EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

In connection with the accompanying annual report on Form 10-K of Central Garden & Pet Company for the year ended September 30, 2017 (the “Report”), I, George C. Roeth, Chief Executive Officer and President of Central Garden & Pet Company, hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)	such Report complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)	the information contained in such Report presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Central Garden & Pet Company.

November 29, 2017	/s/ George C. Roeth
	George C. Roeth
	President and Chief Executive Officer
	(Principal Executive Officer)