Who owns Hush Puppies?
Hush Puppies is owned by Wolverine Worldwide (the United States, NYSE: WWW).[1]
Key facts
- Current owner
- Wolverine World Wide, Inc. verified
- Owned since
- Not recorded
- Previous owner
- None recorded
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Rockford, Michigan
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1958
- Category
- Apparel, footwear & accessories › Accessories & footwear › Footwear
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: WWW
- Last verified
- · 1 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.
Ownership timeline of Hush Puppies
- ? – present Wolverine Worldwide [1] verified
Where Hush Puppies sits in Wolverine Worldwide
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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 16 September 2026, Hush Puppies is still owned by Wolverine Worldwide. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
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] 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.
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