Global pet industry news and analysis.
Golden Pet Brands (Dr. Marty Pets, Badlands Ranch, Ultimate Pet Nutrition) has retained Morgan Stanley and Barclays for a $1B+ New York IPO before end-2026. Two US plants in Wisconsin and Nebraska, new CPG leadership from Mars and P&G. The pricing would be the first public-market test of the US premium freeze-dried/raw category.
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Lickicious, an Indian digital-first pet food brand, raised INR 19 crore (USD 2.3 million) led by Prath Ventures to build a 60,000-square-foot manufacturing facility, targeting INR 100 crore revenue and a top-three position in India's growing pet food market.
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Hong Kong-founded Buddy Bites raises $4.2M Series A led by Digitalis Ventures. Plans Taiwan expansion, cat food launch, and shelf-stable fresh food R&D. $6M ARR, 68% YoY growth.
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Buddy Bites, an Asia-based pet food company, has secured US$4.2 million in new funding to scale its retail and veterinary channels and to enter the Taiwan pet food market in 2027. The round comes as Taiwan officially overtakes dogs as the country's top pet for the first time, opening a sizeable whitespace for international pet startup expansion.
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Hong Kong pet food startup Buddy Bites raised $4.2M Series A led by Digitalis Ventures, with $6M+ ARR and 85.9% subscription revenue, to expand across Asia.
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BARK's fiscal first-quarter results present a paradox. For the three months ended 30 June 2026, revenue fell 23.4% year over year to $78.815 million — yet…
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China Want Want (HKEX: 0151.HK) formally enters the pet industry via strategic investment in FurFurLand (毛星球), retains founder as GM of new pet division, and commits to building dedicated pet food manufacturing base.
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Gobi Pet (301498.SZ) released 10.2M shares (2.5481% of capital) from lockup today; Len-system holders completed a top-of-range ¥341M sell-down two months ago. Investment-grade data point on Chinese pet-food equity supply dynamics heading into H1 results.
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Indian FMCG giant invests $24M in pet care subsidiary to expand Ninja dog food brand across South India, targeting $60M revenue within three years.
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Pet-industry M&A multiples fell 38-41% from 2024 to 2025, pushing PE investors and founders toward IPOs as the preferred exit route, with Fubao Pet's HKEX filing leading the pipeline.
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Chao Yun Group (HKEX: 06601) reallocates RMB 1.391B of unused IPO proceeds, dedicating RMB 300M to pet business expansion and RMB 500M to M&A — a structural pivot that doubles down on the Chinese pet economy.
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French ultra-premium pet food group Nasta secures €120M from H.I.G. WhiteHorse to acquire Canada's FirstMate, building a transatlantic platform with ~€200M projected revenue.
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Hong Kong-listed Chao Yun Group will invest ¥66.9M in pet-food OEM/ODM giant Shandong Shuaike, tightening China’s pet-food supply chain ahead of a planned A-share IPO.
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Nottingham-based fresh pet-food maker Years has raised growth capital from Verlinvest and Five Seasons Ventures to fund a major facility expansion and European rollout.
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