Central Garden & Pet to Present at JP Morgan Small/Mid Cap Conference on November 14, 2006

  
    
  
  
    
      Central Garden & Pet Company (NASDAQ:CENT) announced today that 
      management will present to investors at the JP Morgan Small/Mid Cap 
      Conference in Boston on November 14, 2006. A webcast of the presentation 
      can be accessed live through the Internet at 11:05 A.M. Pacific Time and 
      by archive through February 13, 2007 via the following links:
    
         https://events.jpmorgan.com/
     http://www.mapdigital.com/jpmorgan/smallcapboston06/
    
      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 Rebel; 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. 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, SuperPet 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
management will present to investors at the JP Morgan Small/Mid Cap
Conference in Boston on November 14, 2006. A webcast of the
presentation can be accessed live through the Internet at 11:05 A.M.
Pacific Time and by archive through February 13, 2007 via the
following links:

-0-
*T
     https://events.jpmorgan.com/
     http://www.mapdigital.com/jpmorgan/smallcapboston06/
*T

   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 Rebel; 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. 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, SuperPet 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/.