Cat Food Market Report by Product Type, Pricing Type, Ingredient Type, Distribution Channel, and Region 2024-2032

The global cat food market size reached US$ 35.9 Billion in 2023. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the market to reach US$ 47.9 Billion by 2032, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 3.2% during 2024-2032. The increasing concerns among pet parents, rising demand for premium quality cat food products, and the growing number of pet friendly cafes represent some of the key factors driving the market.

Cat food is specially formulated pet food designed for catering to the nutritional needs of cats. It is essential to provide cats with a balanced diet that meets their specific dietary requirements and ensures their overall health and well-being. It is made using high quality animal protein sources, such as chicken, turkey, fish, or beef. It is rich in proteins, carbohydrates, fats, iron, sodium, zinc, calcium, vitamins, minerals, phosphorus, magnesium, and other essential nutrients. It also includes fatty acids that support healthy skin, a shiny coat, and various bodily functions. It is economical, convenient, and provides a healthy immune system and strong bones and muscles among cats. It also offers energy and nutrient-dense calories and controls weight, treats constipation, prevents obesity, and better digestion. It is selected depending on the age, health condition, and dietary requirements of the cat.

Cat Food Market Trends:

The increasing concerns among pet parents about the health of their cats represents one of the major factors driving the demand for cat food around the world. Moreover, the rising awareness about the nutritional facts of cat food products on account of their numerous advantages, such as encouraging a healthy gut and enhancing digestion, is favoring the growth of the market. In addition, the growing demand for premium quality cat food products that are fortified with high animal protein, vitamins, minerals, and antibiotic and antioxidant properties on account of rapid urbanization and expanding purchasing power of pet parents is influencing the market positively. Apart from this, the rising number of pet friendly cafes, restaurants, and hotels that serve cat food is increasing the sales of cat food products worldwide. Furthermore, governing agencies of numerous countries are undertaking initiatives to encourage the use of healthy and safe ingredients that improve the overall wellness of cats. They are also supporting the need for transparency in cat food ingredients. Besides this, product manufacturers are introducing organic, natural, and gluten free cat food variants to expand their product portfolio. They are also using innovative packaging solutions to distinguish their products from other competitors operating in the industry. Leading manufacturers are launching cat food in convenient stand-up pouches, re-closable bags, and single-serve pouches and bags to expand their consumer base.

Key Market Segmentation:

IMARC Group provides an analysis of the key trends in each sub-segment of the global cat food market report, along with forecasts at the global and regional level from 2024-2032. Our report has categorized the market based on product type, pricing type, ingredient type and distribution channel.

Product Type Insights:

Dry Cat Food

Cat Treats

Wet Cat Food

The report has provided a detailed breakup and analysis of the cat food market based on the product type. This includes dry cat food, cat treats, and wet cat food. According to the report, wet cat food represented the largest segment.

Pricing Type Insights:

Mass Products

Premium Products

A detailed breakup and analysis of the cat food market based on the pricing type has also been provided in the report. This includes mass products and premium products. According to the report, mass products accounted for the largest market share.

Ingredient Type Insights:

Animal Derivatives

Plant Derivatives

The report has provided a detailed breakup and analysis of the cat food market based on the ingredient type. This includes animal derivatives and plant derivatives. According to the report, animal derivatives represented the largest segment.

Distribution Channel Insights:

Supermarkets and Hypermarkets

Specialty Stores

Online Stores

Others

A detailed breakup and analysis of the cat food market based on the distribution channel has also been provided in the report. This includes supermarkets and hypermarkets, specialty stores, online stores, and others. According to the report, supermarkets and hypermarkets accounted for the largest market share.

Regional Insights:

North America

Western Europe

Asia Pacific

Latin America

Eastern Europe

Middle East and Africa

The report has also provided a comprehensive analysis of all the major regional markets, which include North America; Western Europe; Asia Pacific; Latin America; Eastern Europe; and the Middle East and Africa. According to the report, North America was the largest market for cat food. Some of the factors driving the North America cat food market included the easy availability, product innovations, marketing strategies, etc.

Competitive Landscape:

The report has also provided a comprehensive analysis of the competitive landscape in the global cat food market. Competitive analysis such as market structure, market share by key players, player positioning, top winning strategies, competitive dashboard, and company evaluation quadrant has been covered in the report. Also, detailed profiles of all major companies have been provided. Some of the companies covered include Mars Petcare, The J.M. Smucker Company (Big Heart Pet Brands), Colgate-Palmolive (Hill's Pet Nutrition Inc.), Nestle Purina PetCare, Blue Buffalo Co., Ltd., CANIDAE Pet Foods, etc.

Key Questions Answered in This Report

1. What was the size of the global cat food market in 2023?
2. What is the expected growth rate of the global cat food market during 2024-2032?
3. What are the key factors driving the global cat food market?
4. What is the impact of COVID-19 on the global cat food market?
5. What is the breakup of the global cat food market based on the product type?
6. What is the breakup of the global cat food market based on the pricing type?
7. What is the breakup of the global cat food market based on the ingredient type?
8. What is the breakup of the global cat food market based on the distribution channel?
9. What are the key regions in the global cat food market?
10. Who are the key companies/players in the global cat food market?

Product Code: SR112024A1060

1 Preface

2 Scope and Methodology

2.1 Objectives of the Study
2.2 Stakeholders
2.3 Data Sources
- 2.3.1 Primary Sources
- 2.3.2 Secondary Sources
2.4 Market Estimation
- 2.4.1 Bottom-Up Approach
- 2.4.2 Top-Down Approach
2.5 Forecasting Methodology

3 Executive Summary

4 Introduction

4.1 Overview
4.2 Key Industry Trends

5 Global Cat Food Market

5.1 Market Overview
5.2 Market Performance
- 5.2.1 Volume Trends
- 5.2.2 Value Trends
5.3 Impact of COVID-19
5.4 Price Analysis
- 5.4.1 Key Price Indicators
- 5.4.2 Price Structure
- 5.4.3 Price Trends
5.5 Market Breakup by Region
5.6 Market Breakup by Product Type
5.7 Market Breakup by Pricing Type
5.8 Market Breakup by Ingredient Type
5.9 Market Breakup by Distribution Channel
5.10 Market Forecast
5.11 SWOT Analysis
- 5.11.1 Overview
- 5.11.2 Strengths
- 5.11.3 Weaknesses
- 5.11.4 Opportunities
- 5.11.5 Threats
5.12 Value Chain Analysis
- 5.12.1 Overview
- 5.12.2 Research and Development
- 5.12.3 Raw Material Procurement
- 5.12.4 Manufacturing
- 5.12.5 Marketing
- 5.12.6 Distribution
- 5.12.7 End-Use
5.13 Porter's Five Forces Analysis
- 5.13.1 Overview
- 5.13.2 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
- 5.13.3 Bargaining Power of Buyers
- 5.13.4 Degree of Competition
- 5.13.5 Threat of Substitutes
- 5.13.6 Threat of New Entrants
5.14 Key Success and Risk Factors

6 Market Breakup by Region

6.1 North America
- 6.1.1 Market Trends
- 6.1.2 Market Forecast
6.2 Western Europe
- 6.2.1 Market Trends
- 6.2.2 Market Forecast
6.3 Asia-Pacific
- 6.3.1 Market Trends
- 6.3.2 Market Forecast
6.4 Latin America
- 6.4.1 Market Trends
- 6.4.2 Market Forecast
6.5 Eastern Europe
- 6.5.1 Market Trends
- 6.5.2 Market Forecast
6.6 Middle East and Africa
- 6.6.1 Market Trends
- 6.6.2 Market Forecast

7 Market Breakup by Product Type

7.1 Dry Food
- 7.1.1 Market Trends
- 7.1.2 Market Forecast
7.2 Cat Treats
- 7.2.1 Market Trends
- 7.2.2 Market Forecast
7.3 Wet Cat Food
- 7.3.1 Market Trends
- 7.3.2 Market Forecast

8 Market Breakup by Pricing Type

8.1 Mass Products
- 8.1.1 Market Trends
- 8.1.2 Market Forecast
8.2 Premium Products
- 8.2.1 Market Trends
- 8.2.2 Market Forecast

9 Market Breakup by Ingredient Type

9.1 Animal Derivatives
- 9.1.1 Market Trends
- 9.1.2 Market Forecast
9.2 Plant Derivatives
- 9.2.1 Market Trends
- 9.2.2 Market Forecast

10 Market Breakup by Distribution Channel

10.1 Supermarkets and Hypermarkets
- 10.1.1 Market Trends
- 10.1.2 Market Forecast
10.2 Specialty Stores
- 10.2.1 Market Trends
- 10.2.2 Market Forecast
10.3 Online stores
- 10.3.1 Market Trends
- 10.3.2 Market Forecast
10.4 Others
- 10.4.1 Market Trends
- 10.4.2 Market Forecast

11 Competitive Landscape

11.1 Market Structure
11.2 Key Players

12 Cat Food Manufacturing Process

12.1 Product Overview
12.2 Detailed Process Flow
12.3 Various Types of Unit Operations Involved
12.4 Mass Balance and Raw Material Requirements

13 Project Details, Requirements and Costs Involved

13.1 Land Requirements and Expenditures
13.2 Construction Requirements and Expenditures
13.3 Plant Layout
13.4 Plant Machinery
13.5 Machinery Pictures
13.6 Raw Material Requirements and Expenditures
13.7 Raw Material and Final Product Pictures
13.8 Packaging Requirements and Expenditures
13.9 Transportation Requirements and Expenditures
13.10 Utility Requirements and Expenditures
13.11 Manpower Requirements and Expenditures
13.12 Other Capital Investments

14 Loans and Financial Assistance

15 Project Economics

15.1 Capital Cost of the Project
15.2 Techno-Economic Parameters
15.3 Product Pricing and Margins Across Various Levels of Supply Chain
15.4 Taxation and Depreciation
15.5 Income Projections
15.6 Expenditure Projections
15.7 Financial Analysis
15.8 Profit Analysis

16 Key Player Profiles

16.1 Mars Petcare
16.2 The J.M. Smucker Company (Big Heart Pet Brands)
16.3 Colgate-Palmolive (Hill's Pet Nutrition Inc.)
16.4 Nestle Purina PetCare
16.5 Blue Buffalo Co., Ltd.
16.6 CANIDAE Pet Foods

Product Code: SR112024A1060

List of Figures

Figure 1: Global: Cat Food Market: Major Drivers and Challenges
Figure 2: Global: Cat Food Market: Volume Trends (in Million Tons), 2018-2023
Figure 3: Global: Cat Food Market: Value Trends (in Billion US$), 2018-2023
Figure 4: Cat Food Market: Price Structure
Figure 5: Global: Cat Food Market: Average Prices (in US$/Ton), 2018-2023
Figure 6: Global: Cat Food Market Forecast: Average Prices (in US$/Ton), 2024-2032
Figure 7: Global: Cat Food Market: Breakup by Region (in %), 2023
Figure 8: Global: Cat Food Market: Breakup by Product Type (in %), 2023
Figure 9: Global: Cat Food Market: Breakup by Pricing Type (in %), 2023
Figure 10: Global: Cat Food Market: Breakup by Ingredient Type (in %), 2023
Figure 11: Global: Cat Food Market: Breakup by Distribution Channel (in %), 2023
Figure 12: Global: Cat Food Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in Million Tons), 2024-2032
Figure 13: Global: Cat Food Market Forecast: Value Trends (in Billion US$), 2024-2032
Figure 14: Global: Cat Food Industry: SWOT Analysis
Figure 15: Global: Cat Food Industry: Value Chain Analysis
Figure 16: Global: Cat Food Industry: Porter's Five Forces Analysis
Figure 17: North America: Cat Food Market: Value Trends (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 18: North America: Cat Food Market Forecast: Value Trends (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 19: Western Europe: Cat Food Market: Value Trends (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 20: Western Europe: Cat Food Market Forecast: Value Trends (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 21: Asia-Pacific: Cat Food Market: Value Trends (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 22: Asia-Pacific: Cat Food Market Forecast: Value Trends (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 23: Latin America: Cat Food Market: Value Trends (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 24: Latin America: Cat Food Market Forecast: Value Trends (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 25: Eastern Europe: Cat Food Market: Value Trends (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 26: Eastern Europe: Cat Food Market Forecast: Value Trends (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 27: Middle East and Africa: Cat Food Market: Value Trends (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 28: Middle East and Africa: Cat Food Market Forecast: Value Trends (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 29: Global: Cat Food (Dry Cat Food) Market: Value Trends (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 30: Global: Cat Food (Dry Cat Food) Market Forecast: Value Trends (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 31: Global: Cat Food (Cat Treats) Market: Value Trends (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 32: Global: Cat Food (Cat Treats) Market Forecast: Value Trends (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 33: Global: Cat Food (Wet Cat Food) Market: Value Trends (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 34: Global: Cat Food (Wet Cat Food) Market Forecast: Value Trends (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 35: Global: Cat Food (Mass Products) Market: Value Trends (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 36: Global: Cat Food (Mass Products) Market Forecast: Value Trends (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 37: Global: Cat Food (Premium Products) Market: Value Trends (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 38: Global: Cat Food (Premium Products) Market Forecast: Value Trends (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 39: Global: Cat Food (Animal Derived ) Market: Value Trends (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 40: Global: Cat Food (Animal Derived) Market Forecast: Value Trends (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 41: Global: Cat Food (Plant Derived) Market: Value Trends (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 42: Global: Cat Food (Plant Derived) Market Forecast: Value Trends (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 43: Global: Cat Food Market: Sales through Supermarkets and Hypermarkets (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 44: Global: Cat Food Market Forecast: Sales through Supermarkets and Hypermarkets (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 45: Global: Cat Food Market: Sales through Specialty Stores (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 46: Global: Cat Food Market Forecast: Sales through Specialty Stores (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 47: Global: Cat Food Market: Sales through Online Stores (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 48: Global: Cat Food Market Forecast: Sales through Online Stores (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 49: Global: Cat Food Market: Sales through Other Distribution Channels (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 50: Global: Cat Food Market Forecast: Sales through Other Distribution Channels (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 51: Cat Food Manufacturing: Detailed Process Flow
Figure 52: Cat Food Manufacturing Process: Various Types of Unit Operations Involved
Figure 53: Cat Food Manufacturing Process: Conversion Rate of Feedstocks
Figure 54: Cat Food Manufacturing Plant: Proposed Plant Layout
Figure 55: Cat Food Manufacturing Plant: Breakup of Capital Costs (in %)
Figure 56: Cat Food Manufacturing Plant: Margins Across Various Levels of the Supply Chain
Figure 57: Cat Food Manufacturing Plant: Breakup of Production Costs (in %)

List of Tables

Table 1: Global: Cat Food Market: Key Industry Highlights, 2023 & 2032
Table 2: Global: Cat Food Market Forecast: Breakup by Region (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Table 3: Global: Cat Food Market Forecast: Breakup by Product Type (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Table 4: Global: Cat Food Market Forecast: Breakup by Pricing Type (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Table 5: Global: Cat Food Market Forecast: Breakup by Ingredient Type (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Table 6: Global: Cat Food Market Forecast: Breakup by Distribution Channel (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Table 7: Global: Cat Food Market: Competitive Structure
Table 8: Global: Cat Food Market: Key Manufacturers
Table 9: Cat Food Manufacturing Plant: Costs Related to Land and Site Development (in US$)
Table 10: Cat Food Manufacturing Plant: Costs Related to Civil Works (in US$)
Table 11: Cat Food Manufacturing Plant: Costs Related to Machinery (in US$)
Table 12: Cat Food Manufacturing Plant: Raw Material Requirements (in Tons/Day) and Expenditures (in US$/Ton)
Table 13: Cat Food Manufacturing Plant: Utility Requirements and Expenditures
Table 14: Cat Food Manufacturing Plant: Costs Related to Salaries and Wages (in US$)
Table 15: Cat Food Manufacturing Plant: Costs Related to Other Capital Investments (in US$)
Table 16: Details of Financial Assistance Offered by Financial Institutions
Table 17: Cat Food Manufacturing Plant: Capital Costs (in US$)
Table 18: Cat Food Manufacturing Plant: Techno-Economic Parameters
Table 19: Cat Food Manufacturing Plant: Taxation (in US$)
Table 20: Cat Food Manufacturing Plant: Depreciation (in US$)
Table 21: Cat Food Manufacturing Plant: Income Projections (in US$)
Table 22: Cat Food Manufacturing Plant: Expenditure Projections (in US$)
Table 23: Cat Food Manufacturing Plant: Cash Flow Analysis without Considering the Income Tax Liability (in US$)
Table 24: Cat Food Manufacturing Plant: Cash Flow Analysis on Considering the Income Tax Liability (in US$)
Table 25: Cat Food Manufacturing Plant: Profit and Loss Account (in US$)

Cat Food Market Report by Product Type, Pricing Type, Ingredient Type, Distribution Channel, and Region 2024-2032

Description

Table of Contents

List of Tables

Abstract

Cat Food Market Trends:

Key Market Segmentation:

Product Type Insights:

Pricing Type Insights:

Ingredient Type Insights:

Distribution Channel Insights:

Regional Insights:

Competitive Landscape:

Key Questions Answered in This Report

Table of Contents

1 Preface

2 Scope and Methodology

3 Executive Summary

4 Introduction

5 Global Cat Food Market

6 Market Breakup by Region

7 Market Breakup by Product Type

8 Market Breakup by Pricing Type

9 Market Breakup by Ingredient Type

10 Market Breakup by Distribution Channel

11 Competitive Landscape

12 Cat Food Manufacturing Process

13 Project Details, Requirements and Costs Involved

14 Loans and Financial Assistance

15 Project Economics

16 Key Player Profiles

List of Figures

List of Tables