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Growel Group enters pet food business with Carniwel

November 4, 20245 min

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...

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Browning named Royal Canin’s US retail business head

October 23, 20244 min

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...

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Chuck Norris launches premium dog food Lone Wolf Ranch

October 7, 20245 min

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...

by Staff Reporter

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Open Farm, ‘sustainable’ pet food company, certified as B Corp

July 14, 20246 min

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...

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Heather Pasquale is Royal Canin’s new U.S. vet business unit head

July 8, 20244 min

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...

by Staff Reporter

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Royal Canin to serve smaller packs of pet food in India

June 26, 20245 min

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...

by Preeti Srivastav

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Hitesh Swali, straight-talking vet who believes in keeping it simple

June 17, 202417 min

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...

by The Snout Team

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‘Pet owners want transparency from pet food manufacturers and marketers’

May 28, 20246 min

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...

by Staff Reporter

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Royal Canin opens its first pet food packaging plant in India

May 4, 20244 min

Pet food manufacturer Royal Canin opened Asia’s second largest fully operational packaging plant at Bhiwandi, about 50 km from Bombay, at an investment of ₹100 crore last week, the French company said in a press release. The state-of-the-art packaging centre, marking Royal Canin’s maiden venture in India, is equipped with automatic packing machines and essential utilities to convert bulk products into retail packs tailored to meet the requirements of Indian pet owners, the company said....

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Europe allows use of rosemary extract as antioxidant feed additive for cats, dogs

May 4, 20245 min

The European Commission has allowed the use of liquid rosemary extract as an antioxidant feed additive for cats and dogs through Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1068. The submission leading to the authorization was initiated by Kemin Nutrisurance, pet food and rendering technologies business unit of Kemin Industries, a global ingredient manufacturer that supplies over 500 speciality ingredients for human and animal health and nutrition, pet food, aquaculture, nutraceuticals, food technologies, crop technologies, and textile, biofuel...

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