▪️HOW MANY POUNDS OF PET FOOD ARE MADE?
Pet food companies in the United States and Canada produced an estimated 25 billion pounds of pet food in 2024.
▪️PET FOOD IS BIG BUSINESS
Different research firms present varying figures, but the global pet food market is estimated at $125 billion in 2024.
▪️DOG AND CAT FOOD DOMINATES
The dog and cat food market was the largest segment of the pet food market, with dog food alone valued at approximately $72 billion in 2024.
▪️NORTH AMERICA DOMINATES
North America is the most important region in the global dog food market, accounting for over 35% of all sales in 2024. Some estimates put the North American market share at over 46
▪️THE TOP TEN MANUFACTURERS
The top ten manufacturers in the global pet food market made up to 81.82% of the total in 2023. Purina Pet Care was the largest maker with a 32.08% share of the market, followed by Mars Petcare Inc with 29.07%, Hill's Pet Nutrition Inc came in with 6.24%, General Mills Pet with 3.45%, the J.M. Smucker Company with 2.65%, Diamond Pet Foods with 2.18%, Unicharm Group with 2.03%, United Petfood with 1.89%, Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc (United Pet Group) with 1.13%, and Freshpet Inc with 1.11%.
▪️HOW MANY PET FOOD COMPANIES?
The U.S. pet food industry includes 518 manufacturing facilities registered with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The Pet Food Association of Canada (PFAC) counts 24 manufacturing members
▪️HOW MANY RAW DOG FOOD COMPANIES?
There are relatively few commercial RAW dog food manufacturers. I count 40 in the US and Canada, but no doubt have missed a few. Most are small volume, and some are only local.
* Stella & Chewy's
* Instinct Pet Food
* The Honest Kitchen
* Darwin's Natural Pet Products
* Answers Pet Food
* Smallbatch Pets
* We Feed Raw
* Soul’y Raw
* Raw Bistro
* Viva Raw
* Blue Ridge Beef
* Hare Today
* Primal Pet Food
* Carnos
* Green Tripe
* Totally Raw
* Raw Paws Pet Food
* Raw Feeding Miami
* Raw K9
* Bravo
* Barf World
* 360 Pet Nutrition
* Ultimate Nutrition
* Vital Essentials
* Vitals Essentials
* Nature’s Diet
* Open Farm
* Instinct
* Little Hunter
* Raw Wild
* Rebel Raw
* Pure Life Raw
* Only Natural Pet
* BJ’s Raw
* Maev
* Nature's Variety
* Big Country Raw
* Tucker's
* Carnivora
* My Pet Carnivore
▪️ CLAIMS WITH LITTLE EVIDENCE
No dog food has ever been shown to be better for all dogs than any other, despite the fact that this is a $125 billion dollar a year industry.
▪️DOG FOOD RECIPES CANNOT BE PROTECTED
There are no proprietary dog food recipes, as recipes cannot be patented. What can be patented are novel (new or unique) manufacturing processes that are not obvious. There are few, or none, of those in the world of dog food.
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SOURCES::
▶️ https://www.imarcgroup.com/dog-food-manufacturing-plant
▶️ https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2024/12/12/2995975/28124/en/Pet-Food-Market-Opportunities-and-Strategies-to-2033-Dog-Cat-Food-Animal-Derivatives-and-Specialized-Pet-Shops-Set-for-26-5B-17-9B-and-9-9B-Growth-by-2028-with-the-USA-Leading-at-5.html
▶️ https://www.petfoodindustry.com/blogs-columns/adventures-in-pet-food/blog/15743970/us-pet-food-market-manufacturing-ingredient-insights
▶️ https://pfac.com/members/
▶️ https://www.legalzoom.com/articles/can-you-patent-a-recipe
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