowan as Group Chief Executive Officer with effect from 1 June 2022. Receiving a basic salary of £580,000 per year, she will succeed Peter Pritchard, who announced his intention last November to step down from his role...

Pet food supplier hits back at ‘jury still out’ claims

Ethical pet firm HOWND has pledged to keep developing its range of plant-based products despite a leading veterinary association claiming that the ‘jury is still out’ on vegan diets...

Change at the top for leading pet company

Forthglade, the Devon-based natural pet food maker, has appointed David Cox as new CEO. Initial investors Chris Brooking and Gerard Lovell, who helped shape the business over the past 11 years, have stepped down as joint managing directors while remaining investors in the business alongside the company’s senior management team...

Grove Pet Foods bought by Cranswick

Cranswick has acquired the Lincolnshire-based dry dog food producer Grove Pet Foods Ltd, with the deal being announced on Monday (January 31)...

Vital supports independent pet trade with catalogue revamp

Vital Pet Group has launched its new and improved pet product catalogue for 2022. The fresh monthly catalogue content has been constructed based on feedback from a previous Vital survey, which was completed by more than 100 readers from the retail world...