Pet Services and Testing

U.S. and Canada

45 US pet food companies' revenues in 2024

Although dogs have long been the main drivers of US pet food industry growth, that may be changing. Cats may now be the top dog.

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52 European pet food companies' annual revenues 2024

Mergers and acquisitions were a prominent force in Europe last year, as was the slow but steady rise in pet ownership.

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Chart: Top 10 European pet food companies by 2024 revenue

With a growing pet population and robust business environment, European pet food companies may continue growing in 2025 despite tariffs, military conflicts and other macroeconomic challenges.

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Freshpet net sales up 12.5% to US$264.7 million in Q2 2025

Net sales increased 15.0% to $527.9 million for the first six months of 2025 compared to $459.1 million in the prior year period.

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Kormotech partners with Bulgaria's largest online pet retailer

Also: Belgian pet food maker Versele-Laga opens new Hungarian production facility while European industry body calls for harmonized EU waste sorting labels.

Kormotech's pet food brands will now be available across Petmall's 17 brick-and-mortar stores and online platform as the Ukrainian producer expands its eight-year presence in Bulgaria's growing pet food market.

Top Pet Food Companies

Chart: Top 20 pet food companies 2024; Purina, Mars still dominate

Nestle Purina PetCare and Mars Petcare continue to have the largest annual revenues, as do U.S.-based companies overall.

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Global Commerce

Stability, uncertainty co-exist in current pet markets

With 2025 shaping up to be a significantly economically difficult year, it’s hard to figure out exactly where pet food will fall for consumers.

We’re halfway through perhaps the most economically uncertain year we’ve had since the pandemic, and the only constant seems to be change.

The veterinary profession and pet food

Traditionally, veterinarians have not been provided with nutritional education that matches pet owner expectations.

Veterinarians must be provided with nutritional education that matches pet owners’ unique needs with regards to their animals’ health and wellness.

Pet Food Processing

Time is money: Efficiency challenges in pet food manufacturing

From equipment to labor and on-the-floor needs, efficiency issues continue to need solutions.

Efficiency in pet food manufacturing involves an ever-evolving landscape of needs and priorities, encompassing everyone from suppliers to end consumers.

Global Commerce

Purina PetCare sales down in H1 2025, but still growing

Purina PetCare remained a top contributor to Nestlé's profitability, with steady margins and positive volume growth despite a slowing pet food category.

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Ingredient Issues

Let’s take stock (or broth)

Standards between the human and pet food spaces, as well as consumer perception, all play a role in trying to define these ingredients.

Broths and stocks in the pet food space have counterparts in the human space, with similarly vague differences as far as consumers are concerned.

Pet Food Insights

It’s complicated: Untangling the future of U.S. pet food regulations

Pet food’s regulatory space is getting increasingly complex as changes continue to affect both the present and the future.

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