The Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC) has honored six individuals and organizations for their exceptional contributions to the pet care community during a ceremony held in conjunction with Global Pet Expo. PIJAC honored Allan Levey of Secaucus, N.J., with the Nancy G. Knutson Lifetime Achievement Award; Ambassador of the Year Award was presented to American Humane’s national director, Companion Animals and […]
Read More →ZIWI USA Inc. announced a price decrease for its ZIWI Peak Venison air-dried range from March 1, 2020, as a result of a reduction in New Zealand Venison prices. “The new pricing will give retailers the ability to lower shelf pricing and help their customers to solve protein-related allergy or food sensitivity issues at a much […] Read More →
Pet Supplies Plus’ (PSP) vision to be America’s Favorite Neighborhood Pet Store starts with having a local neighbor own each location. PSP is growing their network of independently owned and operated pet stores through their Independent Pet Store Conversion Program. To date, four pet stores and pet store chains, including Russ Herman’s Pet Savers stores […] Read More →
Champion Petfoods announces three new lines. ORIJEN Small Breed – formulated to support small dogs’ immune systems, with protein from free-run chicken, turkey, quail and three kinds of whole, wild-caught fish. New ACANA Cat contains fresh ingredients, enhanced antioxidants to support a healthy immune system, and freeze-dry coated kibble for tastes cats crave. ACANA Regionals Cat recipes […] Read More →
Supreme Petfoods (booth #1842) has launched Science Selective House Rabbit as an extension to its award-winning Selective range. Lifestyle specific products have been available to cats and dogs for some time and now they will be available to rabbits too. The new product has a formulation to match the needs of rabbits living indoors with […] Read More →
The pet CBD industry is growing rapidly and gaining more attention each year. Pet Releaf (booth #1181) is launching several new products. Steve Smith, president of Pet Releaf, board member on the executive committee for the U.S. Hemp Roundtable and a board member of the Hemp Industries Association is also providing insight on 2020 pet trends and […] Read More →
The American Pet Products Association (APPA) announced new annual industry-wide spending figures, exceeding last year’s spending by more than $3 billion, at Global Pet Expo. Pet care spending in 2018 reached a record-breaking high of $72.56 billion, an increase of 4 percent from 2017. APPA’s figures cover pet spending in the market categories of food ($30.32 […] Read More →
Today, the last day of Global Pet Expo, began at 7:45 a.m. in Room W209 with the APPA Young Professionals Education Breakfast, which is scheduled to continue until 9 a.m. The day will wrap up with the APPA Young Professionals Meetup at booth #2401 from 1:00 to 1:30 p.m. In between those two events will […] Read More →
2019 TEST – The second day of Global Pet Expo consisted of more than twenty educational seminars, receptions and networking events as well as a long day of meetings between exhibitors and show attendees. After the show concluded at 6pm, the American Pet Products Association and Pet Industry Distributor’s Association celebrated their 60th and 50th anniversaries, […] Read More →