Canine and cat meals producer United Petfood signed a share buy settlement for the acquisition of Important Petfood Group in Ølgod, Denmark. Important Petfood Group produces dry and semi-moist cat and pet food for personal labels and its personal manufacturers, Go Care and Go Care Royal.
United Petfood focuses on non-public labeling dry pet meals, moist pet meals, treats and snacks. The Belgian family-owned enterprise operates pet meals manufacturing services in Belgium, Hungary, Italy, Spain, Romania and Turkey. The group additionally runs 5 manufacturing services in France, three in Poland, three within the UK and 6 within the Netherlands. United Petfood sells in additional than 95 nations. The corporate realized an annual turnover above €1.2 billion (US$1.3 billion), in response to an organization press launch. The corporate’s annual income in 2022 was roughly US$800 million, in response to Petfood Trade’s Prime Corporations database.
Final 12 months, in December, the firm acquired Dutch firm De Haan Petfood. De Haan is positioned in Nieuwkoop, the Netherlands, and specializes within the manufacturing of moist canine and cat meals within the type of high-quality meat chunks in gravy.
In February 2023, the corporate acquired a stake in Turkey-based Lider Pet Meals, which stays independently managed. Lider Pet Meals was established in 2009 in Salihl, Turkey. The corporate’s annual income in 2021 was US$98,000,000, in response to Petfood Trade’s Prime Corporations Present Knowledge.
In November 2022, United Petfood acquired dry canine and cat meals manufacturing services of Cargill in Krzepice, Poland and Karcag, Hungary. The 2 websites produce dry pet meals for cats and canines. Cargill retains possession of its pet meals manufacturers and can proceed to supply a portfolio of its branded merchandise.
These have been solely the newest acquisitions by United Petfood. The corporate purchased quite a few others over the previous decade.
United Petfood historical past
2023: United Petfood acquired a stake in Turkey-based Lider Pet Meals.
2022 (April): United Petfood acquires Neodis Mornac, a French producer of dry pet meals for canines and cats.
2021 (October) United Petfood acquires Teeling Petfood, a Dutch producer of moist meals for canines and cats.
2021 (March): United Petfood acquires the UK’s Cambrian Pet Meals.
2020 (June): United Petfood acquires Jonker Petfood.
2020 (April): United Petfood acquires the IAMS Europe pet meals plant in Coevorden, Netherlands, from Spectrum Manufacturers.
2020 (January): United Petfood acquires Effeffe Petfood.
2019: Acquisition of manufacturing website in Pieve Porto Morone, Italy. Acquisition of a manufacturing facility in Radom, Poland.
2018 (July): United Petfood acquires Bynsa Group.
2018: United Petfood opens a brand new manufacturing facility in Biskupice, Poland. Acquisition of a manufacturing website in Coevorden, the Netherlands, a brand new manufacturing facility in Zaragoza, Spain, and a brand new manufacturing facility in Buftea, Romania
2017: Acquisition of Crusty Meals in France; growth of 95% natural pet meals
2016: United Petfood obtains progress capital from Waterland Personal Fairness Investments.
2015: Acquisition of a manufacturing website in St. Martin (Nantes), France
2014 (July): United Petfood acquires Petfood Plus à Yzeure, a manufacturing plant in France, bringing its whole variety of manufacturing services in France to three, and 5 general.
2013 (July): United Petfood broadcasts its takeover of Continentale Diet’s dry pet meals enterprise in France, together with a dry pet meals plant and a biscuit plant.
2003: The corporate opens a manufacturing website in Ghent, Belgium.
