A new year brings new opportunities for a lifestyle reboot. As you set health goals for 2025, remember that your pet can embark on the journey to healthier living alongside you. Whether you are aiming to eat better, exercise more, or find peace of mind, one of the best strategies for success is the buddy system—and your pet might be the perfect partner. Consider three ways you and your pet can work towards healthy habits...
Orijen, a pet food brand, is collaborating with Disney to celebrate the release of Mufasa: The Lion King (2024) in theatres on Friday. The collaboration aims to highlight the importance of feeding pets high-quality, ‘WholePrey’ ingredients, Champion Petfoods, the company behind Orijen, said in a press release. Orijen has teamed up with Disney to celebrate the movie’s launch and highlight its products, which are packed with ‘WholePrey’ ingredients, including muscle meat, poultry or fish, organs,...
While some large Indian corporations such as Godrej Consumer Products Ltd have announced plans to enter the rapidly growing pet foods market, the Growel Group, a leader in aquaculture feeds, aqua healthcare, and the seafood processing industry since 1994, has stolen a march over them with their recent launch of the brand, Carniwel. According to a press statement from the company, the Carniwel brand, crafted with high-quality nutritious ingredients and manufactured entirely in India, falls...
Royal Canin, one of the billion-dollar brands owned by pet and human foods giant Mars, Inc., has named Stanley Browning general manager of the U.S. Pet Specialty Retail and Omnichannel business unit for Royal Canin North America, effective September 9. He is now also part of the Royal Canin North America leadership team. Browning joined Royal Canin in 2013, serving in various roles across Asia, most recently as general manager for Royal Canin Korea. Prior...
Veteran martial arts champion and action movie star Carlos Ray ‘Chuck’ Norris and his wife Gena, who are known for their love of and devotion to the many dogs they have had over the years, have launched their own brand of pet food. Lone Wolf Ranch Pets is a premium dog nutrition brand offering nutrient-rich foods for canines. According to a press release from Lone Wolf Ranch Pets, the brand reflects Chuck Norris’s unwavering love...
Open Farm, a privately held company based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and focused on ethically and sustainably sourced pet food with a mission to “Do Some Good for Animals and the Planet”, has announced that it has been officially certified as a B Corporation. The company offers a range of premium pet food products, including dry and wet foods, bone broths, treats, freeze-dried raw, gently cooked meals, and nutritional supplements, all formulated with a focus...
Royal Canin, a billion-dollar brand of pet care and human snacks conglomerate Mars, Inc, has named Heather Pasquale general manager of the U.S. veterinary business unit for Royal Canin North America, effective July 1. Pasquale succeeds Jean-Lin Pelatan, who was named general manager, global business-to-business platform, at the Royal Canin global headquarters in Aimargues, France. Pasquale, who will also serve as a member of the Royal Canin North America leadership team, will be responsible for...
France-based pet food manufacturer and supplier Royal Canin, which opened a high-end packaging plant at a cost of about Rs100 crore in Bhiwandi near Bombay in April, aims to deliver smaller packages targeted at Indian consumers, a report in The Hindu Businessline newspaper said. Satinder Singh, managing director of Royal Canin (India), told the paper that Indian consumers prefer to buy pet food in smaller packs. “About 85% of packs (sold here) are less than...
There is no surprise when one meets a veterinarian who says he, or increasingly she, loves animals. Indeed, most people tend to think a veterinarian must necessarily love animals. But Hitesh Swali, well-known practitioner in Bombay’s western suburbs, is not that veterinarian. Dr Swali is a fan of Dr Asthana aka Maamu, the immensely popular character from Rajkumar Hirani’s superhit directorial debut film Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003). Like Dr Asthana, he believes doctors must be...
Shannon Landry, pet brand manager at Packaged Facts, an agency that provides consumer marketing research on food and beverages, pet products and services, demographics, and financial services, recently participated in a panel discussion on pet food sustainability at the Petfood Forum, a premier conference for professionals in the pet food and treat industry. Packaged Facts, based in Rockville, Maryland, is a brand of The Freedonia Group, a division of MarketResearch.com, a premier international business research...
