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Subsequent Events

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Subsequent Events
3 Months Ended
Dec. 26, 2020
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
Subsequent Events Subsequent Events
On December 31, 2020, the Company purchased substantially all of the assets of Hopewell Nursery, a leading live goods wholesale grower serving retail nurseries, landscape contractors, wholesalers and garden centers across the Northeast, for approximately $81 million. The addition of Hopewell to the Central portfolio strengthens the Company's position as a leading live goods provider in the garden category.
On December 30, 2020, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Green Garden Products, a leading provider of vegetable, herb and flower seed packets, seed starters and plant nutrients in North America, for approximately $532 million. The acquisition is expected to be consummated in February 2021. The addition of Green Garden Products is intended to expand the Company's portfolio into an adjacent garden category.