{ "schemaVersion": 1, "organisationId": "O-eb4557a8cd4b45febb79f2ae40e31acf", "slug": "central-garden-pet-co", "name": "CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO", "updatedAt": "2026-10-02T12:19:14.184632Z", "sections": [ { "type": "OVERVIEW", "text": "Central Garden & Pet operates in the pet-products and lawn-and-garden markets, manufacturing, marketing and distributing branded, private-label and third-party products through its Pet and Garden segments. Its portfolio spans pet supplies and animal products, as well as seeds, bird feed, live plants and lawn-and-garden care products. The company describes its purpose as helping lawns grow greener, gardens bloom bigger, pets live healthier and communities grow stronger. [P82195600][P69705319][P31671809]\n\nThe company’s business is primarily focused on the United States, with facilities also identified in Canada and Mexico. It reported more than 6,000 employees as of September 2025. FY2025 net sales were approximately $3.1 billion; for the nine months ended June 27, 2026, reported net sales were approximately $2.4 billion. [P82195600][P50465460][P58956623]\n[P82195600][P69705319][P31671809][P50465460][P58956623][T17100814]", "updatedAt": "2026-10-02T12:19:14.184632Z" }, { "type": "PRODUCTS", "text": "Central Garden & Pet sells garden products including grass and packet seeds, wild-bird feed and accessories, fertilizers, soil supplements, weed, moss and insect controls, and live plants. Its brands include Pennington, Ferry-Morse, Amdro and Sevin. Pennington offers grass varieties and blends for residential and professional use, forage and wildlife applications; its seed operations include coating and conditioning facilities. Fertilizers and soil supplements come in granular and liquid forms. [P114249621][P78427042][P116589604][P102709282]\n\nPet products include dog and cat supplies, treats, chews, toys, beds, containment, grooming and waste-management products, as well as supplies for aquatics, reptiles, small animals, pet birds, equine and livestock; the company also sells live fish and small animals. Brands include Nylabone, Kaytee, Aqueon, Farnam, Four Paws, K&H, Comfort Zone and Zoëcon. Examples of product capabilities include Nylabone’s tough-nylon, flavored Power Chew toys and Aqueon PRO QuietFlow filters with five-stage filtration, a self-priming pump and customizable specialty pads. [P35723486][P53463315][https://www.nylabone.com/products/product-type/chew-toys/power-chew][https://www.aqueon.com/products/filters-media/quietflow-pro-power-filter] The company also provides third-party logistics and merchandising services and earns licensing royalties. [P82195600]\n\nIn fiscal 2025, net sales were $3.129 billion: Pet contributed approximately $1.8 billion (about 58%) and Garden approximately $1.3 billion (about 42%). Product classes representing at least 10% of sales included other garden ($808.2 million, about 25.8%), other pet ($602.6 million, about 19.3%), dog and cat ($592.8 million, about 18.9%), wild bird ($460.8 million, about 14.7%), and products from other manufacturers ($664.7 million, about 21.2%). The company reported that finished goods accounted for most revenue. 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As of FY2025, it operated 37 manufacturing facilities and 52 sales and distribution facilities, but did not break those facility counts down by country. Its executive offices are in Walnut Creek, California. [P14310710][P3383165]\n\nOther disclosed operating locations include Garden operations on leased land in New Jersey and Virginia; owned live-plant acreage in Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland, Ohio, New Jersey and Kentucky; and Pet live-fish operations on leased land in Florida. [P39344486] At September 27, 2025, the company had over 6,000 employees, including approximately 100 combined at facilities in Puebla, Mexico, and Brandon, Canada; it did not report a broader geographic employee breakdown. [P50465460]\n[P82195600][P90792094][P14310710][P3383165][P39344486][P50465460]", "updatedAt": "2026-10-02T12:19:14.184632Z" }, { "type": "SEGMENTS", "text": "Central Garden & Pet reports two business segments, organized mainly by product and service type. **Pet** includes pet supplies and animal-health and insect-control products, aquariums, dog treats and food, and live fish and small animals. **Garden** includes live plants, seeds, wild-bird feed and accessories, pottery, and lawn-and-garden chemicals such as herbicides, pesticides and insecticides. [P31671809]\n\nFor FY2025, Pet contributed approximately $1.8 billion of the company’s $3.1 billion in net sales (about 58%), and Garden approximately $1.3 billion (about 42%). [P58956623] In the first nine months of FY2026, reported sales were $1,293.119 million for Pet and $1,112.768 million for Garden—approximately 54% and 46% of segment sales, respectively. [T17100768] (table row 4, columns 4 and 5; total in column 6) The company also discloses sales by product category within these segments; those categories are not additional reportable segments. [T17100773]\n[P31671809][P58956623][T17100768][T17100768][T17100768][T17100773]", "updatedAt": "2026-10-02T12:19:14.184632Z" }, { "type": "HISTORY", "text": "Central Garden & Pet traces its origins to 1980, when William E. Brown founded it as a distribution company; it was incorporated in Delaware in 1992. Brown later served as CEO during 1980–2003 and 2007–2013, and returned as interim CEO after the 2023 departure of Timothy Cofer. [https://ir.central.com/resources/faq][P46683285] The company expanded into pet products through its 1997 acquisitions of Four Paws Products and TFH Publications, followed by its 2005 acquisition of specialty-pet supplier Pets International. [https://ir.central.com/sec-filings/all-sec-filings/content/0000929624-97-000383/0000929624-97-000383.pdf][https://ir.central.com/sec-filings/all-sec-filings/content/0000929624-97-001621/EX-1_1.txt][https://ir.central.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/298/central-garden-pet-acquires-pets-international-acquires]\n\nIn 2018, Central expanded its pet-product distribution through the acquisition of General Pet Supply. In 2021, it broadened its garden business by acquiring Green Garden Products and added digital commerce capabilities through the acquisition of DoMyOwn.com. [https://ir.central.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/64/central-garden-pet-announces-acquisition-of-general-pet][https://ir.central.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/12/central-garden-pet-to-acquire-green-garden][https://ir.central.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/11/central-garden-pet-acquires-domyown-com] In 2023, it acquired pet-treat company TDBBS and sold its independent garden-center distribution business as part of a portfolio reshaping. [https://ir.central.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/390/central-garden-pet-acquires-pet-treat-company-tdbbs][P100693822]\n\nNiko Lahanas became CEO in September 2024. [https://ir.central.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/420/central-garden-pet-appoints-niko-lahanas-as-ceo-and-brad] In December 2025, Central acquired U.S. assets of Champion USA, including its JustiFLY cattle fly-control products. In July 2026, it agreed to acquire approximately 80% of European pet-supplies company TRIXIE Heimtierbedarf; the announced transaction was subject to customary conditions and regulatory approvals, with closing expected in fiscal 2027. 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