In This Issue
PIF Awards celebrate the Best of the Best
PIF Award Winners 2023 revealed
Over £114,000 raised at Pets Foundation charity ball
Cultivated meat pet food producer rebrands as Meatly
Plant-based treat company Soopa switches to recyclable paper flow wrap packaging
Owners splash out on Christmas gifts for pets
Lily’s Kitchen unveils Christmas TV advert on SKY
Pooch & Mutt creates Dental Stick Advent Calendar
Morrisons unveils biggest supermarket festive pet range
Award-winning brand moves towards sustainable range
Nutriment’s charity campaign supports pets in need
Just for Pets completes latest store refit
Vet survey reveals top rabbit health issues
Five new directors join OATA Board
Digital dog tag could prevent unnecessary deaths
Online canine first aid course for pet owners
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Henry Bell appoints new National Sales Manager
BIRA sets out expectations for November 2023 Budget
IVC Evidensia announces partnership with RUMA CA&E
The best of last edition of Pet Trade Xtra
Thailand packaging giant acquires Law Print
Award-winning Animology moves into Australian market
Long Paws helps wholesaler to expand pet offering
Pet store and rescue centre create food bank
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PIF Awards celebrate the Best of the Best

The much anticipated PIF Awards were revealed at the gala black tie ceremony held at Chesford Grange Hotel, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, last night, with over 20 categories of winners announced...

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PIF Award Winners 2023 revealed

A total of 24 honours were handed out at the PIF Awards 2023. Click on the link below to view the full list of winners.


Jollyes – The Pet People – won Pet Retail Chain of the Year 2023.

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Over £114,000 raised at Pets Foundation charity ball
Total adds to £50 million already raised since 2006

Broadcaster Clare Balding hosted the Pets Foundation annual charity ball last night, as Pets at Home and the wider pet care industry came together to raise much needed funds to support animal charities in need across the UK...

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Cultivated meat pet food producer rebrands as Meatly
 

Good Dog Food has rebranded to ‘Meatly’ in preparation for its upcoming UK product launch. Meatly will sell the first-ever cultivated meat pet food on the market...

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Plant-based treat company Soopa switches to recyclable paper flow wrap packaging

Plant-based dog treat supplier Soopa has made the switch to 100% recyclable paper flow wrap for its packaging. The move marks a significant step towards reducing plastic waste and is part of the company’s commitment to creating sustainable products...

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Owners splash out on Christmas gifts for pets
 

Pets at Home, the UK’s largest pet retail group, has revealed that owners are splashing out on Christmas gifts for their animals. Already, the group has sold over a quarter of a million Christmas dog toys and almost 100,000 advent calendars this year. And its new luxury £30 Pets at Home Giant Treat Advent Calendar (pictured) sold out online in just three days. 

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Lily’s Kitchen unveils Christmas TV advert on SKY

Lily’s Kitchen has created a 30 second TV advert, entitled ‘Christmas Every Day’, which is being shown on SKY until November 19...

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Pooch & Mutt creates Dental Stick Advent Calendar

Pooch & Mutt has created what it claims to be the world’s first ever Dental Stick Advent Calendar for dogs...

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Morrisons unveils biggest supermarket festive pet range

Morrisons is making sure Christmas 2023 is the ‘ulti-mutt’ celebration for pets as it unveils its biggest festive pet range to date...

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Award-winning brand moves towards sustainable range

The award-winning Henry Wag brand is taking big steps to minimise the negative impact its products have on the environment and create a more sustainable product range...

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Nutriment’s charity campaign supports pets in need

Nutriment Raw has launched its ‘Together we care’ campaign, which pledges to donate a meal to rescue dogs in need for every 10kg of Nutriment Raw food purchased (both online and in-store)...

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Just for Pets completes latest store refit

Just for Pets has completed its latest refit at the Maypole in Birmingham...

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Vet survey reveals top rabbit health issues

The three most common rabbit health issues are dental disease, gastrointestinal stasis and obesity, Supreme Petfoods’ recent survey of UK veterinary surgeons has revealed...

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Five new directors join OATA Board

Five new directors were welcomed to the OATA Board at the trade association’s Annual General Meeting which was held on November 1...

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Digital dog tag could prevent unnecessary deaths
 

Manchester-based entrepreneurs, Felix Robinson and son Tom, who set up their company Pet Trust UK to make the buying of dogs online safer, believe their digital DogTag could help prevent the unnecessary death of pets...

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Online canine first aid course for pet owners

The Bone Idol Academy is urging pet owners to get clued up on canine first aid, by offering an accessible and informative online course...

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