Pet Products Manufacturers Association

• Pet Gifts Crawl onto Holiday Lists; Beyond Bones and Bowls -- the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association Announces Hottest Holiday Pet Products for 2004.

GREENWICH, Conn. -- Five golden ID tags, four jeweled collars, three custom upholstered feather beds, two infra-red sensor self-cleaning kitty litter ...

• Business Wire
• November 10, 2004

• Edible Christmas Cards Top List of Hot Pet Holiday Gifts; The American Pet Products Manufacturers Association Announces Hottest Holiday Pet Products and Holiday Pet Safety Tips.

Lifestyle Editors/Feature Editors GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 24, 2003 Forty million Americans will be shopping not only for the fami...

• Business Wire
• September 24, 2003

• Something Different... Pampering Pooches

Canines and cats sit in the lap of luxury at Jeanne's Doggie Daycare & Pet Hotel LLC, where they stay overnight in suites furnished with Simmons orthopedic mattresses and framed beds, bone-shaped rugs, and cable TVs' tuned to the Animal Planet channel. While such lavish treatment might seem extravagant to some, pet-care services - part of a $41 billion pet industry - now represent the second fastest-growing category in retail sales, according to Greenwich, Conn.-based American Pet Products Manufacturers Association Inc. About 63 percent of U.S. households, or 71 million homes, now own at least one pet, APPMA's Web site says.

• Journal of Business; Spokane
• August 21, 2009

• Pet Spending at All Time High -- The American Pet Products Manufacturers Association Releases 2006 Pet Industry Spending Figures.

GREENWICH, Conn. -- New industry spending figures released by The American Pet Products Manufacturers Association (APPMA) confirm just how much pets a...

• Business Wire
• April 05, 2006

• Holiday Dollars Going to the Dogs, Cats, Fish

(This article was originally published in the Colorado Springs Business Journal, Co;orado Sprngs, CO., another Dolan Media publication). Americans will spend $2.6 billion this Christmas on their pets, averaging $17 per mammal, bird and reptile, according to the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association.

• St. Charles County Business Record
• December 21, 2005

• Pet Industry Organizes Pet Relief Efforts; Leading Pet Industry Organization American Pet Products Manufacturers Association (APPMA) Connecting Those Offering Assistance with Those in Need.

GREENWICH, Conn. -- One of the pet industry's leading not-for-profit groups, the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association (APPMA), says it has ...

• Business Wire
• September 07, 2005

• Costumed Canines ; Pet Owners Include Their Pups in Halloween Fun.

Last year, Americans spent $38.5 billion on their furry friends, and the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association estimated we'll spend even more this year. Trendy products for Fido and Fluffy include pet hotels, luxury beds and, of course, clothing. A few owners dress their pets year- round, but around Halloween, the number of clothed animals increases significantly.

• Columbia Daily Tribune
• October 28, 2007

• Central Garden & Pet Wins 'Best New Product' Award at the 2003 American Pet Products Manufacturers Association Show.

Business Editors LAFAYETTE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 24, 2003 Central Garden & Pet Company (NASDAQ:CENT) today announced that its TFH(R)/Nyl...

• Business Wire
• March 24, 2003

• Seminars in Colorado Focus On Pet-Care Business

There are 77.5 million dogs and 93.6 million cats that are pets in the United States - and more than one-third of U.S. households own one or the other, says the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association. That's a lot of pets and pet owners in need of services.

• Colorado Springs Business Journal
• February 07, 2010

• Central Garden & Pet Wins Eight ''New Product Awards'' at the 2004 American Pet Products Manufacturers Association Show.

Business Editors LAFAYETTE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 26, 2004 Central Garden & Pet Company (Nasdaq:CENT) today announced that it had its bes...

• Business Wire
• March 26, 2004