Partner News: “2025 Year-End Review: Pet Food and Supplement Production” by the ZooInform Team

Growth in companion animal food production is estimated at nearly 9% for 2025. While this figure falls short of the previous year's rate, it remains considerably above the pace recorded in 2022–2023. Notably, 2025 saw no significant expansion of manufacturing capacity. At the same time, output of feed supplements declined following a sharp surge in 2024. Below we examine how these diverging trends combine to form an overall picture of the market — and what the pet nutrition sector can expect going forward.

Pet Food

According to Zooinform's estimates, based on data from a number of analytics firms, Russian pet food production grew by 9% year-on-year in 2025, approaching 1.7 million tonnes. Data from the Centre for Advanced Technology Development (CRPT) indicates that as of September 2025, 622 companies were registered in the system as operating within the pet food manufacturing segment. These include both direct manufacturers and brand owners that produce goods on a contract basis.

According to FEEDLOT calculations, the production structure for companion animal food is dominated by dry diets (53%) and wet diets (43.9%), with supplements accounting for 3.1%.

Within the dry food segment, 73.6% comprises diets of animal origin, 6.6% of plant origin, and 19.7% other (supplements)*. Within the wet food segment, 91.4% comprises diets of animal origin and 8.6% other (supplements).

* Animal-origin food refers to diets produced using ingredients of animal origin. Plant-origin diets are those manufactured without the use of any animal-derived ingredients. The "other" category encompasses supplements that are neither meat- nor plant-based in their pure form, including vitamin and mineral premixes, probiotics and prebiotics, amino acids, preservatives (natural or artificial), antioxidants, and processing aids. These are incorporated during diet manufacturing and are essential for supporting pet health.

In 2025, the average ex-factory price of finished companion animal food (excluding VAT) increased by 19% compared to 2024.

From January to December 2025, the price of finished pet food rose by approximately 8%.

Supplements

According to Soya News, production of pet food supplements tripled in 2024, reaching 60,500 tonnes. In 2025, output declined by 13% compared to 2024, coming in at approximately 53,000 tonnes.

November and December figures represent Zooinform forecasts.

Manufacturing Capacity

According to Zooinform estimates, approximately 450 enterprises engaged in companion animal diet production were operating in Russia in 2025. Throughout the year, the industry brought online auxiliary facilities for the production of scarce ingredients and small-scale feed plants, expanded existing capacity, and announced plans for the near-term future.

Early 2025 saw the launch of LIMKORM DIGEST, a plant producing flavour and aroma additives and hydrolysates for diet manufacturing. The facility has a design capacity of 7,000 tonnes per year, with total investment of approximately RUB 445 million.

In September 2025, VetSnab opened a second additive production plant in Novosibirsk, with a nominal capacity of around 6,000 tonnes per year.

In July, a pet food production facility was launched in Ust-Labinsk (Krasnodar Krai) as the result of a collaboration between Progress Agro and Norwegian and Chinese partners. The plant is designed to produce up to 6,000 tonnes of diets per year, utilising meat raw materials sourced from the company's own operations.

In August 2025, Technofoodpro commissioned a dry pet food plant for cats and dogs at the Azov Industrial Park in Rostov Oblast. Initial capacity stands at 4,500 tonnes of finished product per year. A second line with a capacity of 6,000 tonnes is scheduled to come online in 2026, bringing total capacity to 10,500 tonnes per year. Investment in the first phase is estimated at RUB 100 million.

In September, Pet Food Perspektiva opened a wet pet food manufacturing plant in Tambov, with total project investment of RUB 2 billion. The company plans to produce more than 29 million units of wet food for cats and dogs per month, with full design capacity targeted for 2028.

Talina Group expanded its capacity by commissioning a new wet pet food production line at its existing site, enabling output of up to 80,000 tonnes per year.

Facilities Under Construction and Commissioning

Rostov business media reported that the third phase of Mars's pet food manufacturing facility in Aksai District was scheduled for commissioning in late 2025; however, the launch is likely to be deferred to 2026.

RussianPetFood continues construction of a pet diet production plant at the Yelets site of the Lipetsk Special Economic Zone. Originally planned for commissioning in 2025, the launch has been delayed and is now expected in 2026, with investment estimated at RUB 2 billion.

Miratorg Agro-Industrial Holding is investing up to RUB 4 billion in the modernisation of its Kursk Oblast facility, which will increase total dry and wet pet food production capacity to 117,000 tonnes per year. In January 2025, the company announced the commissioning of a new canned pet food production line. The full modernisation project is scheduled for completion by July 2026.

Fava is expanding its pet food production in the Vsevolozhsk District of Leningrad Oblast, constructing a second phase of its plant adjacent to the existing facility in the village of Novosaratovka. The second phase is designed to produce approximately 18,000 tonnes of dry diets per year, with construction investment of around RUB 775 million. Completion was originally targeted for late 2025 but is now expected in 2026.

Biotekh (in operation since December 2023) will invest more than RUB 200 million in the expansion and modernisation of its production facility in Yelets District, Lipetsk Oblast, enabling a sixfold increase in output to 72,000 tonnes per year.

The Scientific and Production Centre for Feed Technologies (NPTFT) began construction of a new 16,000 sq. m. production workshop in mid-2025, which will form part of its existing plant in the Moscow Oblast. Investment in the project totals RUB 2.5 billion, with production launch scheduled for Q1 2027.

Ruskon is constructing a dry pet food plant in the village of Nikulino, Ramensky District, Moscow Oblast, at a cost of RUB 400 million. The facility is expected to open in 2026 with an annual output of 24,000 tonnes.

Limkorm Group plans to build a third cat and dog food plant by 2029, with a capacity of 30,000 tonnes per year and estimated investment of approximately RUB 2.5 billion. The company is also developing plans for a dedicated research and development centre.

A wet pet food production plant is also in the pipeline; the new legal entity was registered on 25 May 2025.

Moderate Growth in 2025 and a Potential Breakthrough in 2026

Russia's pet food production sector developed along a trajectory of moderate growth and cautious investment in 2025. Output gains were driven primarily by the commissioning of major anchor facilities, while manufacturers more frequently reinforced existing sites rather than building new ones. A notable emphasis on supply chain localisation was also evident, with the launch of auxiliary production operations — including flavour additives and hydrolysates — aimed at strengthening supply chain resilience.

Cost pressure remained a persistent trend throughout 2025: both production costs and ex-factory prices continued to rise, shifting corporate focus away from aggressive volume expansion and towards margin management and operational efficiency.

The industry invested in expanding and technologically upgrading existing infrastructure, laying the groundwork for a more pronounced acceleration in capacity commissioning in 2026. The current year is expected to bring a significant wave of new facility launches. Should all announced projects be successfully delivered, the aggregate potential increase in production capacity in 2026 could be projected at 100,000–150,000 tonnes per year.