These 10 companies had the highest annual revenues in 2021 among pet food and treat companies based in Europe and listed in Petfood Industry’s Top Companies Current Data.
Editor's note: Monge & C. S.p.A. has been added to this list
In 2021, amid fluctuating COVID-19 case numbers, the European pet food market continued growing. Although the rate of sales increase slowed, many of the same factors fueled sales of dog, cat and other pet food and treats in Europe as the pandemic continued into its second year. Pet ownership increased in 2020 in many European nations as people brought home new companions for themselves and playmates for children. The stockpiling that occurred in the early pandemic subsided and generally didn’t return. Nevertheless, those new pandemic pets still needed food and treats in 2021. European pet owners preferred that their animals’ foods included assurances that the products were made and packaged in ways that minimized ecological and social problems. Pet foods and treats making these claims led growth in the European market in 2021. Among sustainable ingredients, insect-based protein received attention and grew in use, as European arthropod agriculture companies expanded.
These 10 companies had the highest annual revenues in 2021 among pet food and treat companies based in Europe and listed in Petfood Industry’s Top Companies Current Data.
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United Petfood - Belgium - US$800,000,000
Agrolimen SA - Spain - US$753,000,000
Deuerer - Germany - US$750,000,000
Heristo AG - Germany - US$700,000,000
Partner in Pet Food - Hungary - US$560,000,000
Affinity Petcare SA - Spain - US$520,000,000
Monge & C. S.p.A. - Italy - US$415,000,000
Vafo Group - Czech Republic - US$350,000,000
Farmina Pet Foods - Italy - US$334,000,000
Neovia - France - US$318,700,000
Tim Wall covers the dog, cat and other pet food industries as a senior reporter for WATT Global Media. His work has appeared inScientific American, Live Science, Discovery News, Honduras Weekly, Global Journalist and other outlets. He holds an M.A. in journalism and an M.S. in natural resources, both
from the University of Missouri - Columbia, along with a bachelor's degree in biology.
Wall served in the Peace Corps in Honduras from 2005 to 2007, where he coordinated with the town government of Moroceli to organize a municipal trash collection system, taught environmental science, translated for medical brigades and facilitated sustainable agriculture, along with other projects.
Many hours, efforts, dollars and brainpower go into pet food companies’ and regulatory bodies’ efforts to ensure that products on the market are safe and healthy for pets.
