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Central Garden & Pet Company (NASDAQ: CENT)(NASDAQ: CENTA) announced today that management will meet with investors at the 2009 Deutsche Bank Leveraged Finance Conference in Scottsdale Arizona. A copy of our handout can be found on our website, www.central.com : 
in our investor section on the morning of Wednesday, September 30, 2009.
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 SEED TM : 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 :
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Central Garden & PetPaul Warburg, 925-948-3686
