![Pet food shopping has far more consumer options than ever before, leading to a different experience for each pet owner depending on their needs.](https://img.petfoodindustry.com/files/base/wattglobalmedia/all/image/2024/05/dog_shopping_in_store.664e4f694297a.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&q=70&w=400)
Pet food shopping has far more consumer options than ever before, leading to a different experience for each pet owner depending on their needs.
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In its just-released “U.S. Pet Market Outlook, 2024-2025,” Packaged Facts forecasts a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.8% for pet products over the 2023-2028 period. In the pet products arena, in keeping with recent historical patterns, pet food will post higher growth rates than non-food pet supplies, and e-commerce gains will outpace brick-and-mortar growth.