Global Pet Food and Ingredients Market (By Pet Type – Dogs, Cats, Birds, and Others, By Product Ingredients Type – Meat & Meat Products, Cereals, Vegetables, Fats, and Additives, By Channel of Distribution – Specialized Pet Shops, Hypermarket, and Online Stores, and By Regions)– Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2018 – 2026

The pet food and ingredients market is expected to witness sheer high growth between 2018 and 2026. Rising disposable incomes and numbers of nuclear families throughout the globe are expected to be the key reason for the pet food market to grow at a significant rate during the forecast period. The rise in NGOs and associations that are concerned with pet welfare programs such as feeding street dogs, treatment of injured dogs, cats and birds are further estimated to create new necessities and augment the market of growth over the forecast period of 2018-2026.

Dog segment is estimated to witness significant growth

The pet food market has been segmented based on pet type which has been further segmented as dogs, cats, birds and others. Product Ingredients Type has been sub-segmented into meat & meat products, cereals, vegetables, fats and additives. Moreover, channels of distribution have been further divided on the basis of specialized pet shops, hypermarket and online stores. The increasing demand for dog adoption across the globe is expected to drive the dog segment of global pet food market during the forecast period. Dog food’s availability is further expected to boost the global pet food market.

Asia-Pacific holds the largest market share by region

The global pet food market has been geographically segmented into Asia-Pacific, Europe, North America, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa region. In addition to this, Asia-Pacific region holds the largest market share due to greater pet adoption habits and rising disposable incomes of the population. North America and Europe region are also expected to experience a booming demand for pet foods market owing to the rise in the numbers of NGOs and Pets Welfare Associations coupled with the increase in the numbers of nuclear families. The USA and Mexico are expected to be the major region behind the growth of North America’s pet foods market.

Major Players in Pet Food Market

Some of the key players in the global Pet food market include Big Heart Pet Brands, Blue Buffalo, Colgate-Palmolive Co., Hills Pet Nutrition, Lupus Alimentos Ltda, Mars Inc, Nestle Purina Pet Care, Total Alimentos S.A., Unicharm Corporation and Wellpet LLC.

The global pet food market has been segmented into:

Global Pet Food Market, By Pet Type

·         Dogs

·         Cats

·         Birds

·         Others

Global Pet Food Market, By Product Ingredients Type

·         Meat & Meat Products

o    Deboned Meat

o    Meat Meal

o    By-Product Meal

o    Animal Digest

·         Cereals

o    Corn & Corn meal

o    Wheat & Wheat Meal

o    Barley

o    Rice

o    Fruits

·         Vegetables

o    Potatoes

o    Carrots

o    Soybean & Soybean Meal

·         Fats

o    Fish Oil

o    Tallow

o    Lard

o    Poultry Fat

o    Vegetable Oil

·         Additives

o    Vitamins & Minerals

o    Enzymes

o    Other Additives

Global Pet Food Market, By Channel of Distribution

·         Specialized Pet Shops

·         Hypermarkets

·         Online Stores

Global Pet Food Market: By Geography

·         North America

o    U.S.

o    Canada

o    Mexico

·         Europe

o    U.K.

o    France

o    Germany

o    Italy

o    Rest of Europe

·         Asia Pacific

o    India

o    China

o    Japan

o    Rest of Asia Pacific

·         Middle East and Africa

o    South Africa

o    Rest of Middle East and Africa

·         Latin America

o    Brazil

o    Rest of Latin America