H&H Group has acquired the pet food company as part of its effort to establish a portfolio of pet nutrition brands to complement its adult and pediatric nutrition and care brands.

The retailer’s plans to separate itself from its e-commerce subsidiary is not going quite as planned.

Jeremy Gesicki will join the company to direct e-commerce strategies as it enters its “next phases of growth.”

The pet specialty retailer will cease operations in the United States and continue business through a separate company in Canada.

The company’s Kitchens 2.0 came online in late October, just one facet of a slew of upcoming capacity expansions expected to drive the company forward.

The pet industry retailers will part ways, according to BC Partners, the private equity owner of both.

The series F funding round was primarily insider-led with investments from management and board members totaling more than $11.3 million.

PlantX has partnered with Kirtana Inc. to add three pet food and treat brands to its online shopping platform.

The company has rolled out a Lightspeed Subscriptions module to help local retailers collect recurring revenue from subscription-based sales.

The leading retailer and direct-to-consumer dog food brand have partnered to add Jinx products to Petco.com.