**CERTIFICATIONS**

| 1. | I                  have reviewed this report on Form 20-F of CoolBrands International                  Inc.; |
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| 2. | Based                  on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement                  of a                  material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make                  the                  statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such                  statements                  were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by                  this                  report; |
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| 3. | Based                  on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial                  information                  included in this report, fairly present in all material respects                  the                  financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the                  Company                  as of, and for, the periods presented in this                  report; |
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| 4. | The                  Company's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for                  establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures                  (as                  defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal                  control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act                  Rules  13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) for the Company and                  have: |
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| a)   | Designed                  such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure                  controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to                  ensure                  that material information relating to the Company, including its                  consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within                  those                  entities, particularly during the period in which this report is                  being                  prepared; |
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| b)   | Except                  to the extent described under Item 15 in this report, designed                  such                  internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal                  control                  over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision,                  to provide                  reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting                  and                  the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in                  accordance with generally accepted accounting                  principles; |
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| c)   | Except                  to the extent described under Item 15 in this report, evaluated                  the                  effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures                  and                  presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness                  of the                  disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period                  covered by                  this report based on such evaluation;                  and |
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| d)   | Disclosed                  in this report any change in the Company's internal control over                  financial                  reporting that occurred during the period covered by the report                  that has                  materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect,                  the                  Company's internal control over financial reporting;                  and |
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| 5. | The                  Company's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based                  on                  our  most recent evaluation of the Company’s internal control                  over financial reporting, to the Company’s auditors and the audit                  committee of the Company's board of directors (or persons performing                  the                  equivalent functions): |
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|   | a) | All                  significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design                  or                  operation of internal control over financial reporting which are                  reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company's ability to                  record,                  process, summarize and report financial information;                  and |
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|   | b) | Any                  fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other                  employees who have a significant role in the Company's internal                  control                  over financial reporting. |
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