PRESS RELEASE DATED JULY 12, 1996
Published on July 15, 1996
EXHIBIT 1.1
[LETTERHEAD OF CENTRAL GARDEN & PET]
Corporate Office
3696 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Suite 310
Lafayette, CA 94549
(510) 283-4573
(510) 283-4984
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Contact: Gregory Reams
Central Garden & Pet
510/283-4573
Paul Verbinnen/Debbie Miller
Sard Verbinnen & Co
212/687-8080
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPLETES ACQUISITION
OF KENLIN PET SUPPLY
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LAFAYETTE, CALIFORNIA, JULY 12, 1996 --- Central Garden & Pet Company
(NASDAQ: CENT) today announced that it has completed the previously announced
acquisition of Kenlin Pet Supply, the largest distributor of pet supply products
in the eastern United States.
Based in Mahwah, New Jersey and China Grove, North Carolina, Kenlin
Pet Supply has annual sales of approximately $70 million. Kenlin operates in 17
eastern states and has approximately 290 employees.
Central Garden & Pet Company is the leading national distributor of
lawn and garden supply products, as well as a major distributor of pet and pool
supplies.
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