Zoo Hobby strengthens its foothold in the Balkans with the acquisition of the expanding pet store chain in Croatia  

He joined the company in 1959 after it was founded by his brother Rolf C. Hagen in 1955  

Even though the number of exhibitors and visitors fell, the organiser and many of the exhibitors at the 17th Anido in Belgium were satisfied  

Launched in 2009, the PATS Sandown show is now in its fourth year and has quickly become established as the UK’s leading pet trade show. Six weeks before its opening date it is completely booked up  

Rolf C. Hagen (USA) Corp. has appointed Tony Hartian as vice president of sales and Christopher Armstrong as director of PetSmart operations  

Major garden and pet product buyers from five important export markets to meet British suppliers at latest federation event  

GA Pet Food Partners has strengthened its senior management team as part of ongoing investment in developing its market-leading private label dry pet food business  

In 2011, Fressnapf increased its sales in eleven European countries in all by 5.2 per cent over the previous year to € 1.36 bn  

American Pet Products Association names its Hall of Fame Award in honour of Rolf C. Hagen  

The microchip cat door is welcomed by Kiwi cat lovers  

The German aquatics firm intends to concentrate instead on developing its products and introducing innovations as well as extending its customer care  

Bob Hanson, a pet sector expert well known in the USA and Europe, has set up a new strategy consultancy for the international pet sector with two partners  

Driffield-based Cranswick Pet & Aquatics Ltd has been named as one of Britain’s fastest growing private-equity-backed firms in the Buyout Track 100  

An overview of new and improved products from the industry

Backer’s Christmas Trade Show in Chicago will see new programmes and will move to a September time frame in 2013