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Central Garden & PET acquisitions, on the record

The businesses Central Garden & PET bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.

Deals its annual reports describe

Business	Deal	When	Value
independent garden center distribution business Word for word“In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023, we sold our independent garden center distribution business for approximately $20 million for inventory and the related customer data.” 10-K for 2023	divestiture	the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023	approximately $20 million
TDBBS, LLC Word for word“On November 3, 2023, we acquired TDBBS, LLC (“TDBBS”), a provider of premium natural dog chews and treats for approximately $60 million.” 10-K for 2023	agreed acquisition	November 3, 2023	approximately $60 million
DoMyOwn Word for word“During fiscal 2021, we acquired DoMyOwn for approximately $81 million, Hopewell Nursery for approximately $81 million, Green Garden Products for approximately $571 million and D&D Commodities for approximately $88 million.” 10-K for 2023	acquisition	During fiscal 2021	approximately $81 million
Hopewell Nursery Word for word“During fiscal 2021, we acquired DoMyOwn for approximately $81 million, Hopewell Nursery for approximately $81 million, Green Garden Products for approximately $571 million and D&D Commodities for approximately $88 million.” 10-K for 2023	acquisition	During fiscal 2021	approximately $81 million
Green Garden Products Word for word“During fiscal 2021, we acquired DoMyOwn for approximately $81 million, Hopewell Nursery for approximately $81 million, Green Garden Products for approximately $571 million and D&D Commodities for approximately $88 million.” 10-K for 2023	acquisition	During fiscal 2021	approximately $571 million
D&D Commodities Word for word“During fiscal 2021, we acquired DoMyOwn for approximately $81 million, Hopewell Nursery for approximately $81 million, Green Garden Products for approximately $571 million and D&D Commodities for approximately $88 million.” 10-K for 2023	acquisition	During fiscal 2021	approximately $88 million
Flora Parent, Inc. Word for word“2.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated December 30, 2020, between Central Garden & Pet Company and Flora Parent, Inc.” 10-K for 2023	agreed acquisition	dated December 30, 2020	—
independent garden channel distribution business Word for word“For instance, in 2023 we sold our low-margin distribution business into the independent garden channel.” 10-K for 2024	divestiture	2023	—

As filedReported in the company's financial data (XBRL), each linked to its filing
Fiscal year ended	Cash paid for acquisitions (net of cash acquired)	Goodwill from acquisitions
2017-09-30	—	$25.9 million
2018-09-29	$91.2 million	$24.9 million
2019-09-28	$41.2 million	$4.9 million
2020-09-26	$0	$3.9 million
2021-09-25	$820.5 million	$79.4 million
2022-09-24	$0	$177 million
2023-09-30	$0	$0
2024-09-28	$60.2 million	$4.9 million
2025-09-27	$3.3 million	$3.3 million

Deal filings since 2016

2025-11-12 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2021-12-21 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2021-04-30 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2021-02-17 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
2020-12-31 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2020-10-16 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2020-10-06 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2019-10-03 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2018-08-13 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2017-12-14 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2017-12-11 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2016-04-26 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

Read from Central Garden & PET’s annual reports (10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2025-11-26. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.