Sentences with phrase «pet industry takes»

Let's make 2016 the year in which each member of the responsible pet industry takes a step toward greater involvement in shaping the way we interact with all levels of government.

Not exact matches

The downside: Customer turnover can happen quickly in the pet services industry, and it might take some time to build up a loyal base.

DogVacay is the latest in a series of tech startups taking aim at the traditional pet care industry, and the market opportunity is great.

Open Innovations and the associated Skolkovo Innovation Center, a massive high tech research campus and home for startups and industry just outside of Moscow proper, was developed with the help of Russia's Medvedev, who has taken on the development of Russia's technology and innovation economies as something of a pet project.

There are obvious reasons the industry has had less - than - desirable returns, including: massive over-funding of the sector, huge increases in inexperienced venture capitalists that took a decade to peter out, and the massive correction in the value of the public stock markets that closed many exit opportunities for half a decade.

Now if you take a critical look at the franchise industry, you will observe that majority are food kiosks, health & beauty or fitness franchises, business services like courier, pet franchise, cleaning services, coffee shop, senior care, personalized gifts, lodging and hotel, and convenience store.

Broker technology provider B2Broker has hired industry veteran Peter Leonidou to take on the role of Sales Director of its Cyprus office.

PET is widely used for packaging in the non-alcoholic beverage and food industries, allowing brand owners and manufacturers to reduce production and transportation costs while taking advantage of this material's greater design flexibility and increased sustainability.

(Peter Mandelson's rescue bid for the car industry has certainly taken this approach, in tone at least.).

Peter joins the ABI from Standard Life, where he was Head of Distribution Policy, and takes over from Alex Roy, who has left to take up a new post outside the insurance industry.

Menon eventually broke into the cosmetics industry after he took a sabbatical with Peter Elias, professor of dermatology at the University of California, San Francisco.

Rapid deforestation, mainly due to the oil palm industry and other agricultural plantations, illegal pet trade and poaching by killing mothers so their young can be taken, has resulted in the population in Borneo decreasing by more than 50 percent.

Few writers who take on the mental health industry can be doing it for the money or in the hopes of sales matching Peter Kramer «s 1990s hit Listening to Prozac.

The pet food industry, he noted, is also beginning to take steps toward sustainability, and could work to reduce overfeeding and consider alternative sources of protein.

Guy's long - armed sloth pet Belt alone is going to reignite the plush toy industry and I literally laughed out loud when they took their family «photo».

Centring on the late DEEP THROAT actress Linda Lovelace, who was forced into the porn industry by her coercive and abusive husband Chuck Traynor (Peter Sarsgaard), and quickly became the biggest adult star in the business before later taking control of her life and campaigning for women's rights.

Designed by a team led by Peter Schreyer, the man responsible for turning around the company's visual appeal, and developed by Albert Biermann, Kia's new head of development and former chief engineer at BMW's venerable M division, the Stinger takes Kia to one of the most hotly contested segments in the industry.

And then there are the barnstormers, like the aforementioned Peter Lowe, who took the seminar industry to another level by packaging a number of speakers into themed motivational road shows.

There are several approaches that businesses can take to help educate legislators, regulators and the public about the great work the industry does for pets and pet lovers.

While industry groups like PIJAC and the Pet Leadership Council are working to improve the visibility of the industry as a whole, every company within the pet trade needs to take a look at its own communications efforts.

As you will read in this month's cover story, there are also many officials within the pet specialty trade who are optimistic about the upcoming holiday season based on the upbeat attitude of attendees and exhibitors at the two most recent pet industry trade shows — SuperZoo, which was held in Las Vegas in September, and last month's Backer Christmas Show, which took place in Rosemont, Ill..

During Vetere's tenure, the organization has taken a forward - looking and all - encompassing approach to ensuring the ongoing health of the pet care industry as a whole.

«The pet industry needs to take a lesson from the grocery store industry.»

While there are certainly positive signs that can be taken from the growth of the top tier of pet specialty chains — for example, economies of scale are almost certain to make these predominantly brick - and - mortar retailers more price competitive with online outlets like Amazon — the general decline in smaller operations could ultimately suppress product diversity in the industry.

«I'm worried that the close relationships between all sides of this industry will not take place, and the entrepreneurial attitude that shaped the pet industry has faded a bit.»

PIJAC is tracking legislative trends impacting the pet industry, but it will take an industry - wide effort to convince legislators and others of the benefits of the pet trade.

I take with me a grateful heart that has been softened by a lifetime of work surrounded by people who are trying to make a difference in the pet industry.

Taken at face value, this looks like great news for the pet industry — after all, it is a sign of continued strong spending on the part of pet owners and an indication that independent retailers can still thrive in the face of competition from outside channels, especially the Internet.

I invite you to read through the profiles linked below to see what it takes to tabbed as one of the pet industry's elite, then come to Global Pet Expo to see who wins this year.

With PetSmart's acquisition of Chewy and retailers taking their web presence more and more seriously, the pet industry is seeing a growing trend toward digital interactions.

President and CEO of Fish Mart, Inc., and pet industry veteran, Reid will put her substantial experience and knowledge to valuable use as she takes the reins as head of PIJAC's Board of Directors.

A strong group of involved companies and organizations representing all segments of the pet industry have thoughtfully come together, evaluated the threats facing the entire industry and taken positive steps at turning things around.

We in the pet industry shouldn't be shy about joining in these celebrations and showing the public what we do to help them take care of their pets.

Urban Expositions plans to work with pet industry veterans to ensure the show responds to the changes taking place in the pet marketplace.

«We took a food that already delivered precisely balanced nutrition, industry leading quality and great taste and will make it even better by adding the natural ingredients that pet parents want,» said Hill's U.S. President Kostas Kontopanos.

Losing our dog to cancer and then realizing we could have taken steps to reduced his chances of getting cancer made us realize we need to make the pet grooming industry safer.

After reviewing the testimonials of pet owners that attest to often spectacular improvements in animals» health and wellbeing once they are taken off these kinds of highly processed, food - industry based by - products filled with synthetic additives, I am convinced that veterinarians applying an evidence - based medical approach to pet health problems will be gratified when there is due attention given to what the patients are being fed, and appropriate dietary changes are prescribed.

With this campaign, they asking animal lovers to unite against the cruel breeding industry, take legislative action, and advocate for local shelters, rescues, and responsible breeders by informing the public about the problems with pet stores and online puppy sales.

Seeing as many cities have taken measures to ban the sale of mill dogs — and even helped get rescued dogs from shelters into pet shops instead — there is no reason for this industry to continue.

During the visit, we learned about the history of the Fromm Family, the innovations they brought to the agricultural and pet food industries, and took a complete tour of the Fromm manufacturing facilities.

While I think most of us as pet owners understand that everything you read on the internet isn't always the truth, or can't always be trusted, when we see things that are written by veterinarians, claim to be written by someone in the pet industry that should know what they're talking about we automatically think that, that's advice that we should take.

Washington, DC, REVISED May 12, 2009 — The Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC) gratefully recognizes the collaborative efforts of pet owners, aquarium societies, bird clubs, herpetological societies, hobby clubs, pet organizations, and pet industry members who took time to educate their communities and express their concerns about the proposed Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act (Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC) gratefully recognizes the collaborative efforts of pet owners, aquarium societies, bird clubs, herpetological societies, hobby clubs, pet organizations, and pet industry members who took time to educate their communities and express their concerns about the proposed Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act (industry members who took time to educate their communities and express their concerns about the proposed Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act (HR 669).

The leaders of the traditional shelter industry in the 1970s and 1980s had to deal with a crushing pet overpopulation problem, and they were slow to realize that spaying and neutering of pets, which took off in the 1970s, had made a big difference in decreasing shelter intake by the 1990s.

In March and April, they plan to visit Save the Chimps, a sanctuary for chimpanzees rescued from research laboratories, entertainment, and the pet trade industry, and the Barrier Island Sanctuary, an educational nature sanctuary, to take a tour and help clean up a beach where sea turtles lay their eggs.

From becoming leaders in the pet insurance industry like the Ashtons, Bennett and Krooglik, to guiding the way people take care of their pets, graduates are helping pet owners be the most loving, responsible and fun owners they can be.

Dale Bartlett from the Humane Society of the United States said the pet industry is taking notice of cities» anti-puppy mill ordinances, and that's going to improve how dogs are treated and acquired.

Since grains and other plant materials are usually much less expensive than meat, the pet food industry has taken advantage of the domestic dog's ability to tolerate an omnivorous diet.

It has been more than a month since our extended road trip took us through Louisiana's St. Bernard Parish, where we reported on how cash - strapped fishing families were finding it hard to continue caring for their pets since the oil spill ruined their industry.

I'd like to take every CEO, manager, worker and middle man that works in the pet store puppy industry to watch all the euthanasias of the dogs that they previously sold.

Steve King, president of the Pet Industry Distributors Association (PIDA) in Abingdon, Md., said all major pet associations have united with PIJAC to take a stand against legislative bans on pet sales in stores.