Important market
Because North America is a strategically important market for the pet food division, heristo decided years ago to expand its existing trade relations even further, and produce directly on site. Thanks to miller conSup, heristo has had trade relations with the USA since 1970. And these relations are to be expanded in the coming years with the production and distribution of pet food by saturn petcare, inc. Maarten Moog, CEO of saturn petcare GmbH and conSup (N.A.) GmbH, sees great potential in the pet food market: "All of our key customers have agreed – indeed, they've been clamoring for – a manufacturer with right level of quality, especially in the private label market."
35,000 square meters of production space
Even though there were some slight obstacles recently due to various restrictions in the wake of the Corona pandemic, the schedule was largely met. Technical Coordinator Ingo Meyer was regularly in the USA. Together with several colleagues from saturn petcare GmbH in Bremen, he guided the final commissioning phase, when all the systems were tested for their functionality.
A long, impatient wait
Production in the USA will initially start with dog and cat food in 100-gram (3.5 oz) and 300-gram (10.6 oz) trays. Gradually, however, production will be expanded to include canned products. "Our US customers have been waiting impatiently for the start of our production operations," reported Maarten Moog, who as Managing Director of conSup and saturn petcare GmbH is responsible for sales in the Americas. He and his team are that much happier now that things can finally get underway!
