Central Garden & Pet to Present at the 2005 Wachovia Securities Consum

    Business Editors/Home & Garden Writers
    2005 Wachovia Securities Consumer Growth Conference

    WALNUT CREEK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 16, 2005--Central Garden & Pet Company (NASDAQ:CENT) announced today that Paul Warburg, Central's Vice President Investor Relations, will present to investors at the 2005 Wachovia Securities Consumer Growth Conference on February 18, 2005. A webcast of the Wachovia Securities presentation can be accessed live at 9:05 a.m. Eastern Time on Friday, February 18, and by archive through April 19, 2005, via the following URL: http://www.wsw.com/webcast/wa26/cent/
    Central Garden & Pet Company is a leading innovator, marketer and producer of quality branded products for the pet and lawn and garden supplies markets. Our pet products include pet bird and small animal food, aquarium products, flea, tick, mosquito and other pest control products, edible bones, cages, carriers, pet books, and other dog, cat, reptile and small animal products. These products are sold under a number of brand names, including Kaytee, All-Glass Aquarium, Oceanic, Kent Marine, Energy Savers Unlimited, Zodiac, Pre-Strike, Altosid, Nylabone, TFH, Four Paws and Interpet. Our lawn and garden products include grass seed, wild bird food, weed and insect control products, decorative outdoor patio products and ant control products. These products are sold under a number of brand names, including Pennington, Norcal Pottery, New England Pottery, GKI/Bethlehem Lighting, Lilly Miller, Matthews Four Seasons, AMDRO and Grant's. For additional information on Central Garden & Pet, including access to the Company's SEC filings, please visit the Company's website at http://www.centralgardenandpet.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 guidance, 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 Securities and Exchange Commission filings including, without limitation, the resolution of litigation between the Company and Hebert Axelrod. Central undertakes no obligation to publicly update these forward-looking statements to reflect new information, subsequent events or otherwise.

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

KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: CONSUMER/HOUSEHOLD RETAIL TRADESHOW CONFERENCE CALLS SOURCE: Central Garden & Pet

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