We bought our membership strictly for the dog food savings — it easily pays for itself. That member testimonial is not an unusual sentiment in the Costco pet-owner community. It is a consistent theme across pet-owning member communities — the recognition that Kirkland Signature dog and cat food delivers quality that rivals premium pet store brands at a cost per pound that is dramatically lower. Both dried dog and cat food cost over $1 less per pound at Costco compared to Petc

There is a number every pet food brand founder needs to have memorized in 2026: $157 billion. That is the projected total U.S. consumer spending on pets and pet supplies this year alone — a figure that makes the American pet care industry one of the largest and most resilient consumer spending categories in the entire economy. Of that extraordinary total, $67.8 billion is specifically allocated to pet food and treats. And the market is still growing, with projections suggesti