Market Trends and Reports

TOOL: Pet food protein-blend calculator explores ingredient cost tradeoffs

This interactive calculator identifies blends of three ingredients that meet a specified minimum protein level.

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PsiBufet, Polish pet food company, enters Slovak market

The producer, owned by Butternut Box, is expanding to another European market; plus, Vafo Group’s Prima Pet invests in sustainability and Zooplus expands to Spain.

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Business Strategy

Hill’s Pet Nutrition sales up 5.6% in Q3 2026, beats Colgate-Palmolive

Growth in Prescription Diet, Science Diet and fresh pet food helped Hill’s outperform its parent company, despite the effects of exiting private-label production.

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Market Trends and Reports

Report: Functional pet foods, supplements gain as owners scrutinize value

Packaged Facts’ latest pet health and wellness report found that owners remain committed to wellness spending despite financial pressure, creating opportunities for functional, need-specific and science-based pet foods and supplements.

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Market Trends and Reports

Cat food helped Purina outpace Nestlé in Q3 2026

Therapeutics growth accelerated with support from targeted investments, while Pro Plan and ONE continued to deliver strong sales growth.

Latin America/Carribean

Brazil looks beyond pet food volume to new eating occasions

A new growth strategy for Brazil’s pet food industry centers not only on how much pets consume, but also on the different occasions that motivate owners to spend.

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Fish food now a highly lucrative sub-category of SEA's pet food industry

Rising pet fish ownership in Southeast Asia's crowded cities is fueling demand for premium functional and therapeutic aquarium diets.

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Market Trends and Reports

Report: In September, cat food sales outpace dog food

YipitData’s September 2026 recap showed Kirkland Signature and Blue Buffalo climbing fresh and frozen dog food brand rankings, while fish and seafood proteins led cat food product trait growth.

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Retail, e-commerce reshape veterinary pet food sales

Pet owners are increasingly nutrition-focused when it comes to health and wellness, making veterinary formulas of continued interest.

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Pet Food Ingredients

Report: Algal oil, yeast protein top alternative pet food ingredients

A new report from the Centre for Feed Innovation and the Pet Sustainability Coalition evaluates emerging proteins and oils for dog and cat food across supply, commercial use, sustainability, nutrition and consumer acceptance.

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Pet Ownership Statistics

HABRI survey finds 74% of Americans own pets

The Human Animal Bond Research Institute’s 2026 benchmark survey found growing awareness of the health benefits of pets is tied to rising pet ownership and to pet care decisions, including nutrition.

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Wet pet food buyers favor aluminum trays, Amcor finds

An Amcor survey of 2,457 wet pet food buyers in six European countries found aluminum trays outperformed metal cans on ease of opening, safety and other functional attributes.

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