Dane Creek Capital Corp. Announces the Acquisition of The Wild Side Pet Boutique Inc. Vancouver Island-based retailer with two locations, known as the ‘best little raw food stores by the sea’, further strengthens the Corporation’s retail presence in Western Canada. Mississauga, Ontario – March 30, 2021. United Raw Pet Foods Inc. (‘United Raw’), a majority-owned subsidiary […]
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Dane Creek Capital Corp. Announces the Appointment of Michele Buchignani to its Board of Directors
Dane Creek Capital Corp. Announces the Appointment of Michele Buchignani to its Board of Directors Appointment reflects the Corporation’s continued expansion in western Canada and commitment to supporting women in business. Mississauga, Ontario – January 5, 2021. Mark Warren, Co-founder, Chairman & CEO of Dane Creek Capital Corp. (‘the Company’ or ‘Dane Creek’) is […]
Dane Creek Capital Corp. Announces the Acquisition of Growlies Pet Foods Inc., one of British Columbia’s Leading Pet Specialty Retailers
Dane Creek Capital Corp. Announces the Acquisition of Growlies Pet Foods Inc., one of British Columbia’s Leading Pet Specialty Retailers Transaction marks Canada’s merchant bank to the pet industry’s first acquisition of a pet specialty retailer. January 4, 2021 – Mississauga Ontario. United Raw Pet Foods Inc. (‘United Raw’), a majority-owned subsidiary of Dane Creek Capital […]
PetPlate Raises $4 Million in Seed Round Led by Dane Creek Capital
NEW YORK, May 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — PetPlate, a leading direct-to-consumer subscription service that delivers fresh-cooked pet meals, announced today that it has closed a $4 million seed round led by Dane Creek Capital. Other notable investors include Amity Supply, SWAT Equity, The Yard Ventures, Castor Ventures, and BrandProject, PetPlate’s first institutional investor. The company […]
ENTREVESTOR: Dartmouth pet food firm acquired
PETER MOREIRA Published July 26, 2017 – 7:29pm Dane Creek Capital Corp. this week agreed to buy pet-related assets of Dartmouth-based Nature’s Way Canada in its latest step in building up a Nova Scotia-based portfolio of sustainable pet food products. Dane Creek is a Mississauga, Ont.-based merchant bank specializing in pet-related businesses, and in the […]
The race to feed insects to livestock, pets and people
But can the ‘yuck factor’ be overcome to vault insect farming out of the land of the niche? By Mary Baxter For Jarrod Goldin, a report about edible insects four years ago had the perspective-altering impact equivalent to Neil Armstrong first setting foot on the moon. A 2013 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United […]
CBCNews: How a Nova Scotia farm turns 4 million crickets, ‘legs and all,’ into protein
Midgard Insect Farms Inc. produces crickets used as protein in pet food By Holly Conners, CBC News Posted: Mar 06, 2017 6:07 PM AT Last Updated: Mar 07, 2017 10:23 AM AT Joy Hillier is one of the few people who knows what it sounds like to walk into a building filled with millions of crickets. […]
NowNS: Pet mogul bets big on N.S. food production company
An entrepreneur who made a fortune from founding and flipping a publicly-traded pet insurance firm says Nova Scotia has great potential for producing “high impact” cat and dog food.
Nova Scotia Business Inc. Spotlight on Dane Creek Capital
Dane Creek Capital believes the next generation of pet food and treats will have a focus on sustainability.
Food in Canada: Barks & Bites: Dockside pet food made with “rescued” ingredients
A new Canadian pet food company is striving to tackle the food waste crisis and raise the bar on sustainability with its innovative business model.
Food in Canada: Dane Creek invests in Midgard Insect Farm
Dane Creek Capital has acquired a 48-per cent interest in Midgard Insect Farm Inc., a cricket producer headquartered in Windsor, N.S.
AgFunderNews: One Man’s Treasure: How Dockside Pet Products is Repurposing Unsold Food
Nova Scotia-based company finding a new use for those perfectly edible and equally nutritious produce seconds: feeding Fido.