Europe Pet Food Market Overview, 2020-2025

The report entitled “Europe Pet Food Market Overview, 2020-2025” gives a comprehensive analysis of the pet food market of the European continent. The industry continues to see an increment in the pet care market with an increase in pet adoption rates. In the countries of Europe, pet food is considered a premium product segment. Foods being an essential and basic necessity for pets, the pet owners are ready to buy such products at any cost to get good quality and nutritious food for their pets. The owners are very much concerned about the nourishment of their pets, which let them purchase quality food, so their pets get proper nutritional food.

There is a large number of pets not only in Europe but also in the world that suffers from overweight and obesity. The concern to control the weight of pets is increasing substantially. Special foods with a focus on obese free ingredients have gained a prominent market place in the region. The pet parents are now opting for therapeutic weight-loss food due to the awareness about obesity.

The European pet food market has been highly driven by increasing awareness of ingredients, customized food products, grain-free, and organic food. This rising awareness and changing the pet owner's preference towards healthy food will let the market growth with a CAGR of above 5% in the forecasted period. Considering the country wise revenue generation analysis, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, & Italy have contributed the most from Europe's pet food market. The popularity of pet food products is increasing in Europe, where manufacturers are coming up with new innovative products. To provide a better lifestyle for the pets, the owners are keeping the utmost care towards the ingredients. The brands are attempting to offer natural, organic, and non-processed food with a shift in consumer preference. Historically the market has observed the highest adaption of animal-based food ingredients, which is now slowly and gradually shifting towards plant-based food ingredients.

The United Kingdom is considered the largest pet food market in Europe and the third most prominent country in the overall pet food market, which is posing at more than 5% of the market share in 2019. The strong presence of animal and health advocacy groups in the region is impacting the domestic regulations regarding product labelling and ingredients. The pet foods in the United Kingdom have advertised several benefits related to pets improving heart health, bones, muscle & joints, which have increased its popularity.

Among the categories included in Europe's pet food product, preference towards the dry food and snacks & treats observed to be the highest. These foods mainly opt for cats and dogs, which satisfies their need for meals at regular intervals. This growing adaption of pet food products has also enhanced its availability through specialized pet shops, supermarkets, & hypermarkets.

Major companies in the region
The leading market players of the Europe pet care market are Nestle SA, Mars Incorporated, Colgate-Palmolive, Champion Pet Foods, United Pet Group Inc, PLB International, Laroy Group

Considered for the report:
• Geography: Europe
• Base year: 2019
• Estimated year: 2020
• Forecasted year: 2025

The objective of the study:
• To present a global and Europe outlook on the pet food market and industry
• To analyze and forecast the market size of global pet food in terms of value
• To analyze and forecast the market size of Europe pet food in terms of value
• To define and forecast the European pet food market in terms of the segment (dry food, wet food, treats, and snacks)
• To analyze and forecast the pet food market of Europe based on countries like France, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the rest of Europe, etc.
• To further define, classify and forecast these countries

Intended audience:
This report can be useful to Industry consultants, manufacturers, suppliers, associations & organizations related to pet industry, government bodies and other stakeholders to align their market-centric strategies. In addition to marketing & presentations, it will also increase competitive knowledge about the industry.

Keywords: Pet care, pet food, Europe, Global, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Mars Incorporated, Nestle SA, Deuerer, Heristo AG, Affinity Pet care SA, InVivo Animal Nutrition and Health, C&D Foods