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Pet Care in Colombia 2017
Pet Care in Colombia 2017
Euromonitor International
June 2017
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Pet Care Continues To Benefit From Rising Pet Ownership and the
Humanisation Trend
Pet care in Colombia looks set to continue performing strongly in 2017, with double-digit
growth in total current value sales projected. The positive development of the market will
continue to be underpinned by growth in the country’s pet population and the pet humanisation
trend. At the same time, the market will continue to benefit from rising disposable incomes in
Colombia and the growing willingness of many owners to trade up to higher quality and more
expensive pet care products, particularly health-oriented pet food products. These trends should
also help to sustain robust growth in total pet food volume sales in 2017.
Nestlé Purina and Contegral Remain the Top Two Players in Pet Care in
2016
Nestlé Purina PetCare de Colombia SA remained the leading company in Colombian pet care
in retail value sales terms in 2016, followed by Contegral SA and Mars Andean Ltda. The
competitive environment remained relatively fragmented overall, with plenty of room for new
entrants, reflecting the fact that pet care is still some distance from maturity in Colombia.
Several pet care categories witnessed new launches during the year as new entrants and
established players alike sought to capitalise on the pet humanisation trend. At the same time,
many companies continued working to improve retail distribution of their pet care products in
2016.
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Outlook
It is expected that the share of total food consumed by dogs and cats in Colombian
households represented by prepared products will continue to rise steadily over the forecast
period. Aside from the pet humanisation trend, switching from leftovers or table scraps to
prepared dog and cat food products should also be driven by rising disposable incomes and the
growing desire for convenience among urban consumers with busy lifestyles. New launches and
marketing activities by manufacturers will also encourage switching to prepared dog and cat
food products, as should better education among owners about the specific nutritional
requirements of different breeds, animals of different ages or sizes, animals with different health
conditions etc.
The benefits of the pet humanisation trend will continue to be most evident in dog and cat
food. This trend will be less influential in other pet food, partly because animals such as birds
and reptiles are not as responsive to owners as dogs and cats, which means they are less likely
to be seen as family members. In addition, many Colombians tend to perceive birds, fish, small
mammals and reptiles as “wild” animals, and dislike the idea of keeping them as pets from an
ethical standpoint. This attitude is reinforced by the fact that Colombia is a country rich in
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biodiversity, hence many people are accustomed to seeing these types of animals in their
natural habitats.
Outlook
Opportunities for the development of new pet care products and pet-related services will
remain strong in Colombia over the forecast period, but will not come without challenges. For
manufacturers in both wet dog food and wet cat food, the main challenges will be to reduce
costs so as to make these product types more affordable, and to convince owners that they
should give them to their pets as a main meal every day, rather than as a mixer for table scraps
or as an occasional treat. That wet food products are comparatively expensive is largely due to
the fact that they are made from protein-rich ingredients such as meat, chicken and fish.
Manufacturers may find it easier to convince cat owners to switch to wet food than dog owners.
This is because cats eat less, meaning the overall cost of feeding them is generally lower than is
the case with dogs. However, whereas dogs tend to eat full meals in one go, cats tend to be
given smaller amounts of food throughout the day. This discourages some cat owners from
choosing wet food products, as they do not want the inconvenience and unpleasant odours that
come with having to store half-eaten packs. Moreover, the price gap between wet and dry cat
food is still substantial. The same is true with regard to wet and dry dog food products. While
economy wet dog food products are widely available in Colombia, owners often have doubts
about their quality and whether any benefits they might provide justify their significantly higher
prices as compared to dry food products.
Another challenge for dog and cat food manufacturers over the forecast period will be to
reduce packaging costs. In particular, companies will have to find ways to reduce such costs
while still using packaging formats and designs that can help their brands to stand out on
crowded retail shelves or provide greater convenience to consumers in terms of storage,
dispensing, portability etc.
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competition between manufacturers or distributors, but also competition between the various
types of retailers that sell pet care products. One of the most visible manifestations of this latter
trend is competition between pet specialists (pet superstores, pet shops and veterinary clinics)
and mainstream grocery retailers such as supermarkets and hypermarkets chains.
Some pet specialists operators have attempted to strengthen their competitiveness against
grocery retailers by developing added-value services such as kennels or pet daycare facilities,
pet grooming parlours, in-store veterinary clinics etc. At the same time, pet specialists have
sought to attract consumers by offering more niche or specialised product types that are not
carried by mainstream grocery retailers, including breed-, age- and size-specific dog and cat
food products and various types of pet accessories. Aside from the competitive threat posed by
grocery retailers, pet specialists have also adopted such strategies in an effort to more
effectively capitalise on the pet humanisation trend.
Outlook
Increasing competition will continue to drive different types of retailers to expand and adjust
their assortments of pet care products and services over the forecast period. Many pet
specialists will continue to focus on offering higher quality brands and more niche or non-
essential product types, as well as ancillary pet care services. Grocery retailers meanwhile are
more likely to concentrate on offering more affordable mainstream brands. It is also expected
that some grocery retailers will invest in expanding and improving the quality of their private
label pet care ranges, while still ensuring that they maintain a price advantage over branded
competitors.
For pet care manufacturers, focusing on specific distribution channels or entering into
exclusive agreements with individual retail chains could help to differentiate their brands from
competitors. Such strategies could also help companies to foster a desired brand image or
positioning. For example, some players may choose to limit distribution of health-oriented or
organic pet food products to pet specialists such as pet shops or veterinary clinics, as retailers
in these channels are more likely to be trusted by consumers when it comes to issues like pet
health and nutrition.
MARKET INDICATORS
Table 1 Pet Populations 2012-2017
'000s of animals
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
MARKET DATA
Table 2 Sales of Pet Food by Category: Volume 2012-2017
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Tonnes
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Dog and Cat Food 161,326.7 176,413.8 189,239.7 203,630.6 218,518.9 232,851.7
Other Pet Food 2,074.7 2,119.6 2,154.7 2,173.4 2,191.2 2,212.4
Pet Food 163,401.4 178,533.5 191,394.4 205,804.0 220,710.0 235,064.2
Source: Euromonitor International from official statistics, trade associations, trade press, company research,
store checks, trade interviews, trade sources
COP billion
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Dog and Cat Food 641.6 733.4 823.6 922.6 1,030.4 1,156.5
Other Pet Food 45.7 48.0 50.9 53.6 56.4 59.9
Pet Food 687.3 781.4 874.5 976.2 1,086.9 1,216.4
Cat Litter 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.8 2.0
Pet Healthcare 3.0 3.1 3.3 3.5 3.8 4.1
Pet Dietary Supplements 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3
Other Pet Products 3.8 6.2 7.1 7.9 8.6 9.8
Pet Products 9.9 12.7 14.0 15.1 16.4 18.1
Pet Care 697.2 794.0 888.5 991.4 1,103.3 1,234.5
Source: Euromonitor International from official statistics, trade associations, trade press, company research,
store checks, trade interviews, trade sources
% volume growth
2016/17 2012-17 CAGR 2012/17 Total
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Table 8 NBO Company Shares of Dog and Cat Food: % Value 2012-2016
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Table 9 LBN Brand Shares of Dog and Cat Food: % Value 2013-2016
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Table 14 Distribution of Dog and Cat Food by Format and Category: % Value 2017
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Source: Euromonitor International from official statistics, trade associations, trade press, company research,
store checks, trade interviews, trade sources
Key: CF = Cat food; DF = Dog food
Tonnes
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Dog and Cat Food 232,851.7 246,622.8 260,492.6 274,433.5 288,636.9 303,033.1
Other Pet Food 2,212.4 2,242.9 2,267.1 2,290.4 2,311.8 2,330.4
Pet Food 235,064.2 248,865.7 262,759.8 276,723.8 290,948.6 305,363.5
Source: Euromonitor International from trade associations, trade press, company research, trade interviews,
trade sources
COP billion
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Dog and Cat Food 1,156.5 1,241.1 1,325.2 1,409.8 1,495.1 1,590.9
Other Pet Food 59.9 61.0 62.0 62.9 63.6 64.3
Pet Food 1,216.4 1,302.2 1,387.3 1,472.7 1,558.7 1,655.2
Cat Litter 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.6
Pet Healthcare 4.1 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7
Pet Dietary Supplements 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.6
Other Pet Products 9.8 10.6 11.5 12.3 13.2 14.1
Pet Products 18.1 19.4 20.6 21.7 22.9 24.1
Pet Care 1,234.5 1,321.6 1,407.8 1,494.4 1,581.6 1,679.3
Source: Euromonitor International from trade associations, trade press, company research, trade interviews,
trade sources
% volume growth
2017/18 2017-22 CAGR 2017/22 Total
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DEFINITIONS
This report analyses the market for pet care in Colombia. For the purposes of the study, the
market has been defined as follows:
Dog food
Cat food
Other pet food
Pet products
Dog and cat food sales are further broken down by product type (wet/dry) and price platform.
Examples of key brands in each price platform in Colombia are as follows:
Premium: Eukanuba, Hill’s, Royal Canin
Mid-priced: Purina Dog Chow, Nutrion, Dogourmet
Economy: Ringo, Nutrecan, Donkan, Italcan
SOURCES
Sources used during the research included the following:
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Superintendencia de Sociedades
United Nations
Trade Associations Asociación Colombiana de Médicos
Veterinarios y Zootecnistas (Acovez)
Asociación Defensora de Animales
Bairexport
Consejo Profesional de Medicina Veterinaria y
Zootecnia de Colombia
Fenalco
Trade Press Archivo Norma
Cambio
Canal Mascotas
Confidencial Colombia
Dinero
El Colombiano
El Cronista Veterinario Latinoamericano
El Heraldo
El Ladrador
El Tiempo
La República
La Tarde
Medicina Veterinaria & Zootecnia en Colombia
Portafolio
Portal Veterinaria Albeitar
Publicidad & Mercadeo
Revista Campo Ganaderia- Agro Ganaderia
Revista Visión Veterinaria Mascotas
Semana
Tormo
Trabajos de Investigación sobre Zoonosis y
Áreas Afines
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