Global Pet Food Market is anticipated to reach USD 98.81 billion by 2022. The market is anticipated to grow at a healthy rate in the years to come. The factors that propel the growth of the market include rapid urbanization & industrialization, increasing demand, increasing trend of nuclear families, improved consciousness about pet health, and fast humanization of pets, product development & technological innovations.
In addition, factors such as changing standard of living, rise in disposable income, increase in the number of pet owners, and growing pet humanization significantly fuel the market growth. On the other hand, there are factors that may hamper the growth of the market such as growing obesity in pets and increasing pet allergies. The Pet Food Market is anticipated to grow at a significant CAGR of 4.3% in the upcoming period as the scope, product types, and applications are increasing across the globe.
The market may be explored by food products, applications, sale channels, and geography. Pet Food Market may be explored by food products as Wet/Canned Food, Dry Food, Snacks/treats, Nutritious Food, and Others. The “Dry products” segment dominated the Pet Food Market in 2014 and is anticipated to maintain its dominance by 2022. Dry food products are mostly targeted at young animals due to their high nutritive value. These products are accessible in an extensive price range, standard, standard premium, super-premium, and economy. Important factors driving demand for dry products comprise lower generation of waste, longer storage, and handling convenience.
Pet Food Market may be explored by application as Cats, Dogs, and Others. The “Dog” segment dominated the application of the Pet Food Market in 2014 and is anticipated to maintain its dominance by 2022. Dogs are the friendliest animals kept as pets across the globe. Accessibility of dog food for various types is expected to have an optimistic influence on industry development over the forecast period.
The market may be explored by sale channels as Hypermarkets, Specialized Pet Shops, Internet Sales, and Others (Grocery Stores, Non-grocery Stores). Asia-Pacific accounted for the major share of the market in 2014 and will continue to lead in the forecast period. The factors that could be attributed to the growth include increasing urbanization across the developing economies that have resulted in the larger adoption of several animals as companions will boost the Pet Food Market growth in the years to come.
Some of the key players that fuel the growth of the Pet Food Market comprise Gitwako Farms (I) Pvt. Ltd., Avanti Overseas Pvt. Ltd., Agro Food Industries Pvt. Ltd., Frigorifico Allana Pvt. Ltd., Doggie Dabbas, Cuddle up Diet Products Pvt. Ltd., Bharat International Pet Foods Pvt. Ltd., Mars International India Pvt. Ltd., Venky's (India) Ltd, and Khanal Foods Pvt. Ltd. The leading companies are taking up partnerships, mergers and acquisitions, and joint ventures in order to boost the inorganic growth of the industry.
Market Segment:
Pet Food Product Outlook (Volume, Kilo Tons; Revenue, USD Billion, 2012 - 2022)
• Dry Food
• Wet/Canned Food
• Nutritious Food
• Snacks/treats
• Others
Pet Food Application Outlook (Volume, Kilo Tons; Revenue, USD Billion, 2012 - 2022)
• Dogs
• Cats
• Others
Pet Food Regional Outlook (Volume, Kilo Tons; Revenue, USD Billion, 2012 - 2022)
• North America
• U.S.
• Europe
• U.K.
• France
• Germany
• the Asia Pacific
• Japan
• Australia
• Rest of The World
Research Support Specialist, USA