Pet Food Market Trends Report

Report Overview

This report forecasts to 2029 US dog and cat food retail sales in nominal US dollars. This data is provided for context to aid in the discussion of dog and cat food retail market trends.
To illustrate historical trends, total demand is provided in annual series from 2019 to 2024; t he various segments are reported at five-year intervals for 2019 and 2024.
The dog and cat food market includes certain edibles that obscure the boundaries between food, toys, and healthcare products. All edible dog/cat treats and non-food pet supplies – including chews (natural, rawhide, nylon) and nutritional supplements – are covered in other Packaged Facts pet reports, including Pet Treats and Chews in the US (May 2025) and Pet Supplements in the US (September 2024). In addition, non-dog/cat food is covered in Fish, Small Mammal, Herptile, and Bird Products in the US (June 2025).Though discussed in context of the market as a whole, pet food sold through the veterinary channel and non-medical petcare service providers is excluded from the market sizing estimates, and is instead included in the market sizing for those channels as presented in Packaged Facts’ annual US Pet Market Outlook reports.
A full outline of report items by page is available in the Table of Contents.



 

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Table of Contents

• Scope, Definitions, Product Types
• Market Size & Historical Growth
• Product Form Trends
• Household Expenditures
• Retail & Channel Developments
• Market Drivers
• Demographic & Pet Population Shifts
• AI in Formulation/Marketing
• Sales Growth Dips Below Pre-Pandemic Gains

• Scope
• Sources
• Industry Codes
• Resources

• Figure 1 | Key Trends in US Dog & Cat Food Retail Sales, 2024 – 2029
• Table 1 | US Retail Sales of Dog Food vs. Cat Food, 2019-2025P (US$ bil)
• Figure 2 | Share of Dollar Sales of Pet Food by Channel, 2025P (%)
• Figure 3 | Reduction in Expenditure on “Extras”, Past Year vs. Coming Year, 2025 (% of pet owners)
• Table 2 | Projected US Retail Sales of Pet Food: Dog vs. Cat; 2024 – 2026P, 2029P (US$ bil)
• Table 3 | NAICS & SIC Codes Related to Dog & Cat Food