This pet food manufacturer was set up in 2002 and now exports to 46 countries. Its brands Applaws, Encore and Nature’s Calling — cat litter made from walnut shells — generated international sales of £27.9m in 2016, under chief executive Julian Bambridge, 45. Private-equity firm ECI acquired a majority stake in the business for £50m in March last year.
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