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1 Official Rules of Dr. Schar’s “La Dolce Vita” Trip to Italy Sweepstakes Please read these Official Rules before entering Dr. Schar’s “La Dolce Vita” Trip to Italy Sweepstakes (the "Sweepstakes"). By participating in the Sweepstakes, you agree to be bound by these Official Rules and represent that you satisfy all of the eligibility requirements below. Note that this Sweepstakes is one of three (3) offered “La Dolce Vita” sweepstakes concurrently being made available by the Sponsor. The 3 “La Dolce Vita” sweepstakes are: (i) The “La Dolce Vita” Trip to Italy Sweepstakes (this Sweepstakes); (ii) The “La Dolce Vita” Rich Relaxation Pack Sweepstakes; and (iii) The “La Dolce Vita” Schar Cookie Break Box Sweepstakes. Refer to the Official Rules of each respective “La Dolce Vita” sweepstakes for eligibility restrictions, methods of entry, limitations and prize details. These Official Rules apply only to the “La Dolce Vita” Trip to Italy Sweepstakes. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. 1. Eligibility: This Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the continental United States and the District of Columbia, who at the time of entry are age 18 or older, and have a user account on Facebook. Employees of Sponsor and Sponsor’s affiliates, their advertising and promotional agencies, and any of their immediate family members and/or those living in the same household of each are not eligible to win. The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations and is void in Hawaii, Alaska and where prohibited. 2. Sponsor: Dr. Schar USA, Inc., 1050 Wall Street West, Suite 370, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071. 3. The Sweepstakes Period: The Sweepstakes starts at 12:00 pm EST on March 25, 2014 and ends at 10:00am EST on April 30, 2014 (the "Sweepstakes Period"). All entries must be received during the Sweepstakes Period to be eligible to win the prize. 4. How to Enter: Initial Entry – All entrants must complete an initial entry into the Sweepstakes prior to any other method of entry in order to be entered into the Sweepstakes. There is one (1) way to initially enter the Sweepstakes. Navigate to the Schar Sweepstakes Facebook tab located at http://dxrt.com/s/LaDolceVitaSweepstakes, , fill out the entry form, and “submit”. Entry form requires entrants to provide their first name, last name, email, date of birth, address, city, state, and zip. Entrants must also opt-in to enter the “La Dolce Vita” Trip to Italy Sweepstakes. All entries will be rejected if the required fields of the initial entry form (those labeled with *) are not completed and submitted during the Sweepstakes Period. Social Media Activity Entries –After the initial entry has been completed, Entrants may gain up to six (6) additional entries into each of the 3 offered “La Dolce Vita” sweepstakes you have entered by taking the following actions. Email address identical to that in the initial entry must be used in order to receive the benefit of the additional entries. +1 Entry: “Liking” Schar on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SCHARglutenfree

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Official Rules of Dr. Schar’s “La Dolce Vita” Trip to Italy Sweepstakes Please read these Official Rules before entering Dr. Schar’s “La Dolce Vita” Trip to Italy Sweepstakes (the "Sweepstakes"). By participating in the Sweepstakes, you agree to be bound by these Official Rules and represent that you satisfy all of the eligibility requirements below. Note that this Sweepstakes is one of three (3) offered “La Dolce Vita” sweepstakes concurrently being made available by the Sponsor. The 3 “La Dolce Vita” sweepstakes are:

(i) The “La Dolce Vita” Trip to Italy Sweepstakes (this Sweepstakes); (ii) The “La Dolce Vita” Rich Relaxation Pack Sweepstakes; and (iii) The “La Dolce Vita” Schar Cookie Break Box Sweepstakes.

Refer to the Official Rules of each respective “La Dolce Vita” sweepstakes for eligibility restrictions, methods of entry, limitations and prize details. These Official Rules apply only to the “La Dolce Vita” Trip to Italy Sweepstakes. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. 1. Eligibility: This Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the continental United States and the District of Columbia, who at the time of entry are age 18 or older, and have a user account on Facebook. Employees of Sponsor and Sponsor’s affiliates, their advertising and promotional agencies, and any of their immediate family members and/or those living in the same household of each are not eligible to win. The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations and is void in Hawaii, Alaska and where prohibited. 2. Sponsor: Dr. Schar USA, Inc., 1050 Wall Street West, Suite 370, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071. 3. The Sweepstakes Period: The Sweepstakes starts at 12:00 pm EST on March 25, 2014 and ends at 10:00am EST on April 30, 2014 (the "Sweepstakes Period"). All entries must be received during the Sweepstakes Period to be eligible to win the prize. 4. How to Enter: Initial Entry – All entrants must complete an initial entry into the Sweepstakes prior to any other method of entry in order to be entered into the Sweepstakes. There is one (1) way to initially enter the Sweepstakes. Navigate to the Schar Sweepstakes Facebook tab located at http://dxrt.com/s/LaDolceVitaSweepstakes, , fill out the entry form, and “submit”. Entry form requires entrants to provide their first name, last name, email, date of birth, address, city, state, and zip. Entrants must also opt-in to enter the “La Dolce Vita” Trip to Italy Sweepstakes. All entries will be rejected if the required fields of the initial entry form (those labeled with *) are not completed and submitted during the Sweepstakes Period. Social Media Activity Entries –After the initial entry has been completed, Entrants may gain up to six (6) additional entries into each of the 3 offered “La Dolce Vita” sweepstakes you have entered by taking the following actions. Email address identical to that in the initial entry must be used in order to receive the benefit of the additional entries. +1 Entry: “Liking” Schar on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SCHARglutenfree

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Entrants may confirm that they “Like” Schar on Facebook by clicking on the link above and/or on the Facebook widget reference on the Sweepstakes Entry Form page and receive one additional entry in each of the 3 offered “La Dolce Vita” sweepstakes you have entered. +1 Entry: Following Schar on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SCHARglutenfree Entrants may confirm that they follow Schar on Twitter by clicking on the link above and/or on the Twitter widget reference on the Sweepstakes Entry Form page and receive one additional entry in each of the 3 offered “La Dolce Vita” sweepstakes you have entered. . +1 Entry: Following Schar on Pinterest - http://www.pinterest.com/scharusa/ Entrants may confirm that they follow Schar on Pinterest by clicking on the link above and/or on the Pinterest widget reference on the Sweepstakes Entry Form page and receive one additional entry in each of the 3 offered “La Dolce Vita” sweepstakes you have entered. +3 Entries: Signing up and opting in for The Schar Newsletter Entrants may receive a total of three (3) additional entries in each of the 3 offered “La Dolce Vita” sweepstakes you have entered. by signing up for, and opting in to receive, The Schar Newsletter. Entrants who already receive The Schar Newsletter are required to opt-in again to receive the additional entries. Emails will be cross referenced for duplicates before newsletter distribution and Sweepstakes entrants will not receive multiple newsletters. Entrants do not need to be members of the Schar Club to gain newsletter entries. Daily Trivia Entries – After the initial entry has been completed, throughout the Sweepstakes Period, entrants that correctly answer Sponsor’s presented trivia question (a new trivia question to be made available each day) will obtain one additional entry into each of the 3 offered “La Dolce Vita” sweepstakes you have entered. . One (1) additional entry per “La Dolce Vita” sweepstakes entered will be given for each trivia question answered correctly. The provided Trivia widget applies to each of the 3 offered “La Dolce Vita” sweepstakes, and a provided correct or an incorrect answer will affect your daily trivia entry in each of the 3 sweepstakes you have entered. Entrants may answer each presented trivia question only once per day. Questions will be updated daily for a total of fifty-one (51) unique questions, and a maximum potential of fifty-one (51) Daily Trivia Entries per person for this Sweepstakes, and for each of the other “La Dolce Vita” sweepstakes you have entered. If entrants successfully fill out the initial entry form, properly take all social actions to obtain all possible social media activity entries, and answer all presented daily trivia questions correctly, limit fifty-eight (58) entries per person for this Sweepstakes, and for each of the other “La Dolce Vita” sweepstakes you have entered. No Entrant is Guaranteed to win the Sweepstakes prize. Use of any automated system to enter is prohibited and will automatically result in disqualification. If there is a dispute regarding the identity of an entrant, the holder of the email account will be deemed the person who submitted the entry. Incomplete entries will be disqualified, and Sponsor is not responsible for entries that are lost, late, deleted, garbled, corrupted, misdelivered, or misdirected as a result of technical, internet or other online difficulties or errors. All entries must be received by the close of the Sweepstakes Period. The computer clock of Sponsor’s webmaster is the official timekeeping device of the Sweepstakes. Any attempt by any

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entrant to obtain more than the stated number of entries using multiple/different email addresses, identities, registrations and logins, or any other methods will void such entries and that entrant may be disqualified. Sponsor is not responsible for electronic communications that are undeliverable as a result of any form of active or passive filtering of any kind. The use of automated or third party software or web site to register and/or play is prohibited. Final eligibility for the award of any prize is subject to eligibility verification as set forth below. Entries must be posted by the end of the Sweepstakes Period in order to be eligible.. 5. Prizing: Odds of winning depend upon number of eligible entries received. One (1) prize will be awarded in this Sweepstakes, consisting of a travel prize package as described. One (1) prize winner and 1 alternate will be randomly drawn from among all eligible entries received upon close of the Sweepstakes Period, on or about May 1, 2014. Sweepstakes winner will receive a travel package consisting of the following described elements. All other aspects and expenses necessary for and relating to prize redemption shall be at the prize winner’s sole cost and expense. Prize winner and travel companion are responsible for valid passports and/or other necessary travel documentation to redeem the prize. A valid credit card will be required upon hotel check-in for incidental expenses. Prize package does NOT include airport transfers to/from prize winner’s home, from/to major airport closest to the prize winner’s home; airport transfers to/from Florence, Italy airport, from/to hotel; rental car; transportation expenses (including transportation to/from Chocolate Artisans of Florence Tour); meals; tourist activities; or incidental expenses. Prize package is limited to values set forth below.

- (2) Round trip coach / economy class airline tickets to Florence, Italy from the major airport closest to the home of the winner ("ARV": $2,000).

- A four (4) night stay at a 4 star hotel in Florence, Italy (“ARV”: $1,600). Hotel will be chosen by Sponsor and its affiliates. Prize based on one (1) room, double occupancy.

- Two (2) local walking tour tickets for The Chocolate Artisans of Florence Tour ("ARV": $437.41).

Total ARV of Sweepstakes Prize package to be awarded is $4,037.41. Trip must be fulfilled by December 31st, 2014. Blackout dates may apply in accordance with Sponsor and or third party vendor restrictions. Although every effort will be made to accommodate prize winners travel dates, final travel dates will be subject to Sponsors approval. Prize cannot be transferred, assigned, redeemed for cash or substituted by winner. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole and absolute discretion to award a substitute prize of equal or greater value if the prize or a prize element described in these Official Rules is unavailable or cannot be awarded, in whole or in part, for any reason. The ARV of the prize represents Sponsor's good faith determination based on estimated market rates as of the commencement of the Sweepstakes. Airline and hotel pricing and value may vary based on seasonality and other factors. ,. Sponsor’s ARV determinations are final and binding and cannot be appealed. If the actual value of the prize turns out to be less than the stated ARV, the difference will NOT be awarded in cash. Sponsor makes no representation or warranty concerning the quality, appearance, safety or performance of any third party provided element of the prize awarded. Restrictions, conditions, and limitations may apply. Sponsor will not replace any lost or stolen prize items. Prize elements (such as airline tickets) will only be awarded and/or delivered to addresses within the continental USA. All federal, state and/or local taxes, fees, and surcharges are the sole responsibility of the prize winner. Failure to comply with the Official Rules will result in forfeiture of the prize. The Sweepstakes prize will be awarded within thirty (30) days after winner verification. If a prize notification is returned as undeliverable or if the selected winner does not respond to the notification

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within seven (7) calendar days, disqualification will result, and the prize will be awarded to the selected alternate winner. The prize is awarded "AS IS" and WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, express or implied (including, without limitation, any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose), except that the prize will be subject to its manufacturer's standard warranty (if any). No substitutions or exchanges (including for cash) of any prize will be permitted except by Sponsor at Sponsor’s election. Winner is responsible for all federal, state, local, sales and income taxes associated with receipt and/or use of the prize. Acceptance of the prize constitutes permission for Sponsor to use winner's name, prize details, hometown and likeness for online posting and promotional purposes without further compensation, except where prohibited by law. Unless prohibited by law, winner will be required to sign and return an affidavit of eligibility, liability and travel release, publicity release, tax forms, and other reasonable documentation provided by Sponsor before being awarded a prize. Travel companion will be required to sign and return liability and travel release. If travel companion is under the age of 18, liability and travel release must be provided by parent or guardian. If winner and travel companion do not execute such documentation upon request, their prize will be forfeited and the prize will be awarded to the selected alternate winner. 6. General: Sponsor will not be responsible for late, lost, illegible, incomplete, damaged or misdirected entries, issues with hosting, servers or other internet malfunctions and accepts no responsibility for any injury, loss or damage of any kind resulting from an entrant's participation in the Sweepstakes or prize redemption. By entering the Sweepstakes, each entrant agrees to these Official Rules and waives, and releases Sponsor and Sponsor's affiliated companies, and all other businesses involved in this Sweepstakes, as well as the employees, officers, directors and agents of each, from, all claims, costs, injuries, losses, or damages of any kind arising out of or in connection with the Sweepstakes or delivery, mis-delivery, acceptance, possession, use of or inability to use the prize (and/or any elements of it) (including, without limitation, claims, costs, injuries, losses and damages related to personal injuries, death, damage to or destruction of property, whether intentional or unintentional), whether under a theory of contract, tort (including negligence), warranty or other theory. In no event will Sponsor or its affiliates be liable to prize winner and/or any entrant in this Sweepstakes for any direct, indirect, consequential, special, or incidental damages, in any instance or for any reason. If for any reason the Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned, due to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of Sponsor, whether such causes corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes or otherwise, Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual(s) who tamper with the entry process, and/or to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Sweepstakes without prior notice and without liability. Entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and by the decisions of Sponsor, which are final and binding in all respects. 7. Winner's List: To obtain a copy of any legally required winners list or a copy of the Official Rules, send the applicable request and a self-addressed, stamped, #10 envelope to “La Dolce Vita” Trip to Italy Sweepstakes, C/O Dr. Schar USA, Inc., 1050 Wall Street West, Suite 370, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071. Request must be received no later than 72 hours + 6 MONTHS for the name of the winner and, by the close of the Sweepstakes Period, for a copy of the Official Rules. Facebook is a registered trademark of Facebook, Inc. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. You are providing your information to the Sponsor and its

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Sweepstakes administrators and not to Facebook. The information you provide will only be used to select a winner and receive notification of prizing and/or information pertaining to Dr. Schar USA.

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Official Rules of Dr. Schar’s “La Dolce Vita” Schar Cookie Break Box Sweepstakes Please read these Official Rules before entering Dr. Schar’s “La Dolce Vita” Schar Cookie Break Box Sweepstakes (the "Sweepstakes"). By participating in the Sweepstakes, you agree to be bound by these Official Rules and represent that you satisfy all of the eligibility requirements below. Note that this Sweepstakes is one of three (3) offered “La Dolce Vita” sweepstakes concurrently being made available by the Sponsor. The 3 “La Dolce Vita” sweepstakes are:

(i) The “La Dolce Vita” Trip to Italy Sweepstakes; (ii) The “La Dolce Vita” Rich Relaxation Pack Sweepstakes; and (iii) The “La Dolce Vita” Schar Cookie Break Box Sweepstakes (this Sweepstakes).

Refer to the Official Rules of each respective “La Dolce Vita” sweepstakes for eligibility restrictions, methods of entry, limitations and prize details. These Official Rules apply only to the “La Dolce Vita” Schar Cookie Break Box Sweepstakes. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. 1. Eligibility: This Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the continental United States and the District of Columbia, who at the time of entry are age 18 or older, and have a user account on Facebook. Employees of Sponsor and Sponsor’s affiliates, their advertising and promotional agencies, and any of their immediate family members and/or those living in the same household of each are not eligible to win. The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations and is void in Hawaii, Alaska and where prohibited. 2. Sponsor: Dr. Schar USA, Inc., 1050 Wall Street West, Suite 370, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071. 3. The Sweepstakes Period: The Sweepstakes starts at 12:00 pm EST on March 25, 2014 and ends at 10:00am EST on April 30, 2014 (the "Sweepstakes Period"). All entries must be received during the Sweepstakes Period to be eligible to win the prize. 4. How to Enter: Initial Entry – All entrants must complete an initial entry into the Sweepstakes prior to any other method of entry in order to be entered into the Sweepstakes. There is one (1) way to initially enter the Sweepstakes. Navigate to the Schar Sweepstakes Facebook tab located at http://dxrt.com/s/LaDolceVitaSweepstakes, fill out the entry form, and “submit”. Entry form requires entrants to provide their first name, last name, email, date of birth, address, city, state, and zip. Entrants must also opt-in to enter the “La Dolce Vita” Schar Cookie Break Box Sweepstakes. All entries will be rejected if the required fields of the initial entry form (those labeled with *) are not completed and submitted during the Sweepstakes Period. Social Media Activity Entries –After the initial entry has been completed, Entrants may gain up to six (6) additional entries into each of the 3 offered “La Dolce Vita” sweepstakes you have entered by taking the following actions. Email address identical to that in the initial entry must be used in order to receive the benefit of the additional entries. +1 Entry: “Liking” Schar on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SCHARglutenfree

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Entrants may confirm that they “Like” Schar on Facebook by clicking on the link above and/or on the Facebook widget reference on the Sweepstakes Entry Form page and receive one additional entry in each of the 3 offered “La Dolce Vita” sweepstakes you have entered. +1 Entry: Following Schar on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SCHARglutenfree Entrants may confirm that they follow Schar on Twitter by clicking on the link above and/or on the Twitter widget reference on the Sweepstakes Entry Form page and receive one additional entry in each of the 3 offered “La Dolce Vita” sweepstakes you have entered. . +1 Entry: Following Schar on Pinterest - http://www.pinterest.com/scharusa/ Entrants may confirm that they follow Schar on Pinterest by clicking on the link above and/or on the Pinterest widget reference on the Sweepstakes Entry Form page and receive one additional entry in each of the 3 offered “La Dolce Vita” sweepstakes you have entered. +3 Entries: Signing up and opting in for The Schar Newsletter Entrants may receive a total of three (3) additional entries in each of the 3 offered “La Dolce Vita” sweepstakes you have entered. by signing up for, and opting in to receive, The Schar Newsletter. Entrants who already receive The Schar Newsletter are required to opt-in again to receive the additional entries. Emails will be cross referenced for duplicates before newsletter distribution and Sweepstakes entrants will not receive multiple newsletters. Entrants do not need to be members of the Schar Club to gain newsletter entries. Daily Trivia Entries – After the initial entry has been completed, throughout the Sweepstakes Period, entrants that correctly answer Sponsor’s presented trivia question (a new trivia question to be made available each day) will obtain one additional entry into each of the 3 offered “La Dolce Vita” sweepstakes you have entered. . One (1) additional entry per “La Dolce Vita” sweepstakes entered will be given for each trivia question answered correctly. The provided Trivia widget applies to each of the 3 offered “La Dolce Vita” sweepstakes, and a provided correct or an incorrect answer will affect your daily trivia entry in each of the 3 sweepstakes you have entered. Entrants may answer each presented trivia question only once per day. Questions will be updated daily for a total of fifty-one (51) unique questions, and a maximum potential of fifty-one (51) Daily Trivia Entries per person for this Sweepstakes, and for each of the other “La Dolce Vita” sweepstakes you have entered. If entrants successfully fill out the initial entry form, properly take all social actions to obtain all possible social media activity entries, and answer all presented daily trivia questions correctly, limit fifty-eight (58) entries per person for this Sweepstakes, and for each of the other “La Dolce Vita” sweepstakes you have entered. No Entrant is Guaranteed to win a Sweepstakes prize. Use of any automated system to enter is prohibited and will automatically result in disqualification. If there is a dispute regarding the identity of an entrant, the holder of the email account will be deemed the person who submitted the entry. Incomplete entries will be disqualified, and Sponsor is not responsible for entries that are lost, late, deleted, garbled, corrupted, misdelivered, or misdirected as a result of technical, internet or other online difficulties or errors. All entries must be received by the close of the Sweepstakes Period. The computer clock of Sponsor’s webmaster is the official timekeeping device of the Sweepstakes. Any attempt by any entrant to obtain more than the stated number of entries using multiple/different email addresses,

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identities, registrations and logins, or any other methods will void such entries and that entrant may be disqualified. Sponsor is not responsible for electronic communications that are undeliverable as a result of any form of active or passive filtering of any kind. The use of automated or third party software or web site to register and/or play is prohibited. Final eligibility for the award of any prize is subject to eligibility verification as set forth below. Entries must be posted by the end of the Sweepstakes Period in order to be eligible.. 5. Prizing: Odds of winning depend upon number of eligible entries received. Fifty-one (51) prizes will be awarded in this Sweepstakes, consisting of a basket of five (5) boxes of assorted Schar cookies. Fifty-one (51) prize winners and 51 alternates will be randomly drawn from among all eligible entries received upon close of the Sweepstakes Period, on or about May 1, 2014. Sweepstakes winners will receive a basket of five (5) boxes of assorted Schar cookies consisting of the following described elements. Prize packages are limited to values set forth below.

- (1) Basket of Schar Cookies (approximate retail value or "ARV": $35.99). The total value of all prizing to be awarded in this Sweepstakes is $1,835.49. Variety of Schar cookies to be included in the Prize are at the sole discretion of the Sponsor. Prizes cannot be transferred, assigned, redeemed for cash or substituted by winners. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole and absolute discretion to award a substitute prize of equal or greater value if the prize or a prize element described in these Official Rules is unavailable or cannot be awarded, in whole or in part, for any reason. The ARV of the prizes represents Sponsor's good faith determination based on estimated market rates as of the commencement of the Sweepstakes. Sponsor’s ARV determinations are final and binding and cannot be appealed. If the actual value of the prize turns out to be less than the stated ARV, the difference will NOT be awarded in cash. Sponsor makes no representation or warranty concerning the quality, appearance, safety or performance of any third party provided element of the prize awarded. Restrictions, conditions, and limitations may apply. Sponsor will not replace any lost or stolen prize items. Prize elements will only be awarded and/or delivered to addresses within the continental USA. All federal, state and/or local taxes, fees, and surcharges are the sole responsibility of the prize winner. Failure to comply with the Official Rules will result in forfeiture of the prize. The Sweepstakes prizes will be awarded within thirty (30) days after winner verification. If a prize notification is returned as undeliverable or if a selected winner does not respond to the notification within seven (7) calendar days, disqualification will result, and the prize will be awarded to a selected alternate winner. The prizes are awarded "AS IS" and WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, express or implied (including, without limitation, any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose), except that the prize will be subject to its manufacturer's standard warranty. No substitutions or exchanges (including for cash) of any prizes will be permitted except by Sponsor at Sponsor’s election. Winners are responsible for all federal, state, local, sales and income taxes associated with receipt and/or use of the prizes. Acceptance of the prizes constitutes permission for Sponsor to use winners’ names, prize details, hometowns and likenesses for online posting and promotional purposes without further compensation, except where prohibited by law. Unless prohibited by law, winners will be required to sign and return affidavits of eligibility and liability, publicity releases, tax forms, and other reasonable documentation provided by Sponsor before being awarded a prize. 6. General: Sponsor will not be responsible for late, lost, illegible, incomplete, damaged or misdirected entries, issues with hosting, servers or other internet malfunctions and accepts no responsibility for any

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injury, loss or damage of any kind resulting from an entrant's participation in the Sweepstakes or prize redemption. By entering the Sweepstakes, each entrant agrees to these Official Rules and waives, and releases Sponsor and Sponsor's affiliated companies, and all other businesses involved in this Sweepstakes, as well as the employees, officers, directors and agents of each, from, all claims, costs, injuries, losses, or damages of any kind arising out of or in connection with the Sweepstakes or delivery, mis-delivery, acceptance, possession, use of or inability to use the prizes (and/or any elements of them) (including, without limitation, claims, costs, injuries, losses and damages related to personal injuries, death, damage to or destruction of property, whether intentional or unintentional), whether under a theory of contract, tort (including negligence), warranty or other theory. In no event will Sponsor or its affiliates be liable to prize winners and/or any entrants in this Sweepstakes for any direct, indirect, consequential, special, or incidental damages, in any instance or for any reason. If for any reason the Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned, due to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of Sponsor, whether such causes corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes or otherwise, Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual(s) who tamper with the entry process, and/or to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Sweepstakes without prior notice and without liability. Entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and by the decisions of Sponsor, which are final and binding in all respects. 7. Winner's List: To obtain a copy of any legally required winners list or a copy of the Official Rules, send the applicable request and a self-addressed, stamped, #10 envelope to “La Dolce Vita” Schar Cookie Break Box Sweepstakes C/O Dr. Schar USA, Inc., 1050 Wall Street West, Suite 370, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071. Request must be received no later than 72 hours + 6 MONTHS for the name of the winner and, by the close of the Sweepstakes Period, for a copy of the Official Rules. Facebook is a registered trademark of Facebook, Inc. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. You are providing your information to the Sponsor and its Sweepstakes administrators and not to Facebook. The information you provide will only be used to select a winner and receive notification of prizing and/or information pertaining to Dr. Schar USA.

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Official Rules of Dr. Schar’s “La Dolce Vita” Rich Relaxation Pack Sweepstakes Please read these Official Rules before entering Dr. Schar’s “La Dolce Vita” Rich Relaxation Pack Sweepstakes (the "Sweepstakes"). By participating in the Sweepstakes, you agree to be bound by these Official Rules and represent that you satisfy all of the eligibility requirements below. Note that this Sweepstakes is one of three (3) offered “La Dolce Vita” sweepstakes concurrently being made available by the Sponsor. The 3 “La Dolce Vita” sweepstakes are:

(i) The “La Dolce Vita” Trip to Italy Sweepstakes; (ii) The “La Dolce Vita” Rich Relaxation Pack Sweepstakes (the Sweepstakes); and (iii) The “La Dolce Vita” Schar Cookie Break Box Sweepstakes.

Refer to the Official Rules of each respective “La Dolce Vita” sweepstakes for eligibility restrictions, methods of entry, limitations and prize details. These Official Rules apply only to the “La Dolce Vita” Rich Relaxation Pack Sweepstakes. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. 1. Eligibility: This Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the continental United States and the District of Columbia, who at the time of entry are age 18 or older, and have a user account on Facebook. Employees of Sponsor and Sponsor’s affiliates, their advertising and promotional agencies, and any of their immediate family members and/or those living in the same household of each are not eligible to win. The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations and is void in Hawaii, Alaska and where prohibited. 2. Sponsor: Dr. Schar USA, Inc., 1050 Wall Street West, Suite 370, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071. 3. The Sweepstakes Period: The Sweepstakes starts at 12:00pm EST on March 25, 2014 and ends at 10:00am EST on April 30, 2014 (the "Sweepstakes Period"). All entries must be received during the Sweepstakes Period to be eligible to win the prize. 4. How to Enter: Initial Entry – All entrants must complete an initial entry into the Sweepstakes prior to any other method of entry in order to be entered into the Sweepstakes. There is one (1) way to initially enter the Sweepstakes. Navigate to the Schar Sweepstakes Facebook tab located at http://dxrt.com/s/LaDolceVitaSweepstakes, fill out the entry form, and “submit”. Entry form requires entrants to provide their first name, last name, email, date of birth, address, city, state, and zip. Entrants must also opt-in to enter the “La Dolce Vita” Rich Relaxation Pack Sweepstakes. All entries will be rejected if the required fields of the initial entry form (those labeled with *) are not completed and submitted during the Sweepstakes Period. Social Media Activity Entries –After the initial entry has been completed, Entrants may gain up to six (6) additional entries into each of the 3 offered “La Dolce Vita” sweepstakes you have entered by taking the following actions. Email address identical to that in the initial entry must be used in order to receive the benefit of the additional entries. +1 Entry: “Liking” Schar on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SCHARglutenfree

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Entrants may confirm that they “Like” Schar on Facebook by clicking on the link above and/or on the Facebook widget reference on the Sweepstakes Entry Form page and receive one additional entry in each of the 3 offered “La Dolce Vita” sweepstakes you have entered. +1 Entry: Following Schar on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SCHARglutenfree Entrants may confirm that they follow Schar on Twitter by clicking on the link above and/or on the Twitter widget reference on the Sweepstakes Entry Form page and receive one additional entry in each of the 3 offered “La Dolce Vita” sweepstakes you have entered. . +1 Entry: Following Schar on Pinterest - http://www.pinterest.com/scharusa/ Entrants may confirm that they follow Schar on Pinterest by clicking on the link above and/or on the Pinterest widget reference on the Sweepstakes Entry Form page and receive one additional entry in each of the 3 offered “La Dolce Vita” sweepstakes you have entered. +3 Entries: Signing up and opting in for The Schar Newsletter Entrants may receive a total of three (3) additional entries in each of the 3 offered “La Dolce Vita” sweepstakes you have entered. by signing up for, and opting in to receive, The Schar Newsletter. Entrants who already receive The Schar Newsletter are required to opt-in again to receive the additional entries. Emails will be cross referenced for duplicates before newsletter distribution and Sweepstakes entrants will not receive multiple newsletters. Entrants do not need to be members of the Schar Club to gain newsletter entries. Daily Trivia Entries – After the initial entry has been completed, throughout the Sweepstakes Period, entrants that correctly answer Sponsor’s presented trivia question (a new trivia question to be made available each day) will obtain one additional entry into each of the 3 offered “La Dolce Vita” sweepstakes you have entered. . One (1) additional entry per “La Dolce Vita” sweepstakes entered will be given for each trivia question answered correctly. The provided Trivia widget applies to each of the 3 offered “La Dolce Vita” sweepstakes, and a provided correct or an incorrect answer will affect your daily trivia entry in each of the 3 sweepstakes you have entered. Entrants may answer each presented trivia question only once per day. Questions will be updated daily for a total of fifty-one (51) unique questions, and a maximum potential of fifty-one (51) Daily Trivia Entries per person for this Sweepstakes, and for each of the other “La Dolce Vita” sweepstakes you have entered. If entrants successfully fill out the initial entry form, properly take all social actions to obtain all possible social media activity entries, and answer all presented daily trivia questions correctly, limit fifty-eight (58) entries per person for this Sweepstakes, and for each of the other “La Dolce Vita” sweepstakes you have entered. No Entrant is Guaranteed to win a Sweepstakes prize. Use of any automated system to enter is prohibited and will automatically result in disqualification. If there is a dispute regarding the identity of an entrant, the holder of the email account will be deemed the person who submitted the entry. Incomplete entries will be disqualified, and Sponsor is not responsible for entries that are lost, late, deleted, garbled, corrupted, misdelivered, or misdirected as a result of technical, internet or other online difficulties or errors. All entries must be received by the close of the Sweepstakes Period. The computer clock of Sponsor’s webmaster is the official timekeeping device of the Sweepstakes. Any attempt by any

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entrant to obtain more than the stated number of entries using multiple/different email addresses, identities, registrations and logins, or any other methods will void such entries and that entrant may be disqualified. Sponsor is not responsible for electronic communications that are undeliverable as a result of any form of active or passive filtering of any kind. The use of automated or third party software or web site to register and/or play is prohibited. Final eligibility for the award of any prize is subject to eligibility verification as set forth below. Entries must be posted by the end of the Sweepstakes Period in order to be eligible.. 5. Prizing: Odds of winning depend upon number of eligible entries received. Seven (7) prizes will be awarded in this Sweepstakes, consisting of a spa gift basket and box of Schar cookies as described. Seven (7) prize winners and 7 alternates will be randomly drawn from among all eligible entries received upon close of the Sweepstakes Period, on or about May 1, 2014. Sweepstakes winners will receive a spa gift basket and box of Schar cookies consisting of the following described elements. Prize packages are limited to values set forth below.

- (1) Art of Appreciation Gift Baskets Essence of Luxury Vanilla Spa Bath and Body Set ("ARV": $78.61)

- (1) Box of Schar Honeygrams ("ARV": $5). Total ARV of Sweepstakes Prizes to be awarded is $585.27. Prizes cannot be transferred, assigned, redeemed for cash or substituted by winners. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole and absolute discretion to award a substitute prize of equal or greater value if the prize or a prize element described in these Official Rules is unavailable or cannot be awarded, in whole or in part, for any reason. The ARV of the prizes represents Sponsor's good faith determination based on estimated market rates as of the commencement of the Sweepstakes. Sponsor’s ARV determinations are final and binding and cannot be appealed. If the actual value of the prize turns out to be less than the stated ARV, the difference will NOT be awarded in cash. Sponsor makes no representation or warranty concerning the quality, appearance, safety or performance of any third party provided element of the prize awarded. Restrictions, conditions, and limitations may apply. Sponsor will not replace any lost or stolen prize items. Prize elements (such as gift basket) will only be awarded and/or delivered to addresses within the continental USA. All federal, state and/or local taxes, fees, and surcharges are the sole responsibility of the prize winner. Failure to comply with the Official Rules will result in forfeiture of the prize. The Sweepstakes prizes will be awarded within thirty (30) days after winner verification. If a prize notification is returned as undeliverable or if a selected winner does not respond to the notification within seven (7) calendar days, disqualification will result, and the prize will be awarded to a selected alternate winner. The prizes are awarded "AS IS" and WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, express or implied (including, without limitation, any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose), except that the prize will be subject to its manufacturer's standard warranty (if any). No substitutions or exchanges (including for cash) of any prizes will be permitted except by Sponsor at Sponsor’s election. Winners are responsible for all federal, state, local, sales and income taxes associated with receipt and/or use of the prizes. Acceptance of the prizes constitutes permission for Sponsor to use winners’ names, prize details, hometowns and likenesses for online posting and promotional purposes without further compensation, except where prohibited by law. Unless prohibited by law, winners will be required to sign and return affidavits of eligibility and liability, publicity releases, tax forms, and other reasonable documentation provided by Sponsor before being awarded a prize.

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6. General: Sponsor will not be responsible for late, lost, illegible, incomplete, damaged or misdirected entries, issues with hosting, servers or other internet malfunctions and accepts no responsibility for any injury, loss or damage of any kind resulting from an entrant's participation in the Sweepstakes or prize redemption. By entering the Sweepstakes, each entrant agrees to these Official Rules and waives, and releases Sponsor and Sponsor's affiliated companies, and all other businesses involved in this Sweepstakes, as well as the employees, officers, directors and agents of each, from, all claims, costs, injuries, losses, or damages of any kind arising out of or in connection with the Sweepstakes or delivery, mis-delivery, acceptance, possession, use of or inability to use the prizes (and/or any elements of them) (including, without limitation, claims, costs, injuries, losses and damages related to personal injuries, death, damage to or destruction of property, whether intentional or unintentional), whether under a theory of contract, tort (including negligence), warranty or other theory. In no event will Sponsor or its affiliates be liable to prize winners and/or any entrants in this Sweepstakes for any direct, indirect, consequential, special, or incidental damages, in any instance or for any reason. If for any reason the Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned, due to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of Sponsor, whether such causes corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes or otherwise, Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual(s) who tamper with the entry process, and/or to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Sweepstakes without prior notice and without liability. Entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and by the decisions of Sponsor, which are final and binding in all respects. 7. Winner's List: To obtain a copy of any legally required winners list or a copy of the Official Rules, send the applicable request and a self-addressed, stamped, #10 envelope to “La Dolce Vita” Rich Relaxation Pack Sweepstakes C/O Dr. Schar USA, Inc., 1050 Wall Street West, Suite 370, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071. Request must be received no later than 72 hours + 6 MONTHS for the name of the winner and, by the close of the Sweepstakes Period, for a copy of the Official Rules. Facebook is a registered trademark of Facebook, Inc. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. You are providing your information to the Sponsor and its Sweepstakes administrators and not to Facebook. The information you provide will only be used to select a winner and receive notification of prizing and/or information pertaining to Dr. Schar USA.