Czech pet meals maker Vafo Group has introduced it’s launching Planet Pet Society, a brand new model of sustainable canine and cat meals utilizing uncooked substances comprising unused meals sources from human consumption. “Planet Pet Society is 100% local weather impartial. In manufacturing, it makes use of native uncooked substances, renewable power sources and absolutely recyclable packaging,” the corporate mentioned in an announcement.
“A full 1% from gross sales of the brand new meals goes to a venture to revive seagrasses in the Baltic Sea that present shelter for a lot of animals,” the corporate mentioned. “In this manner, Vafo is immediately contributing to the safety of biodiversity.”
Vafo Group mentioned that Planet Pet Society merchandise are manufactured with using uncooked animal components sourced from major manufacturing, together with meat trimmings, organ, cartilage and fish pores and skin, amongst others.
Karolína Čápová, head of product at Vafo Group, mentioned the corporate considers upcycling as representing “a brand new approach of trying on the number of high quality, nutritionally wealthy substances with a smaller affect on the planet. They’re supreme for protecting the pure dietary wants of canines and cats with a major part of animal protein, whereas on the identical time easing the pressure on the setting.”
Different European corporations have additionally introduced product and facility expansions.
Polish pet meals, care firm expands portfolio with new merchandise
Polish pet meals and care enterprise Dr. PetCare has launched a brand new vary of moist cat meals underneath its Nation & Nature model, in keeping with Mariusz Wojciechowski, the corporate’s chief government. “Dr. PetCare has been current within the Polish marketplace for two years. Consistent with our plans, over the previous 1.5 years now we have considerably expanded our vary and likewise the distribution of our merchandise,” he mentioned.
In addition to moist cat meals, the Polish firm has additionally “ready a variety of new merchandise, akin to new variants of moist pet meals, together with moist pet meals for puppies,” in keeping with the CEO. He added that with the newest launches, Dr. PetCare provides greater than 50 merchandise to native shoppers.
“This features a vary of grain-free dry pet food based mostly on recent meat, out there in three flavors and bag sizes; three ranges of moist meals for canines and one for cats; dietary dietary supplements for canines and cats; biocidal collars; CBD oils; and likewise a number of different merchandise that we distribute,” Wojciechowski mentioned.
Requested concerning the firm’s potential international enlargement plans outdoors Poland, he replied that Dr. PetCare is “within the technique of planning to broaden the presence of our premium pet meals ranges. We’re some neighboring markets, on the lookout for the proper distribution mannequin” to entry them.
Turkish pet meals maker launches new manufacturing unit
In a bid to broaden its product vary, Hasvet Medikal, an animal well being and vitamin trade firm based mostly in Turkey, has opened a brand new plant within the Kırklareli organized industrial zone, within the nation’s northwestern half. On the manufacturing unit, the corporate will produce pet meals underneath its Fi Petfood model.
Talking on the official launch ceremony, Hidayet Şimşek, the agency’s chairman of the board of administrators, mentioned that the previous years have allowed Hasvet Medikal to improve its foothold in a variety of international markets, as reported by native information company IHA.
The new manufacturing facility has an output capability of 10 tons of pet meals per hour, utilizing recent meat to make its merchandise, Şimşek mentioned. Hasvet Medikal “is a well-established firm that entered the animal well being sector 27 years in the past. We are an organization that makes many merchandise that veterinarians want.
“We are right here collectively for the launch of the Fi Petfood model at a facility established for pet meals manufacturing … which we added to our [company’s] ecosystem because the final part,” the chairman mentioned.
The worth of the funding in Kırklareli was not disclosed.
