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Human Grade Pet Food
All pet foods fall into two categories, human grade or feed grade. The legal definition of a human grade pet food is: “Every ingredient and the resulting product are stored, handled, processed, and transported in a manner that is consistent and compliant with regulations for good manufacturing practices (GMPs) for human edible foods as specified in 21 CFR 117.”
Product & engineering
Understand the product.
All pet foods fall into two categories, human grade or feed grade. The legal definition of a human grade pet food is: “Every ingredient and the resulting product are stored, handled, processed, and transported in a manner that is consistent and compliant with regulations for good manufacturing practices (GMPs) for human edible foods as specified in 21 CFR 117.”
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Human Grade Pet Food Industry Research Report 2026
Market perspective
All pet foods fall into two categories, human grade or feed grade. The legal definition of a human grade pet food is: “Every ingredient and the resulting product are stored, handled, processed, and transported in a manner that is consistent and compliant with regulations for good manufacturing practices (GMPs) for human edible foods as specified in 21 CFR 117.”
In the U.S. market, the key players of Human Grade Pet Food include The Farmer’s Dog, The Honest Kitchen, Nom Nom, Ollie Pets, JustFoodForDogs, etc. The top five players of Human Grade Pet Food account for approximately 54% of the total U.S. market. In terms of Type, Wet Food is the largest segment, with a share about 69%. And in terms of Application, the largest application is Specialty Stores followed by Mass Merchants.
Report Scope
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This report quantifies the global Human Grade Pet Food market in terms of revenue (US$ million) and, where applicable, sales volume (MT), using 2025 as the base year and providing annual historical and forecast data for 2021–2032.
It standardizes definitions of Types and Applications, harmonizes vendor attribution, and presents comparable time series by company, Type, Application, and region/country, including indicative price bands (US$/MT) and concentration ratios (CR5/CR10).
The outputs are intended to support strategy development, budgeting, and performance benchmarking for brand owners, manufacturers, retailers, channel partners, and investors; data are structured with consistent units and fields to facilitate integration into internal FP&A and BI systems.
Key Companies & Market Share Insights
This section profiles leading manufacturers, combining 2021–2025 results with a 2026–2032 outlook. It reports revenue, market share, price bands, product and application mix, regional and channel mix, and key developments (M&A, capacity additions, certifications). It also provides global revenue, average price, and—where applicable—sales volume by manufacturer, and calculates CR5/CR10 and rank changes to support comparative benchmarking.
Human Grade Pet Food Market by Company
The Honest Kitchen
Full Moon
Nom Nom
Spot Farms
Only Natural Pet
Solid Gold
JustFoodForDogs
Portland Pet Food Company
Wet Noses
Riley’s
Bark Bistro Company
PureBites
Annamaet
Ollie Pets
PetPlate
The Farmer’s Dog
Human Grade Pet Food Segment by Type
Dry Food
Wet Food
Treats
Human Grade Pet Food Segment by Distribution Channel
Specialty Stores
Chain Stores
Mass Merchants
Online-Only Stores
Delivery Services
Human Grade Pet Food Segment by Region
North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Russia
Spain
Netherlands
Switzerland
Sweden
Poland
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Colombia
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Türkiye
GCC Countries
Key Drivers & Barriers
High-impact rendering factors and drivers have been studied in this report to aid the readers to understand the general development. Moreover, the report includes restraints and challenges that may act as stumbling blocks on the way of the players. This will assist the users to be attentive and make informed decisions related to business. Specialists have also laid their focus on the upcoming business prospects.
Reasons to Buy This Report
1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global Human Grade Pet Food market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of Human Grade Pet Food and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in volume and value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.
4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market
5. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into which regions to target globally
6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of Human Grade Pet Food.
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Research objectives, research methods, data sources, data cross-validation;
Chapter 2: Introduces the report scope of the report, executive summary of different market segments (by region, product type, application, etc.), including the market size of each market segment, future development potential, and so on. It offers a high-level view of the current state of the market and its likely evolution in the short to mid-term, and long term.
Chapter 3: Detailed analysis of Human Grade Pet Food manufacturers competitive landscape, price, production and value market share, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product production/output, value, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 5: Production/output, value of Human Grade Pet Food by region/country. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region in the next six years.
Chapter 6: Consumption of Human Grade Pet Food in regional level and country level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and its main countries and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and production of each country in the world.
Chapter 7: Provides the analysis of various market segments by type, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 8: Provides the analysis of various market segments by distribution channel, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 9: Analysis of industrial chain, including the upstream and downstream of the industry.
Chapter 10: Introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 11: The main points and conclusions of the report.
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Scope & coverage.
Types
- Dry Food
- Wet Food
- Treats
Applications
- Specialty Stores
- Chain Stores
- Mass Merchants
- Online-Only Stores
- Delivery Services
Companies covered
- The Honest Kitchen
- Full Moon
- Nom Nom
- Spot Farms
- Only Natural Pet
- Solid Gold
- JustFoodForDogs
- Portland Pet Food Company
- Wet Noses
- Riley’s
- Bark Bistro Company
- PureBites
- Annamaet
- Ollie Pets
- PetPlate
- The Farmer’s Dog
Inside the report.
1 Preface
- 1.1 Scope of Report
- 1.2 Reasons for Doing This Study
- 1.3 Research Methodology
- 1.4 Research Process
- 1.5 Data Source
- 1.5.1 Secondary Sources
- 1.5.2 Primary Sources
2 Market Overview
- 2.1 Product Definition
- 2.2 Global Market Growth Prospects
- 2.2.1 Global Human Grade Pet Food Market Size (2021-2032)
- 2.2.2 Global Human Grade Pet Food Sales (2021-2032)
- 2.2.3 Global Human Grade Pet Food Market Average Price (2021-2032)
- 2.3 Human Grade Pet Food by Type
- 2.3.1 Market Value Comparison by Type (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032) & (US$ Million)
- 2.3.2 Dry Food
- 2.3.3 Wet Food
- 2.3.4 Treats
- 2.4 Human Grade Pet Food by Distribution Channel
- 2.4.1 Market Value Comparison by Distribution Channel (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
- 2.4.2 Specialty Stores
- 2.4.3 Chain Stores
- 2.4.4 Mass Merchants
- 2.4.5 Online-Only Stores
- 2.4.6 Delivery Services
3 Market Competitive Landscape by Manufacturers
- 3.1 Global Human Grade Pet Food Market Competitive Situation by Manufacturers (2021 Versus 2025)
- 3.2 Global Human Grade Pet Food Sales (MT) of Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.3 Global Human Grade Pet Food Revenue of Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.4 Global Human Grade Pet Food Average Price by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.5 Global Human Grade Pet Food Industry Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026
- 3.6 Global Manufacturers of Human Grade Pet Food, Manufacturing Sites & Headquarters
- 3.7 Global Manufacturers of Human Grade Pet Food, Product Type & Application
- 3.8 Global Manufacturers of Human Grade Pet Food, Established Date
- 3.9 Global Human Grade Pet Food Market CR5 and HHI
- 3.10 Global Manufacturers Mergers & Acquisition
4 Manufacturers Profiled
- 4.1 The Honest Kitchen
- 4.1.1 The Honest Kitchen Company Information
- 4.1.2 The Honest Kitchen Business Overview
- 4.1.3 The Honest Kitchen Human Grade Pet Food Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.1.4 The Honest Kitchen Human Grade Pet Food Product Portfolio
- 4.1.5 The Honest Kitchen Recent Developments
- 4.2 Full Moon
- 4.2.1 Full Moon Company Information
- 4.2.2 Full Moon Business Overview
- 4.2.3 Full Moon Human Grade Pet Food Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.2.4 Full Moon Human Grade Pet Food Product Portfolio
- 4.2.5 Full Moon Recent Developments
- 4.3 Nom Nom
- 4.3.1 Nom Nom Company Information
- 4.3.2 Nom Nom Business Overview
- 4.3.3 Nom Nom Human Grade Pet Food Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.3.4 Nom Nom Human Grade Pet Food Product Portfolio
- 4.3.5 Nom Nom Recent Developments
- 4.4 Spot Farms
- 4.4.1 Spot Farms Company Information
- 4.4.2 Spot Farms Business Overview
- 4.4.3 Spot Farms Human Grade Pet Food Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.4.4 Spot Farms Human Grade Pet Food Product Portfolio
- 4.4.5 Spot Farms Recent Developments
- 4.5 Only Natural Pet
- 4.5.1 Only Natural Pet Company Information
- 4.5.2 Only Natural Pet Business Overview
- 4.5.3 Only Natural Pet Human Grade Pet Food Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.5.4 Only Natural Pet Human Grade Pet Food Product Portfolio
- 4.5.5 Only Natural Pet Recent Developments
- 4.6 Solid Gold
- 4.6.1 Solid Gold Company Information
- 4.6.2 Solid Gold Business Overview
- 4.6.3 Solid Gold Human Grade Pet Food Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.6.4 Solid Gold Human Grade Pet Food Product Portfolio
- 4.6.5 Solid Gold Recent Developments
- 4.7 JustFoodForDogs
- 4.7.1 JustFoodForDogs Company Information
- 4.7.2 JustFoodForDogs Business Overview
- 4.7.3 JustFoodForDogs Human Grade Pet Food Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.7.4 JustFoodForDogs Human Grade Pet Food Product Portfolio
- 4.7.5 JustFoodForDogs Recent Developments
- 4.8 Portland Pet Food Company
- 4.8.1 Portland Pet Food Company Company Information
- 4.8.2 Portland Pet Food Company Business Overview
- 4.8.3 Portland Pet Food Company Human Grade Pet Food Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.8.4 Portland Pet Food Company Human Grade Pet Food Product Portfolio
- 4.8.5 Portland Pet Food Company Recent Developments
- 4.9 Wet Noses
- 4.9.1 Wet Noses Company Information
- 4.9.2 Wet Noses Business Overview
- 4.9.3 Wet Noses Human Grade Pet Food Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.9.4 Wet Noses Human Grade Pet Food Product Portfolio
- 4.9.5 Wet Noses Recent Developments
- 4.10 Riley’s
- 4.10.1 Riley’s Company Information
- 4.10.2 Riley’s Business Overview
- 4.10.3 Riley’s Human Grade Pet Food Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.10.4 Riley’s Human Grade Pet Food Product Portfolio
- 4.10.5 Riley’s Recent Developments
- 4.11 Bark Bistro Company
- 4.11.1 Bark Bistro Company Company Information
- 4.11.2 Bark Bistro Company Business Overview
- 4.11.3 Bark Bistro Company Human Grade Pet Food Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.11.4 Bark Bistro Company Human Grade Pet Food Product Portfolio
- 4.11.5 Bark Bistro Company Recent Developments
- 4.12 PureBites
- 4.12.1 PureBites Company Information
- 4.12.2 PureBites Business Overview
- 4.12.3 PureBites Human Grade Pet Food Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.12.4 PureBites Human Grade Pet Food Product Portfolio
- 4.12.5 PureBites Recent Developments
- 4.13 Annamaet
- 4.13.1 Annamaet Company Information
- 4.13.2 Annamaet Business Overview
- 4.13.3 Annamaet Human Grade Pet Food Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.13.4 Annamaet Human Grade Pet Food Product Portfolio
- 4.13.5 Annamaet Recent Developments
- 4.14 Ollie Pets
- 4.14.1 Ollie Pets Company Information
- 4.14.2 Ollie Pets Business Overview
- 4.14.3 Ollie Pets Human Grade Pet Food Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.14.4 Ollie Pets Human Grade Pet Food Product Portfolio
- 4.14.5 Ollie Pets Recent Developments
- 4.15 PetPlate
- 4.15.1 PetPlate Company Information
- 4.15.2 PetPlate Business Overview
- 4.15.3 PetPlate Human Grade Pet Food Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.15.4 PetPlate Human Grade Pet Food Product Portfolio
- 4.15.5 PetPlate Recent Developments
- 4.16 The Farmer’s Dog
- 4.16.1 The Farmer’s Dog Company Information
- 4.16.2 The Farmer’s Dog Business Overview
- 4.16.3 The Farmer’s Dog Human Grade Pet Food Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.16.4 The Farmer’s Dog Human Grade Pet Food Product Portfolio
- 4.16.5 The Farmer’s Dog Recent Developments
5 Global Human Grade Pet Food Market Scenario by Region
- 5.1 Global Human Grade Pet Food Market Size by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.2 Global Human Grade Pet Food Sales by Region: 2021-2032
- 5.2.1 Global Human Grade Pet Food Sales by Region: 2021-2026
- 5.2.2 Global Human Grade Pet Food Sales by Region: 2027-2032
- 5.3 Global Human Grade Pet Food Revenue by Region: 2021-2032
- 5.3.1 Global Human Grade Pet Food Revenue by Region: 2021-2026
- 5.3.2 Global Human Grade Pet Food Revenue by Region: 2027-2032
- 5.4 North America Human Grade Pet Food Market Facts & Figures by Country
- 5.4.1 North America Human Grade Pet Food Market Size by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.4.2 North America Human Grade Pet Food Sales by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.4.3 North America Human Grade Pet Food Revenue by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.4.4 United States
- 5.4.5 Canada
- 5.4.6 Mexico
- 5.5 Europe Human Grade Pet Food Market Facts & Figures by Country
- 5.5.1 Europe Human Grade Pet Food Market Size by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.5.2 Europe Human Grade Pet Food Sales by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.5.3 Europe Human Grade Pet Food Revenue by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.5.4 Germany
- 5.5.5 France
- 5.5.6 U.K.
- 5.5.7 Italy
- 5.5.8 Russia
- 5.5.9 Spain
- 5.5.10 Netherlands
- 5.5.11 Switzerland
- 5.5.12 Sweden
- 5.5.13 Poland
- 5.6 Asia Pacific Human Grade Pet Food Market Facts & Figures by Country
- 5.6.1 Asia Pacific Human Grade Pet Food Market Size by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.6.2 Asia Pacific Human Grade Pet Food Sales by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.6.3 Asia Pacific Human Grade Pet Food Revenue by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.6.4 China
- 5.6.5 Japan
- 5.6.6 South Korea
- 5.6.7 India
- 5.6.8 Australia
- 5.6.9 Taiwan
- 5.6.10 Southeast Asia
- 5.7 South America Human Grade Pet Food Market Facts & Figures by Country
- 5.7.1 South America Human Grade Pet Food Market Size by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.7.2 South America Human Grade Pet Food Sales by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.7.3 South America Human Grade Pet Food Revenue by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.7.4 Brazil
- 5.7.5 Argentina
- 5.7.6 Chile
- 5.7.7 Colombia
- 5.8 Middle East and Africa Human Grade Pet Food Market Facts & Figures by Country
- 5.8.1 Middle East and Africa Human Grade Pet Food Market Size by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.8.2 Middle East and Africa Human Grade Pet Food Sales by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.8.3 Middle East and Africa Human Grade Pet Food Revenue by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.8.4 Egypt
- 5.8.5 South Africa
- 5.8.6 Israel
- 5.8.7 Türkiye
- 5.8.8 GCC Countries
6 Segment by Type
- 6.1 Global Human Grade Pet Food Sales by Type (2021-2032)
- 6.1.1 Global Human Grade Pet Food Sales by Type (2021-2032) & (MT)
- 6.1.2 Global Human Grade Pet Food Sales Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
- 6.2 Global Human Grade Pet Food Revenue by Type (2021-2032)
- 6.2.1 Global Human Grade Pet Food Sales by Type (2021-2032) & (US$ Million)
- 6.2.2 Global Human Grade Pet Food Revenue Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
- 6.3 Global Human Grade Pet Food Price by Type (2021-2032)
7 Segment by Distribution Channel
- 7.1 Global Human Grade Pet Food Sales by Distribution Channel (2021-2032)
- 7.1.1 Global Human Grade Pet Food Sales by Distribution Channel (2021-2032) & (MT)
- 7.1.2 Global Human Grade Pet Food Sales Market Share by Distribution Channel (2021-2032)
- 7.2 Global Human Grade Pet Food Revenue by Distribution Channel (2021-2032)
- 7.2.1 Global Human Grade Pet Food Sales by Distribution Channel (2021-2032) & (US$ Million)
- 7.2.2 Global Human Grade Pet Food Revenue Market Share by Distribution Channel (2021-2032)
- 7.3 Global Human Grade Pet Food Price by Distribution Channel (2021-2032)
8 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis of the Market
- 8.1 Human Grade Pet Food Value Chain Analysis
- 8.1.1 Human Grade Pet Food Key Raw Materials
- 8.1.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 8.1.3 Human Grade Pet Food Production Mode & Process
- 8.2 Human Grade Pet Food Sales Channels Analysis
- 8.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
- 8.2.2 Human Grade Pet Food Distributors
- 8.2.3 Human Grade Pet Food Customers
9 Global Human Grade Pet Food Analyzing Market Dynamics
- 9.1 Human Grade Pet Food Industry Trends
- 9.2 Human Grade Pet Food Industry Drivers
- 9.3 Human Grade Pet Food Industry Opportunities and Challenges
- 9.4 Human Grade Pet Food Industry Restraints
10 Report Conclusion
11 Disclaimer
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