Healthful New Teas from Celestial Seasonings Provide a Delicious Way to Weather the Winter Months

Trusted tea brand kicks off hot tea season with new green and wellness varieties, plus some extra "teaLC" for one lucky sweepstakes winner

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Celestial Seasonings

Nov 21, 2011, 09:00 ET

BOULDER, Colo., Nov. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Celestial Seasonings®, a brand of The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAIN) and one of the largest specialty tea manufacturers in North America, is encouraging wellness this season with new, healthful and delicious teas and a relaxing Spa Escape Holiday Sweepstakes.

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"At Celestial Seasonings we believe in the many benefits of drinking tea, and we're continually innovating to find the best combinations of natural ingredients to match different moods and soothe a variety of seasonal symptoms," said Senior Director of Product Development at Celestial Seasonings, Scott Graham. "We're very excited to introduce these new additions to our already robust Green Tea and Wellness Tea product offerings."

According to the Tea Association of the U.S.A., Inc., more than 65 billion cups of tea were enjoyed in the U.S. in 2010. During the peak holiday and cold and flu seasons, Celestial Seasonings teas can be a great-tasting, all-natural way for consumers to support their everyday wellness.

New additions to Celestial Seasonings Wellness Tea and Green Tea lines include:

New Wellness Teas:

Metabo Balance™ Wellness Tea – A green tea with authentic green tea leaves, potent green tea extract and garcinia cambogia that helps support a healthy metabolism
LaxaTea™ Wellness Tea – A soothing infusion of herbs and botanicals including senna leaves, fennel seed, licorice, artichoke and psyllium seed traditionally used when occasional constipation occurs

New Green Teas:

Goji Berry Pomegranate Natural Antioxidant Green Tea – A blend of green tea, delicate white tea and natural pomegranate flavor that offers refreshing tartness and a smooth finish
Peach Blossom Natural Antioxidant Green Tea – A blend of green tea, delicate white tea and natural peach flavor that offers subtle sweetness and a smooth finish

The Celestial Seasonings brand offers a wide variety of trusted Herbal, Green and Wellness Teas that are particularly relevant during the fast-paced, party and travel-filled holiday season. Noteworthy teas include Tension Tamer® Herbal Tea (for stressful days), Sleepytime Throat Tamer® Wellness Tea (to coat and soothe the throat), Tummy Mint® Wellness Tea (for after the holiday feast) and Antioxidant Max™ Blackberry Pomegranate Green Tea (to help fight free radicals).

Also arriving just in time for the colder months is the beloved Celestial Seasonings Holiday Tea collection, including Nutcracker Sweet® Black Tea, Sugar Plum Spice™ Herbal Tea, Sugar Cookie Sleigh Ride® Herbal Tea, Gingerbread Spice™ Herbal Tea and Candy Cane Lane® Decaf Green Tea. Consumers can find these festive flavors in prominent displays at their favorite local retailers, as well as through the brand's Online Store.

To reinforce the focus on wellness and reward avid tea drinkers, Celestial Seasonings is offering fans a chance to win some real "teaLC" with the Spa Escape Giveaway Holiday Sweepstakes, which includes a trip for two to the Arizona Biltmore Waldorf Astoria in Phoenix. Visit www.celestialseasonings.com/holidaysweepstakes/ for more information and to enter the sweepstakes.

Celestial Seasonings, Inc.

Celestial Seasonings, a subsidiary of The Hain Celestial Group, Inc., creates delicious, all-natural specialty teas that offer a variety of extraordinary tea-drinking experiences. Each of the more than 70 flavors is expertly crafted using only the highest quality 100 percent natural herbs, teas, spices and fruits to produce fresh, delicious tea blends. For more than 40 years, Celestial Seasonings has blended unique and healthful herb, green, white, black, red, Chai and wellness teas, each adorned with beautiful imagery and inspiring words and designed to delight your palate, nourish your body and feed your mind and spirit. For more information, visit celestialseasonings.com or find us at facebook.com/CelestialSeasonings.

The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.

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'®, Sensible Portions®, Health Valley®, Arrowhead Mills®, MaraNatha®, SunSpire®, DeBoles®, Gluten Free Café™, Hain Pure Foods®, Hollywood®, Spectrum Naturals®, Spectrum Essentials®, Walnut Acres Organic®, Imagine®, Almond Dream®, Rice Dream®, Soy Dream®, WestSoy®, The Greek Gods®, Ethnic Gourmet®, Yves Veggie Cuisine®, Europe's Best®, New Covent Garden Soup Co.®, Johnson's Juice Co.®, Farmhouse Fare®, Linda McCartney®, Daily Bread™, Lima®, Danival®, GG UniqueFiber®, Grains Noirs®, Natumi®, JASON®, Zia® Natural Skincare, Avalon Organics®, Alba Botanica®, Queen Helene®, Earth's Best TenderCare® and Martha Stewart Clean™. Hain Celestial has been providing "A Healthy Way of Life™" since 1993. For more information, visit www.hain-celestial.com.

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