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US dog and cat food market Manna Pro acquires Oxbow

Market research company Pack- become the top-selling products, The US pet product manufac- products for small animals. John
aged Facts has published up-to- with natural recipes and scien- turer Manna Pro Products has Howe, CEO of Manna Pro, said
date figures for the pet product tifically researched products par- acquired Oxbow Animal Health, that Oxbow will complement the
market in the USA in its “US Pet ticularly in demand. The advance a 30-year-old supplier of premium diverse product portfolio of his
Market Focus”. It is assumed here of bones and raw food products company and share its commit-
that retail sales of food for dogs and products offering alternative ment to quality, innovation and the
and cats will come to 37.1 bn dol- sources of protein is also striking, overall advancement of pet health.
lars (approx. 33.08 bn euros) this according to the study. Oxbow is Manna Pro’s largest ac-
year, equivalent to an increase of Furthermore, e-commerce quisition and continues the com-
6.4 per cent compared with 2020. trends are important. The entire pany’s commitment to increase
For 2025, sales rising to as much pet food market is also bolstered its offering. Manna Pro is owned
as 47.9 bn dollars (approx. 42.7 primarily by globally operating by funds managed by global in-
bn euros) are forecast, equal to an companies such as Nestlé Pu- vestment firm Carlyle.
annual growth rate of 6.6 per cent. rina, Mars, General Mills (Blue John Howe, CEO of Manna Pro,
The study also states that super- Buffalo) and Colgate-Palmolive regards Oxbow as an excellent
premium products above all will (Hill’s). addition to his company’s
portfolio.

BC Partners acquire Pet City Rogz opens new UK warehouse

The BC Partners group of investors the deal to be closed by the end Rogz has confirmed it is now op- to Brexit. “Having found importing
has acquired a majority holding of 2021. erating a new UK warehouse. The into the UK since January more
in Pet City. Previously operated The London-based investor company has streamlined its UK complicated and onerous than
as a family firm, the pet sup- group has a strong European net- operation to ensure stock will be expected, it made sense,” said
plies company was established work. It is no stranger to the pet available and delivered quickly John Henshilwood, head of Rogz
in 1988. It has since developed sector, having already acquired and competitively to the UK pet sales in Europe. The business will
into the leading pet store chain in the leading American pet store market with immediate effect. continue under the guidance of
Greece, with almost 80 stores and chain PetSmart. BC Partners ex- Having been present in the UK Sallie-Ann Reed, who has been
a busy online shop. The founding pects to see robust growth rates for almost 20 years, the change part of the Rogz UK team since
family will retain a minor stake in the Greek pet supplies sector was brought forward mainly due 2014.
in Pet City. BC Partners expected in the next few years.
Competition authority calls for new
documents

The Italian competition authority tional material on 26 October is
has requested new documents to incomplete and out of date. New
be able to continue its examina- information presented on 30 No-
tion of the consequences of any vember would considerably alter
merger between Arcaplanet and the situation that forms the sub-
Maxi Zoo for the Italian pet sup- ject matter of the proceedings.
plies market. This was announced The competition authority there-
in its latest bulletin. fore deems it necessary for the
The authority claims in the parties to submit “a new, accu-
bulletin that the material sub- rate and complete disclosure”,
Pet City operates nearly 80 stores in Greece and is the country’s leading
pet product retailer. mitted on 19 October with addi- according to the bulletin.

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