DGS industry by Helen Littlestone https://padlet.com/kaplaneducation/5wiii2pi53lgqten en-us 2025-06-09 09:51:31 UTC 2025-06-09 10:21:48 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/kaplaneducation/5wiii2pi53lgqten/wish/3483368734 Pet food sales (worldwide) expected to grow at average of 5% P.A

]]> 2025-06-09 10:15:16 UTC https://padlet.com/kaplaneducation/5wiii2pi53lgqten/wish/3483368734 Up https://padlet.com/kaplaneducation/5wiii2pi53lgqten/wish/3483369016 Pet ownership is growing by 10% and as such the demand for pet food is also increasing.

]]> 2025-06-09 10:15:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kaplaneducation/5wiii2pi53lgqten/wish/3483369016 UK pet ownership grew by 10% last year https://padlet.com/kaplaneducation/5wiii2pi53lgqten/wish/3483369025 2025-06-09 10:15:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kaplaneducation/5wiii2pi53lgqten/wish/3483369025 https://padlet.com/kaplaneducation/5wiii2pi53lgqten/wish/3483369028 Driven by increased pet ownership + tendency to reflect lifestyle onto pets and to treat their pets like humans

]]> 2025-06-09 10:15:56 UTC https://padlet.com/kaplaneducation/5wiii2pi53lgqten/wish/3483369028 https://padlet.com/kaplaneducation/5wiii2pi53lgqten/wish/3483369434 Dog food market is expected to be half of the £3n growth in 2022


]]> 2025-06-09 10:16:14 UTC https://padlet.com/kaplaneducation/5wiii2pi53lgqten/wish/3483369434 https://padlet.com/kaplaneducation/5wiii2pi53lgqten/wish/3483369510 The pet food industry is expected to grow at 5% per year

]]> 2025-06-09 10:16:23 UTC https://padlet.com/kaplaneducation/5wiii2pi53lgqten/wish/3483369510 UK market for manufactured pet food forecast to reach over £3bn by 2022 https://padlet.com/kaplaneducation/5wiii2pi53lgqten/wish/3483369626 2025-06-09 10:16:32 UTC https://padlet.com/kaplaneducation/5wiii2pi53lgqten/wish/3483369626 https://padlet.com/kaplaneducation/5wiii2pi53lgqten/wish/3483369656 Dominated by big companies owning c.47% of market

]]> 2025-06-09 10:16:35 UTC https://padlet.com/kaplaneducation/5wiii2pi53lgqten/wish/3483369656 UK pet market worth £3bil with half of the share on Dog food. Younger generation 16-34 are the main driver of the increase over the pet ownership. 69bf8kt2xb https://padlet.com/kaplaneducation/5wiii2pi53lgqten/wish/3483370073 2025-06-09 10:17:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kaplaneducation/5wiii2pi53lgqten/wish/3483370073 https://padlet.com/kaplaneducation/5wiii2pi53lgqten/wish/3483370176 The 5 largest UK online pet food retailer make up 10% of the overall market

]]> 2025-06-09 10:17:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kaplaneducation/5wiii2pi53lgqten/wish/3483370176 https://padlet.com/kaplaneducation/5wiii2pi53lgqten/wish/3483370259 Increased interest in more specialised and good quality pet food - DGS' strength in comparison to most the UK dog market brands built on scale

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]]> 2025-06-09 10:17:36 UTC https://padlet.com/kaplaneducation/5wiii2pi53lgqten/wish/3483370330 https://padlet.com/kaplaneducation/5wiii2pi53lgqten/wish/3483370360 Dog food segmented by product: Wet, Dry and Snacks/Treats

]]> 2025-06-09 10:17:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kaplaneducation/5wiii2pi53lgqten/wish/3483370360 https://padlet.com/kaplaneducation/5wiii2pi53lgqten/wish/3483370500 Companies engaging in m&a to seek economies of scale + scope

]]> 2025-06-09 10:17:53 UTC https://padlet.com/kaplaneducation/5wiii2pi53lgqten/wish/3483370500 Main Products https://padlet.com/kaplaneducation/5wiii2pi53lgqten/wish/3483370533 3 main dog food product types are wet food, dry food, treats and snacks

]]> 2025-06-09 10:17:56 UTC https://padlet.com/kaplaneducation/5wiii2pi53lgqten/wish/3483370533 https://padlet.com/kaplaneducation/5wiii2pi53lgqten/wish/3483370615 Margins are impacted by salary rise above the 2% expected rate

]]> 2025-06-09 10:18:04 UTC https://padlet.com/kaplaneducation/5wiii2pi53lgqten/wish/3483370615 https://padlet.com/kaplaneducation/5wiii2pi53lgqten/wish/3483370749 Young people are main drivers of growth

]]> 2025-06-09 10:18:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kaplaneducation/5wiii2pi53lgqten/wish/3483370749 Squeezed https://padlet.com/kaplaneducation/5wiii2pi53lgqten/wish/3483370854 As the industries giants keep growing as they merge and buy out smaller practices they have greater purchasing power and as such the margins for producers are getting smaller every year. Average discounts to retailers increased by 1.1% to 30.75%.


]]> 2025-06-09 10:18:29 UTC https://padlet.com/kaplaneducation/5wiii2pi53lgqten/wish/3483370854 Pet ownership https://padlet.com/kaplaneducation/5wiii2pi53lgqten/wish/3483371394 59% of households own a pet, with pet ownership rising by 10% in late 2020 and early 2021

]]> 2025-06-09 10:19:34 UTC https://padlet.com/kaplaneducation/5wiii2pi53lgqten/wish/3483371394 https://padlet.com/kaplaneducation/5wiii2pi53lgqten/wish/3483371620 young people are the main driver for the increasing demand of pet food

]]> 2025-06-09 10:19:52 UTC https://padlet.com/kaplaneducation/5wiii2pi53lgqten/wish/3483371620 https://padlet.com/kaplaneducation/5wiii2pi53lgqten/wish/3483371661 This is a market dominated by a few large companies. For smaller manufacturers, their opportunities lie in the niche and high-quality market

]]> 2025-06-09 10:19:56 UTC https://padlet.com/kaplaneducation/5wiii2pi53lgqten/wish/3483371661 https://padlet.com/kaplaneducation/5wiii2pi53lgqten/wish/3483371720 30% of vets owned by large companies, 20% smaller vet chains and remaining 50% independent

]]> 2025-06-09 10:20:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kaplaneducation/5wiii2pi53lgqten/wish/3483371720 Potential Cat food market 69bf8kt2xb https://padlet.com/kaplaneducation/5wiii2pi53lgqten/wish/3483372164 2025-06-09 10:20:33 UTC https://padlet.com/kaplaneducation/5wiii2pi53lgqten/wish/3483372164 https://padlet.com/kaplaneducation/5wiii2pi53lgqten/wish/3483372705 Channels incl. supermarkets, vets, specialist stores, local breeders and garden centres

]]> 2025-06-09 10:21:04 UTC https://padlet.com/kaplaneducation/5wiii2pi53lgqten/wish/3483372705 https://padlet.com/kaplaneducation/5wiii2pi53lgqten/wish/3483372719 Competitive pressures in channels to market - vets, specialist pet stores and other

]]> 2025-06-09 10:21:05 UTC https://padlet.com/kaplaneducation/5wiii2pi53lgqten/wish/3483372719 Ingredient prices https://padlet.com/kaplaneducation/5wiii2pi53lgqten/wish/3483372737 Average annual increase in ingredient prices is 1%-1.5%. Low in the industry, suggesting a smaller effect on margins.

]]> 2025-06-09 10:21:07 UTC https://padlet.com/kaplaneducation/5wiii2pi53lgqten/wish/3483372737 https://padlet.com/kaplaneducation/5wiii2pi53lgqten/wish/3483372914 Very competitive market, large companies, economies of scale.

High supplier power, few large suppliers.

=> Downward pressure on margins, high margins difficult to maintain

]]> 2025-06-09 10:21:26 UTC https://padlet.com/kaplaneducation/5wiii2pi53lgqten/wish/3483372914 https://padlet.com/kaplaneducation/5wiii2pi53lgqten/wish/3483373098 10% of sales of top 5 uk retailers come from online sales

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