Pet food manufacturer Forthglade in administration
19th September 2011


Devon-based pet food manufacturer Forthglade Ltd has gone into administration. Corporate rescue and recovery specialist Begbies Traynor was appointed administrator on September 13.

Forthglade Limited has been trading since 1971 and manufactures the Natural Menu and Natural Lifestage ranges of pet food, along with other specialist products. It employs nearly 80 staff at its premises in Winkleigh, and supplies a range of national retailers.

Ian Walker and John Kelly, partners at the Exeter office of Begbies Traynor, anticipate that a buyer will be found for the business very quickly.

Ian said: “The company has a good underlying business and a strong product range, and the administrators are confident that the business will be able to be sold in a short timescale in order to preserve the jobs at the business.”

The directors of the company are confident that a quick sale can be achieved due to the strong order book and loyal customer base of this quality brand. They said: “We will be working with the administrators to secure the long-term job security at the company’s current manufacturing facility.”

Any parties that require any further information regarding Forthglade should contact the administrators on 01392 260800.

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That's such a shame - wonder what that will mean for Wainwrights (as they make the food, apparently).

Oh that doesnt sound too good, hopefully all will be okay, we feed Wainwrights!

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Hopefully they'll find another manufacturer and not change the recipe! Think WW will be in short supply for a while, though once current stocks are gone.

Really hope they find a buyer and keep the recipe the same. I rely on WW for upset tums it sorts Heidi out a treat and is excellent for weaning her onto new foods. I would be lost without it.

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"Life is mostly froth and bubble, Two things stand like stone,
Kindness in another’s trouble, Courage in your own”

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I agree totally but I cant get Heidi back onto ND, it gives her the runs and WW is the only food that sorts her out. I'm going to be lost if they discontinue or change it.

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"Life is mostly froth and bubble, Two things stand like stone,
Kindness in another’s trouble, Courage in your own”

We use the salmon and potato kibble, cant really afford to pay the fish4dogs prices!

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I think it's just the wet trays FG make - not the kibble.

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