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Issue #112

October 25th, 2024

Veterinary costs up 60% over the past decade

Veterinarians nationwide reported that corporate managers pushed clinics to focus on profit, encouraging them to see more pets, order more tests, and upsell services.

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The Recap

💰 Business Roundup: Vetted Capital raises fund, Pure Pet Food raises £15m, 2 more acquisitions, Nestle reshuffles its executive board, and much more…

🌎 In The News: Why Colorado is becoming “ground zero”, a new world record, paid sick leave to take care of fluffy, and more…

🥓 Pet Food: New premium superfood and new FDA warning.

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  • VCs love pets - Vetted Capital aims to raise between $150 million and $300 million for its first fund, with a focus on pet-based startups.

  • £15m investment - Pure Pet Food, the UK-based natural food brand just raised capital from Felix Capital and existing investor Mercia Ventures.

  • San-paw-rini - The Greek pet market is booming attracting significant investments.

  • Deal finalized - Inspired Pet Nutrition has completed the acquisition of Butcher’s Pet Care for £43 million (US$55.8 million).

  • Biggest study ever - Mars, just completed the world’s largest ever pet parent study of its kind to better understand the needs and desires of pet parents.

  • A modern acquisition - Modern Plant Based Foods Inc. has completed the acquisition of AnimalKind, a plant-based pet food company based in British Columbia, Canada.

  • Stella goes D2C - Stella & Chewy's launched its direct-to-consumer platform. Pet parents can now directly purchase nearly 100 cat and dog freeze-dried raw products.

  •  Nestle is reshuffling its executive board - Starting January 1st, 2025, Nestlé has announced a number of structural and leadership changes.

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  • Super premium - Badlands Ranch launched their premium air-dried Superfood Complete Wild Fish & Turkey.

  • Throw it away - The FDA is urging pet owners not to feed their cats or dogs these two pet food brands.

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