Who owns Hush Puppies?
Hush Puppies is owned by Wolverine Worldwide (the United States, NYSE: WWW).[1]
Evidence: Wolverine World Wide, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-27, SEC EDGAR, 27 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Wolverine World Wide, Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Rockford, Michigan
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1958
- Category
- Apparel, footwear & accessories › Accessories & footwear › Footwear
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: WWW
- Trademark registrant
- WOLVERINE OUTDOORS, INC. (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Hush Puppies
Hush Puppies launched in 1958 as a brushed pigskin casual shoe and became one of the defining American shoes of the following decade, with a basset hound as its mascot. Its unplanned revival among downtown New York style-setters in the mid-1990s, after sales had nearly collapsed, is the case study that opens Malcolm Gladwell's book The Tipping Point.
What Wolverine Worldwide's annual report says about Hush Puppies
Sentences about Hush Puppies from Wolverine Worldwide's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
Hush Puppies : Launched in 1958, Hush Puppies has a history of bringing color and optimism to a boring, brown shoe category.
Today, Hush Puppies exists to inspire consumers to live life on the bright side.
How often Wolverine Worldwide names Hush Puppies in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named less often than it was three years earlier.
Trademark record for Hush Puppies
The USPTO record for the Hush Puppies mark lists WOLVERINE OUTDOORS, INC. as the owner of record (serial number 72034197). That name matches the owner named above.[2]
Ownership timeline of Hush Puppies
- Current owner Wolverine Worldwide [1] verified
Where Hush Puppies sits in Wolverine Worldwide
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Wolverine Worldwide
Wolverine Worldwide controls 7 brands on Brandtree, 7 of them in apparel, footwear & accessories.
Also in apparel, footwear & accessories
Other brands in footwear, and who owns them
The 82 brands in footwear on Brandtree belong to 31 owners. The largest is Caleres, with 7.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Allen Edmonds | Caleres | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Cartago | Grendene | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Ekisha | Servis | 🇵🇰 Pakistan |
| Alexandre Birman | Azzas 2154 | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Bahamas | Relaxo | 🇮🇳 India |
| Blondo | Steve Madden | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Bocage | Groupe Eram | 🇫🇷 France |
| CCC | MODIVO | 🇵🇱 Poland |
About the owner: Wolverine Worldwide
Wolverine Worldwide is a publicly listed company headquartered in Rockford, Michigan, United States, founded in 1883. Brandtree records 7 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: WWW.
Wolverine World Wide is a Michigan footwear company founded in 1883 that now owns a portfolio of outdoor, running and work brands. It reports through an Active group built around Merrell and Saucony and a Work group built around its own Wolverine boots, and it also makes footwear under licence for Caterpillar and Harley-Davidson. It sold the global Sperry business in January 2024 as part of a decision to concentrate on the brands it considered to have the most growth ahead of them.
Wolverine Worldwide: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 Hush Puppies and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,570 brands that began in the United States. 501 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Hush Puppies is not one of them.
- 7 For All Mankind — Delta Galil 🇮🇱
- AKHG — Duluth Holdings 🇺🇸
- Adore Me — Victoria's Secret 🇺🇸
- Aerie — American Eagle Outfitters 🇺🇸
- All in Motion — Target 🇺🇸
- Allen Edmonds — Caleres 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Hush Puppies?
The parent company of Hush Puppies is Wolverine Worldwide, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Hush Puppies American?
Yes. Hush Puppies originated in the United States in 1958 and its owner, Wolverine Worldwide, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Hush Puppies still owned by Wolverine Worldwide?
Yes. As of 29 October 2026, Hush Puppies is still owned by Wolverine Worldwide. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & 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] Wolverine World Wide, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-27 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 27 February 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] USPTO: HUSH PUPPIES, serial 72034197 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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