Central Garden & Pet Wins Eight ''New Product Awards'' at the 2004 American Pet Products Manufacturers Association Show.Business Editors LAFAYETTE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 26, 2004 Central Garden & Pet Company (Nasdaq:CENT) today announced that it had its best award showing ever at the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association's (APPMA APPMA American Pet Products Manufacturers Association ) annual show this year in New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded , Louisiana, winning eight (8) new product awards. Central's TFH TFH Technische Fachhochschule (German: Engeneering College/University) TFH 24 Hours (Movie) TFH Thread from Hell (newsgroups) TFH Tinfoil Hat TFH Thanks For Helping (R)/Nylabone(R) brand received two (2) first place awards, "Best New Point of Purchase Display Award" for its innovative Nutrident(TM) Edible Dental Chew floor displays, and "Best New Gift Product Award" for its informative "The Simple Guide to" series of Pet Books, which currently consists of 15 titles. Central's Wellmark International brand received the "Best New Equine equine Any member of the ungulate family Equidae, which includes the modern horses, zebras, and asses, all in the genus Equus, as well as more than 60 species known only from fossils. Equines descended from the dawn horse (see Eohippus). Product Award" for its PreStrike(TM) Bot Fly bot fly the flies that produce the maggots known as bots and the diseases referred to as gasterophilosis and nasal bot fly infestation. bot fly infestation see gasterophilosis. and Mosquito Repellent re·pel·lent adj. Capable of driving off or repelling. n. A substance used to drive off or keep away insects. repellent able to repel or drive off; also, an agent that repels. Refers usually to insect repellent. for Horses and Ponies. In addition, Wellmark also received an award for its new PreStrike(TM) WipeAway line of insect control products for horses and ponies. Central's Kaytee(R) Products brand received three (3) awards for its new Treatsters(TM) line of nutritious snack bars for small animals, its Treatsters(TM) line of nutritious snack bars for birds and its new Koi's Choice(R) Floating Food Sticks for koi pond fish. Central's Oceanic(R) brand also received an award for its new patent pending line of Oceanic Natural Sea Salt Mix. "We are very pleased that our Pet Products brands received these prestigious awards for new products and packaging," said Glenn Novotny, President and Chief Executive Officer of Central Garden & Pet. "The annual APPMA Trade Show is the largest in the pet industry with thousands of attendees from more than 40 countries voting on new products. These awards demonstrate our ongoing commitment to developing innovative new products and packaging for the pet consumer. In 2003, 16% of our Pet Products sales were derived from products introduced in the last two years and we have earned more than 40 industry awards since 2000." 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 pest control n → control m de plagas pest control n → lutte f contre les nuisibles pest control pest n 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, Zodiac, Pre-Strike, Altosid, Nylabone, TFH and Four Paws. 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 New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. 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 Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. " Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and 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. Central undertakes no obligation to publicly update these forward-looking statements to reflect new information, subsequent events or otherwise. |
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