Polish cat meals producer 3coty is introducing new merchandise to its portfolio as rising exports are driving the corporate's gross sales development, in accordance with the model's founders.
Marcin Kindler, co-founder of 3coty, instructed Petfoodindustry.com that, collectively together with his companion and co-founder of the model, Agnieszka Sobczyńska, they’d determined to make high-quality cat meals after discovering that their cat had extreme meals allergy symptoms and was deeply ailing. .
“We first began making pet meals for our allergic cat after which we began offering it to our cat-breeding buddies,” Kindler mentioned. “Their cats favored it, so we steadily elevated our manufacturing capability. We now have a manufacturing unit in Pruszków, close to the capital Warsaw.”
“I’m a biochemist by coaching and Agnieszka is a graphic designer who has developed the design of our model. We proceed to introduce new merchandise to our supply. Most not too long ago we launched a variety of pet meals for seniors, we at the moment are introducing our Care vary of merchandise and in addition Cheers soups for cats amongst others,” she said.
Sobczyńska mentioned the model's single- and duoprotein cat meals is right for cats with diabetes and varied sorts of allergy symptoms, and is available in containers of as much as 1.2 kg (2.6 kilos) which “is ideal for cat breeders or huge cats. We make super-premium cat meals that’s 100 p.c poultry-based. “We purchase this meat from established Polish producers.”
“I spent lots of time as a cat choose, in addition to a successful cat present proprietor, and have all the time been serious about cat genetics. “I understand how essential it’s for cats to be fed pure cat meals with out preservatives or fillers,” he mentioned. “We now have six cats, the youngest of which has been fed 3coty from the start.”
3coty is working to extend its presence within the Polish market, however many of the firm's gross sales come from exports.
“We promote to Nordic international locations, similar to Sweden, Finland and Denmark, in addition to France and Italy, but in addition to Asian markets, together with Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea,” Kindler mentioned. “We even have particular person purchasers from the USA and Canada. “We might be very serious about partnering with a distributor lively in these two markets.”
The Pruszków manufacturing unit has an space of about 400 m2. (four,300 sq. toes), of which half is occupied by manufacturing and the remaining is used for storage and workplaces.
“We want to develop these amenities over time as we may make the most of more room relative to our development. We use renewable power from photovoltaics in order that our manufacturing is environmentally pleasant,” says Kindler.
United Petfood obtains permission to develop its French manufacturing unit
Belgian firm United Petfood has obtained approval from the municipality of Vendée, in western France, to greater than double the manufacturing capability of its plant, from 37,500 to 75,000 tonnes a yr.
As a part of the funding, the Belgian producer will even develop the manufacturing unit's storage capability. With the incorporation of a brand new facility with an space of about 6,000 m2. (64,580 sq. toes), United Petfood will improve the plant's storage capability to a complete of 13,500 sq. meters, native newspaper Les Echos reported.
Based in 1994, the Belgian producer claims to be a privately held producer of high-quality moist and dry pet meals, biscuits and snacks. United Petfood manages a community of 24 amenities in a number of international locations and sells its manufacturing in additional than 95 markets worldwide.
As a part of the corporate's worldwide enlargement drive, most not too long ago United Petfood bought a manufacturing unit in Ølgod, Denmark, earlier this yr, and in 2023, the pet meals specialist bought a manufacturing unit in Nieuwkoop, Netherlands, in accordance with firm knowledge. On the similar time, United Petfood is advancing building work on its new plant in Jedlińsk, central Poland, with the aim of finishing the funding in 2025.