Wet pouches, dry kibble and fresh food for kittens through seniors. 68 brands and 90 products with manufacturer data — the average protein across the 44 dry cat foods we track is 34.6%; prices range from £2.18 to £45.55 at RRP.
wet: 43 dry: 44 treat: 2 fresh: 1
AATU is a super-premium 80/20 brand introduced in 2015 by Pet Food UK, described as the world's first single-protein-source dry pet food, following the 80% meat / 20% vegetables rule.
AVA ('Advanced Veterinary Approved') is a dog and cat food brand owned and sold exclusively by Pets at Home, launched in 2016.
Acana is Champion Petfoods' second brand, offering well-balanced, meat-rich recipes with whole fruits and vegetables at a slightly lower protein level than sister brand Orijen.
Almo Nature, founded in Genoa in 2000 by Pier Giovanni Capellino, launched the first natural wet cat food made with ingredients from the human food supply chain and is sold in the UK through retailers including zooplus and specialist pet shops.
Applaws is the flagship brand of Manchester-based MPM Products, founded in 2002 by Roger Wood, Roger Coleman and Jon Kinsey; the Applaws brand launched in UK specialty retail in 2006.
Arden Grange is a family-run super-premium pet food company founded in 1996 by Graham and Wendy Stephens, breeders of Ardenburg German Shepherds, near Albourne in Sussex.
Bella & Duke is a raw pet food subscription company founded in 2016 by Mark Scott and Tony Ottley after their own dogs died of terminal illnesses.
Premium natural wet cat food brand from Butcher's Pet Care, launched in stores in 2018 with over 20 recipes built on flaked and shredded fillets with 'no nasties'.
Bozita is a Swedish cat and dog food brand from Vårgårda, whose maker has produced pet food since 1903 under Sweden's strict food-processing rules, and is widely available in the UK via zooplus.co.uk.
Burns Pet Nutrition was founded in 1993 by veterinary surgeon John Burns MBE in Kidwelly, Wales, on the principle that pets benefit from simple, easily digested food.
Butcher's was started in 1987 by Graham Baker, whose family ran a butcher's business in Rugby; its first product, Original Tripe Mix, is still a top seller.
Canagan is a grain-free dog and cat food brand launched in 2012 by Eddie Milbourne's Symply Pet Foods, after he spotted the US trend for grain-free pet food.
Czech super-premium brand from Vafo Group (founded 1994) with a dedicated UK site; all cat recipes are grain-free and potato-free with 70-75% wild-origin meat in dry food..
Concept for Life is a zooplus own brand (made by Matina GmbH) of vet-developed, tailored nutrition for cats and dogs, sold in the UK via zooplus.co.uk.
Coshida is Lidl's own-label cat food brand, sold in UK stores across dry food, pouches, cans and tiered Premium, Super Premium and Selection lines.
Cosma is a zooplus family brand of natural cat food with a high proportion of pure meat or fish and no preservatives, artificial colourings or flavour enhancers, sold in the UK via zooplus.co.uk.
The UK's best-known cat treat brand: crunchy shells with soft filled centres, sold by Mars as Dreamies in the UK and as Temptations in the US and other markets.
Edgard & Cooper is a Belgian premium pet food brand founded in 2016 by Koen Bostoen, Louis Chalabi and Jürgen Degrande, known for fresh-meat recipes and ingredient transparency.
Belgian fresh-meat pet food brand acquired by General Mills in 2024 and run as a separate operating unit; its grain-free cat range (kibble, pâté and chunks-in-gravy wet food, and treats) is widely sold in the UK via its own site, Amazon and Pets at Home..
Natural wet pet food brand launched by MPM Products in 2008, originally for the UK grocery market and now sold worldwide.
A British cat food brand that began as a dry-biscuit maker in Biggleswade before WWII, was acquired by Quaker Oats in 1970, relaunched in 1989 with its black-and-white cat mascot, and passed to Nestlé in 1997.
Feringa is a grain-free premium cat food brand made in Germany and Austria by Matina GmbH (zooplus's private-label arm) and sold in the UK via zooplus.co.uk.
Fish4Dogs started in rural Worcestershire in 2004, co-founded by Jill and Robert Angell, former seafood-industry consultants who began by baking fish-skin treats for their Great Dane.
Purina's value dry cat food brand for the UK market, offering complete-nutrition kibble recipes across kitten, adult and senior life stages..
Purina's premium wet cat food brand, positioned for 'cats with a taste for the finer things' and sold in single-serve portions across six ranges.
Harringtons was launched in 2008 by Inspired Pet Nutrition (IPN), the Thirsk-based company that traces its roots to the Page family's 1923 wheat-trading business.
HiLife is the brand of Town & Country Petfoods, a family business established in 1974 by John Parkinson in Melton Mowbray that originally made own-label pet food, including HiLife for Boots the Chemist.
Hill's pet food began in 1939 when Dr Mark Morris Sr developed a kidney diet (Canine k/d) canned by Burton Hill's packing company in Topeka, Kansas.
Founded in 1946 by animal nutritionist Paul Iams near Dayton, Ohio, Iams makes premium dry and wet food for cats and dogs.
James Wellbeloved was founded in 1992 in Somerset by Christine Priest, Robin Jackson and Michael Newsum to make natural, hypoallergenic food for dogs with food intolerances.
UK fresh cat food subscription founded by Brett and Nikki O'Farrell, cooking 100% meat frozen meals in its own London/Haverhill facilities; VC-backed (Verlinvest, Perwyn, Active Partners) and independent, with over 35 million meals delivered..
A long-running budget cat food brand introduced by Mars in the UK as Kit-E-Kat in 1950, and once the UK's leading cat food before being overtaken by Whiskas.
Lifestage is Jollyes' own-brand pet food range covering dry, wet and raw cat food, with recipes designed for each life stage and no added artificial colours or preservatives.
Lily's Kitchen was founded in 2008 by Henrietta Morrison from her London kitchen, inspired by her border terrier Lily, and grew into the UK's leading premium natural wet and dry pet food brand with over £85m retail sales across 30 countries.
Mars Petcare UK's insect-protein cat food, launched in 2021 as the UK's first 100% insect-based dry cat food using black soldier fly larvae; still sold, now retailed through Mars sister brand James Wellbeloved's website..
McAdams is an ultra-premium British pet food brand and the only one made using whole free-range British chicken from RSPCA Assured farms.
The cat-food sister brand to Barking Heads, created by Pet Food UK, which was founded in 2009 by Paul Hunter, Dave O'Regan and Jim Moloney.
Morrisons sells own-label cat food under the Morrisons name across several tiers, from Savers budget lines to Tasty complete food and Premium Luxury wet recipes.
Natural Instinct, founded in 2009 and based in Camberley, Surrey, makes raw dog and cat food from natural, human-grade British ingredients, including complete meals, meaty bones and offal.
Natures Menu was established in 1981 in Watton, Norfolk as Anglian Meat Products by Richard Taylor, and grew under his son Craig Taylor into Europe's leading raw pet food maker.
Naturo was created in 2010 by Mackle Petfoods, a County Armagh family firm that has made pet food for over 50 years, to offer an affordable 100% natural dog and cat food.
Nutriment, established in 2013 and based in Camberley, Surrey, is a leading British producer of Biologically Appropriate Raw Food (BARF) for dogs.
Orijen is Champion Petfoods' flagship 'biologically appropriate' high-protein brand, made with fresh regional ingredients in kitchens in Edmonton, Canada and Auburn, Kentucky.
Percuro is a UK insect-protein pet food company founded in 2020 and based in Henley-in-Arden, producing hypoallergenic dog food without traditional animal proteins.
Mars Petcare's advanced-nutrition supermarket brand, developed with vets and nutritionists at the Waltham Petcare Science Institute and launched in the UK in 2017 around its 'Total 5' formula.
Pooch & Mutt was founded in 2007 by Guy Blaskey, starting with a canine joint supplement adapted from his family's equine supplement business after his dog Cookie was diagnosed with hip dysplasia.
Poppy's Picnic is a Wiltshire raw pet food company founded in 2015 by Dylan Watkins, named after his miniature schnauzer Poppy.
Purely is a Pets at Home own-brand cat food positioned as natural and holistic, with dry recipes at 40% and 80% meat content and wet tins at around 50% real meat or fish.
Purina's science-led supermarket brand offering dry and wet food in life-stage and lifestyle formulas, claiming visible health differences within three weeks.
Pro Plan is Nestlé Purina's science-led premium range for dogs and cats, offering targeted health benefits for every life stage, from puppy immune support to cognitive health in senior dogs.
Personalised cat food subscription launched in August 2020 by the team behind tails.com, with Nestlé Purina backing; boxes combine tailored dry food with a wide choice of wet recipes and treats, plus litter..
Rosie's Farm is a zooplus own brand of grain-free wet and dry cat food made with fresh meat or fish, enriched with vitamin-rich oils and taurine, sold in the UK via zooplus.co.uk.
Royal Canin was established in 1968 by French veterinary surgeon Jean Cathary and is now a division of Mars, Incorporated, headquartered in Aimargues, France.
Sainsbury's own-label pet range includes The Delicious Collection, a premium own-brand line of around 18 recipes with real meat, and the budget Nature's Goodness range.
Scrumbles is a gut-health-focused natural pet food brand founded in 2018 by husband-and-wife Jack Walker and Aneisha Soobroyen in London, after their own pets' digestive problems.
A premium wet-only cat food brand launched in Hamburg, Germany in 1982 and produced by Mars.
Smilla is a zooplus-exclusive value cat food brand, sold in the UK via zooplus.co.uk, offering grain-free wet food with poultry or fish plus dry kibble developed with nutrition experts.
Tesco sells its own-label dog food range from basics to premium tiers alongside branded lines in the UK's largest supermarket chain.
London-based '0% Nonsense' brand established in 2000 by founders with 30 years in human food manufacturing, known for 100% meat freeze-dried treats and high-meat wet cat food.
Tiger by Asda is Asda's own-label cat food brand, relaunched as part of a wider Asda pet-food refresh to move beyond its budget image.
Tribal Pet Foods was founded in 2017 by Oxford-trained food scientist Fatima Maktari and helped redefine dry dog food with its cold-pressed 'Fresh Pressed' range made with fresh meat and vegetables.
Direct-to-consumer subscription cat food brand founded in 2019 by Benjamin Spicer, Lenny Cordell and Marco Pacifici, making human-grade, high-meat wet food delivered to around 80,000 cats monthly across the UK.
Vet's Kitchen is a British super-premium pet food brand created by practising vet and BBC presenter Dr Joe Inglis, launched commercially in 2007 through Pets' Kitchen Ltd in Swindon.
Vitacat is Aldi UK's own-label cat food brand, sold in cans, pouch multipacks and complete dry food, with a premium Vitacat Select tier.
Waitrose sells own-label cat food under the Waitrose name, with the Special Recipe line of wet terrines and selections (e.g.
Webbox is one of the largest brands in the portfolio of Pets Choice, the Blackburn-based pet food manufacturer whose other brands include Bob Martin, TastyBone, Meatiful and Vet's Kitchen.
US natural pet food brand whose grain-free, high-protein CORE range is sold in the UK through Pets at Home and Jollyes.
One of the UK's best-known mainstream cat food brands, originating in 1936 in Los Angeles (as Kal Kan) and owned by Mars since 1968.
Almo Nature · wet · all
Almo Nature · wet · all
Applaws · wet · adult
Applaws · wet · adult
Asda own-brand dog food · dry · kitten
Asda own-brand dog food · dry · senior
AVA · dry · senior
AVA · dry · kitten
Blink · wet · adult
Blink · wet · adult
Bozita · wet · adult
Canagan · wet · adult
Concept for Life · dry · adult
Concept for Life · dry · adult
Coshida · dry · adult
Coshida · dry · adult
Cosma · wet · adult
Cosma · wet · adult
Dreamies · treat · all
Dreamies · treat · all
Encore · wet · adult
Encore · wet · adult
Felix · dry · adult
Felix · wet · adult
Felix · wet · adult
Feringa · dry · adult
Feringa · dry · adult
Go-Cat · dry · adult
Go-Cat · dry · kitten
Gourmet · wet · adult
Gourmet · wet · adult
HiLife · wet · adult
Hill's (Science Plan / Prescription Diet) · dry · adult
Hill's (Science Plan / Prescription Diet) · wet · adult
Hill's (Science Plan / Prescription Diet) · wet · senior
Iams · dry · adult
Iams · dry · kitten
KatKin · fresh · adult
Kitekat · dry · adult
Kitekat · wet · adult
Lily's Kitchen · dry · adult
Lily's Kitchen · wet · adult
Lovebug · dry · adult
Meowing Heads · dry · adult
Morrisons · dry · adult
Morrisons · wet · adult
Perfect Fit · dry · adult
Perfect Fit · dry · senior
Purely · wet · adult
Purina ONE · dry · adult
Purina ONE · dry · adult
Purina ONE · dry · kitten
Purina ONE · wet · senior
Republic of Cats · dry · adult
Republic of Cats · wet · adult
Republic of Cats · wet · adult
Republic of Cats · wet · adult
Rosie's Farm · dry · adult
Rosie's Farm · wet · kitten
Royal Canin · dry · adult
Royal Canin · dry · adult
Royal Canin · dry · kitten
Sainsbury's own-brand dog food · wet · adult
Sainsbury's own-brand dog food · dry · adult
Scrumbles · dry · all
Scrumbles · wet · all
Sheba · wet · adult
Sheba · wet · adult
Smilla · dry · adult
Smilla · wet · adult
Tesco own-brand dog food · dry · adult
Tesco own-brand dog food · wet · adult
Thrive · wet · adult
Thrive · dry · all
Tiger · wet · adult
Tiger · dry · kitten
Tiger · dry · senior
Untamed · wet · adult
Vitacat · wet · adult
Vitacat · wet · adult
Vitacat · wet · adult
Waitrose · wet · adult
Waitrose · dry · adult
Webbox · dry · adult
Webbox · dry · adult
Wellness CORE · dry · puppy
Whiskas · dry · adult
Whiskas · wet · adult
Whiskas · wet · adult
Whiskas · dry · kitten
Follow the pack's feeding guide for your cat's weight — cats are prone to obesity on free-fed dry food, so measured portions (by weight, using kitchen scales rather than a scoop) are more reliable than eyeballing it. Indoor and neutered cats generally need less than the guide's top range.
Cats evolved with a very low natural thirst drive, so wet or fresh food is often better for hydration and urinary health, especially for cats prone to cystitis. Dry food is more convenient and can help with dental wear, but many vets recommend at least some wet food daily.
Not especially — cats are obligate carnivores and grains are a minor part of most complete diets either way. A high, meat-derived protein content and confirmed taurine levels matter more than the grain-free label; check the composition table above.
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