Royal Canin pegs India for 30% of emerging-market pet adoption growth over next 5 years
Mars Petcare's premium arm is growing 25% annually in India, clocking Rs 473.84 cr in FY25 revenue (+5% YoY) though net profit fell 75% to Rs 2.21 cr. India's pet market, now $884.4M with ~39M pets, is set to scale to Rs 35,000 cr as Godrej, Reliance, Nestle-Drools and Wipro intensify competition.
What happened
Royal Canin MD says India will drive 30% of emerging-market pet adoption growth over five years. India is now a priority market for Mars Petcare, with Royal
Key facts
- 30% of EM pet adoption growth
- 85% global adoption rise from EM
- India pet market $884.4M in 2025
- pet population ~39M in 2025
- Royal Canin India revenue Rs 473.84 cr FY25, +5% YoY
- net profit Rs 2.21 cr (down 75%)
- growing 25% annually in India
- 1% of global business
- EUR 12M (~Rs 100 cr) packaging investment
- 7 distribution centres
- 135 recipes, 230-240 SKUs in India vs 450/1500 globally
- $100M+ pet-tech funding 2021-23
- market to Rs 35,000 cr