Central Garden & Pet to Present at the William Blair 2009 Emerging Growth Stock Conference in New York

WALNUT CREEK, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Central Garden & Pet Company (NASDAQ: CENT)(NASDAQ: CENTA) announced today that
management will meet with investors at the William Blair 2009 Emerging Growth
Stock Conference in New York, NY. A copy of our handout can be found on our
website, www.central.com in our investor section on the morning of Tuesday,
October 6, 2009. The webcast will be streamed live on October 6, 2009 at 8:00 AM
Eastern from: http://www.wsw.com/webcast/blair18/cent.

Central Garden & Pet Company is a leading innovator, marketer and producer of
quality branded products for the lawn & garden and pet supplies markets.
Committed to new product innovation, our products are sold to specialty
independent and mass retailers. Participating categories in Lawn & Garden
include: Grass seed including the brands PENNINGTON, SMART SEEDTM and THE
REBELS; wild bird feed and the brands PENNINGTON and KAYTEE; weed and insect
control and the brands AMDRO, SEVIN, IRONITE and Over `N Out; and decorative
outdoor patio products and the brands NORCAL, NEW ENGLAND POTTERY and MATTHEWS
FOUR SEASONS. We also provide a host of other regional and application-specific
garden brands and supplies. Participating categories in Pet include: Animal
health and the brands ADAMS and ZODIAC; aquatics and reptile and the brands
OCEANIC, AQUEON and ZILLA; bird & small animal and the brands KAYTEE, SUPER PET
and CRITTER TRAIL; dog & cat and the brands TFH, NYLABONE, FOUR PAWS, PINNACLE
and Avoderm; and equine and the brands FARNAM, BRONCO and SUPER MASK. We also
provide a host of other application-specific Pet brands and supplies. Central
Garden & Pet Company is based in Walnut Creek, California, and has approximately
5,000 employees, primarily in North America and Europe. For additional
information on Central Garden & Pet Company, including access to the Company's
SEC filings, please visit the Company`s website at www.central.com.

Central Garden & Pet
Paul Warburg, 925-948-3686

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