Czech pet meals producer Vafo Group is continuous its worldwide growth by investing within the Nordic nations and Baltic States, increasing its manufacturing capacities and buying shares in established trade gamers overseas. Its advertising supervisor, Tereza Alvarez Sone, stated the corporate just lately launched a brand new manufacturing unit in Finland, the ninth manufacturing facility in its portfolio.
The brand new plant is positioned within the Finnish Metropolis of Nokia, within the new eco-industrial zone, she stated. It’s fitted with an annual manufacturing capability of 20,000 tons of pet meals, making it the biggest facility of its sort within the Nordic nation’s market, based on Alvarez Sone.
Funding in Swedish pet meals enterprise
As well as, the Czech firm just lately joined forces with Swedish pet meals enterprise Lupus Foder, during which Vafo has acquired a majority stake. “4 Buddies is a model of the Swedish firm Lupus Foder,” stated Alvarez Sone. “They do not have their very own manufacturing; we’ve been producing [these products] for them for a number of years. Now, [owing to this] profitable cooperation, we’ve grow to be companions and Vafo Group has a majority share of 55% within the firm.”
In the meantime, on the Czech group’s manufacturing facility in Estonia, which focuses on snacks, the corporate has applied new know-how for freeze-dried meals and treats. “We would be the solely producer of such a feed within the EU,” Alvarez Sone stated.
Vafo Group can also be engaged on a spread of recent environmentally pleasant merchandise, that are to be added to the ranges of its numerous manufacturers and will probably be created from sustainable components. The corporate can also be readying to introduce the primary vegetarian pet meals merchandise to its portfolio, based on Alvarez Sone.
Rising vary of pet meals manufacturers
The agency’s pet meals manufacturers embrace Brit, Carnilove, Prima Cat, Prima Canine, Profine, Nutrican, Hau Hau, Sam’s Subject, Planet Pet and Christopherus, amongst others. Established in 1994, Vafo Group runs workplaces and manufacturing services within the Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Poland and Sweden, based on figures from the pet meals enterprise. Vafo Group says its merchandise can be found in additional than 75 nations world wide.
Adamowski is a contract journalist based mostly in Warsaw, Poland. He has written on numerous industries, together with pet meals, drinks, telecoms, power, protection and pensions, for quite a few English-language publications.
