Where to find the best nosh for your very best friend.
We love and adore our pets. That’s no revelation. Whether they have fur or feathers, whether they have four paws or wings, we live for them, they’re our babies and our life would simply be incomplete, almost unbearable, without them. They bring us immense pleasure (and occasional pain), and their unconditional love picks us up when we’re down, brings us sunshine in our lives amidst darkness, and makes us happy when we’re sad.
In short, they are indispensable, irreplaceable, and we LOVE them!
And we also spend a fortune on them because we love them so much, their health and happiness is important to us. Like any living creature, our pets need to eat, for sustenance and survival. And like their human equivalent, there’s no shortage of choice in the overall pet food marketplace.
That marketplace is a vast one indeed, in 2022 alone the pet food industry made a jaw-dropping $99.1 billion globally, that’s a lot of hungry little mouths being fed. And it’s expected to increase that growth year-on-year at a predicted annual rate of 4.4% between now and 2025.
As anyone with a pet will tell you, the choice of pet food available nowadays is almost endless and something for every breed, kind, and taste. In recent years, as health concerns have penetrated the public consciousness more and more and pet owners are carrying that mindset over to their pets’ health, pet food manufacturers have diversified their product range and included health food for pets.
The pet food marketplace is thus changing and developing like any industry, and like most industries, tends to be dominated by a small number of companies. Which companies offer the best products to keep your little buddy healthy for many years to come? In this article, we’ll list the 5 best pet food manufacturers, a brand of quality to look out for.
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1. Mars Petcare
Undoubtedly the biggest pet food manufacturer out there today, with the biggest market share of all, and it’s easy to see why.
With an annual revenue of some $37 billion, Mars Petcare has many of the most popular brands out there. Well-known brands that are household names such as Pedigree Chum, Whiskas, Cesar, Sheba, and Royal Canin. The kind you see on the shelf of every pet store the world over. If you have a pet, you almost certainly have used or are using a Mars Petcare product, and quality products they are too as your pet will attest to.
2. Nestle Purina
Purina is a long-established leading brand in the pet food industry, one of Mars Petcare’s biggest rivals, and maker of some of the most popular brands out there.
With an annual revenue of $15.4 billion, Purina products have long been seen as a badge of excellence and top sellers, such as Alpo, Dog Chow, Moist & Meaty, and Beneful. They have also expanded into the health food and medication sectors for pets.
3. General Mills
If there was a runner-up prize for pet food manufacturers, this company would undoubtedly get it, being the nearest rival to Mars, with an annual revenue of some $18 billion.
It is a company that prides itself not just on product quality, and not just on ensuring their food gives animals all the healthy proteins and nutrients they need to stay healthy, but also that they are an environmentally conscious company, maintaining their operations through sustainable practices that do not harm the surrounding environment.
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4. Hill’s Pet Nutrition
A leading brand in the pet food industry since 1948, Hill’s was established after Dr Mark Morris almost lost his own dog due to allergies brought on by low-quality pet food. It is now one of the world’s largest pet food companies.
With revenue of around $2.2 billion per annum, and over 300 products on the shelves, it also produces specially-created pet health plans to keep allergies, diabetes, and other maladies at bay.
5. Diamond Pet Foods
Founded in 1979 and with an annual revenue of $1.5 billion, Diamond has established itself as a leader in the pet food industry for over three decades.
Still a family-run business despite being purchased by the Mars company in 2000 for $1.6 billion, Diamond prides itself on pet food that is both nutritious and affordable. They have tailored their products not just between cats, dogs, and other pets but to differing health conditions and life stages, making them a brand of unquestioned quality.
Conclusions
As we reach the tail end of our article, we hope it has given you a new paw-spective on pet food, and very much hope your pets will suffer no cat-astrophies or dog days, and will live long and happy lives… because they’re absolutely worth it.