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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 June 28, 2014 (the “Report”), I, John R. Ranelli, 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.

August 7, 2014 |  | /s/ JOHN R. RANELLI
|  | John R. Ranelli President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)