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Years Pet Food cleared itself after a recall and former customers remain unconvincedBSB Products brought Carnilove Active Salmon to the UK in three bag sizesVital Essentials adds freeze-dried salmon treats to its single-ingredient lineupThis story belongs to VeterinaryPracticeNow and does not run on PetRetailNewsororo extended its Westminster sponsorship through 2028 without announcing a pet retail programIndiePet Names Bill Greene Executive Director After Four Years on Its BoardEnifer's PEKILO mycoprotein appears in first European pet food brandBuild-A-Bear opens three specialty shops inside its Orlando ICON Park location November 5Years Pet Food cleared itself after a recall and former customers remain unconvincedBSB Products brought Carnilove Active Salmon to the UK in three bag sizesVital Essentials adds freeze-dried salmon treats to its single-ingredient lineupThis story belongs to VeterinaryPracticeNow and does not run on PetRetailNewsororo extended its Westminster sponsorship through 2028 without announcing a pet retail programIndiePet Names Bill Greene Executive Director After Four Years on Its BoardEnifer's PEKILO mycoprotein appears in first European pet food brandBuild-A-Bear opens three specialty shops inside its Orlando ICON Park location November 5

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Distributors, reps, freight, trade shows, and shelf access — how product actually moves from brand to store.

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01 · PetRetailNews Desk Research

The Pet Distribution Roll-Up: Every Deal, 2019-2026

Phillips, Animal Supply Company, Pet Food Experts, and Central Garden & Pet spent six years buying, merging, and re-merging pet distribution into fewer, bigger networks. Here is every verified deal, and what it means for the store still counting cases by hand.

6 min read · Jul 20

02 · PetRetailNews Desk Research

Pet Trade Shows Since 2020: The Recovery, and What a Floor Buys You

SuperZoo and Global Pet Expo both went dark or virtual in 2020 and 2021. Five years and several attendance records later, here is what the recovered floor is actually worth to a store or a brand, and how to work it.

7 min read · Jul 20

03 · Trade Press

SitStay Landed Ohio Valley Distribution for Its Chicken Chips

When a distributor stacks another minimalist chip SKU, they're reading velocity data most store buyers don't see yet.

4 min read · Jul 18

04 · Trade Press

Vermont Distributor Bet Signals What Indie Cat Buyers Actually Want

When a regional distributor adds a new cat line, it is a signal about what specialty shoppers expect. Vermont Pet Food's Giddy Kitty bet is the case.

6 min read · Jul 18

05 · Distribution

Phillips Opened Fall Show Registration Early, and the Timeline Talks

The distributor opened registration for September 2026. The timeline matters more than the show itself.

4 min read · Jul 18

06 · Trade Press

Moodify Is Now on the Same Fulfillment Rails as Your Core SKUs

Moodify Pet landed national distro with ADMC. For a category that was mostly DTC two years ago, that's the signal buyers have been waiting for.

6 min read · Jul 16

07 · Trade Press

BetterBone Cut Wholesale 20% and Left Retailer Margin Alone

Plant-based chew brand says manufacturing changes let them eat the cost. If true, it resets the premium chew set. If not, it's a margin sacrifice play with a timer.

7 min read · Jul 16

08 · Trade Press

Bil-Jac Went Exclusive With Phillips. Regional Distributors Pay.

The super-premium brand consolidated all 10 centers under one distributor. Someone gained leverage; someone else lost it.

5 min read · Jul 16