Document:

FIRST AMENDMENT TO
                           LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
                           ---------------------------

                                                       as of April 29, 2003

FOOTHILL CAPITAL CORPORATION, as Agent
2450 Colorado Avenue
Suite 3000 West
Santa Monica, California 90404

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     Foothill Capital Corporation, as Administrative Agent ("Agent") and Lender
("Foothill"), Ableco Finance LLC ("Ableco"; and together with Foothill,
"Lenders") and Northland Cranberries, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation,
("Borrower") have entered into certain financing arrangements pursuant to the
Loan and Security Agreement dated November 6, 2001 among Agent, Lenders and
Borrower (as the same now exists or may hereafter be amended, modified,
supplemented, extended, renewed, restated or replaced, the "Loan Agreement") and
all other Loan Documents at any time executed and/or delivered in connection
therewith or related thereto. All capitalized terms used herein shall have the
meaning assigned thereto in the Loan Agreement, unless otherwise defined herein.

     Borrower has advised Agent and Lenders that Borrower desires to amend the
covenants concerning Minimum EBITDA for certain periods and Loan Agreement
Schedules designating where Borrower stores its inventory and that Borrower
intends to store inventory at certain additional locations.

     Borrower has requested that Agent and Lenders consent to (a) amend the
Minimum EBITDA covenants set forth in Section 7.20(a) of the Loan Agreement and
(b) amend Loan Agreement Schedule E-1 Eligible Inventory Locations and Loan
Agreement Schedule 5.5(a) Bailee, Warehousemen Locations and make certain other
amendments to the Loan Agreement; and Agent and Lenders are willing to agree to
the foregoing, on and subject to the terms and conditions contained in this
First Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement (this "Amendment").

     In consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by
the parties hereto, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

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     1. Amendments to Loan Agreement. In order to effectuate the changes to the
Minimum EBITDA covenant, amend Schedule E-1 Eligible Inventory Locations and
amend Schedule 5.5(a) Bailee, Warehousemen Locations and certain other
amendments of the Loan Agreement agreed to among Agent, Lenders and Borrower in
connection therewith, the Loan Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

     (a) Minimum EBITDA. Section 7.20(a) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended
and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

     "(a) Minimum EBITDA. Fail to maintain EBITDA, measured on a fiscal
month-end basis, of not less than the required amount set forth in the following
table for the applicable period set forth opposite thereto;

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              Applicable Amount               Applicable Period
           ----------------------- ----------------------------------------
                  $7,000,000       For the 12 month period ending April
                                   30, 2003
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                  $7,000,000       For the 12 month period ending May 31,
                                   2003
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                  $7,000,000       For the 12 month period ending June
                                   30, 2003
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                  $8,000,000       For the 12 month period ending July
                                   31, 2003
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                  $8,000,000       For the 12 month period ending August
                                   31, 2003
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                  $8,000,000       For the 12 month period ending
                                   September 30, 2003 and each rolling
                                   twelve month period (measured at the
                                   end of each fiscal month) thereafter"
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     (b) Eligible Inventory Locations. Schedule E-1 Eligible Inventory Locations
to the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as
set forth in Exhibit A hereto.

     (c) Bailee, Warehouse Locations. Schedule 5.5(a) Bailee, Warehousemen
Locations to the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety
to read as set forth in Exhibit B hereto.

     2. Representations, Warranties and Covenants. In addition to the continuing
representations, warranties and covenants heretofore or hereafter made by
Borrower and Guarantors to Agent and Lenders pursuant to the Loan Agreement and
the other Loan Documents, Borrower hereby represents, warrants and covenants
with and to Agent and Lenders as follows (which representations, warranties and
covenants are continuing and shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and
shall be incorporated into and made a part of the Loan Documents):

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     (a) No Event of Default exists on the date of this Amendment (after giving
effect to the amendments to the Loan Agreement set forth herein); and

     (b) This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by Borrower and
each Guarantor and is in full force and effect as of the date hereof, and the
agreements and obligations of Borrower and each Guarantor contained herein
constitute its legal, valid and binding obligations, enforceable against it in
accordance with the terms hereof.

     3. Conditions Precedent. The effectiveness of the amendments to the Loan
Agreement contained in this Amendment shall be subject to the following, the
satisfaction of which shall be determined by Agent in its sole judgment:

     (a) the receipt by Agent of (i) the amendment fee set forth in Section 4(a)
and (ii) an original or faxed executed copy of this Amendment, duly authorized,
executed and delivered by Borrower, each Guarantor, Agent and each Lender; and

     (b) after giving effect to the amendments to the Loan Agreement contained
herein, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

     4. Amendment Fee. In consideration of the amendments to the Loan Agreement
contained in this Amendment, Borrower shall pay to Agent, for the ratable
benefit of Lenders, (a) a fee in the amount of $25,000, which fee is earned in
full on the date hereof and shall be payable in full to Agent for the ratable
benefit of Lenders on the date hereof, and (b) on June 30, 2003, unless Borrower
has received payment of certain litigation and other settlement proceeds from
Cliffstar Corporation of not less than $19,397,377.54 and Agent has received
from such proceeds, for application to the Obligations, an amount equal to the
greater of (i) $4,125,000, and (ii) the then-outstanding balance of Term Loan B,
a fee in the amount of $50,000, which fee shall be earned in full on June 30,
2003, and shall be payable in full to Agent for the ratable benefit of Lenders
on June 30, 2003. Such fee is in addition to all other fees, interest, costs and
expenses payable in connection with the Loan Documents and may be charged by
Agent to any account of Borrower maintained by Agent. The fee shall be fully
earned by Agent notwithstanding any failure by Borrower to comply with any other
terms of this Amendment.

     5. Effect of this Amendment. Except as modified pursuant hereto, no other
changes or modifications to the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents are
intended or implied and in all other respects the Loan Agreement and the other
Loan Documents are hereby specifically ratified, restated and confirmed by all
parties hereto as of the effective date hereof. To the extent of any conflict
between the terms of this Amendment and any of the Loan Documents, the terms of
this Amendment shall control. The Loan Agreement, as amended hereby, the other
Loan Documents and this Amendment shall be read and be construed as one
agreement.

     6. Further Assurances. The parties hereto shall execute and deliver such
additional documents and take such additional actions as may be necessary or
desirable to effectuate the provisions and purposes of this Amendment.

     7. GOVERNING LAW. THE VALIDITY, INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THIS
AMENDMENT AND ANY DISPUTE ARISING OUT OF THE

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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PARTIES HERETO, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, EQUITY OR
OTHERWISE, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
(WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW).

     8. Binding Effect. This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of each of the parties hereto and their respective successors and
assigns.

     9. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of
counterparts, but all of such counterparts when executed shall together
constitute but one and the same agreement. In making proof of this Amendment, it
shall not be necessary to produce or account for more than one counterpart
thereof signed by each of the parties hereto.

                            [SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]

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                                   Very truly yours,

                                   BORROWER:
                                   --------

                                   Northland Cranberries, Inc.

                                   By: /s/ John Swendrowski
                                      ------------------------------------------

                                   Title: Chairman and CEO
                                         ---------------------------------------

ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED TO
BY THE GUARANTORS:

NCI Foods LLC

By: /s/ John Swendrowski
   --------------------------------

Title: Chairman and CEO of Northland
       Cranberries, Inc., Member
       -----------------------------

Northland Insurance Center, Inc.

By: /s/
   --------------------------------

Title: President
      -----------------------------

Wildhawk, Inc.

By: /s/
   --------------------------------

Title: President
      -----------------------------

                       [SIGNATURES CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE]

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                    [SIGNATURES CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE]

AGREED:

Foothill Capital Corporation, as Agent and Lender

By: /s/
   --------------------------------

Title: Vice President
      -----------------------------

Ableco Finance LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,
as a Lender, on behalf of itself and its affiliate assigns

By: /s/
   --------------------------------

Title: Chief Credit Officer
      -----------------------------FIRST AMENDMENT TO
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                      AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
                      -------------------------------------

     THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (the
"Amendment"), is entered into as of the 27th day of March, 2003, by and among
NORTHLAND CRANBERRIES, INC. (the "Company"), U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
("U.S. Bank"), ST. FRANCIS BANK, F.S.B. ("St. Francis Bank") and ARK CLO 2000-1
LIMITED ("ARK"). U.S. Bank, St. Francis Bank and ARK shall sometimes be referred
to individually herein as a "Bank" and collectively as the "Banks".

                                 R E C I T A L S

     The Company and the Banks are parties to that certain Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement dated as of November 6, 2001 (the "Credit Agreement"). The
Company has agreed with Cliffstar Corporation ("Cliffstar") to settle the
lawsuit filed by the Company against Cliffstar in the U.S. District Court for
the Northern District of Illinois (the "Cliffstar Litigation") and will receive
$28,750,000 from Cliffstar in connection with such settlement. The Company and
the Banks wish to amend the Credit Agreement as hereinafter described to reflect
the application of such settlement proceeds to various obligations of the
Company, to agree upon the terms upon which the Cliffstar Note shall be
cancelled and to reaffirm the Banks' continuing security interests in other
amounts payable to the Company by Cliffstar.

     NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants and
agreements hereinafter contained, and other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto
agree as follows:

     1. Capitalized Terms. All capitalized terms used in this Amendment and not
otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning given such terms in the Credit
Agreement.

     2. Application of Settlement Amount. The Company warrants and represents
that a true and correct copy of the Settlement Agreement between Cliffstar and
the Company evidencing the settlement of the Cliffstar Litigation is attached
hereto as Exhibit A (the "Settlement Agreement"). The Company covenants and
agrees that the $28,750,000 settlement amount payable by Cliffstar to the
Company under the Settlement Agreement (the "Settlement Proceeds") shall be
applied by the Company to those outstanding obligations of the Company as
detailed in Exhibit B attached hereto and the Banks hereby consent to such use
of the Settlement Proceeds. Cliffstar has already wire transferred $1,000,000 of
the Settlement Proceeds into, and been directed to wire transfer the remaining
$27,750,000 of the Settlement Proceeds into, the Company's Account No. 199608340
for further credit to Foothill Capital Corporation ("Foothill"). The Company
shall direct Foothill to, within one (1) Business Day after receipt of the
remaining $27,750,000 of the Settlement Proceeds in such account, wire transfer
the amount of $9,750,000 to the Agent in accordance with the wire transfer
instructions set forth in Exhibit C attached hereto for the ratable benefit of
the Banks as a mandatory prepayment of the Term Loan. Such prepayment shall be
applied to installments of principal due under the Term Notes in the inverse
order of their installments as required under Section 3.3(b) of the Credit
Agreement. The Banks acknowledge and agree that, upon receipt by the Company of
a wire

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transfer from Cliffstar in the aggregate amount of the Settlement Proceeds into
Company's Account No. 199608340 for further credit to Foothill on or before
April 11, 2003, the Cliffstar Note shall be deemed paid in full and the same may
be delivered to the Company for cancellation.

     3. Other Cliffstar Payments. Notwithstanding the cancellation of the
Cliffstar Note on the terms provided herein, the Company may at any time or
times after the date hereof receive other Cliffstar Payments consisting of (i)
an Earnout Termination Payment or (ii) a payment on the Earnout Amount
(including, without limitation, any Annual Earnout Amount). The Company
acknowledges and agrees that, in accordance with Section 3.3(b) of the Credit
Agreement, it shall, within one (1) Business Day after receipt by the Company of
each additional Cliffstar Payment, pay the Agent for the ratable benefit of the
Banks, as a mandatory prepayment of the Term Loan, a sum equal to the Cliffstar
Payment then received by the Company. Such prepayments shall be applied to
installments of principal due under the Term Notes in the inverse order of their
installments.

     4. Collateral. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the obligations of
the Company under the Credit Agreement shall continue to be secured by, among
other things, a valid and perfected priority lien in certain amounts payable to
the Company under the Cliffstar Purchase Agreement pursuant to the terms of the
Amended and Restated Security Agreement by the Company in favor of Agent for
itself and for the benefit of the Banks, as the same may be further amended or
restated from time to time. The Company warrants and represents that a prior
lien granted to Foothill in amounts payable under the Cliffstar Purchase
Agreement will be satisfied in full and terminated upon receipt by Foothill of
that portion of the Settlement Proceeds as detailed on Exhibit B attached
hereto.

     5. Representations and Warranties. To induce the Banks to enter into this
Amendment, the Company represents and warrants to the Banks, which
representations and warranties shall survive the execution hereof, as follows:

          (a) The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this
     Amendment are within its corporate powers, have been duly authorized by all
     necessary corporate action and do not and will not contravene or conflict
     with any provision of law applicable to the Company, or any charter or
     Bylaw provision of the Company or any order, judgment or decree of any
     court or other agency of government or any indenture or material agreement
     of or affecting the Company or to any of its Properties; and

          (b) The Credit Agreement as amended as of the date hereof is the
     legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the
     Company in accordance with its terms except as may be limited by (i)
     bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent transfer, moratorium or
     other similar laws or judicial decisions for the relief of debtors or the
     limitation of creditors' rights generally; and (ii) any equitable
     principles relating to or limiting the rights of creditors generally.

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     6. Conditions. The effectiveness of the amendments and the consents stated
in this Amendment are subject to each of the following conditions precedent or
concurrent:

          (a) No Default. No Default or Event of Default under the Credit
     Agreement, as amended hereby, shall have occurred or be continuing.

          (b) Foothill Acknowledgment. Foothill shall have executed the
     Acknowledgement and Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D, the
     Company shall have executed the authorization at the end of such
     Acknowledgment and Agreement and the same shall be in full force and effect
     without any change or modification in the provisions thereof.

     7. Miscellaneous.

          (a) Costs and Expenses. As provided in Section 10.4 of the Credit
     Agreement, the Company shall pay, on demand, all reasonable out-of-pocket
     costs and expenses of the Agent and the Banks in connection with the
     negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment and the
     other instruments and documents to be delivered in connection herewith,
     including the fees and expenses of counsel for the Agent with respect to
     all of the foregoing.

          (b) Binding Nature. This Agreement shall be binding upon each of the
     Company and its successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of
     the Agent and each of the Banks and the benefit of their respective
     successors and assigns, including any subsequent holder of an interest in
     the Term Notes.

          (c) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed
     in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Wisconsin.

          (d) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
     counterparts, and each such counterpart shall be deemed to be an original,
     but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same
     document.

          (e) References. Any reference to the Credit Agreement contained in any
     notice, request, certificate or other document executed concurrently with
     or after the execution and delivery of this Amendment shall be deemed to
     include this Amendment unless the context shall otherwise require.

          (f) Breach. A breach of this Amendment shall constitute a breach of
     the Credit Agreement and the Bank shall be entitled to all rights and
     remedies thereunder.

          (g) Continued Effectiveness. The Credit Agreement, as amended hereby,
     and each of the other Loan Documents remains in full force and effect and
     shall continue to govern the parties thereto.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Amendment as of the
date set forth above.

                                   NORTHLAND CRANBERRIES, INC.

                                   By: /s/ John Swendrowski
                                      ------------------------------------------
                                      John Swendrowski, CEO

                                   U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

                                   By: /s/ John Stichnoth
                                      ------------------------------------------
                                      John Stichnoth, Vice President

                                   ST. FRANCIS BANK, F.S.B

                                   By: /s/ Paul W. Jelacic
                                      ------------------------------------------
                                      Paul W. Jelacic, Vice President

                                   ARK CLO 2000-1 LIMITED

                                   By: /s/ Lynn Tilton
                                      ------------------------------------------
                                      Lynn Tilton, Manager

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