An insight into the Pet Franchise Sector
The Pet franchise sector is booming and there’s no surprise when it was estimated that 40% of UK households have pets! For a pet based franchise, these numbers are really encouraging and show the true potential of setting up a pet based franchise business within the UK. This isn’t a fad, our love affair with pets is here for good.
As the UK moves closer to half of all households in the country owning pets, the pet industry will only continue to grow. This then opens a huge opportunity within the pet franchise sector to market products and services aimed towards our beloved pets. It’s estimated that we spend between £21,000 - £33,000 on our dogs during their lifetime. These costs will cover such areas as grooming, pet food, pet toys and treats, all of which are covered by franchisees within the pet sector. That’s astonishing when you consider the average dog has a lifespan of between 10 – 15 years. 
A figure that gets branded around the pet franchise industry quite a lot is the pet food market value that’s estimated to be around £2.6 billion. Yes, you read that correctly, a cool £2.6 billion is spent on pet food alone within the UK each year! This demonstrates the potential within the pet delivery franchise sector and offers a would-be business owner a lucrative market to invest within. Pet owners have grown an increasing desire to maintain a quality of life for their pets and what products they consume, leaving room for franchisees to prosper within the pet industry.
Some of the high-quality franchises showcased within the pet franchise sector include the following:
Oscar Pet Foods is a family business which provides well-rounded pet care service with its range of food, treats and pet accessories. This home-based business with excellent support has thrived in the flourishing pet franchise industry. As an Oscar pet foods franchisee some of your duties will involve pet food delivery.
Trophy Pet Foods has been established since the early 1990's, the first mobile pet food franchise in the UK. Since its conception, the company has been the market leader in its field and now has a substantial team of passionate pet people/franchisees delivering all over the UK. A nationwide company with the knowledge, experience and know-how to make each of its franchisees successful.
Scamps & Champs is a franchise business that is tailor made for people that love animals, dogs in particular, then the Scamps & Champs franchise is a great opportunity for you to work yourself running your own Pet Services Business in your local community. Scamps & Champs offer a ready-to-go business enabling you to start training immediately.
There are a variety of different aspects to the pet business. You may choose the service industry which includes boarding and grooming such as the Scamps & Champs franchise opportunity or maybe you are more suited to the retail franchise industry such as Oscar and Trophy Pet Foods, which is really taking off as a wide range of nutritional dog food is becoming more and more in demand, as well as pet accessories and treats.
The best way to effectively research the pet franchise business sector is to visit existing franchisees within the network, arrange a visit to the franchise head-office of the franchise and to carefully read through the franchise agreement. The existing franchisees will be able to give you real-life accounts of what it is like to invest in the franchise and their experiences with the company, and whether it is working for them. A visit to the franchise head-office will provide you with the opportunity to ask all the important questions you have about investing your money in this chosen pet sector franchise.