Hain Celestial Frozen Foods UK Ltd. Wins Prestigious Business Development Award

Fakenham Facility in Norfolk, England Produces Linda McCartney(R) Brand and Meat-Free Products and Dessert Lines

MELVILLE, New York, April 27, 2011 - The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAIN), a leading natural and
organic products company providing consumers with A Healthy Way of Life(TM),
announced today that Hain Frozen Foods UK has received the prestigious
Eastern Daily Press Business Development Award. Cited for its dramatic
turnaround in the last 18 months with new management and investment in the
facility, along with new products and packaging, the Hain Celestial Frozen
Foods Fakenham facility produces the Linda McCartney brand of frozen
vegetarian products and other frozen meat-free products and dessert lines.

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Since 2008 Hain Celestial UK has been selected for The Sunday Times Best
Green Companies Awards. The Eastern Daily Press Business Awards showcase the
achievement of individual companies and the covered regions economic strength
and depth and celebrates the success and recognizes the initiative and
innovation of these companies. The Eastern Daily Press covers the Norfolk,
Suffolk and Cambridgeshire regions in the United Kingdom.

"Commercially and operationally, we have delivered beyond my
expectations. The team has much to be proud of and without our dedicated
workforce and the continued support of our owner, Hain Celestial, this award
would not have been possible," said David Matwij, Managing Director, Hain
Frozen Foods UK Ltd. "Let's look forward to the years ahead and build upon
our successes."

"We are proud of David and the team at the Fakenham facility at Hain
Celestial UK for winning this award," said Irwin D. Simon, President and
Chief Executive Officer of Hain Celestial. "It's reflective of the facility
and all the new business we've received."

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(R), Terra(R), Garden of
Eatin'(R), Sensible Portions(R), Health Valley(R), WestSoy(R), Earth's
Best(R), Arrowhead Mills(R), MaraNatha(R), SunSpire(R), DeBoles(R), Gluten
Free Cafe(TM), Hain Pure Foods(R), Hollywood(R), Spectrum Naturals(R),
Spectrum Essentials(R), Walnut Acres Organic(R), Imagine(R), Almond Dream(R),
Rice Dream(R), Soy Dream(R), Rosetto(R), Ethnic Gourmet(R), Yves Veggie
Cuisine(R), Granose(R), Realeat(R), Linda McCartney(R), Daily Bread(TM),
Lima(R), Danival(R), GG UniqueFiber(TM), Grains Noirs(R), Natumi(R),
JASON(R), Zia(R) Natural Skincare, Avalon Organics(R), Alba Botanica(R),
Queen Helene(R), Earth's Best TenderCare(R) 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.

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