March 11 , 2005
Fressnapf celebrates 15 years
With an international pressconference on March 9, 2005 in Vienna (Austria) the European franchise-chain Fressnapf, with headquarters in Germany, started the celebrations of its 15th anniversary. Today this retail chain is active in 8 European countries, with a total of over 650 shops, of which over 525 in Germany.
At this press conference in Vienna, Torsten Toeller (Founder and CEO Fressnapf Tiernahrungs GmbH), Heidi Obermeier (CEO Fressnapf Handels GmbH Austria) and Axel Henschke (marketing director Fressnapf Tiernahrungs GmbH) entfolded the achievements and future plans of the company.
Plans are there to open shops in Italy in 2005 and in Spain in 2006. In general Fressnapf foresees that in 5 years from now 50% of the total turnover will come out of Germany, and 50% out of other countries.
Toeller expects that Fressnapf will have around 800 shops in 2007.
WWPSA and ZZF announce partnership
World Wide Pet Supply Association, Inc. of Arcadia, California, the professional association that produces SuperZoo and America’s Family Pet Expo, and the German Pet Trade & Industry Association ZZF with their subsidiary company Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft Zoologischer Fachbetriebe GmbH (WZF), that produces INTERZOO, are formulating plans to work cooperatively for the betterment of the pet industry.
WZF GmbH and WWPSA agreed to become promotional partners and to support each other in public relations for their respective trade shows.
Both the representatives of ZZF and WWPSA were very pleased with the outcome of their discussions. “This partnership is a good opportunity to sound out the interests of the industry in the respective countries.
For further information, please contact WWPSA at (800) 999-7295 or www.wwpsa.com, or ZZF/WZF at 0049 (0) 61 03. 91 07-14 or www.zzf.de.
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Savic received Award from Pets at Home
On the annual suppliers meeting of the UK retail chain Pets At Home, held on February 24, 2005 in Chester (UK) the Belgian manufacturer Savic has been rewarded with the award of "Best Overall Supplier".
Catriona Marshall, director at Pets at Home: "We started working with Savic in earnest at the end of 2003. Since then we've been impressed with their service levels and innovative ideas, but what really makes the difference is the quality of their account management and the service they offer directly to our customers. In 2006, we look forward to working with them to develop more new ideas to keep our stores looking fresh and exciting."
New Spanish trade exhibition Iberzoo
September 29 – October 2, 2005 will take place the new Spanish pet trade exhibition Iberzoo. This new event will be held in Zaragoza and is supported by Aedpac, the Spanish Association of Pets Products Distributors.
Fore more information: www.iberzoo.com
Flexi-Mat Corporation (USA) acquires Global Pet Products
The combined resources of Global Pet and Flexi-Mat will provide a platform for continued innovation and superior service to meet consumers’ needs for pet comfort products.One source for the expanding, innovative, high-quality lines of GPP’s pet travel products and Flexi-Mat’s pioneering designs, including orthopedic pet beds, flea-repelling poly/cedar fill, the use of anti-microbial fabrics., the Cuddler-style pet beds, and the Catnapper window perch for felines (Visit www.fleximat.com for more information.)
Effective immediately, Global Pet Product offices will relocate to Chicago, and distribution to Flexi-Mat facilities located in Texas and Illinois.
For more information: customerservice@fleximat.com
AmiQure has other address and phone/fax
AmiQure bv, manufacturer of health care products for dogs and cats in the Netherlands, has moved to:
Rietveld erf 134
3315 DD Dordrecht - The Netherlands
They also have a new phone and fax number.
Phone: +31-78-6168810, Fax: +31-78-6162264.
Thier postal address remained unchanged:
PO Box 9100, 3301 AC Dordrecht – The Netherlands
