French producer Natura Plus Extremely Pet Meals, a direct-to-consumer enterprise, is planning to extend its manufacturing capabilities amid rising gross sales, in response to a senior firm consultant.
Matthieu Wincker, president and founding father of Natura Plus Extremely Pet Meals, informed Petfoodindustry.com the enterprise continues to extend the gross sales of its model, Extremely Premium Direct, yearly.
This 12 months, the corporate will launch a challenge so as to add 750 sq. meters (8,073 sq. ft) to its workplace area, but in addition develop the floorspace of its manufacturing unit in Estillac, within the nation’s southwest, stated Wincker.
“On the plant facet, a fourth enlargement challenge will start in 2024, bringing the whole floor space to 13,000 sq. meters,” he stated. “Our present manufacturing strains allow us to soak up a quantity that would generate gross sales of €150 million a 12 months.” This interprets into about US$163.5 million.
As well as, Natura Plus Extremely Pet Meals is aiming to construct a brand new extrusion plant in 2026. Different plans embody boosting the corporate’s on-line gross sales, stated Wincker.
“We’re persevering with to develop our e-commerce enterprise,” he stated, including the corporate can be investing in strengthening its brick-and-mortar retail presence.
“We’re concentrating on our bodily retail retailer growth in France and our on-line progress,” stated Wincker, including the corporate has eight retailers in France with a objective to launch 10 to twenty retailers per 12 months.
Polish pet meals producer to launch new manufacturing unit
Polish pet meals maker Petmex Firm has obtained a permission to open a brand new manufacturing unit in Polanka, within the nation’s southern area of Małopolska, the place the enterprise already operates different manufacturing services.
The brand new plant will likely be positioned within the Kraków Expertise Park (KTP) the place the corporate has been lively since 2019.
“For the fourth time, Petmex will make the most of the alternatives provided by the Polish Funding Zone program and can construct a brand new manufacturing unit the place it’ll produce moist meals for canines and cats,” the KTP stated in an announcement.
As a part of the forthcoming challenge, the enterprise will make investments greater than PLN 28 million (US$7 million) to construct the designed plant and create 10 new jobs. Petmex may also use a portion of the funds to improve its present manufacturing services and warehouses and buy new equipment. Petmex now has a workforce of about 130 staff.
Along with Poland, “the corporate additionally operates in European markets. One of many necessary instructions of growth on which the corporate is at present focusing are North American markets,” in response to the assertion.
Established in 2014, the enterprise is owned by native businessmen Krzysztof Napora and Damian Napora. Krzysztof Napora can be the president of the producer’s administration board.
Australian pet meals subscription service invests in new facility
Sydney-based contemporary pet meals subscription service Lyka has expanded its presence in Victoria, creating greater than 100 native jobs within the nation’s southeastern state.
Earlier this 12 months, the producer allotted AUD$16 million (US$10.5 million) to open a brand new pet meals plant and nationwide distribution middle in Melbourne’s Dandenong South suburb, the Victoria State Authorities stated in an announcement.
“The brand new facility contains new manufacturing strains and superior, automated tools that’s the first of its type in Australia, enhancing effectivity and nutrient retention,” stated the assertion. “The power features a nationwide distribution middle that may allow as much as 4 instances the present distribution of the product, bettering supply instances, lowering meals miles and rising the corporate’s potential to provide the pet meals throughout Australia.”
