The global cat food market reached a value of US$ 32.2 Billion in 2020. Cats are one of the most popular companion pets around the world as they are small, independent by nature, and can keep themselves groomed. Traditionally, owners fed their cats with milk and home-made food, which included leftovers and scraps from family meals. However, the demand for commercially prepared cat food has gradually increased worldwide as it offers vital nutrients for maintaining the weight and energy requirements of cats. It also aids in combating skin allergies and infections as well as improving the overall health and life expectancy of cats.
On account of the increasing pet humanization and the growing trend of nuclear families, the adoption rate of cats is increasing, especially among the young population. These factors have impelled the demand for cat food across the globe. Moreover, the growing awareness among cat owners about nutritional diversification is positively influencing them to opt for customized treats and food products. Besides this, with the rising demand for cat food that is prepared using locally produced ingredients and offers digestive benefits, manufacturers are launching a wide variety of premium pet food items, such as organic, natural and gluten-free variants, to expand their product portfolio. They are also utilizing innovative packaging solutions to differentiate their products from other competitors operating in the industry. Furthermore, the introduction of cat food in convenient stand-up pouches, re-closable bags, and single-serve pouches and bags is also impelling the market growth worldwide. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the global cat food market to exhibit steady growth during the next five years.
Breakup by Product Type:
- Dry Cat Food
- Cat Treats
- Wet Cat Food
Dry cat food currently represents the most preferred product around the world as it is cheaper, easy to store and can be left out for the cat to nibble.
Breakup by Pricing Type:
- Mass Products
- Premium Products
At present, mass products exhibit a clear dominance in the market on account of their affordable prices.
Breakup by Ingredient Type:
- Animal Derivatives
- Plant Derivatives
Animal-derived cat food accounts for the majority of the total market share as these ingredients offer high nutritional value.
Breakup by Distribution Channel:
- Supermarkets and Hypermarkets
- Specialty Stores
- Online Stores
- Others
Supermarkets and hypermarkets hold the largest share as they offer pet owners different product varieties and brands of pet food to choose from.
Regional Insights:
- North America
- Western Europe
- Asia Pacific
- Latin America
- Eastern Europe
- Middle East and Africa
On the geographical front, North America enjoys the leading position in the market on account of the increasing pet ownership in the region. Apart from this, the emergence of private label brands is also strengthening the growth of the market.
Competitive Landscape:
The competitive landscape of the market has been analyzed in the report, along with the detailed profiles of the major players operating in the industry. Some of these players are:
- Mars Petcare
- The J.M. Smucker Company (Big Heart Pet Brands)
- Colgate-Palmolive (Hill's Pet Nutrition Inc.)
- Nestle Purina PetCare
- Blue Buffalo Co., Ltd.
- CANIDAE Pet Foods
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Key Questions Answered in This Report
The global cat food market size was valued at US$ 32.2 Billion in 2020.
The rising pet humanization rate, growing trend of nuclear families, and increasing preferences for cats, especially among the millennial population, are some of the key drivers for the global cat food market.
Leading cat food manufacturers are Mars, Incorporated, J.M. Smucker Company (Big Heart Pet Brands), Colgate-Palmolive (Hill's Pet Nutrition Inc.), Nestle Purina PetCare, Blue Buffalo Co., Ltd. and CANIDAE Pet Foods.
At present, North America enjoys the leading position in the market, on account of the high pet adoption rate in the region.
On the basis of the product type, the market has been bifurcated into dry cat food, cat treats and wet cat food. Currently, dry cat food holds the majority of the total market share.
According to the estimates by IMARC Group, the global cat food market is expected to witness steady growth from 2021 to 2026.
On the basis of the pricing type, the market has been divided into mass products and premium products. Among these, mass products represent the largest market segment.
The introduction of a wide variety of premium pet food items, including organic, natural, and gluten-free variants, represents a key trend in the global cat food market.
Sudden outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic had led to the implementation of stringent lockdown regulations across several nations resulting in the consumer shift from brick-and-mortar distribution channels towards e-commerce platforms for the sales of cat food.
On the basis of the ingredient type, the market has been classified into animal derivatives and plant derivatives. Among these, animal derivatives hold the largest market share.
1 Preface
2 Scope and Methodology
2.1 Objectives of the Study
2.2 Stakeholders
2.3 Data Sources
2.3.1 Primary Sources
2.3.2 Secondary Sources
2.4 Market Estimation
2.4.1 Bottom-Up Approach
2.4.2 Top-Down Approach
2.5 Forecasting Methodology
3 Executive Summary
4 Introduction
4.1 Overview
4.2 Key Industry Trends
5 Global Cat Food Market
5.1 Market Overview
5.2 Market Performance
5.2.1 Volume Trends
5.2.2 Value Trends
5.3 Impact of COVID-19
5.4 Price Analysis
5.4.1 Key Price Indicators
5.4.2 Price Structure
5.4.3 Price Trends
5.5 Market Breakup by Region
5.6 Market Breakup by Product Type
5.7 Market Breakup by Pricing Type
5.8 Market Breakup by Ingredient Type
5.9 Market Breakup by Distribution Channel
5.10 Market Forecast
5.11 SWOT Analysis
5.11.1 Overview
5.11.2 Strengths
5.11.3 Weaknesses
5.11.4 Opportunities
5.11.5 Threats
5.12 Value Chain Analysis
5.12.1 Overview
5.12.2 Research and Development
5.12.3 Raw Material Procurement
5.12.4 Manufacturing
5.12.5 Marketing
5.12.6 Distribution
5.12.7 End-Use
5.13 Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
5.13.1 Overview
5.13.2 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
5.13.3 Bargaining Power of Buyers
5.13.4 Degree of Competition
5.13.5 Threat of Substitutes
5.13.6 Threat of New Entrants
5.14 Key Success and Risk Factors
6 Market Breakup by Region
6.1 North America
6.1.1 Market Trends
6.1.2 Market Forecast
6.2 Western Europe
6.2.1 Market Trends
6.2.2 Market Forecast
6.3 Asia-Pacific
6.3.1 Market Trends
6.3.2 Market Forecast
6.4 Latin America
6.4.1 Market Trends
6.4.2 Market Forecast
6.5 Eastern Europe
6.5.1 Market Trends
6.5.2 Market Forecast
6.6 Middle East and Africa
6.6.1 Market Trends
6.6.2 Market Forecast
7 Market Breakup by Product Type
7.1 Dry Food
7.1.1 Market Trends
7.1.2 Market Forecast
7.2 Cat Treats
7.2.1 Market Trends
7.2.2 Market Forecast
7.3 Wet Cat Food
7.3.1 Market Trends
7.3.2 Market Forecast
8 Market Breakup by Pricing Type
8.1 Mass Products
8.1.1 Market Trends
8.1.2 Market Forecast
8.2 Premium Products
8.2.1 Market Trends
8.2.2 Market Forecast
9 Market Breakup by Ingredient Type
9.1 Animal Derivatives
9.1.1 Market Trends
9.1.2 Market Forecast
9.2 Plant Derivatives
9.2.1 Market Trends
9.2.2 Market Forecast
10 Market Breakup by Distribution Channel
10.1 Supermarkets and Hypermarkets
10.1.1 Market Trends
10.1.2 Market Forecast
10.2 Specialty Stores
10.2.1 Market Trends
10.2.2 Market Forecast
10.3 Online stores
10.3.1 Market Trends
10.3.2 Market Forecast
10.4 Others
10.4.1 Market Trends
10.4.2 Market Forecast
11 Competitive Landscape
11.1 Competitive Structure
11.2 Key Players
12 Cat Food Manufacturing Process
12.1 Product Overview
12.2 Detailed Process Flow
12.3 Various Types of Unit Operations Involved
12.4 Mass Balance and Raw Material Requirements
13 Project Details, Requirements and Costs Involved
13.1 Land Requirements and Expenditures
13.2 Construction Requirements and Expenditures
13.3 Plant Layout
13.4 Plant Machinery
13.5 Machinery Pictures
13.6 Raw Material Requirements and Expenditures
13.7 Raw Material and Final Product Pictures
13.8 Packaging Requirements and Expenditures
13.9 Transportation Requirements and Expenditures
13.10 Utility Requirements and Expenditures
13.11 Manpower Requirements and Expenditures
13.12 Other Capital Investments
14 Loans and Financial Assistance
15 Project Economics
15.1 Capital Cost of the Project
15.2 Techno-Economic Parameters
15.3 Product Pricing and Margins Across Various Levels of Supply Chain
15.4 Taxation and Depreciation
15.5 Income Projections
15.6 Expenditure Projections
15.7 Financial Analysis
15.8 Profit Analysis
16 Key Player Profiles
List of Figures
Figure 1: Global: Cat Food Market: Major Drivers and Challenges
Figure 2: Global: Cat Food Market: Volume Trends (in Million Tons), 2015-2020
Figure 3: Global: Cat Food Market: Value Trends (in Billion US$), 2015-2020
Figure 4: Cat Food Market: Price Structure (US$/Ton)
Figure 5: Global: Cat Food Market: Average Prices (in US$/Ton), 2015-2020
Figure 6: Global: Cat Food Market Forecast: Average Prices (in US$/Ton), 2021-2026
Figure 7: Global: Cat Food Market: Breakup by Region (in %), 2020
Figure 8: Global: Cat Food Market: Breakup by Product Type (in %), 2020
Figure 9: Global: Cat Food Market: Breakup by Pricing Type (in %), 2020
Figure 10: Global: Cat Food Market: Breakup by Ingredient Type (in %), 2020
Figure 11: Global: Cat Food Market: Breakup by Distribution Channel (in %), 2020
Figure 12: Global: Cat Food Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in Million Tons), 2021-2026
Figure 13: Global: Cat Food Market Forecast: Value Trends (in Billion US$), 2021-2026
Figure 14: Global: Cat Food Industry: SWOT Analysis
Figure 15: Global: Cat Food Industry: Value Chain Analysis
Figure 16: Global: Cat Food Industry: Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
Figure 17: North America: Cat Food Market: Value Trends (in Million US$), 2015 & 2020
Figure 18: North America: Cat Food Market Forecast: Value Trends (in Million US$), 2021-2026
Figure 19: Western Europe: Cat Food Market: Value Trends (in Million US$), 2015 & 2020
Figure 20: Western Europe: Cat Food Market Forecast: Value Trends (in Million US$), 2021-2026
Figure 21: Asia-Pacific: Cat Food Market: Value Trends (in Million US$), 2015 & 2020
Figure 22: Asia-Pacific: Cat Food Market Forecast: Value Trends (in Million US$), 2021-2026
Figure 23: Latin America: Cat Food Market: Value Trends (in Million US$), 2015 & 2020
Figure 24: Latin America: Cat Food Market Forecast: Value Trends (in Million US$), 2021-2026
Figure 25: Eastern Europe: Cat Food Market: Value Trends (in Million US$), 2015 & 2020
Figure 26: Eastern Europe: Cat Food Market Forecast: Value Trends (in Million US$), 2021-2026
Figure 27: Middle East and Africa: Cat Food Market: Value Trends (in Million US$), 2015 & 2020
Figure 28: Middle East and Africa: Cat Food Market Forecast: Value Trends (in Million US$), 2021-2026
Figure 29: Global: Cat Food (Dry Cat Food) Market: Value Trends (in Million US$), 2015 & 2020
Figure 30: Global: Cat Food (Dry Cat Food) Market Forecast: Value Trends (in Million US$), 2021-2026
Figure 31: Global: Cat Food (Cat Treats) Market: Value Trends (in Million US$), 2015 & 2020
Figure 32: Global: Cat Food (Cat Treats) Market Forecast: Value Trends (in Million US$), 2021-2026
Figure 33: Global: Cat Food (Wet Cat Food) Market: Value Trends (in Million US$), 2015 & 2020
Figure 34: Global: Cat Food (Wet Cat Food) Market Forecast: Value Trends (in Million US$), 2021-2026
Figure 35: Global: Cat Food (Mass Products) Market: Value Trends (in Million US$), 2015 & 2020
Figure 36: Global: Cat Food (Mass Products) Market Forecast: Value Trends (in Million US$), 2021-2026
Figure 37: Global: Cat Food (Premium Products) Market: Value Trends (in Million US$), 2015 & 2020
Figure 38: Global: Cat Food (Premium Products) Market Forecast: Value Trends (in Million US$), 2021-2026
Figure 39: Global: Cat Food (Animal Derived) Market: Value Trends (in Million US$), 2015 & 2020
Figure 40: Global: Cat Food (Animal Derived) Market Forecast: Value Trends (in Million US$), 2021-2026
Figure 41: Global: Cat Food (Plant Derived) Market: Value Trends (in Million US$), 2015 & 2020
Figure 42: Global: Cat Food (Plant Derived) Market Forecast: Value Trends (in Million US$), 2021-2026
Figure 43: Global: Cat Food Market: Sales through Supermarkets and Hypermarkets (in Million US$), 2015 & 2020
Figure 44: Global: Cat Food Market Forecast: Sales through Supermarkets and Hypermarkets (in Million US$), 2021-2026
Figure 45: Global: Cat Food Market: Sales through Specialty Stores (in Million US$), 2015 & 2020
Figure 46: Global: Cat Food Market Forecast: Sales through Specialty Stores (in Million US$), 2021-2026
Figure 47: Global: Cat Food Market: Sales through Online Stores (in Million US$), 2015 & 2020
Figure 48: Global: Cat Food Market Forecast: Sales through Online Stores (in Million US$), 2021-2026
Figure 49: Global: Cat Food Market: Sales through Other Distribution Channels (in Million US$), 2015 & 2020
Figure 50: Global: Cat Food Market Forecast: Sales through Other Distribution Channels (in Million US$), 2021-2026
Figure 51: Cat Food Manufacturing: Detailed Process Flow
Figure 52: Cat Food Manufacturing Process: Various Types of Unit Operations Involved
Figure 53: Cat Food Manufacturing Process: Conversion Rate of Feedstocks
Figure 54: Cat Food Manufacturing Plant: Proposed Plant Layout
Figure 55: Cat Food Manufacturing Plant: Breakup of Capital Costs (in %)
Figure 56: Cat Food Manufacturing Plant: Margins Across Various Levels of the Supply Chain
Figure 57: Cat Food Manufacturing Plant: Breakup of Production Costs (in %)
List of Tables
Table 1: Global: Cat Food Market: Key Industry Highlights, 2020 and 2026
Table 2: Global: Cat Food Market Forecast: Breakup by Region (in Million US$), 2021-2026
Table 3: Global: Cat Food Market Forecast: Breakup by Product Type (in Million US$), 2021-2026
Table 4: Global: Cat Food Market Forecast: Breakup by Pricing Type (in Million US$), 2021-2026
Table 5: Global: Cat Food Market Forecast: Breakup by Ingredient Type (in Million US$), 2021-2026
Table 6: Global: Cat Food Market Forecast: Breakup by Distribution Channel (in Million US$), 2021-2026
Table 7: Global: Cat Food Market: Competitive Structure
Table 8: Global: Cat Food Market: Key Manufacturers
Table 9: Cat Food Manufacturing Plant: Costs Related to Land and Site Development (in US$)
Table 10: Cat Food Manufacturing Plant: Costs Related to Civil Works (in US$)
Table 11: Cat Food Manufacturing Plant: Costs Related to Machinery (in US$)
Table 12: Cat Food Manufacturing Plant: Raw Material Requirements (in Tons/Day) and Expenditures (in US$/Ton)
Table 13: Cat Food Manufacturing Plant: Utility Requirements and Expenditures
Table 14: Cat Food Manufacturing Plant: Costs Related to Salaries and Wages (in US$)
Table 15: Cat Food Manufacturing Plant: Costs Related to Other Capital Investments (in US$)
Table 16: Details of Financial Assistance Offered by Financial Institutions
Table 17: Cat Food Manufacturing Plant: Capital Costs (in US$)
Table 18: Cat Food Manufacturing Plant: Techno-Economic Parameters
Table 19: Cat Food Manufacturing Plant: Taxation (in US$)
Table 20: Cat Food Manufacturing Plant: Depreciation (in US$)
Table 21: Cat Food Manufacturing Plant: Income Projections (in US$)
Table 22: Cat Food Manufacturing Plant: Expenditure Projections (in US$)
Table 23: Cat Food Manufacturing Plant: Cash Flow Analysis without Considering the Income Tax Liability (in US$)
Table 24: Cat Food Manufacturing Plant: Cash Flow Analysis on Considering the Income Tax Liability (in US$)
Table 25: Cat Food Manufacturing Plant: Profit and Loss Account (in US$)