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The Asia-Pacific regions’ pet food production grew 2.41% in 2023, persevering with a pattern pushed by elevated pet possession and urbanization within the area. With that progress, 11 pet meals firms in Asia had annual revenues of greater than US$105 million in 2023, in line with Petfood Trade’s Top Pet Food Companies database. Nearly all of these firms, seven, have been based mostly in Japan.
1. Unicharm Corp.
- Japan
- US$920 million
- Unicharm’s pet care subsidiary has lengthy dominated the Japanese market. The worldwide agency continues to increase its attain in Asia, the U.S. and rising markets, since taking majority stake in Hartz in 2011.
- Japan
- US$871 million
- Inaba Petfood has a producing plant in Japan and operates a subsidiary firm, Qingdao Meals, with its personal manufacturing facility in China. Inabla’s meals and treates are bought extensively in america by Inaba Meals (USA).
3. Good Companion Group Co.
- Thailand
- US$674 million
- Good Companion is the only real pet meals firm owned by Thailand’s Charoen Pokphand Group. The corporate says it was the primary pet meals producer in Thailand to earn ISO 9002 certification.
4. Jeil Feed
- South Korea
- US$535 million
- Jeil Feed produces 1.4 million metric tons of animal feed per yr, with a concentrate on pet food within the pet meals market. The firm belongs to the Harim Group, a South Korean poultry producer.
5. i-Tail Company
- Thailand
- US$424.90 million
- Thai Union Group Public Firm Restricted is a international seafood producer, with extra operations in pet meals. Subsidiary i-Tail manufactures and exports canned tuna and pet meals, and subsidiary U.S. Pet Vitamin LLC manufactures and distributes premium pet meals. Thai Union Group additionally holds 25% possession of Fortunate Union Meals Co. Ltd.
6. Petline Ltd.
- Japan
- US$190 million
- Petline is owned by Nosan, which is wholly owned by Mitsubishi Corp. Petline says it was the primary firm to provide dry cat meals in Japan, beginning in 1972. Petline merchandise cowl commonplace pet meals to veterinary diets for each cats and canines.
7. MG Group
- Japan
- US$187 million
- MG Group, previously Marukan Group, owns two massive pet meals divisions, Marukan and Dawn. Marukan manufactures a big assortment of provides for a full vary of pets, together with a line of canine and cat treats and meals for small mammals.
8. DoggyMan H.A. Co., Ltd.
- Japan
- US$162.16 million
- DoggyMan is a Japanese producer of pet meals and provides. DoggyMan owns DoggyFoods, which focuses on manufacturing of human-grade pet food at two manufacturing amenities in Japan.
9. Maruha Nichiro Company
- Japan
- US$135 million
- Maruha Nichiro Company is a Tokyo-based enterprise with about 160 subsidiaries and associates within the marine merchandise, meals processing, chemical meals, abroad joint ventures, fish breeding and livestock feedstuffs arenas.
10. Lider Petfood
- Turkey
- US$122.50 million
- Lider Pet Meals was established in 2009 in Salihl. Lider pet meals has 220.000 metric tones/yr manufacturing capacitiy with 2 totally different manufacturing facility which might be positioned in similar industrial zone.
11. Nippon Pet Meals Co.
- Japan
- US$105 million
- Nippon Pet Meals is a privately owned, Tokyo-based pet meals maker, at present concentrating on the Japanese, Asian and Southeast Asian markets. Nippon’s unique product for fish stays a staple of the enterprise, at the same time as the corporate has branched into meals merchandise for canines, cats, birds and small animals.