Hain Celestial Sponsors Everyday Food Program on PBS

Hain Celestial Sponsors Everyday Food Program on PBS

MELVILLE, N.Y., March 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAIN), a leading natural and organic products company in North America and Europe providing consumers with "A Healthy Way of Life(TM)" today announced its sponsorship of season five of the Everyday Food television series on PBS, a WETA Presentation. Airing weekly (check local listings), the half-hour television series features recipes from Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia's Everyday Food magazine and offers simple, delicious and healthy solutions to the challenge of preparing everyday meals in 30 minutes or less. WETA is the flagship public broadcasting station (PBS) in the nation's capital.

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Funding for Everyday Food's fifth season, which will air throughout the year, has been provided in part by Hain Celestial through its Imagine® Natural Creations line of natural and organic broth, soup, stock and gravy products, Arrowhead Mills® line of flours, grains and baking mixes, and Spectrum Organics® natural and organic culinary oils, vinegars, condiments and butter substitutes. Hain Celestial has also lent expertise from its own culinary and research and development teams, which have helped consumers to enjoy natural and organic foods and beverages for over fifteen years.

"Expanding upon our successful partnership with Sesame Workshop and its 'Healthy Habits for Life Initiative(TM)' and PBS Kids in support of Sesame Street and public television, we're proud to extend our outreach through PBS by sponsoring Everyday Food," said Irwin Simon, President and Chief Executive of Hain Celestial. "With healthcare on everyone's minds these days, healthful eating is important to all of us. We have delicious meal solutions that even kids will enjoy from our portfolio of natural and organic products including Arrowhead Mills(® flours and mixes, Imagine® soup, Spectrum Organics® SunSpire® chocolate, and Hain Pure Foods® products."

The Hain Celestial Group

The Hain Celestial Group (NASDAQ:HAIN), headquartered in Melville, NY, is a leading natural and organic products company in North America and Europe. Hain Celestial participates in many natural categories with well-known brands that include Celestial Seasonings®, Earth's Best®, Terra®, Garden of Eatin'®, Health Valley®, Arrowhead Mills®, MaraNatha®, SunSpire®, DeBoles®, Gluten Free Cafe(TM), Hain Pure Foods®, Hollywood®, Spectrum Naturals®, Spectrum Essentials®, Walnut Acres Organic®, Imagine®, Almond Dream®, Rice Dream®, Soy Dream®, Rosetto®, Ethnic Gourmet®, WestSoy®, Yves Veggie Cuisine®, Granose®, Realeat®, Linda McCartney®, Daily Bread(TM), Lima®, Grains Noirs®, Natumi®, JASON®, Zia® Natural Skincare, Avalon Organics®, Alba Botanica®, Queen Helene®, Tushies®, TenderCare® and Martha Stewart Clean(TM). Hain Celestial has been providing "A Healthy Way of Life(TM)" since 1993. For more information, visit www.hain-celestial.com.

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CONTACT: Mary Anthes, The Hain Celestial Group, Inc., +1-631-730-2200

Web Site: http://www.hain-celestial.com/

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