Evolution of China’s expanding pet food sector

Testing ground: An animal nutrition engineer feeds a cat “tasters” of newly developed cat food at a pet food manufacturer’s production base in Luohe, Henan province. — Photo: China News Service

FIVE years ago, Petideal was a little-known pet food manufacturer in central China’s Henan province.

Today, the company produces more than one billion yuan (US$149.2mil) worth of pet food annually, exports to 45 countries and regions, and manufactures products for more than 300 brands.