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Shop Talk: Belvoir Barkery

David Rees — Sat, 09 May 2026 13:41:23 +0000

“She’ll be with you shortly, she’s just coming back from the castle”. This is not something you hear in your average pet shop but, then again, the Belvoir Barkery is not an average pet store. Set in the grounds of the glorious and imposing Belvoir Castle on the Leicestershire/Lincolnshire border near the town of Grantham, [...]

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10 Questions with Andrew Cooke from Donald Cooke Ltd

Paul Hepburn — Sat, 09 May 2026 12:38:36 +0000

Andrew Cooke went straight into the family business after completing his A-Levels, making him the fifth generation to enter the Cooke family business. As managing director, he focuses on refining workflows, identifying growth opportunities, and empowering the team to thrive. He is also the owner of Dolly, an eight-year-old rescued Lurcher. 1TELL US A LITTLE [...]

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Shop Talk: Supreme Animal Foods

David Rees — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 08:50:25 +0000

Back in the days when high streets used to be busy, every one of them had an independent pet shop filled to the brim with live animals ready to find new homes. But while busy high streets and stores selling livestock may be fewer in number today, an exception to both can be found in [...]

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10 Questions with Gerard O’Mahoney from The PetFellas

Paul Hepburn — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:52:46 +0000

Gerard O’Mahony is leading new distributor The Petfellas, which officially launches this month. The firm is a division of UK distribution business The Foodfellas and has already signed up a number of brands across key pet trade categories. 1. HOW DID THE PETFELLAS COME ABOUT? It all started with a challenge from our parent company [...]

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10 Questions With Chris Brough from Rosewood Pet Products

Paul Hepburn — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 13:15:31 +0000

Chris Brough joined Rosewood Pet Products in early 2025, bringing with him more than 25 years of experience in senior commercial roles in the FMCG sector at Mars, Heinz, Hovis and, most recently, grocery sales director at Butcher’s Pet Care. He is now responsible for driving Rosewood’s expansion plans, including accelerating the company’s licensing strategy. [...]

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Ask The Expert with Joe Flanagan

David Rees — Sun, 19 Jun 2022 11:05:00 +0000

After 15 years’ experience making indoor air cleaner and healthier, Joe Flanagan has worked with Probiotic Group for the last three years to help reduce exposure to chemicals, and improve help pet and human health by swapping chemical products for healthier probiotic alternatives. Probiotics for the outside of the pet? The time is now! Leading [...]

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10 Questions with Kevin Dover

David Rees — Sun, 19 Jun 2022 11:02:52 +0000

Kevin Dover is sales and marketing manager for Albion Meat Products Ltd What are the benefits of raw feeding for pets? The main benefit of feeding a raw diet is simple – no additives, no fillers, preservatives, and no added colourants. Over the many years of supplying Albion products, we have found that this gives [...]

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Vetpol looks to increase the number of SQPs in UK pet shops

Simon King — Thu, 16 Jun 2022 11:12:55 +0000

Vetpol is one of the regulatory bodies for suitably qualified persons (SQPs), who are qualified to prescribe and supply medicines to companion animals, equines, farm animals, avians or any combination of these. Simon King speaks to Vetpol director Caroline Johnson on the organisation’s plans to grow the number of SQPs in the pet shop sector. [...]

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Shop talk: Pets & Friends – A groom with a view

David Rees — Tue, 31 May 2022 10:15:41 +0000

Pets & Friends’ new state-of-the-art grooming concept Pets Parlour at its Bletchley store is the latest in a series of initiatives to drive growth at the multi-site retailer. Pets & Friends may be a relatively new brand for many communities of pet owners, but the years of experience behind the retailer put it in a [...]

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10 questions with Dr Rowena Arzt

David Rees — Tue, 31 May 2022 09:26:36 +0000

10 questions with… Dr Rowena Arzt, director of exhibitions at WZF, organiser of Interzoo 1. Tell us about the history of Interzoo, and how the event has evolved over time? Interzoo began in 1950 as an exhibition of goods on wallpaper tables during an association conference in Frankfurt-am-Main. This idea was so well received by [...]

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