In 2022, the European pet meals market grew to EUR29.1 billion (US$31.1 billion) with a mean 5.1% annual progress price in the course of the previous three years, in keeping with a European Pet Meals Trade Federation (FEDIAF) report. To achieve these gross sales figures, European pet house owners bought 10.5 million tonnes (11.6 million US tons) of pet meals merchandise, rising at 3.5% yearly. Europe was dwelling to 150 pet meals firms final 12 months. These companies operated an estimated 200 amenities which employed 118,000 individuals.
European pet inhabitants in 2022
Pet meals gross sales have been fueled by a rising pet inhabitants in Europe. For 2022, FEDIAF recorded 91 million European households proudly owning at least one pet. Meaning roughly 46% of European households include a pet. Cats had been the most well-liked pets with a inhabitants of 127 million in 26% of households. Canines adopted cats carefully because the second hottest pet. Canines lived in roughly 25% of European households with a inhabitants of 104 million.
- 127 million cats
- 104 million canine
- 53 million birds
- 29 million small mammals
- 22 million aquaria
- 11 million reptiles
10 high European pet meals firms in 2022
Not like different areas the place explicit nations served as headquarters for a preponderance of pet meals firms, resembling Brazil in Latin America, the European pet meals business spreads from the North Sea to the Atlantic, across the Mediterranean and inland. These 10 Europe-based pet meals makers appeared in Petfood Trade’s Prime Pet Meals Firms database with annual revenues for 2022.
United Petfood
Belgium
US$800,000,000
United Petfood makes a speciality of non-public labeling dry pet meals, moist pet meals, treats and snacks. The Belgian household enterprise operates 19 pet meals manufacturing amenities in 8 nations and sells in additional than 80 nations worldwide.
Associate in Pet Meals
Hungary
US$755,000,000
From its base in Hungary, Associate in Pet Meals is a European pet meals producer, supplying retailers, discounters, specialty pet retailers and on-line specialists in 38 nations. The corporate makes a full worth vary of dry, moist and semi-moist cat and pet food, alucups, pouches and snacks from 9 manufacturing amenities spanning 4 nations: the Netherlands, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, with an extra gross sales workplace in Poland. It produces practically 500,000 tons of pet meals yearly.
Agrolimen SA
Spain
US$753,000,000
Agrolimen SA is a Barcelona, Spain-based agency whose subsidiary Affinity Petcare is a number one European provider of meals for canine and cats. Agrolimen SA additionally operates a three way partnership with British-based uncooked meals producer Natures Menu, by way of Affinity Petcare, and owns US-based uncooked meals producer Nature’s Selection.
Deuerer
Germany
US$750,000,000.00
Deuerer is a private-label producer in Germany that additionally owns a number of main European pet meals producers, together with Vitakraft, Pets Alternative and Villeneuve Pet Meals. The corporate is amongst Europe’s largest pet meals pursuits, with gross sales extending to Asia and North America.
Heristo AG
Germany
US$700,000,000.00
Heristo AG owns the Saturn Petcare Group, which incorporates private-label large Saturn Petcare and Animonda Petfood, with manufacturing crops in Bremen and Blaufelden, Germany, Hattern, Netherlands, and Terre Haute, Indiana and greater than 1,000 merchandise. This firm doesn’t publicly disclose monetary information, so annual income was estimated or primarily based on survey responses.
Affinity Petcare SA
Spain
US$520,000,000
Affinity Petcare, subsidiary of Agrolimen SA, is a number one firm in canine and cat vitamin in Spain and likewise has related positions in different European nations. Along with its Barcelona, Spain, headquarters, Affinity has workplaces in Paris, Milan, Snetterton, UK, and São Paulo. The firm provides product to greater than 20 nations.
Monge & C. S.p.A.
Italy
US$500,000,000
Monge is the biggest Italian pet meals producing firm for dry and moist meals for cats and canine. The corporate operates a 188,000-square-meter manufacturing and logistics advanced with a fleet of 45 vans to ship merchandise throughout Italy. The corporate serves the pet meals markets of greater than 100 nations and areas worldwide.
C & D Meals
Eire
US$495,000,000
C & D Meals is among the many main European producers of private-label pet meals, producing upward of 675,000 metric tons per 12 months in a spread of codecs: pouch, alutray, canned and dry. The corporate is the pet meals division of the Eire-based ABP Meals Group.
Farmina Pet Meals
Italy
US$367,000,000
Farmina is a pet vitamin firm with a presence in additional than 70 nations all through the world.
Vafo Group
Czech Republic
US$350,000,000
Vafo Group is a privately owned firm that develops, produces and distributes premium and tremendous premium pet meals and dietary supplements to greater than 70 nations worldwide. The Czech firm, which additionally provides private-label companies, produces greater than 180 thousand tons per 12 months. Latest progress is partly attributable to strategic acquisitions. Subsidiaries embody, VAFO Praha s.r.o., Allco Heimtiernahrung GmbH & Co. KG, Prima Pet Premium Oy, Prima Pet, Sverige AB, Pandivere L.T. OÜ, Carry Pet Meals sp. z o.o. and Pooch & Mutt Ltd.
