All Petcare articles – Page 6
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Category ReportWhy investors have their eyes on petfood
Venture capitalists are ploughing cash into a new breed of petcare challengers. What does this mean for the market’s big dogs?
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Comment & OpinionButternut Box defies DTC doom-mongers with its near-unicorn valuation
Butternut Box shows the DTC model still has legs, even if it’s the four-legged variety
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NewsButternut Box secures bumper £280m fundraising boost
Petfood subscription service Butternut Box has raised a further £280m as it seeks to solidify its position as Europe’s largest fresh dogfood player
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Comment & OpinionIs there a future for plant-based petfood?
Big petfood manufacturers are putting their money behind plant-based innovation, but vegan diets for dogs are contentious
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NewsThe Pack adds nutritionally complete oven-baked vegan dry dogfood
Billed as the ‘first of its kind in Europe’, the NPD contains a strain of fermented rye believed to support dogs’ gut health
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NewsLily’s Kitchen sales build at home and abroad following Nestlé takeover
Premium petfood player Lily’s Kitchen has continued to rapidly build sales following its April 2020 acquisition by Nestlé
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NewsCity snapshot: Henry Dimbleby joins board of lab-grown petfood brand Good Dog Food
Lab-grown petfood brand Good Dog Food has appointed former government food tsar Henry Dimbleby as a non-executive director.
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ProfilesMy Alternative CV: Vet’s Kitchen’s Laura Shears on cars, rodents and Boy George
‘I miss the greeters in Asda and the sense of pride you used to get from the shop floor teams in Tesco. It’s rare to feel the ’buzz’ in any retailer these days’
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NewsPooch & Mutt snapped up by production partner Vafo
Petfood brand Pooch & Mutt has been taken over by long-term production partner and backer Vafo in ‘a multimillion-pound deal’
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KVI TrackerDogs and cats hit by cost-of-living as petfood prices soar
Prices of petfood are up by as much as 58% year on year in some instances, according to our KVI tracker
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NewsMars Pet Nutrition appoints chief growth officer
Nye has replaced Helen Warren-Piper, who became global VP of strategic initiatives for the business in January
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NewsCity snapshot: Pets at Home posts record sales but margins shrink
Retail group Pets at Home posted record revenues of more than £1.4bn last year, but margins were hit by rising costs and energy prices. Plus trading updates from Fever-Tree and Tate & Lyle
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NewsPip & Nut teams with Butternut Box for peanut butter dog treats
Billed as the perfect post-walkies treat, the treats contain ‘human-quality ingredients’ including peanuts, oats and chia seeds
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NewsRaw dogfood player Paleo Ridge receives £1m investment to boost retail ambitions
Paleo Ridge has secured a further seven-figure investment from investor Ashridge Capital
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NewsŸnsect launches mealworm petfood ingredients brand Sprÿng
The brand offers ‘easy-to-incorporate, neutral-tasting, odourless and light brown ingredients’, which can be used in dry and wet petfood
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NewsCultivated petfood supplier Good Dog Food raises £3.6m
Good Dog Food has raised the seed financing to fund its efforts to create slaughter-free alternatives for petfood
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NewsLily’s Kitchen CEO resigns after just 18 months
A spokeswoman for Lily’s Kitchen told The Grocer the board would like to thank Magalini ‘for his outstanding leadership and commitment’
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NewsCity snapshot: Nestlé first quarter volumes slip back as price hikes near 10%
Nestlé has reported organic growth of over 9% despite a dip in sales volumes. Plus ABF margins hit by cost inflation, Ocado to shut CFC, trading improves at McBride and all the rest of the latest news from the City
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NewsPetfood makers and FareShare team up to help animals
Companies including Pets at Home, Purina Petcare, Lily’s Kitchen and Mars Petcare are taking part in the scheme
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NewsButternut Box extends European reach with PsiBufet acquisition
UK-based DTC dogfood player Butternut Box has strengthened its position in continental Europe with the acquisition of Polish fresh dogfood company PsiBufet