Author: Andy Coyne

Credit: Inspired Pet Nutrition Inspired Pet Nutrition, the UK pet-food company behind brands such as Harringtons and Wagg, marked its centenary last year and last month announced it had raised nearly £200m ($251.8m ) in annual turnover, with sales doubling over the past five years . The family-run business, based in Yorkshire in northern England, has ambitions to maintain or even exceed its growth rate and become one of the top three largest pet food businesses in the UK. Inspired Pet Nutrition has been quite active in the deals market for the past two decades, investing in Real Pet Food…

Czech pet-food business Vafo Group continued its acquisitions by buying peer Dagsmark Petfood. The deal, done for an undisclosed amount, is Vafo’s third in the last ten months. Finalnd-based Dagsmark mainly specializes in wet pet food, which Vafo proposed to complement its portfolio in the country. The acquisition includes Dagsmark’s production facility in the town of Mellilä. In Finland, Vafo is represented by its subsidiary Prima Pet Premium, which also operates a dry food factory that opened last year following a €20m ($21.5m) investment. Vafo said the acquisition of Dagsmark meant it became “the clear leader in the pet food…