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Scales’ European JV partner probed, pet food venture not subject to investigation 20th April 2026 /

Scales’ European JV partner probed, pet food venture not subject to investigation

Scales Corporations’ European joint venture partner, Esro Food Group, is being investigated by regulators, with a raid having been carried out in the Netherlands.


Scales ups Australian pet food ownership, guidance 1st October 2025 /

Scales ups Australian pet food ownership, guidance

Scales Corporation is building out its Global Proteins division by increasing its ownership stake in three Australian pet food sector ventures.


Vital Petfood’s price tag revealed 17th July 2025 /

Vital Petfood’s price tag revealed

An Ebos Group subsidiary paid $5.7m to snap up pet category assets formerly owned by Vital Petfoods, including the Kiwi Kitchens petfood brand.  


NZ Made is no longer enough – Riverland Foods 30th April 2025 /

NZ Made is no longer enough – Riverland Foods

With economic conditions deteriorating, pet food brands can no longer rely solely on the ‘New Zealand made’ label to drive international sales, says Riverland Foods’ Jordi Du.


Scales invests $41m to up Shelby stake 16th April 2025 /

Scales invests $41m to up Shelby stake

Scales Corporation is investing US$24.2m ($40.3m) to increase its holding in US pet food ingredients player Shelby Foods to close to 70%.


Waterlogged: Ziwi in the red post-flood 14th October 2024 /

Waterlogged: Ziwi in the red post-flood

The financial performance of the ultra-premium New Zealand pet food manufacturer remains underwater following Cyclone Gabrielle.


Riverland Foods names first two international customers  20th March 2024 /

Riverland Foods names first two international customers 

The newly opened $35m Christchurch pet food processing factory names its first two clients, landing contracts with Chinese and Australian companies.


Peidi’s $60m King Country Pet Food factory opens 14th March 2024 /

Peidi’s $60m King Country Pet Food factory opens

Chinese premium pet food company Peidi has opened its $60m New Zealand factory, King Country Pet Food.


Ebos pushes pet food NPD as animal division shows “strong resilience” 21st February 2024 /

Ebos pushes pet food NPD as animal division shows “strong resilience”

The company says its newly-acquired Wairarapa-based business, Superior Pet Food Company, saw growth in its dog roll and treats products.


Dog food startup hunts capital for US expansion 22nd March 2023 /

Dog food startup hunts capital for US expansion

Early-stage raw dog food company Huntaway is planning to hub its wild venison product in the centre of the US and use four regional distribution centres.


From Icebreaker to Animals Like Us – lessons from ‘premiumising’ the grocery pet food category 17th November 2022 /

From Icebreaker to Animals Like Us – lessons from ‘premiumising’ the grocery pet food category

“The pet aisle was pretty backward – it was ready to be premiumised and we thought we could do it,” says Animals Like Us founder Rob Achten.


Pet food helps drive double-digit earnings growth at Ebos 24th August 2022 /

Pet food helps drive double-digit earnings growth at Ebos

Ebos has turned in full year revenue of $10.7bn – the first time it has breached the $10bn mark – representing a 16.6% rise on 2021 with petfood helping the cause.