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		<title><![CDATA[Central Garden & Pet Company F3Q09 (Qtr End 06/27/09) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator  Operator Instructions Our first question comes from the line of Joe Altobello of Oppenheimer. Joe Altobello - Oppenheimer  First question is on the, the top line. This year you are down, I guess year-to-date about 2 or 3% or so. How much of that is...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Central Garden & Pet Company F3Q09 (Qtr End 06/27/09) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Central Garden & Pet Company CENT   F3Q09 (Qtr End 06/27/09) Earnings Call   August 5, 2009 4:30 pm ET]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Central Garden & Pet Company F1Q09 (Qtr End 12/27/08) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator instructions Our first question comes from the line of Bill Chappell of SunTrust. Please proceed. Bill Chappell &#8211; SunTrust Good afternoon. Stu Booth Hi, Bill. Bill Chappell &#8211; SunTrust I guess, the simple first question is, I think in the last call you had talked about...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:29:15 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: GlaxoSmithKline Plc., Metabasis Therapeutics, Inc., Central Garden & Pet Co., AFLAC Inc. and Crown Castle International Corp]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO -- Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: GlaxoSmithKline Plc. (NYSE: GSK), Metabasis Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: MBRX), Central Garden...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Central Garden & Pet Co. F2Q08 (Qtr End 3/29/08) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator And this concludes the question-and-answer session. I will turn it back over to management for closing remarks. Bill Brown Well, thank you for your questions. We are working hard to restore the performance of the business and we look forward to providing progressive reports throughout the year....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 09:39:17 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Central Garden & Pet Company Announces Proposed Public Offering of Class A Common Stock and Preliminary Fourth Quarter 2007 Guidance]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chairman William Brown to Purchase 500,000 Shares  WALNUT CREEK, Calif. -- Central Garden & Pet Company (NASDAQ:CENT)(NASDAQ:CENTA) today announced that it will offer 10,000,000 shares of Class A common stock to the public. A maximum of 1,500,000 additional shares may be sold by the Company pursuant to an over-allotment...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Central Garden & Pet Company Follow-On Offering of Common Stock]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WALNUT CREEK, Calif. -- Central Garden & Pet Company (Nasdaq:CENT) today announced that it has agreed to sell approximately 1,975,000 shares of its common stock, subject to customary closing conditions. All of the shares are being sold by the Company. Banc of America Securities LLC will act as the sole...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Central Garden & Pet Kicks off Football Season with New Partnerships; Promoting Responsible Pet Ownership and Community Fun Through the Passion of Football]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WALNUT CREEK, Calif. -- Central Garden & Pet Company (Nasdaq:CENT) today announced new marketing partnerships with the Seattle Seahawks, Houston Texans, New York Jets, Green Bay Packers and the University of California Golden Bears. These football alliances are the latest chapter of an overall consumer marketing and brand building initiative...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2005 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Central Garden & Pet to Present at Banc of America Securities 2005 Household Products Conference on January 14, 2005]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WALNUT CREEK, Calif. -- Central Garden & Pet Company (NASDAQ:CENT) announced today that Glenn Novotny, Central's President and Chief Executive Officer, will present to investors at the Banc of America Securities 2005 Household Products Conference on January 14, 2005. A webcast of the Banc of America Securities presentation can be...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Central Garden & Pet Announces Second Quarter Results for Fiscal 2002]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Business Editors  LAFAYETTE, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--May 9, 2002  Central Garden & Pet Company (NASDAQ: CENT) today announced financial results for the fiscal second quarter ended March 30, 2002.  Net sales for the fiscal second quarter were $290.7 million, compared with $322.8 million in the comparable 2001 period. Net...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2002 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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