Who owns Pennington?
Pennington is owned by Central Garden & Pet (the United States, NASDAQ: CENT).[1]
Evidence: Central Garden & Pet Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2025-11-26, SEC EDGAR, 26 November 2025. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Central Garden & Pet Company verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Walnut Creek, California
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, Madison, Georgia
- Founded
- 1945
- Category
- Home, garden & DIY › Home improvement › Lawn & garden
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: CENT
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Pennington
Pennington sells grass seed, fertiliser and wild bird feed, founded in Georgia in 1945. It is the main competitor to Scotts in American grass seed and is one of Central Garden & Pet's largest brands. Grass seed is sold in regional mixes, because the species that survive in the American south differ entirely from those in the north.
What Central Garden & Pet's annual report says about Pennington
Sentences about Pennington from Central Garden & Pet's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
The Pennington brand is one of the largest names in grass seed, wild bird feed and birding accessories.
In fiscal 2025, Ferry-Morse unveiled innovative flower seed mixes and new varieties, while Pennington introduced a water-soluble all-purpose plant food.
Products are sold under the Pennington brand and sub-brands including Lawn Booster, One Step Complete , Rackmaster , Slopemaster , Smart Seed, Smart Patch, The Rebels and others, along with private label offerings.
How often Central Garden & Pet names Pennington 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.
Ownership timeline of Pennington
- Current owner Central Garden & Pet [1] verified
Where Pennington sits in Central Garden & Pet
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Central Garden & Pet
Central Garden & Pet controls 5 brands on Brandtree.
Other brands in lawn & garden, and who owns them
The 29 brands in lawn & garden on Brandtree belong to 17 owners. The largest is Bioceres, with 5.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Bioceres Semillas | Bioceres | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| Flymo | Husqvarna Group | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| Hayter | Toro | 🇺🇸 United States |
| AMES | Griffon | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Dolphin | Maytronics | 🇮🇱 Israel |
| Miracle-Gro | Scotts Miracle-Gro | 🇺🇸 United States |
| BASF Agricultural Solutions | BASF | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Roundup | Bayer | 🇩🇪 Germany |
About the owner: Central Garden & Pet
Central Garden & Pet is a publicly listed company headquartered in Walnut Creek, California, United States, founded in 1980. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: CENT.
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.
Central Garden & Pet: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 Pennington and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Pennington is not one of them.
- 3 Day Blinds — Hunter Douglas 🇳🇱
- 7-Eleven — Seven & i 🇯🇵
- AMES — Griffon 🇺🇸
- AZEK Exteriors — James Hardie 🇮🇪
- Alamo Cement — Buzzi 🇮🇹
- American Olean — Mohawk 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Pennington?
The parent company of Pennington is Central Garden & Pet, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Pennington American?
Yes. Pennington originated in the United States in 1945 and its owner, Central Garden & Pet, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Pennington still owned by Central Garden & Pet?
Yes. As of 9 October 2026, Pennington is still owned by Central Garden & Pet. 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] 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 16 September 2026.
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