Pet Food Manufacturers and Distributors

Comprehensive market research reports provide in-depth industry analysis and five-year forecasts, with special focus on the underlying structure and external forces and relationships that affect industries and their performance. Report contents include:

Watt Global Media
Petfood Industry Magazine
http://www.petfoodindustry.com/
Monthly trade publication features news and information for manufacturers, with content sections including market information, nutrition, safety, production, packaging, and top companies. Access to all featured articles is available with registration, with free subscription to the magazine available upon request.

Pet Food Manufacturing
http://www.firstresearch.com

First Research profiles cover key aspects of an industry's size, scope, and operations and include a five-year growth forecast. Profile contents include:

PFI
Pet Food Info
http://www.petfoodinstitute.org/  Select options from drop-down menu for above section
Information section provides an overview of product ingredients and labeling requirements, dry and wet food manufacturing processes, and government regulations affecting these products, and also provides current and historical sales trend statistics by product category. All information is available free online.

The Association of Animal Feed Control Officials
Dog and Cat Food Manufacturing
http://www.aafco.org/
Online guide provides in-depth information on state and federal regulations that apply to manufacturers, with topics covered including starting a business, registration and licensing, state feed programs, product ingredients disclosure requirements, and more. All information can be viewed free online.

Euromonitor International
Dog and Cat Food in the US
https://www.euromonitor.com/
Market research reports provides a detailed analysis of the dog and cat food markets, with topics covered including supply and demand trends, historic volumes and values, company and brand market shares, and five-year market forecasts. Summary description and table of contents can be viewed online.

GIA Research
Pet Foods
https://www.strategyr.com/
Comprehensive report provides in-depth analysis of the market for these products in the U.S. and other countries, with topics covered including industry and product overview, market analysis and trends, and historical and forecast sales by product segment (e.g., cat, dog, and birds, fish, and other small animals). Summary description and detailed table of contents are available online.

Industry Financial Ratios
Pet Food Manufacturers and Distributors
https://www.bizminer.com  Search for "311111" and "424490"

Five-year financial statement analysis includes income statements, balance sheets, and key financial ratios, with data available by sales size range on a national, state, and metro area level.

PIDA
Profit Report
http://www.pida.org/
Annual financial analysis survey allows pet products distributors to compare their gross margin, operating expenses, average collection period, and other financial and operating performance measures with other distributors of similar size, dollar volume, and product mix. Survey is available to members only.


U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Employment and Wages - Animal Food Manufacturing
https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics4_311100.htm
Annual wage survey provides hourly and annual wage data for occupations in this manufacturing sector on a national, state, and metropolitan area basis, with statistical measures for national wage data including mean, median, upper/lower quartiles, and upper/lower deciles. All information is available free online.

PIDA
Compensation Survey
http://www.pida.org/publications
Two-volume report provides detailed analysis of executive and employee compensation, including base salary, bonus, total compensation, and fringe benefits, for pet products distributors, and also includes compensation data from other wholesale distributor associations broken out by sales volume and region.