Central Garden & Pet: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ: CENT) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Walnut Creek, California, United States that owns 5 consumer brands across 2 categories.[1]
Central Garden & Pet was founded in 1980 as a garden products distributor and moved into owning brands, acquiring dozens of niche names in pet supplies and lawn and garden. It is one of the largest suppliers to American pet specialty and garden retail.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Central Garden & Pet Company
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇺🇸 Walnut Creek, California, United States
- Founded
- 1980
- Tickers
- NASDAQ: CENT
- SEC CIK
- 0000887733
- Website
- www.central.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
Central Garden & Pet in numbers
- Central Garden & Pet owns 5 consumer brands tracked here across 2 top-level categories; the largest is pet care with 4 brands.[1]
Everything Central Garden & Pet owns
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Frequently asked questions
What brands does Central Garden & Pet own?
Central Garden & Pet owns 5 consumer brands tracked here, including Pennington, Aqueon, Kaytee, Zilla and Nylabone.
Is Central Garden & Pet an American company?
Yes. Central Garden & Pet is headquartered in Walnut Creek, California, United States and was founded in 1980.
Who owns Central Garden & Pet?
Central Garden & Pet is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as CENT on the NASDAQ.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Central Garden & Pet Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2025-11-26 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 26 November 2025; retrieved 6 September 2026.
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