Pet Care

Industry Roundup

Pet Food

Colpac customizes its recyclable Stagione range for Hug PET FOODS in the UK with a full color printed sleeve for packs for each flavor combination; sleeves feature space for an inkjet label for ingredients, best before date, serving/cooking instructions
Colpac Ltd. (03/28)

Australia: Societe des Produits Nestle Owns Trademark for 'Petivity' for various classes including animal feeding and eating behaviors, pet weight and pet activity: Trademark No. 2240851
Australian Government (03/28)

Pet Care Products

Australia: Societe des Produits Nestle Owns Trademark for 'Purina Totalcare' and '5 Squares In Square Form Checks' for various goods including flea collars, clothing for pets and beds for domestic animals: Trademark No. 2240889
Australian Government (03/28)

Millennials make up the largest segment of pet owners at 32% and, along with Gen Z, are more apt to buy pet care items online via subscription than Gen X, Baby Boomers; older generations spend more for food and vet care: American Pet Products Assn.
Targeted News Service (Press Releases) (03/25)

Veterinary Care

The global veterinary point of care diagnostics market is expected to reach US$2.69B by 2028; growth driven by demand for rapid diagnostic products, initiatives, such as R&D, by market players and growing pet health awareness: ResearchandMarkets.com
PR Newswire (03/23)

Pet Care

Natural Balance Pet Foods debuts its rebrand at the Global Pet Expo, with new logo, packaging and products; new logo refers to company's history, while the packaging focuses on the ingredient story to provide a fresh, lively and modern look, says company
Natural Balance Pet Foods Inc. (03/25)

The Global Pet Expo awards 27 winners in nine new product categories; winners include Funki Flingerz by Flingerz, Zilla Heat Projector by Central Garden & Pet, Cutlets in Gravy 3-oz. cans by Pure Cravings and Shake A Flakes by Raised Right
Pet Product Innovations LLC (03/25)

Fort Benton, Montana-based hemp company IND HEMP launches its All Walks' line of hemp hurd animal bedding at Global Pet Expo; bedding is stuffed with hemp's inner woody core and comes in a 6.5-liter retail package size as well as a 13-liter size
PR Newswire (03/24)

Pet Food

Subscription pet wellness brand Spot & Tango raises US$51.7M in funding rounds after growing by over 250% in 2021; brand is set to add new grain-free Cod & Salmon recipe to its fresh dry dog food UnKibble line for dogs with sensitive stomachs
Business Wire (03/23)

Cultivated meat investor Agronomics, UK-based food biotech company Roslin Technologies to develop pet food using lab grown meat under Good Dog Food venture; pet food makes up almost 25% of meat produced in US, 65 million tons of emissions, says investor
Grocer (03/23)

Better Choice launches new line Halo Elevate with 39 varieties of dry and wet food for dogs, available at Petco, Pet Supplies Plus and neighborhood pet stores; recipes are formulated with probiotics and include grain-free, chicken and red meat options
PR Newswire (03/22)

 Club Store

BJ’s becomes first wholesale club to partner with DoorDash, will offer on-demand grocery delivery from 226 locations; partnership will also enable same-day delivery from BJs.com via DoorDash’s white-label fulfillment platform DoorDash Drive
Supermarket News (03/28)

Walmart sues BJ's Wholesale Club, saying company's Express Pay self-checkout technology is 'strikingly similar' to Sam's Club's patented Scan & Go app; Walmart says it appears that BJ's merely changed in-app colors, name
Business Insider (03/24)

 E-Commerce Trends & Statistics

Packsize kicks off MODEX 2022 with Right-sized Packaging on Demand solutions that use less paper, create less waste, including advanced iQ Series, EM Series, semi-automated, fully automated X Series product lines
Business Wire (03/28)

Oji Holdings to expand production of thermal paper at Kanzan thermal and inkjet paper mill in Duren, Germany, by January 2024; company says it is strengthening business globally as thermal paper demand grows in e-commerce, food application, label market
Oji Holdings Corp. (03/24)

 Supermarket

Recycle Now, Clear on Plastics work with BBC presenter JJ Chalmers on Repeat the Cycle campaign that highlights UK supermarkets with collection points for bags, wrapping; campaign supported by Tesco, Co-op, Sainsburys, other UK Plastics Pact signatories
Packaging News (03/28)

CEO of Auchan plans to maintain company's presence in Russia and Ukraine, says most important goal is to maintain employees and continue feeding the populations of these two countries
Reuters (03/28)

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