Blue Buffalo leads the U.S. in sales of dog and cat food

According to Euromonitor data, Mars occupies the number-two spot with its Pedigree brand, and Nestle claims third, fourth and fifth place with Fancy Feast, Friskies and Purina One.

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It’s no secret Americans love their pets, and grocery stores shelves hold a dazzling array of brands and package types. Metal is the number-one choice for pet food manufacturers in the U.S. (see chart). Sixty-seven percent of dog and cat food packaged in the U.S. comes in cans, with 23% coming in flexible packaging. Paper-based packaging and rigid plastic make up the last ten percent.

In Canada, metal packaging captures 54% of the market, with flexible packaging claiming a much larger share than the U.S. with 44%.

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