Spain's National Association of Petfood Manufacturers (ANFAAC) reported improved results for the sector last year. In 2025, Spanish pet food industry players posted aggregate revenues of about €2.178 billion (US$2.512 billion), an increase of 6.1% compared with a year earlier.
"Once again, cat food played a key role in this growth, with revenue soaring by 12.2% to €1.039 billion (US$1.22 billion)," ANFAAC said in a statement.
Dog food sales also experienced slight growth last year, expanding by 1.1% to around €1.139 billion (US$1.33 billion).
"In terms of sales volume, the total figures for the Spanish pet food industry experienced a 5.3% increase in 2025, reaching 603,527 tons. Dog food sales grew slightly by 0.2%, reaching 366,834 tons. Cat food sales increased by 14.4%, reaching 236,693 tons," according to the ANFAAC.
Looking at individual market segments, dry food sales dropped 3.3% for dogs, at 285,711 tons, and expanded 4.2% for cats, reaching 136,525 tons. Wet food sales reported a significant increase for both dogs, up 20.8% to 65,033 tons, and cats, up 32.7% to 96,723 tons. Pet treat sales dropped 5.4% for dogs, decreasing to 16,090 tons, but increased 14.1% for cats, with 3,445 tons.
"The strength of these figures demonstrates the maturity of our industry," said Santiago de Andrés, secretary general of the ANFAAC. "It has once again become clear that the sector's growth is a positive and sustained reality, a sector committed to innovation and to meeting the diverse needs of our pets."
The Madrid-based organization says its members account for about 90% of the country's pet food sales.
Kormotech launches Optimeal grain-free wet cat food line in US
Ukrainian pet food producer Kormotech has announced that its brand Optimeal has launched a new Daily Wellbeing Grain-Free Wet Cat Food line available exclusively in the U.S.
"The recipes are packed in convenient single-serve pouches, designed to fit modern pet parents' daily routines," the company said in a statement. "Each recipe provides complete and balanced everyday nutrition, with a high moisture content that supports cats' daily hydration needs, 97% protein from animal sources, prebiotic FOS, essential vitamins and minerals, and Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids. All formulas are grain-free, carrageenan-free, non-GMO, and made without artificial flavors or colors."
All Optimeal wet cat food products for the U.S. market are manufactured at Kormotech's Ukrainian plants.
"With this new line, we are introducing Optimeal Daily Wellbeing Wet Food Line with hydration focus, designed to help even selective cats find their favorite," said Lyudmyla Dobrynina, head of product and marketing at Optimeal USA. "We also upgraded the packaging to better showcase the food inside, so cat parents can see what they are feeding — including real shrimp and visible pieces of chicken breast or beef liver."
Study links fish-based pet food to elevated PFAS levels
A recently published study by Japan-based researchers suggests that per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS — also known as "forever chemicals" — could appear in high levels in fish-based pet food products for cats and dogs.
Researchers Kei Nomiyama, Aika Sato, Rumi Tanoue, Kohei Saeki, Yoshinori Ikenaka and Hazuki Mizukawa analyzed 100 commercially available dry and wet pet food products in the Japanese market to quantify 34 target PFAS compounds. The results were published in the journal Environmental Pollution.
PFAS were frequently detected in the products, with concentrations varying by type, ingredients and country of origin, the authors said.
"Fish-based products contained elevated levels of perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnDA), and perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA), and regional patterns suggested the influence of Asian-specific PFAS sources such as F-53B," according to the study. "Hazard quotient (HQ) assessments based on EFSA tolerable weekly intakes indicated that average HQs exceeded 1 for both dogs and cats in several products, signaling potential health risks."
The researchers caution that "due to the lack of species-specific toxicokinetic information for dogs and cats, the EFSA-based risk characterization presented here should be interpreted as a preliminary assessment," the paper said. "Although dry food had higher PFAS concentrations when converted to feeding amounts, estimated exposure was higher for wet food due to higher consumption."
The authors say their findings deliver the first evidence of ingredient-driven and country-of-origin-dependent PFAS contamination in dog and cat food.
