EXHIBIT 32.1

 

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

 

In connection with the accompanying quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Central Garden & Pet Company for the quarter ended March 27, 2004 (the “Report”), I, Glenn W. Novotny, President and Chief Executive Officer 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 fully 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.

 

May 11, 2004

  

/S/ GLENN W. NOVOTNY


    

Glenn W. Novotny

    

Chief Executive Officer