Burns Pet Nutrition has been acquired by Assisi Pet Care for an undisclosed sum.
Burns Pet Nutrition was founded 30 years ago by John Burns MBE. A qualified vet, John Burns, developed formulations that are focused on pet health in order to solve the common problems that he was seeing in his vet practice. Today, the Burns brand of pet food is well known for its high-quality dry and wet dog food products and its recently introduced range of cat products.
John Burns, founder of Burns Pet Nutrition said: “After 30 years of owning and growing Burns Pet Nutrition I feel that it is time for me to retire and hand over the reins. It has been a joyful and, at times, difficult journey. I have had a great deal of support from many people and organisations over the years, and I would like to extend my grateful thanks to all of them.
I am delighted that Assisi Pet Care is a good fit for Burns and they will grow the Burns brand in a responsible, ethical way.”
Peter Mangion, founder and CEO of Assisi Pet Care said: “We are delighted to be adding the highly regarded Burns brand to the Assisi portfolio of brands but are equally pleased to welcome the fantastic Burns Pet Nutrition team to our organisation. The Burns brand is a perfect fit for Assisi because animal health and well-being are central to the brand’s proposition. I am delighted that through this acquisition, we will add some excellent people in product development, marketing, sales, finance and operations functions, based in Kidwelly, Wales.
We look forward to working with our new colleagues as we integrate the Burns brand into the Assisi portfolio and strengthen our offer to our customers across Europe. The acquisition of Burns Pet Nutrition is the first transaction since the recent investment in Assisi by Wind Point Partners and signals our commitment to execute our growth strategy in the European Pet Care market”.
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