Author: Eszter Racz
US’s Simmons Pet Food to close Canadian plant US’s Simmons Pet Food to close Canadian plant /Credit: New Africa/Shutterstock.com/ US-based Simmons Pet Food will close a canning facility in Canada, a move that will affect nearly 200 jobs. The business plans to close a pet food plant in Streetsville in Ontario by the end of the year. Simmons Pet Food said the move was a “strategic decision to further centralize production and distribution to better serve customers”. The closing will affect “approximately 190 team members” who work at the facility, the company said. The group, headquartered in Siloam Springs in…
Nestlé invests in pet-food production in Hungary Nestlé has announced another Ft55bn ($152.3m) investment for its Purina pet-food factory in Hungary. In October, the food giant announced that it was investing around Ft90bn to open two new production units at its Bük site, which would increase output by 66% annually from around 150,000 tonnes to 250,000 tonnes. According to Nestlé’s latest statement, the commissioning of the new factory unit will end a five-year development cycle that began in 2020, bringing the company’s total investment in the Bük factory to Ft300bn. Construction for the latest extension began last month. According to…
Credit: Maya Shustov/Shutterstock.com/ The PetWise company has appointed a new chief executive officer in US-based E. McDowell “Mac” Tillman. The pet business is owned by private-equity firm A&M Capital Partners. Tillman succeeds Kevin Fick, who has moved to “a new role on the company’s board of directors, where he will continue to work with Tillman and the company.” Flick has served as CEO of Petwise since 2012. Tillman was most recently chief executive for Alete Active Nutrition, a dietary supplement brand. He was senior vice president of sales and marketing at GU Energy Labs for two years between 2018 and…
Germany’s number-two meat group buys pet food business / Credit: Chendongshan / Shutterstock.com Germany-based meat giant Westfleisch has expanded its pet-food arm with the acquisition of local specialist The Petfood Company. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Westfleisch is already in the dry pet food business, selling products under its Dog’s Nature brand. The Petfood Company, based in Bocholt in western Germany, focuses on wet pet-food products and manufactures for private-label clients. “With this acquisition, we have taken a further step towards expanding our own value chain,” said Westfleisch CEO Dr Wilhelm Uffelmann. “Due to strong demand from…
Photo of a beagle dog chewing treats /credit: SeventyFour/shutterstock.com/ Private-equity-backed Targeted PetCare has acquired pet treat supplier Pet Brands in an all-US deal. Targeted PetCase (TPC), owned by private-equity firm Wind Point Partners, has purchased Ohio-based Pet Brands to expand its “capabilities in high-growth pet treat categories.” “The acquisition of Pet Brands significantly expands Targeted PetCare’s pet treat portfolio and adds complementary acquisition, design and packaging capabilities,” Wind Point said in a statement. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. In the statement, Matt Miller, CEO of Targeted PetCare, said: “Pet Brands has developed high-value capabilities and strong brands…