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Cat Food in China

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  • 25 Pages
  • May 2025
  • Region: China
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 1923849
Cat food in China looks set to see solid retail volume and current value growth in 2025. The growth of cat food is anticipated to outpace that of both other pet food and dog food, driven by the continued increase in the cat population, and consumers trading up to innovative products. Within wet cat food, the mid-priced and premium price platforms continue to drive value growth, considering wet cat food products are often served as a snack or between meals, rather than as a full meal.

The Cat Food in China report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data 2020-2024, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market - be they new product developments, distribution or pricing issues. Forecasts to 2029 illustrate how the market is set to change.

Product coverage: Cat Treats and Mixers, Dry Cat Food, Wet Cat Food.

Data coverage: Market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

Why buy this report?

  • Get a detailed picture of the Cat Food market;
  • Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change;
  • Understand the competitive environment, the market’s major players and leading brands;
  • Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.

Table of Contents

KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Dry cat food remains dominant, while the premium price platform sees the highest growth
  • Royal Canin remains the leading player, while domestic brands are catching up
  • Retail e-commerce remains dominant, while grocery retailers loses steam
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Cat food set to continue to increase, thanks to consumers trading up
  • Seasonality of retail e-commerce expected to ease, as stockpiling decreases
  • Diversification of meat ingredients likely to continue
  • Summary 1 Cat Food by Price Band 2025
CATEGORY INDICATORS
  • Table 1 Cat Owning Households: % Analysis 2020-2025
  • Table 2 Cat Population 2020-2025
  • Table 3 Consumption of Cat Food by Prepared vs Non-prepared: % Analysis 2020-2025
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 4 Sales of Cat Food by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 5 Sales of Cat Food by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 6 Sales of Cat Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 7 Sales of Cat Food by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 8 Sales of Dry Cat Food by Life-Cycle: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 9 Sales of Wet Cat Food by Life-Cycle: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 10 NBO Company Shares of Cat Food: % Value 2020-2024
  • Table 11 LBN Brand Shares of Cat Food: % Value 2021-2024
  • Table 12 LBN Brand Shares of Cat Treats and Mixers: % Value 2021-2024
  • Table 13 Distribution of Cat Food by Format: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 14 Forecast Sales of Cat Food by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 15 Forecast Sales of Cat Food by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 16 Forecast Sales of Cat Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 17 Forecast Sales of Cat Food by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
PET CARE IN CHINA
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • Pet care in 2025: The big picture
  • 2025 key trends
  • Competitive landscape
  • Retail developments
  • What next for pet care?
MARKET INDICATORS
  • Table 18 Pet Populations 2020-2025
MARKET DATA
  • Table 19 Sales of Pet Food by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 20 Sales of Pet Care by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 21 Sales of Pet Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 22 Sales of Pet Care by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 23 NBO Company Shares of Pet Food: % Value 2020-2024
  • Table 24 LBN Brand Shares of Pet Food: % Value 2021-2024
  • Table 25 NBO Company Shares of Dog and Cat Food: % Value 2020-2024
  • Table 26 LBN Brand Shares of Dog and Cat Food: % Value 2021-2024
  • Table 27 Penetration of Private Label in Pet Care by Category: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 28 Distribution of Pet Care by Format: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 29 Distribution of Pet Care by Format and Category: % Value 2025
  • Table 30 Distribution of Dog and Cat Food by Format: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 31 Distribution of Dog and Cat Food by Format and Category: % Value 2025
  • Table 32 Forecast Sales of Pet Food by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 33 Forecast Sales of Pet Care by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 34 Forecast Sales of Pet Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 35 Forecast Sales of Pet Care by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
DISCLAIMER
SOURCES
  • Summary 2 Research Sources