In This Issue
New boss appointed by Pets at Home on basic £580k salary
Pet food supplier hits back at ‘jury still out’ claims
Change at the top for leading pet company
Welsh entrepreneur wins ‘Made in the UK’ award
Contest to get more dogs’ faces on billboards
PetQuip to host first-ever British Pavilion at Superzoo
Pet food firm brings 'hope' to coral reef restoration
Vital supports independent pet trade with catalogue revamp
Dog charity offers fundraising Valentine's gift boxes
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Grove Pet Foods bought by Cranswick
Defra reviews guidance on animal activity licensing
Pet Industry Federation hails EU Export Webinar success
Man fined for pet store theft
Su-Bridge releases natural treats range
Sleeping out to raise money for Street Paws charity
Successful trial calls for more cat owner volunteers
The best of last week's Pet Trade Xtra
New ‘all natural’ pet shop to open next week
PATS and Pedigree Wholesale set to celebrate in style
Surge in abandoned ‘pandemic pets’ predicted
UK firm set to become biggest dog services operation
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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...

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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...

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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...

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Welsh entrepreneur wins ‘Made in the UK’ award

Wales-based business Clydach Farm has been awarded the Made in the UK award for GBEA Wales at the Great British Entrepreneur Awards...

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Contest to get more dogs’ faces on billboards

Fresh dog food company Butternut Box has launched a series of billboards across the UK as part of its #DogsDeserveBillboards competition...

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PetQuip to host first-ever British Pavilion at Superzoo

PetQuip has reached an agreement with the organisers of Superzoo to host a pavilion for UK firms for the first time at the Las Vegas show, which takes place on 22-25 August 2022...

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Pet food firm brings 'hope' to coral reef restoration

Through one of its most well-known brands Sheba, Mars Petcare is marking the launch of its latest purpose-driven campaign with a £1.25m investment in in-store and online support across all channels to raise maximum awareness among new and existing shoppers to the brand...

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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...

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Dog charity offers fundraising Valentine's gift boxes

To celebrate the special bond that homeless people around the county share with their dogs, the Street Paws charity is selling special Valentine's gift sets to help raise much-needed funds...

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