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Maxi Zoo Italia becomes part of Good omens for the trade fair
the new Arcaplanet Group in Bologna

Private equity firm Cinven has ac- approximately 500 Arcaplanet With the decision of Bologna Fiere istered. In comparison, at the
quired a majority stake in leading and Maxi Zoo Italia stores will in to hold Zoomark International as last Zoomark in 2019, 757 ex-
Italian pet retail chain Arcaplanet future be combined in the Arca- a presence trade fair from 10 to hibitors participated, of which 67
from Permira. Cinven also has a planet Group. 12 November, the organisers aim per cent were from abroad, and
stake in private label pet food In return, Fressnapf will become to respond to the need for an in- more than 29 000 trade visitors,
company Partner in Pet Food, so it a strong minority shareholder ternational event. of which more than 38 per cent
is no stranger to the pet industry. of Arcaplanet, subject to the ap- were from abroad.
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Cinven and Arcaplanet are also proval of the cartel authorities, The activities to promote the
acquiring Maxi Zoo Italia, the alongside the private equity com- participation of foreign exhibi-
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number 3 pet retailer in Italy, pany Cinven and the management ... natural healthy! tors are supported by a network
which belongs to the Fressnapf of Arcaplanet, „with a long-term of agents in Africa (Francophone
Group. strategic orientation of the Arca- countries), Austria, Albania, Bos-
Maxi Zoo Italia currently op- planet Group“, as stated in a press “The number of exhibitors re- nia-Herzegovina, Canada, China,
erates around 120 stores. The release. questing participation and the in- Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Re-
terest shown by international op- public, France, Great Britain,
erators is considerable,” report Greece, India, Iran, Korea, Kos-
the organisers. As of the end of ovo, North Macedonia, Mexico,
June, more than 300 compa- Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia,
nies from 34 countries had reg- Turkey and the USA.

Laroy Duvo invests in modernisation

Belgian corporate group Laroy pletely renewed during the pro-
Duvo (with companies including cess. Plans are also in hand to
Witte Molen, ebi) is to embark on build new administration offices.
significant expansion of its logis- In parallel with this, the group is
tics centre at the company’s head- investing in the first steps to-
quarters in Wondelgem, close to wards partial automation of the
Arcaplanet is present in 17 regions of Italy with 370 stores and around Ghent. warehouse.
400 mio euros in annual sales.
By the end of 2022, the ware- Once planning permission
house is to be increased from has been obtained for the ambi-
30 000 m at present to 42 000 tious construction project, work
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m . Parts of the existing logistics is expected to commence follow-
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Aker BioMarine commits to centre are expected to be com- ing the summer holidays.
sustainability

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The Norway-based company Aker bility in the pet sector. As a new Zowizoo reopens 2 000 m store
BioMarine has become involved member, Aker BioMarine con-
with its Qrill Pet brand in the Pet siders itself well equipped to make The Belgian-based Zowizoo pet area of approximately 2 000 m²,
Sustainability Coalition (PSC). The a contribution to the health and store has been a fixture in Kon- Zowizoo is run by Kristof Berx and
PSC is a not-for-profit association wellbeing of pets and the planet, tich for over 15 years. It reopened Audrey Goeman. Kontich is a mu-
based in the USA that promotes as well as supporting a more sus- on 1 June following a one-month nicipality in the Flanders region
ecological and social sustaina- tainable pet food industry. refurbishment. Occupying a retail with a population of 21 115.

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