Central Garden & Pet Division Named Lowe's 'Supplier of the Year'

  
    
  
  
    
      Central Garden & Pet Company (NASDAQ:CENT) announced today that Lowe’s 
      Companies, Inc. recently named Pennington Seed “Supplier 
      of the Year” for the Lawn and Landscaping 
      Category. This marks the third time that Pennington has received this 
      prestigious award over the past ten years from Lowe’s. 
      Pennington Seed, a division of Central garden & Pet, is one of the 
      largest manufacturers and distributors of lawn, garden and turf care 
      products in the world.
    
    
      Lowe’s “Supplier of 
      the Year” qualifications include high product 
      performance standards, commitment to increasing brand equities, 
      innovative and instructive merchandising and extraordinary service and, 
      supporting a national in-store infrastructure and in-stock inventory 
      positions.
    
    
      “The entire team at Pennington Seed and I are 
      honored to be recognized by Lowe’s for this 
      outstanding achievement,” commented Brad 
      Johnson, President of the Garden Group for Central Garden & Pet. “Since 
      its beginnings in 1945, Pennington Seed has consistently demonstrated 
      commitment to quality, complete customer satisfaction and business 
      integrity.”
    
    
      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 in the following 
      categories: In Lawn & Garden: Grass seed including the brands Pennington 
      and The Rebels; Wild bird feed and the brands Pennington and Kaytee; 
      Weed and insect control and the brands AMDRO, Sevin, Ironite and 
      OverNOut 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 RZilla; Bird & 
      Small animal and the brands Kaytee, Super Pet and CritterTrail; 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 is based in Walnut Creek, California, and has approximately 
      5,000 employees, primarily in North American and Europe. For additional 
      information on Central Garden & Pet, including access to the Company's 
      SEC filings, please visit the Company’s 
      website at http://www.central.com/.
    
  
Central Garden & Pet Company (NASDAQ:CENT) announced today that
Lowe's Companies, Inc. recently named Pennington Seed "Supplier of the
Year" for the Lawn and Landscaping Category. This marks the third time
that Pennington has received this prestigious award over the past ten
years from Lowe's. Pennington Seed, a division of Central garden &
Pet, is one of the largest manufacturers and distributors of lawn,
garden and turf care products in the world.

   Lowe's "Supplier of the Year" qualifications include high product
performance standards, commitment to increasing brand equities,
innovative and instructive merchandising and extraordinary service
and, supporting a national in-store infrastructure and in-stock
inventory positions.

   "The entire team at Pennington Seed and I are honored to be
recognized by Lowe's for this outstanding achievement," commented Brad
Johnson, President of the Garden Group for Central Garden & Pet.
"Since its beginnings in 1945, Pennington Seed has consistently
demonstrated commitment to quality, complete customer satisfaction and
business integrity."

   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 in the following
categories: In Lawn & Garden: Grass seed including the brands
Pennington and The Rebels; Wild bird feed and the brands Pennington
and Kaytee; Weed and insect control and the brands AMDRO, Sevin,
Ironite and OverNOut 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 RZilla; Bird & Small animal and the brands Kaytee, Super
Pet and CritterTrail; 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 is based in Walnut
Creek, California, and has approximately 5,000 employees, primarily in
North American and Europe. For additional information on Central
Garden & Pet, including access to the Company's SEC filings, please
visit the Company's website at http://www.central.com/.