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PATS adds new Aquatics Zone to the 2024 TRADE show
PATS 2024, reverting to its original title of the Pet & Aquatics Trade Show, will introduce a focussed Aquatics Zone to its three-day exhibition, which takes place at Telford International Centre from Sunday, 29th September to Tuesday, 1st October 2024...
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Welsh dog treat business secures £150,000 investment package as it aims to double in size
Swansea-based Dewkes, set up during the Covid pandemic by James and Jane Bygate, is investing £150,000 in the business and has ambitious plans for growth in the next three years...
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Sustainable packaging initiative gathers support
The Pet Sustainability Coalition (PSC) has partnered with UK Pet Food – the leading trade body for the UK pet food industry – to open the Packaging Pledge program to its members this year...
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Mr Bug wins prestigious Just Started award
Who doesn’t like to be on a list? Especially when said Top 100 list is the UK’s longest running and most prestigious compilation of high-flying disruptors and challenger brands. Besides being the top performing pet food provider on the list (No.54), Mr Bug was also named the 2023 winner of Startups Just Started prize...
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Supreme triumphs in prestigious awards
Supreme Petfoods has been recognised as an honoree in the small animal food category of the Pet Age Editor’s Select awards, for its Science Selective Rabbit food range...
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Pet products shortlisted for Gift of the Year Awards
A party game called Ten Bone Bowling, described as the world’s first party game where a dog can play too, has been shortlisted for the Gift of the Year Awards...
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Research shows Gunnera species likely to be a hybrid
Retailers who sell pond plants are being advised to stop selling plants named as Gunnera manicata because of the likelihood that many plants under that name are the result of crossing with G.tinctoria, which is banned from sale...
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Fettle drives retail excitement with Pumpkin Powder
Fettle has introduced the highly anticipated Organic Pumpkin Powder, a solution for pet digestive health, exclusively launching in retail stores. It has been seveloped to address anal gland issues and combat fishy odours.
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London dog owners worst for overfeeding pets
New research by pet food brand Edgard & Cooper has found that more than three quarters of dog owners (76%) admitted to letting their pets overindulge this Christmas, with 73% giving their dogs Christmas dinner. London dog owners are identified as the worst culprits...
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Retailers urged to stock Natures Deli food and treats
Natures Deli, available to purchase through Pedigree Wholesale, understands that dogs are an important and beloved member of the family. That’s why the brand carefully crafts nutritious, tasty dog food and treats free from artificial colours, flavours and preservatives...
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Charlie joins Belgian company as UK sales manager
Charmaine (Charlie) Richardson, a well-respected key account manager in the pet industry, has joined Belgian company Pet Concept as its UK sales manager. She previously worked at Sharples Pet...
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Retail Association says footfall number on high street 'disappointing'
The British Independent Retailers Association has said the low footfall figures for the festive season are disappointing and have confirmed what a challenging year it was for shop owners...
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Report celebrates sustainability milestones
IVC Evidensia have published their latest annual Positive Pawprint sustainability report, revealing key milestones reached in 2023, alongside other successes that the leading veterinary group has achieved...
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Cani Cross competitor is SuperSonic
Cani Cross competitor Sarah Gillam and dog Sonic, which is fed on CSJ foods, secured a win at the British Champs to take the title for the third year in a row...
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Biggest show for parrot owners returns
Northern Parrots has announced the return of the UK’s biggest show for parrot owners, Think Parrots, in 2024. It promises to be bigger and better than ever...
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The best of last edition of Pet Trade Xtra
The top-read stories from last week's Pet Trade Xtra can be seen below, if you missed them...
Small pet specialist moves into dog treat production
Supreme Petfoods, a leading figure in small pet nutrition, is venturing into the canine category with the introduction of Dolly Dog Tasty Bones, Dolly Dog Crunchy Cookies, Danny Doggy Donuts and Danny Dog Yummy Sticks, to its award-winning Tiny Friends Farm range...
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Pet shop for sale at auction…for second time
A long-serving pet shop has come up for sale again at an online auction. All Pets in Lowestoft is being marketed as a freehold shop with deceptively large accommodation located in a prime retail area, with rear access to private enclosed parking.
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New aquatic and reptile show launched
AQUAH, which claims to be the UK’s largest aquatic and reptile event of its kind, is set to take place at the NAEC Stoneleigh on 6th-7th April 2024. The organisers have confirmed it will be a combined trade and consumer show...
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United Petfood acquires Dutch firm De Haan Petfood
Leading international pet food manufacturer United Petfood, from Belgium, has announced the takeover of Dutch company De Haan Petfood...
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Henry Bell merchandising boost at garden centre
Henry Bell has helped a popular garden centre to re-lay its store through its innovative vertical merchandising concept, which has been designed to grow the number of customers purchasing wild bird care products, maximise the potential of in-store floor space and drive an increase in market spend...
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