Royal Canin sees India driving 30% of emerging-market pet adoption growth over 5 years

India pet food market projected at $884M in 2025 with 39M pets, growing 25% annually. Royal Canin India clocked Rs 473.84 cr revenue in FY25 as Godrej, Reliance, Nestle-backed Drools and Wipro crowd into the category.

— Source publishedFri, 29 May, 2026, 15:04 IST·First seen Fri, 29 May, 2026, 15:16 IST·Source Mint

What happened

Royal Canin says India will drive ~30% of emerging-market pet adoption growth over five years; India is a priority market growing 25% annually amid entries by

Key facts

  • 30% of EM pet adoption growth
  • 85% global adoption from EMs
  • ~1% of Mars global
  • $786.6M market 2024
  • $884.4M est 2025
  • 39M pet population 2025
  • Royal Canin India revenue Rs 473.84 cr FY25
  • net profit Rs 2.21 cr
  • 25% annual growth
  • EUR 12M packaging investment
  • $6-7B Royal Canin global revenue
  • 135 recipes / 230-240 SKUs in India

Why this matters

With India tipped to drive 30% of emerging-market pet adoption growth, scout regional premium and therapeutic-diet brands for tuck-in M&A before Royal Canin's incumbency and the conglomerates' balance sheets price you out.

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