MARANATHA SPREAD THE WORD SWEEPSTAKES OFFICIAL RULES

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING

1. HOW TO ENTER: Sweepstakes begins at 9:00 AM (ET) on January 5, 2010 and ends at 11:59 PM (EST) on March 31, 2010. To enter visit www.maranathafoods.com to complete and submit the online entry form including selecting your favorite MaraNatha usage occasion from the list provided. To receive a second sweepstakes entry, type in a new MaraNatha usage occasion in the designated section of the entry form. To receive a third sweepstakes entry upload a picture of you enjoying MaraNatha with friends or family in the designated section of the entry form. Only one (1) entry per person per category. Maximum of three (3) entries per person. Entrants agree to be bound by and acknowledge compliance with these official rules including eligibility requirements. Any usage occasion or picture submitted that is deemed inappropriate in the sole discretion of the Sponsor will automatically disqualify the entrant. By entering, entrant grants permission for use of usage occasion and picture to be posted on the World Wide Web in connection with Sweepstakes. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of an entrant, the authorized account holder of the e-mail account will be deemed to be the entrant. “Authorized account holder” of an e-mail address is the natural person in whose name the e-mail address has been issued. A selected winner may be asked to provide Sponsor with proof that the selected winner is the authorized account holder of the e-mail address associated with the winning entry. If a dispute cannot be resolved, the entry will be deemed ineligible. Use of automated devices not valid for entry. Entries become the exclusive property of the Sponsor and will not be returned.

2. PRIZES: First Prize (100): A year’s supply of MaraNatha product and a recipe booklet (24 jars of Sponsor’s choice. (Average Retail Value (“ARV”): $100.00 each) Second Prize (200): $5 in MaraNatha coupons and a recipe booklet (ARV: $5.00 each). Total ARV all prizes: $11,000.00. No substitutions for prizes except by Sponsor or as may be necessary due to unavailability, in which case prize of equal or greater value will be awarded. Prize is not transferable or redeemable for cash. All taxes and other expenses not specified herein are the sole responsibility of the winner. Sponsor responsible only for prize delivery; not responsible for prize utility, quality or otherwise. Acceptance of prize constitutes permission (except where prohibited) to use winners name, hometown and likeness for purposes of advertising, promotion and publicity without additional compensation. Odds of winning depend upon the total number of eligible entries received.

3. OPEN TO: Sweepstakes is open to U.S. residents age 18 or older. Employees of The Hain-Celestial Group, Inc. and its affiliates, subsidiaries, dealers, distributors, retailers, advertising agencies, production agencies, and employees of The Promotion Pipeline, Inc., and their immediate families and those living in the same household are not eligible to win. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Void where restricted or prohibited by law.

4. DRAWING: Winners will be selected in a random drawing on or about April 15, 2010 from all eligible entries received. The drawing will be conducted by an independent judging organization, whose decisions are final on all matters relating to the sweepstakes. Limit of one winner per household. Winners will be notified by phone and/or mail and shall be required to complete and return an acceptance letter and/ or an Affidavit of Eligibility/ Publicity Release within 14 days of the date on the notification letter or alternate winner will be selected. Any prize notification letter or prize returned as undeliverable will be awarded to an alternate.

5. GENERAL: Prizes are non-transferable and no substitutions or cash redemptions will be made. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value in the event of unavailability. Any and all taxes are the winners’ sole responsibility. By accepting any prize, winner consents to the use of their name, voice, and likeness for promotional, advertising, publicity or trade purposes in any and all media worldwide in perpetuity by Sponsor without further compensation unless otherwise prohibited by law. The Hain Celestial Group, Inc., The Promotion Pipeline their employees, officers, directors, affiliates, parents, subsidiaries, and agents will have no liability whatsoever for, and shall be held harmless by entrants against, any liability for any injuries, losses or damages of any kind to persons, including death or property loss resulting in whole of in part, directly or indirectly from acceptance, possession, misuse or use of any prize or participation in this sweepstakes or in any sweepstakes related activity. Entries become sole property of the Sponsor. Entries will not be acknowledged or returned. Sponsor and its agencies are not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, illegible, postage-due or damaged entries or Internet technical, hardware, software, telephone or transmission failures of any kind, which limit a person’s ability to enter the sweepstakes. Sponsor and its agencies are not responsible for any injury or damage to entrants’ or any other person’s computer related to, or resulting from, playing or downloading any materials in the sweepstakes. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel or suspend advertising the sweepstakes on the Internet should a computer virus, unauthorized intervention or other cause corrupt the integrity or the proper conduct of the promotion. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any entrant found to be disrupting the operation of the sweepstakes or website. Entries will be considered made by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at time of entry. By submitting an entry in the sweepstakes, you acknowledge and agree that Sponsor shall be permitted to use your entry data for marketing purposes consistent with their privacy policies and applicable law. (See privacy policy at www.maranathafoods.com.)

6. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATIONS OF THE SWEEPSTAKES IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH ENTRANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

7. WINNERS: For a list of winners (available after April 30, 2010) send a self addressed, stamped envelope to: MaraNatha Spread the Word Sweepstakes Winners List, c/o The Promotion Pipeline, PO Box 162, Huntington Station, New York 11746. For a copy of the official rules, send a self addressed, stamped envelope to: visit www.maranathafoods.com or send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: MaraNatha Spread the Word Sweepstakes Rules, c/o The Promotion Pipeline, PO Box 162, Huntington Station, New York 11746. VT residents may omit return postage.

Sponsor: The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.