Central Garden & Pet to Announce Fourth Quarter & Fiscal 2009 Results

WALNUT CREEK, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Central Garden & Pet Company (NASDAQ:CENT)(NASDAQ:CENTA) will announce results
for its fiscal year end and fourth quarter ended September 26, 2009, on
Thursday, November 19, 2009 after the close of trading.

Central will host a webcast/dial-in conference call shortly following the
earnings release on Thursday, November 19, 2009, at 4:30 p.m., Eastern Standard
Time (1:30 p.m. Pacific Standard Time) to discuss the third quarter 2009
results.

To listen to the call by telephone, please dial 1-888.713.4213 and passcode 6032
1821 (domestic) or 1-617-213-4865 and passcode 6032 1821 (international).

In order to simplify your registration process, you may pre-register at the
following link:

https://www.theconferencingservice.com/prereg/key.process?key=PLBPJWQTW

By pre-registering, you may bypass the operator and go directly to the
teleconference with a unique PIN number as soon as the call begins. At the time
of the call, after dialing the number and passcode mentioned above, enter your
PIN for immediate access to the teleconference.

The earnings conference call will be broadcast over the Internet through
Central`s website. You may navigate there through www.central.com. Re-play
dial-in numbers for the call will be available for three weeks: 1-888-286-8010
and passcode 3022 0524 (domestic) and 1-617-801-6888 and passcode 3022 0524
(international).

Central Garden & Pet Company is a leading innovator, marketer and producer of
quality branded products for the lawn & garden and pet supplies markets. We are
committed to new product innovation and our products are sold to specialty
independent and mass retailers in the following categories: In Lawn & Garden:
Grass seed including the brands PENNINGTON and THE REBELSwild bird feed and the
brands PENNINGTON and KAYTEEweed 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. Pet
categories 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. 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.

"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995: The statements contained in this release which are not historical facts,
including future earnings expectations, margin improvements and the estimated
goodwill and other intangible impairment charge are forward-looking statements
that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those set forth in or implied by forward-looking
statements. These risks are described in the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K, filed November 20, 2009, and other Securities and Exchange Commission
filings. Central undertakes no obligation to publicly update these
forward-looking statements to reflect new information, subsequent events or
otherwise.

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

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