This presentation contains detailed information about Germany's dog food market for the year 2016. It includes pet population in Germany, total retail pet food sales in Germany, total treat sales and where Germany stands in the world.
2. CURRENT MARKET
Dogs are the second most popular pets in
Germany with 16% share in German households.
Value growth by 3.1% and volume growth by 1.1%
in 2016.
Differentiation and premiumization along with
natural keywords are driving growth.
Owners are now looking for high quality, premium
and natural products for their pets.
3. PETS IN GERMAN HOMES
22% of German homes have cats.
16% of German homes have dogs.
3% of German homes have birds as their pets.
Dogs
16%
Cats
22%
Birds
3%
Others
59%
5. PETS IN GERMANY
Germany was home to 16 million dogs in 2015
Cats were the most popular pets with a population
of 9.8 million in 2015.
Birds were the third most popular pets with a
population of 4.2 million.4.2
16
22
Birds Dogs Cats
Number of pets in millions
6. DOG TRENDS; BREEDS BY POPULARITY
Yorkshire Terrier Husky Portuguese water
dog
German Shepherd Pomeranian Golden
Retriever
1. 2. 3.
4. 5. 6.
7. POPLUAR DOG BREEDS ORIGINATED GERMANY
German Shepherd Rottweiler Dachshund
1. 2. 3.
10. HUMAN GRADE
Rising pet anthropomorphism has led pet
parents to treat pets as members of their
families,
43% of German households own at least one
pet.
58% of German households with children own a
pet.
This pet anthropomorphism has led pet parents
to feed their pets with food containing human
grade ingredients.
11. NATURAL AND ORGANIC
where preferences for natural health products
and nutritional ingredients are growing.
People are being more health conscious and pet
anthropomorphism is on the rise
This has led to a good scope for natural and
organic pet foods.
1 in 4 consumers of organic food are happy to buy
organic foods for their pets too.
12. PREMIUMIZATION
According to Euromonitor, this trend has led to
the rise of premium dog treats and foods.
Premium products sales currently hold 25% of
the total market share.
13. LOW IN GRAIN
Not all dogs are immune to gluten. This gluten
allergy can lead to Celiac disease.
This has led to the increase in sales of grain
free products.
Grain free products share 9% of the total pet
food sales in Germany in 2015.
14. DOG FOOD AND TREAT SALES
Consumer Behavior, Retail sales, Germany in the World
15. DOGS ARE FAMILY
Dog owners feed their dogs with
treats on a daily basis.
85% 45%
Dog owners consider dogs
to be a part of their family.
87%
Dog owners purchase
treats for their dogs.
16. DOG FOOD SALES
Dog Food market has been expanding by value and
quantity.
Value growth by 3.1% and volume growth by 1.1% in
2016
Market is moving towards Premium Food and Treats
mostly towards healthy and natural.
17. GROSSING BILLIONS EVERY YEAR
Market Size of USD 1.3 Bn in 2015.
To reach 1.4 Bn mark in 2017.
Estimated to be USD 1.5 Bn by 2020. 1317.44
1354
1390.56
1436.45
1483.85
1532.82
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Retail market size in millions
18. GERMANY; A PROMISING MARKET
JAPAN
Dog population: 11m
Dog food market: US$ 1550m
Dog treat market: US$ 553m
BRAZIL
Dog population: 52m
Dog food market: US$
6005m
Dog treat market: US$
194.9m
USA
Dog population: 77.8m
Dog food market: US$ 14,466m
Dog treat market: US$ 2733.3m
GERMANY
Dog population: 16m
Dog food market: US$ 1.5
Bn
Dog treat market: US$ 585m
19. TREATS ARE GROWING AT 3.3% CAGR
In 2015, Dog treats had a CAGR of 3.3%
generating a sales of US$ 568 Mn.
In 2016 the sales crossed USD 585 Mn.
By 2020, the sales is expected to rise to USD 669
Mn with a CAGR of 3.3% 568.77
588.18
607.59
627.64
648.35
669.75
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Dog treat sales in USD millions
20. DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS AND CONSUMERS
28% of pet products are sold from
Supermarkets.
Pet shops sell 6% of pet products.
Pet superstores share 22% of the total sales.
Pet
Superstores
22%
Discounters
14%
Supermarket
s
28%
Hypermarket
s
22%
Pet shops
6%
Others
8%
21. DOG TREAT LAUNCHES OVER THE YEARS
175 new dog treat products were launched in
2012.
In 2016, the number reached 186.
Till March 2017, 22 dog treat products were
launched in Germany.
175
104
173
68
186
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
22. The humanization trend in the dog food market is
notable in the increasing success of premium dog
products and specialty dog foods.
German pet owners are trending toward products
that humanize the care of their pets and, in
response manufacturers have developed premium
pet foods focusing on health and wellness issues.
This focus on specificity is increasing the unit price
of the product thereby countering the reduced
volumes sales.
Dog food snacks saw a rise of 3.3% in
Germany in 2016.
EXPERTS TAKE ON GERMANY
- Zentralverband Zoologischer Fachbetriebe
- Mordor Intelligence
- Mintel
As the German economy continues to
improve, pet owners
will increasingly purchase higher quality
products and those
with added value.
- Agriculture and Agri food Canada
24. NATURAL TREAT FOR NATURAL LOVE
Dogsee Chew is made only from 4 ingredients
Yak Milk, Cow Milk, Lime Juice and Salt.
These chews are healthy and human grade, and
are handcrafted in the Himalayas.
Dogsee treats are 3 times harder than bones.
Dogsee Chew is a 100% natural and human
grade product; free from grain, gluten,
preservatives and artificial flavoring.
25. HIMALAYAS TO DOGS OF THE WORLD
Currently the biggest pet food trends in the
United States; Premiumization and
humanization.
Consumption of organic foods and products
is the other trend.
Dogsee products are premium, human
grade, 100% natural and organic.
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For the Love of Dogs, Passion for All Natural Food, and Affinity to the Himalaya.
WHY DOGSEE CHEW?
ALL NATURAL PRODUCT
Dogsee Chew is the answer
to Liver & Oral problems All
Natural Treat with hard chewy
texture.
These chews are successful
in US and have Global
appeal.
ORIGINATED IN HIMALAYA
Himalaya Yak/Cow Milk Chews
can only be manufactured in
Himalayan Region of Nepal,
Bhutan and Sikkim.
HIGH MORTALITY RATE
Globally about 70% Dogs
dont live their full life and
die in between 8 to 10
years.
LIVER & ORAL PROBLEMS
Liver Problems come from high
intake of
preservatives/chemicals, while
Oral issues come due to lack of
hard chews for dogs.
29. We work to better the life of Stray Dogs around the World.
We support adoption of Stray Dogs
through
We are friends of
We provide our treats for free to VOSD to feed
stray dogs.
So far, over 100 dogs has been adopted in Bangalore
through #BOTA. We are their proud partners.
AND, WE REALLY LOVE DOGS!!
30. TALK TO US
Shirish Ghimire
Market Research Associate
Dogsee Chew
Email: shirish@dogseechew.com
Purbali Das
International Business Director
Dogsee Chew
Email: purbali@dogseechew.com