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EXHIBIT 10.13
                              CONSULTING AGREEMENT

         THIS CONSULTING AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made and entered into as
of November 29, 2004 by and between  Sunset Brands,  Inc., a Nevada  corporation
("Client"), and Richard Hirsch ("Consultant").

         A.  WHEREAS,  Consultant  has  extensive  sales,  marketing  and  other
experience in the pre-packaged food and beverage industry;

         B. WHEREAS,  Client is a public corporation  engaged in the business of
operating and developing  low-carbohydrate  and other  health-oriented  food and
beverage products and related businesses;

         C.  WHEREAS,  the Client deems it to be in its best  interest to retain
Consultant to render to the Client management  consulting and advisory services,
and

         D.  WHEREAS,  Consultant  is ready,  willing  and able to  render  such
consulting and advisory  services to the Client as hereinafter  described on the
terms and conditions more fully set forth below.

         NOW,  THEREFORE,  in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants
set forth in this  Agreement,  the receipt and  sufficiency  of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows.

         1. CONSULTING SERVICES.  The Client hereby retains the Consultant as an
independent  consultant to the Client and/or any direct or indirect subsidiaries
of Client  (including,  without  limitation,  Low Carb Creations,  Inc.) and the
Consultant  hereby accepts and agrees to such  retention.  The Consultant  shall
personally  render  to the  Client  such  services  as set forth on  Exhibit  A,
attached hereto and by reference  incorporated herein.  Consultant shall use his
commercially  reasonable  best  efforts to conduct his services and affairs in a
professional  manner and in accordance with good industry  practice.  Consultant
shall  devote  such  time and  attention  to  Client  matters  as is  reasonably
requested  by the  Client  in order  to  assure  the  timely,  professional  and
successful  provision of the services  described in Exhibit A. Consultant agrees
that during the Term of the engagement contemplated by this Agreement Consultant
shall not provide  consulting  or other  services to any other company or entity
engaged in the business of manufacturing or selling health-oriented pre-packaged
food and beverage products;  provided, however, that (i) Client acknowledges and
agrees  that  Consultant  owns and  operates an existing  media  consulting  and
advertising firm (the "Continuing Activities"), and (ii) nothing herein shall be
deemed to prohibit  Consultant  from engaging in the Continuing  Activities in a
manner consistent with historical practices.

         Consultant hereby represents and warrants to Client that (i) he carries
all such professional  licenses necessary for Consultant to perform the services
and  receive  the  compensation  contemplated  by this  Agreement,  and (ii) the
execution of this  Agreement and  performance  by Consultant of his  obligations
hereunder  does  not  violate  or  constitute  a  breach  by  Consultant  of any
employment  or  consulting  arrangement,  or any contract or other  agreement to
which  Consultant  or  his  affiliates  may  be  a  party  (including,   without
limitation,  any  non-competition,   non-disclosure,  confidentiality  or  other
restrictive covenant).

         2. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR.  Consultant agrees to perform his consulting
duties hereunder as an independent contractor. Nothing contained herein shall be
considered to
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create an employer-employee  relationship between the parties to this Agreement.
The Client shall not be liable to third  parties for the acts of  Consultant  or
his employees or agents,  in performing the  consulting  duties  hereunder.  The
Client shall not be responsible to make social security,  workers'  compensation
or unemployment  insurance payments on behalf of Consultant and/or  Consultant's
officers, employees, representatives and agents.

         3.  TIME,  PLACE AND MANNER OF  PERFORMANCE.  The  Consultant  shall be
available for advice and counsel to the officers and directors of the Client (or
any  affiliates  of  Client)  at such  reasonable  times  and  places  as may be
requested by the Client. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Consultant shall (a)
not be required to devote more than  fifteen (15) hours per week to the business
of the Client  without  the  consent of the  Consultant;  (b)  perform  services
hereunder  primarily  from his  office  in New York,  New  York;  and (c) not be
required to relocate to the Client's offices.

         4. EFFECTIVE DATE; TERM OF AGREEMENT. Subject to the termination rights
contained in Section 7 below,  the term of this  Agreement (the "Term") shall be
for a period of commencing on the date of this Agreement and terminating two (2)
years following the date of this Agreement.

         5.  COMPENSATION.  In full consideration of the services to be provided
to the  Client by the  Consultant  as fully set forth in  Exhibit  A, the Client
agrees  to  compensate  Consultant  in  the  manner  set  forth  in  Exhibit  B.
Notwithstanding  anything to the contrary  contained in this  Agreement,  in the
event any federal or state regulatory authority determines that the compensation
payable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement is prohibited by law, Client and
Consultant  agree to use  commercially  reasonable  efforts to  restructure  the
compensation in such a way as to satisfy all applicable legal requirements.

         6. EXPENSES.  Consultant  shall be solely  responsible for all expenses
and  disbursements  anticipated  to be made in connection  with his  performance
under this Agreement;  provided, however, that Client shall reimburse Consultant
for all expenses and  disbursements  which are pre-approved in writing by Client
and incurred by  Consultant in connection  with the  performance  of services to
Client.

         7. TERMINATION.  Subject to Exhibit B, this Agreement may be terminated
by Client or Consultant upon thirty (30) days' prior written notice to the other
party.

         8.  WORK  PRODUCT.  It is agreed  that all  information  and  materials
produced  for the  Client by  Consultant  or his agents  hereunder  shall be the
property of the Client,  free and clear of all claims thereto by the Consultant,
his agents or employees,  and the Consultant shall retain no claim of authorship
therein,  except with respect to any such information and materials  produced by
Consultant  primarily  in  connection  with  his  Continuing  Activities.  It is
expressly  understood  that the Consultant  has the unlimited  right to use such
work product during the term of this  Agreement but only in connection  with the
rendering of services to the Client pursuant to the terms hereof.

         9. INDEMNITY BY THE CLIENT. The Client shall protect, defend, indemnify
and hold  Consultant  and his assigns  and  attorneys,  accountants,  employees,
officer  and  directors  harmless  from and  against  all  losses,  liabilities,
damages, judgments, claims, counterclaims,  demands, actions, proceedings, costs
and expenses (including  reasonable attorneys' fees) of every kind and character
resulting   from,   relating   to  or  arising   out  of  (a)  the   inaccuracy,
non-fulfillment or breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement
made by the  Client  herein;  or
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(b) gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Client with respect
to its actions in connection with the services provided by Consultant.

         10. INDEMNITY BY THE CONSULTANT.  The Consultant shall protect, defend,
indemnify and hold Client and its assigns and attorneys, accountants, employees,
officer  and  directors  harmless  from and  against  all  losses,  liabilities,
damages, judgments, claims, counterclaims,  demands, actions, proceedings, costs
and expenses (including  reasonable attorneys' fees) of every kind and character
resulting   from,   relating   to  or  arising   out  of  (a)  the   inaccuracy,
non-fulfillment or breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement
made by the Consultant  herein;  or (b) gross  negligence,  bad faith or willful
misconduct  of the  Consultant,  his agents or employees in the  performance  of
their duties  hereunder;  provided,  that such indemnity shall be limited to the
compensation of Consultant pursuant to Exhibit B.

         11. RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS.

                  (a) Except for the Continuing  Activities,  during the term of
this Agreement,  Consultant  agrees not to, without the prior written consent of
the Client,  for whatever  reason,  own,  manage,  control,  operate,  invest or
acquire an interest in,  become  employed by, a consultant  to,  interested  in,
associated  with,  or  otherwise  engaged  in,  or act on behalf of any trade or
business that is in "Competition" (as defined below) with the business conducted
by the Client in the United States; provided, that the Consultant may (i) invest
in  stock,   bonds,  or  other  securities  of  any  business  that  may  be  in
"Competition"  (as defined  below) with the business  conducted by the Client in
the United States if (x) such stock,  bonds, or other securities are listed on a
national or regional  securities  exchange or have been registered under Section
12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and (y) the Consultant's investment
does not  exceed,  in the  case of any  class  of the  capital  stock of any one
issuer,  5% of the issued  and  outstanding  shares,  or in the case of bonds or
other  securities,  5% of the  aggregate  principal  amount  thereof  issued and
outstanding  and  (ii)  continue  to  hold  his  existing  interest  in  Atkin's
Nutritionals Inc. or any securities exchanged therefor.

                  (b) The trades,  businesses or activities that are or would be
in  "Competition"  with the  business of the Client  include:  (1) the direct or
indirect   ownership  of  or  other  material   participation   in  the  design,
manufacture,   sale   or   distribution   of   low-carbohydrate,    natural   or
health-oriented  food and beverage products;  (2) employment or other engagement
in  a  management  or  consulting  position  that  includes  responsibility  for
oversight of the design, manufacture,  sale or distribution of low-carbohydrate,
natural or health-oriented food and beverage products.

                  (c) [Intentionally omitted]

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                  (d) It is  specifically  agreed and understood that because of
the nature of the business,  the duration and geographic  scope of the covenants
set forth in this  Section  11, and Section 12 and 13 below  (collectively,  the
"Restrictive  Covenants")  are  reasonable.   However,  in  furtherance  of  the
provisions of such sections,  the parties agree that in the event a court should
decline to enforce all of the Restrictive  Covenants,  or any part thereof,  the
other  Restrictive  Covenants  and  the  remainder  of any  of  the  Restrictive
Covenants  so impaired  shall not  thereby be  affected  and shall be given full
effect, without regard to the invalid portions. If any court determines that any
of the Restrictive  Covenants or any parts thereof are unenforceable  because of
the  duration  or scope  thereof,  such court shall have the power to reduce the
duration or scope, as the case may be and such Restrictive  Covenants shall then
be enforceable in their reduced form.

         12.      NONSOLICITATION.

                  (a)  During  the Term and for the one  year  period  following
expiration of the Term, Consultant will not, directly or indirectly,  (i) employ
or  retain,  or  arrange to have any other  person or entity  recruit,  solicit,
employ or retain,  any person who was  employed  or retained by the Client as an
employee,  consultant or agent at any time during the Term; or (ii) influence or
attempt to influence any such person to terminate or modify  his/her  employment
arrangement or other relationship with the Client.

                  (b)  During  the  Term  and  the  one  year  period  following
expiration of the Term,  Consultant will not,  directly or indirectly,  solicit,
divert or take  away,  or  attempt  to  divert or take  away,  the  business  or
patronage of any of the clients,  customers or accounts, or prospective clients,
customers or accounts, of the Client.

         13.      CONFIDENTIALITY.

                  (a) Consultant  recognizes that as a consultant to the Client,
Consultant  will  occupy a  position  of trust  with  respect  to  "Confidential
Information."  The "Confidential  Information"  protected by this Section 13 and
subsections  hereunder  means all business  information  of any nature or in any
form not generally  known (at the time concerned) to persons engaged in business
similar to the business conducted or contemplated by the Client or its direct or
indirect  subsidiaries (other that by the act or acts of a person not authorized
by the Client to disclose such  information)  and which relates to any aspect of
the present or past business of the Client,  its  subsidiaries  or affiliates or
any  of  their  predecessors  or any  of  their  future  plans  and  strategies.
Confidential  Information includes,  but is not limited to policies,  processes,
products, reports, analyses, memoranda, component lists, developments, projects,
distribution  systems,  work  processes,  known-how and other facts  relating to
sales,  advertising,  promotions,  financial matters, pricing policies and price
lists, customers,  customer lists, potential purchasers and sellers,  customer's
purchases or requirements,  information  systems,  corporate  policies and other
trade secrets.  Confidential  Information shall not include any information that
(a)  is or  becomes  publicly  available  through  no  act  or  omission  of the
Consultant; (b) is already in the rightful possession of the Consultant prior to
receipt from the Client and without any separate  obligation of confidentiality;
(c) can be  demonstrated by written  records as  independently  developed by the
Consultant without reference to any of the Confidential  Information;  or (d) is
rightfully  obtained by the Consultant from a third party without any obligation
of confidentiality.

                  (b)  During  the  Term  and  at  all  times  thereafter,   the
Consultant  will keep,  and will cause his agents,  employees and  affiliates to
keep, all Confidential Information in strictest confidence. Furthermore, without
the prior  written  consent of the  Client,  unless  otherwise  required  in the
performance  of  Consultant's  duties  hereunder or ordered by any court of law,
Consultant will not divulge  Confidential  Information to any third party or use
it for the benefit of
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Consultant  or any  third  party or for any  purpose  other  than the  exclusive
benefit of the Client or its subsidiaries or affiliates.

                  (c) Upon the  termination of Consultant's  services  hereunder
for any reason,  Consultant,  at the expense of the  Consultant,  will  promptly
return all Confidential  Information to the Client.  The material to be returned
includes,  but is not limited to any and all copies of the  records,  materials,
memoranda  and  other  data  constituting  or  pertaining  to  the  Confidential
Information that were prepared by the Client, Consultant or any other person.

                  (d)  Consultant  agrees  that  following  any  termination  or
cessation of his services under this Agreement, Consultant shall not disclose or
cause  to  be  disclosed  any  negative,   adverse  or  derogatory  comments  or
information  about the Client or its  management or about any product or service
provided  by the  Client,  or  about  the  Client's  prospects  for  the  future
(including  any such comments or  information  with respect to affiliates of the
Client)  provided,  however,  that  nothing in this  Section 13 and  subsections
thereunder  shall be  construed  to limit  Consultant's  ability to enforce  his
rights  under this  Agreement  or to contest any claim made  against  Consultant
under this  Agreement.  The Client  and/or  any of its  affiliates  may seek the
assistance,   cooperation   or  testimony  of  Consultant   following  any  such
termination  in  connection  with any  investigation,  litigation  or proceeding
arising  out of matters  within  the  knowledge  of  Consultant  and  related to
Consultant's  services to the Client,  and in such  instance,  Consultant  shall
provide such assistance,  cooperation or testimony, and the Client shall pay the
Consultant's   customary   compensation   and  reasonable  costs  in  connection
therewith.

         14.  SURVIVAL.  Notwithstanding  the  termination or expiration of this
Agreement,  the  Consultant's  obligations  under  Sections 11, 12 and 13 hereof
shall remain in full force and effect for the periods therein provided.

         15. NOTICES. All notices and other communications required or permitted
hereunder or necessary or convenient in connection  herewith shall be in writing
and shall be deemed to have been given when hand-delivered, mailed by registered
or  certified  mail  (three  days after  deposited),  faxed  (with  confirmation
received)  or  sent by a  nationally  recognized  courier  service,  as  follows
(provided  that  notice of change of  address  shall be deemed  given  only when
received):

                                    If to the Client, to:

                                    Sunset Brands, Inc.
                                    10990 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1220
                                    Los Angeles, CA 90024
                                    Attention:  Chief Executive Officer

                                    With a required copy to:

                                    Robert M. Steinberg, Esq.
                                    Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro
                                    1900 Avenue of the Stars
                                    7th Floor
                                    Los Angeles, California, 90067

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                                    If to Consultant, to:

                                    Richard Hirsch
                                    100 West 57th Street
                                    Apartment 20H
                                    New York, New York 10019

                                    With a required copy to:

                                    Neil M. Kaufman, Esq.
                                    Davidoff Malito & Hutcher LLP
                                    200 Garden City Plaza
                                    Suite 315
                                    Garden City, New York 11530

or to such other names and  addresses as the Client or  Consultant,  as the case
may be,  shall  designate  by notice to each other  person  entitled  to receive
notices in the manner specified in this Section.

         16.  WAIVER OF BREACH.  Any  waiver by either  party of a breach of any
provision of this Agreement by the other party shall not operate or be construed
as a waiver of any subsequent breach by any party.

         17.  ASSIGNMENT.  This Agreement and the rights and  obligations of the
Consultant  hereunder shall not be assignable without the written consent of the
Client.  Client may assign its rights and  obligations  hereunder in  connection
with any merger, reorganization or change of control transaction to which Client
or its parent or related entities is a party.

         18. APPLICABLE LAW. It is the intention of the parties hereto that this
Agreement and the  performance  hereunder and all suits and special  proceedings
hereunder be construed in accordance  with and under and pursuant to the laws of
the State of  California  and that in any action,  special  proceeding  or other
proceeding  that may be brought  arising out of, in connection with or by reason
of this Agreement,  the laws of the State of California  shall be applicable and
shall govern to the exclusion of the law of any other forum,  without  regard to
the jurisdiction on which any action or special proceeding may be instituted.

         19. ARBITRATION.  Any dispute, controversy or claims arising out of, or
relating to, this Agreement,  or its performance or breach, shall be resolved by
binding arbitration in Los Angeles,  California under the Commercial Arbitration
Rules (the "AAA Rules") of the  American  Arbitration  Association  (the "AAA").
This  arbitration  provision is expressly made pursuant to and shall be governed
by the  Federal  Arbitration  Act, 9 U. S. C.  Sections  1-14 as well as the AAA
Rules.  The Parties agree that pursuant to Section 9 of the Federal  Arbitration
Act, a judgment of a United  States  District  Court of  competent  jurisdiction
shall be  entered  upon the award made  pursuant  to the  arbitration.  A single
arbitrator,  who  shall  have  the  authority  to  allocate  the  costs  of  any
arbitration  initiated under this paragraph,  shall be selected according to the
AAA Rules within  fifteen (15) days of the submission to the AAA of the response
to the  statement  of  claim or the date on  which  any  such  response  is due,
whichever  is  earlier.  To the  extent  permissible,  the  arbitrator  shall be
required to furnish to the parties to the arbitration a preliminary statement of
the arbitrator's decision that includes the legal rationale for the arbitrator's
conclusion and the calculations  pertinent to any damage award being made by the
arbitrator.  The  arbitrator  shall  then  furnish  each of the  parties  to the
arbitration  the  opportunity  to comment upon and/or  contest the  arbitrator's
preliminary  statement of decision either,  in the

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discretion of the  arbitrator,  through  briefs or at a hearing.  The arbitrator
shall  render a final  decision  following  any such  briefing or  hearing.  The
arbitrator  shall conduct the arbitration in accordance with the AAA Rules.  The
arbitrator shall decide the amount and extent of the pre-hearing discovery which
is  appropriate.  The  arbitrator  shall  have the  power to enter  any award of
monetary  and/or  injunctive  relief,  including the power to render an award as
provided  in Rule 43 of the AAA Rules.  The  arbitrator  shall have the power to
award the prevailing party its costs and reasonable  attorney's fees;  provided,
however,  that the arbitrator  shall not award  attorneys'  fees to a prevailing
party if the prevailing  party  received and rejected a settlement  offer unless
the  arbitrator's  award to the prevailing party is greater than such settlement
offer without taking into account  attorneys' fees in the case of the settlement
offer or the arbitrator's award.

         20.  SEVERABILITY.  All agreements and covenants  contained  herein are
severable,  and in the  event  any of them  shall be held to be  invalid  by any
competent  court,  the  Agreement  shall  be  interpreted  as  if  such  invalid
agreements or covenants were not contained herein.

         21. ENTIRE AGREEMENT;  INTERPRETATION.  This Agreement  constitutes and
embodies the entire  understanding  and agreement of the parties and  supersedes
and replaces all prior  understanding,  agreements and negotiations  between the
parties.  This Agreement has been jointly  negotiated and drafted by the parties
hereto and no provision shall be interpreted against the drafting party.

         22. WAIVER AND MODIFICATION. Any waiver, alteration, or modification of
any of the provisions of this  Agreement  shall be valid only if made in writing
and signed by the parties hereto.  Each party hereto may waive any of his or its
rights  hereunder  without  effecting  a waiver with  respect to any  subsequent
occurrences or transactions hereof.

         23. COUNTERPARTS.  This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two
or more  counterparts,  each of which  shall be deemed an  original,  but all of
which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed and delivered
this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

CLIENT:                                  CONSULTANT:

SUNSET BRANDS, INC.

By: /s/ TODD SANDERS                     /s/ RICHARD HIRSCH
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      Todd Sanders                       RICHARD HIRSCH
      Title: PRESIDENT AND CEO
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                                    EXHIBIT A

If and when  requested  by Client,  Consultant  agrees to provide the  following
services to Client and such other services  related  thereto as the Client shall
reasonably request:

         1.  Consultation with the Client and its affiliates with respect to the
operation and management of the business of Client and its affiliates including,
without  limitation,  (i)  assisting  Client in  connection  with the design and
implementation   of   sales,   marketing   and   distribution   strategies   and
relationships,  (ii)  assisting  Client in connection  with the  identification,
negotiation and oversight of production,  distribution  and sales  arrangements,
and (iii)  assisting  Client in  connection  with the  formulation  of  branding
strategies;
         2. Assisting  Client or its affiliates,  agents or  representatives  in
connection  with  due  diligence  investigation  and  analysis  relating  to any
potential acquisitions or dispositions by Client or its affiliates; and

         3. Work with  management of Client on key marketing and sales  programs
to better promote Client and its products and to increase sales.

In  addition,  Consultant  agrees  that,  upon  request by the Client and for no
additional consideration (other than customary  indemnification  arrangement and
reimbursement  of  out-of-pocket   expenses  relating  to  attendance  at  Board
meetings),  he will serve as a member of the Board of Directors  and/or advisory
board of Client and/or its affiliates;  provided,  that Consultant shall receive
such  additional  compensation  for such service as other  directors or advisory
board members, as applicable, may receive in exchange for their services on such
board(s).

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                                    EXHIBIT B

         For all services  rendered by Consultant  under this Agreement,  Client
shall provide the following compensation to Consultant (the "Compensation"):

         A  non-qualified  stock option (the "Option") to purchase up to 450,000
shares  of  common  stock of  Client  at an  exercise  price of $1.00  per share
(subject to customary  anti-dilution  adjustments).  To the extent eligible, the
Option will be issued  pursuant to the Sunset Brands,  Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive
Plan.  The  Option  will have a term of five (5)  years and shall  vest (i) with
respect  to  100,000  shares  upon  execution  of this  Agreement  by Client and
Consultant,  and (ii) with respect to the remaining  350,000 shares, at the rate
of 14,585 shares per month  commencing on the first monthly  anniversary  of the
effective date of this Agreement and on the same day of each  subsequent  month.
Vesting shall terminate  immediately upon termination of the Agreement by either
party for any reason,  except that if Consultant is terminated at any time after
120 days  following the date of this  Agreement for reasons other than "cause,",
all options shall immediately vest, become  exercisable and be  non-cancellable.
If termination is for "cause" (as defined below),  Consultant  shall have thirty
(30) days following receipt of written notice from the Client of termination for
"cause") to exercise the Option.  The Option will provide for customary cashless
exercise provisions.  Subject to the foregoing,  the Option will be evidenced by
an option  agreement in the Client's  customary  form  (subject to the terms set
forth above).

For purposes hereof, "cause" shall include (i) material breach of this Agreement
or repeated failure or refusal after opportunity to cure (to the extent curable)
by  Consultant  to  render  services  to  the  Client  in  accordance  with  the
Consultant's   obligations   under  this  Agreement;   (ii)  negligence  in  the
performance of  Consultant's  duties which results in material harm or prejudice
the Client or its  affiliates,  (iii) the commission by Consultant of any act of
fraud  or  embezzlement  against  Client  or  any  affiliates  thereof,  or  the
commission  by  Consultant of any other bad faith action which can be reasonably
anticipated  to  materially  injure  the  Client  or  its  affiliates;  or  (iv)
Consultant  having been  convicted of, or pleading nolo  contendere to, a felony
involving moral turpitude  (other than traffic  offenses which do not bring such
person or the Client into disgrace or disrepute).

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                                      -10-Exhibit 10.11

                            FALCON NATURAL GAS CORP.

                         EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     THIS  EXECUTIVE  EMPLOYMENT  AGREEMENT  (this  "Agreement") is made between
Falcon  Natural  Gas  Corp.,  a  Nevada corporation and its affiliated companies
(collectively  referred  to  as  the  "Company"),  and  Massimiliano
Pozzoni("Executive"). Unless otherwise indicated, all references to Sections are
to  Sections in this Agreement. This Agreement is effective as of the "Effective
Date"  set  forth  in  Section  14  below.

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

     WHEREAS,  the  Company  desires  to  obtain  the services of Executive, and
Executive  desires  to  be employed by the Company upon the terms and conditions
hereinafter  set  forth;

     NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of the premises, the agreements herein
contained  and other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged,  the  parties  hereto  agree  as  of  the  date hereof as follows:

     1. Employment. The Company hereby agrees to employ Executive, and Executive
hereby  agrees  to  serve  the  Company,  as  its  Vice  President  of  Business
Development  ("Employment")  and  as  a  Director  for  a period of one (1) year
beginning  on  the  Effective  Date. This Agreement is renewable upon the mutual
written  consent  of  the  parties.

     2. Scope of Employment.

          (a)  During  the Employment, Executive will serve as Vice President of
Business  Development.  In  that  connection,  Executive  will  (i)  devote  his
attention,  and  energies to the business of the Company and will diligently and
to  the  best  of  his  ability  perform  all  duties incident to his employment
hereunder  including,  but  not limited to, carrying out the exploration program
and  securing  financing; (ii) use his best efforts to promote the interests and
goodwill  of  the Company; and (iii) perform such other duties commensurate with
his office as the Board of Directors of the Company may from time-to-time assign
to  him.

          (b)  Section  2(a) shall not be construed as preventing Executive from
(i)  serving  on  corporate,  civic  or charitable boards or committees, or (ii)
making investments in other businesses or enterprises; provided that in no event
shall any such service, business activity or investment require the provision of
substantial  services  by  Executive  to  the  operations or the affairs of such
businesses or enterprises such that the provision thereof would interfere in any
respect  with  the  performance  of Executive's duties hereunder; and subject to
Section  6.

     3. Compensation and Benefits During Employment.  During the Employment, the
Company shall provide compensation to Executive as follows.

          (a)  The Company shall pay Executive $7,500 per month in equal monthly
installments. Executive shall be responsible for the payment of all taxes to the
Internal  Revenue  Service  as well as any and other taxes payable in the United
States. Executive indemnifies the Company with respect to the payment of any and
all  taxes  owing  and  due  from  Executive's  compensation.

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          (b)  The  Company  shall  reimburse  Executive  for  business expenses
incurred  by  Executive in connection with the Employment in accordance with the
Company's  then-current  policies.

          (c)  Executive will be entitled to participate in any health insurance
or  other  employee  benefit  plan  which  the  Company may adopt in the future.

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          (d) Executive will be entitled to five (5) weeks of vacation per year.

          (e) Executive will be entitled to participate in any incentive program
or  discretionary  bonus  program of the Company which may be implemented in the
future  by  the  Board  of  Directors.

          (f) Executive will be entitled to participate in any stock option plan
of  the  Company  which may be approved in the future by the Board of Directors.

          Any act, or failure to act, based upon authority given pursuant to a
resolution duly adopted by the Board or based upon the advice of counsel for the
Company  shall  be  conclusively  presumed to be done, or omitted to be done, by
Executive  in good faith and in the best interests of the Company and thus shall
not  be  deemed  grounds  for  Termination  for  Cause.

     4. Confidential Information.

          (a) Executive acknowledges that the law provides the Company with
protection  for  its  trade secrets and confidential information. Executive will
not disclose, directly or indirectly, any of the Company's confidential business
information  or  confidential  technical  information  to  anyone  without
authorization  from  the Company's management. Executive will not use any of the
Company's  confidential  business  information  or  confidential  technical
information  in any way, either during or after the Employment with the Company,
except  as  required  in  the  course  of  the  Employment.

          (b) Executive will strictly adhere to any obligations that may be owed
to  former  employers  insofar  as  Executive's  use  or  disclosure  of  their
confidential  information  is  concerned.

          (c)  Information will not be deemed part of the confidential
information  restricted  by  this  Section 4 if Executive can show that: (i) the
information was in Executive's possession or within Executive's knowledge before
the  Company  disclosed  it  to  Executive;  (ii)  the information was or became
generally  known  to  those  who  could  take  economic  advantage  of it; (iii)
Executive  obtained the information from a party having the right to disclose it
to  Executive  without  violation  of  any  obligation  to  the Company, or (iv)
Executive  is  required  to  disclose  the information pursuant to legal process
(e.g.,  a  subpoena),  provided  that Executive notifies the Company immediately
upon  receiving  or  becoming  aware  of  the  legal  process  in  question.  No
combination  of  information  will  be  deemed  to  be  within  any  of the four
exceptions in the previous sentence, however, whether or not the component parts
of  the  combination  are  within one or more exceptions, unless the combination
itself  and its economic value and principles of operation are themselves within
such  an  exception  or  exceptions.

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          (d) All originals and all copies of any drawings, blueprints, manuals,
reports, computer programs or data, notebooks, notes, photographs, and all other
recorded,  written,  or  printed  matter  relating  to  research,  manufacturing
operations,  or business of the Company made or received by Executive during the
Employment  are the property of the Company. Upon Termination of the Employment,
whether  or not for Cause, Executive will immediately deliver to the Company all
property  of the Company which may still be in Executive's possession. Executive
will  not remove or assist in removing such property from the Company's premises
under  any  circumstances,  either  during  the  Employment or after Termination
thereof,  except  as  authorized  by  the  Company's  management.

     5.  Ownership of Intellectual Property.

          (a) The Company will be the sole owner of any and all of Executive's
Inventions that are related to the Company's business, as defined in more detail
below.

          (b) For purposes of this Agreement, "Inventions" means all inventions,
discoveries,  and  improvements  (including, without limitation, any information
relating  to  manufacturing  techniques,  processes,  formulas,  developments or
experimental  work, work in progress, or business trade secrets), along with any
and  all  other  work  product  relating  thereto.

          (c) An Invention is "related to the Company's business"
("Company-Related  Invention")  if it is made, conceived, or reduced to practice
by  Executive (in whole or in part, either alone or jointly with others, whether
or  not  during regular working hours), whether or not potentially patentable or
copyrightable  in  the U.S. or elsewhere, and it either: (i) involves equipment,
supplies,  facilities, or trade secret information of the Company; (ii) involves
the  time  for which Executive was or is to be compensated by the Company; (iii)
relates  to  the  business  of  the  Company  or  to  its actual or demonstrably
anticipated research and development; or (iv) results, in whole or in part, from
work  performed  by  Executive  for  the  Company.

          (d)  Executive  will  promptly  disclose  to  the  Company,  or  its
nominee(s), without additional compensation, all Company-Related Inventions.

          (e) Executive will assist the Company, at the Company's expense, in
protecting  any  intellectual  property rights that may be available anywhere in
the world for such Company-Related Inventions, including signing U.S. or foreign
patent applications, oaths or declarations relating to such patent applications,
and  similar  documents.

          (f) To the extent that any Company-Related Invention is eligible under
applicable  law  to  be  deemed a "work made for hire," or otherwise to be owned
automatically  by  the  Company,  it  will be deemed as such, without additional
compensation  to  Executive.  In some jurisdictions, Executive may have a right,
title,  or interest ("Right," including without limitation all right, title, and
interest  arising  under  patent  law,  copyright  law,  trade-secret  law,
semiconductor  chip  protection  law,  or  otherwise,  anywhere  in  the  world,
including  the  right  to  sue  for  present  or  past  infringement) in certain
Company-Related Inventions that cannot be automatically owned by the Company. In
that case, if applicable law permits Executive to assign Executive's Right(s) in
future  Company-Related  Inventions  at this time, then Executive hereby assigns
any  and  all  such  Right(s) to the Company, without additional compensation to
Executive;  if not, then Executive agrees to assign any and all such Right(s) in
any such future Company-Related Inventions to the Company or its nominee(s) upon
request,  without  additional  compensation  to  Executive.

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          (g) To the extent that Executive retains any so-called "moral rights"
or  similar  rights in a Company-Related Invention as a matter of law, Executive
authorizes  the  Company  or  its designee to make any changes it desires to any
part  of  that  Company-Related  Invention;  to combine any such part with other
materials;  and to withhold Executive's identity in connection with any business
operations  relating  to  that  Company-Related  Invention;  in any case without
additional  compensation  to  Executive.

     6.  Non-competition.  As a condition to, and in consideration of, the
Company's  entering  into this Agreement, and giving Executive access to certain
confidential and proprietary information, which Executive recognizes is valuable
to  the  Company  and,  therefore,  its protection and maintenance constitutes a
legitimate  interest  to  be  protected  by  the provisions of this Section 6 as
applied  to  Executive  and  other  employees  similarly  situated to Executive,
Executive  acknowledges  and  hereby  agrees  as  follows:

          (a) that Executive is and will be engaged in the business of the
Company;

          (b) that Executive has occupied a position of trust and confidence
with  the  Company  prior to the Effective Date, and that during such period and
the  period  of  Executive's Employment under this Agreement, Executive has, and
will,  become  familiar  with  the  Company's  trade  secrets  and  with  other
proprietary  and  confidential  information  concerning  the  Company;

          (c) that the obligations of this Agreement are directly related to the
Employment  and  are  necessary  to  protect  the  Company's legitimate business
interests;  and  that  the  Company's  need  for the covenants set forth in this
Agreement  is based on the following: (i) the substantial time, money and effort
expended  and  to  be  expended  by the Company in developing technical designs,
computer  program  source  codes,  marketing  plans  and  similar  confidential
information;  (ii) the fact that Executive will be personally entrusted with the
Company's  confidential  and proprietary information; (iii) the fact that, after
having  access  to  the Company's technology and other confidential information,
Executive  could  become  a  competitor  of  the  Company;  and  (iv) the highly
competitive  nature  of  the  Company's  industry,  including  the  premium that
competitors  of  the  Company  place  on  acquiring  proprietary and competitive
information;  and

          (d) that for a period commencing on the Effective Date and ending one
(1)  month  following Termination as provided in Section 11, Executive will not,
directly  or  indirectly,  serve  as  employee,  agent, consultant, stockholder,
director, co-partner or in any other individual or representative capacity, own,
operate,  manage, control, engage in, invest in or participate in any manner in,
act  as  consultant  or advisor to, render services for (alone or in association
with any person, firm, corporation or entity), or otherwise assist any person or
entity  that  directly  or  indirectly  engages or proposes to engage in (i) the
same,  or a substantially similar, type of business as that in which the Company
engages;  or (ii) the business of the manufacturing, distribution or sale of (A)
products  manufactured,  distributed, sold or license by the Company at the time
of  Termination;  or  (B)  products  proposed  at  the time of Termination to be
manufactured,  distributed,  sold  or licensed by the Company, anywhere in North
America  (the  "Territory");  provided,  however

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          (e) that nothing contained herein shall be construed to prevent
Executive from investing in the stock or securities of any competing corporation
listed  on any recognized national securities exchange or traded in the over the
counter  market  in  the  United States, but only if (i) such investment is of a
totally  passive  nature  and  does  not  involve Executive devoting time to the
management  or  operations  of  such  corporation and Executive is not otherwise
involved  in  the  business  of  such corporation; and if (ii) Executive and his
associates  (as  such  term is defined in Regulation 14(A) promulgated under the
Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934,  as  in  effect  on  the  Effective  Date),
collectively,  do not own, directly or indirectly, more than an aggregate of two
(2)  percent  of  the  outstanding  stock  or  securities  of  such corporation.

     7. Legal Fees and Expenses.  In the event of a lawsuit, arbitration, or
other  dispute-resolution  proceeding  between the Company and Executive arising
out of or relating to this Agreement, the prevailing party, in the proceeding as
a  whole  and/or in any interim or ancillary proceedings (e.g., opposed motions,
including  without  limitation  motions  for preliminary or temporary injunctive
relief)  will be entitled to recover its reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses
unless  the court or other forum determines that such a recovery would not serve
the  interests  of  justice.

     8.  Successors.

          (a) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon
(i)  the  Company  and  its  successors  and  assigns  and  (ii)  Executive  and
Executive's  heirs and legal representatives, except that Executive's duties and
responsibilities  under  this Agreement are of a personal nature and will not be
assignable  or  delegable  in  whole  or  in  part.

          (b) The Company will require any successor (whether direct or
indirect,  by  purchase,  merger,  consolidation  or  otherwise)  to  all  or
substantially  all  of  the  business  and/or  assets  of  the Company to assume
expressly and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same
extent  that  the  Company would be required to perform it if no such succession
had taken place. As used in this Agreement, "the Company" shall mean the Company
as  hereinbefore  defined  and  any  successor  to its business and/or assets as
aforesaid  which  assumes  and  agrees to perform this Agreement by operation of
law,  or  otherwise.

     9.  Arbitration.

          (a) Except as set forth in paragraph (b) of this Section 9 or to the
extent  prohibited  by applicable law, any dispute, controversy or claim arising
out  of  or  relating to this Agreement will be submitted to binding arbitration
before  a  single  arbitrator  in  accordance  with  the  National Rules for the
Resolution  of  Employment  Disputes  of the American Arbitration Association in
effect  on  the  date  of the demand for arbitration. The arbitration shall take
place  before  a single arbitrator, who will preferably but not necessarily be a
lawyer  but who shall have at least five years' experience in working in or with
mining  companies. Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, the arbitration shall
take place in the city in which Executive's principal office space is located at
the  time  of  the  dispute  or  was  located  at the time of Termination of the
Employment  (if  applicable).  The  arbitrator  is  hereby  directed to take all
reasonable  measures not inconsistent with the interests of justice to expedite,
and  minimize  the  cost  of,  the  arbitration  proceedings.

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          (b) To protect inventions, trade secrets, or other confidential
information  of  Section  4, and/or to enforce the non-competition provisions of
Section  6,  the  Company  may  seek  temporary,  preliminary,  and/or permanent
injunctive  relief  in  a court of competent jurisdiction, in each case, without
waiving  its  right  to  arbitration.

          (c) At the request of either party, the arbitrator may take any
interim  measures s/he deems necessary with respect to the subject matter of the
dispute, including measures for the preservation of confidentiality set forth in
this  Agreement.

          (d) Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered
in any court having jurisdiction.

     10.  Indemnification.

          (a)  Company shall to the full extent permitted by law or as set forth
in  the  Articles of Incorporation, and any future amendments, and the Bylaws of
the  Company, indemnify, defend and hold harmless Executive from and against any
and  all  claims,  demands, liabilities, damages, losses and expenses (including
attorney's  fees,  court costs and disbursements) arising out of the performance
of  duties  hereunder  except  in  the  case  of  willful  misconduct.

          (b)  Executive shall indemnify the Company with respect to the payment
of  any  and  all  taxes  owed  under  this  Agreement.

     11.  Termination

          This  Agreement  and  the  employment relationship created hereby will
terminate  (i) upon the death or disability of Executive under Section 11 (a) or
11(b); (ii) with cause under Section 11 (c); (iii) for good reason under Section
11  (d);  or  (iv)  without  cause  under  Section  11(e).

          (a)  Disability. Company shall have the right to terminate the
               employment  of  Executive  under this Agreement for disability in
               the  event Executive suffers an injury, illness, or incapacity of
               such  character  as  to substantially disable him from performing
               his  duties  without  reasonable  accommodation  by  Executive
               hereunder  for a period of more than thirty (30) consecutive days
               upon  Company  giving at least thirty (30) days written notice of
               termination.

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          (b)  Death. This agreement will terminate on the Death of the
               Executive.

          (c)  With Cause. Company may terminate this Agreement at any time
               because  of  (i)  Executive's  material breach of any term of the
               Agreement,  (ii)  the  determination by the Board of Directors in
               the  exercise  of  its  reasonable  judgment  that  Executive has
               committed  an  act  or  acts constituting a felony or other crime
               involving moral turpitude, dishonesty or theft or fraud; or (iii)
               Executive's  negligence  in  the  performance  of  his  duties
               hereunder.

          (d)  Good Reason. The Executive may terminate his employment for "Good
               Reason" by giving Company ten (10) days written notice if:

               (i)  he is assigned, without his express written consent, any
                    duties  materially  inconsistent with his positions, duties,
                    responsibilities,  or  status  with  Company  as of the date
                    hereof,  or  a  change  in his reporting responsibilities or
                    titles  as  in  effect  as  of  the  date  hereof;

               (ii) his compensation is reduced; or

               (iii) Company does not pay any material amount of compensation
                    due  hereunder  and  then  fails  either  to pay such amount
                    within  the  ten  (10)  day  notice  period  required  for
                    Termination  hereunder  or  to  contest  in  good faith such
                    notice.  Further,  if  such  contest  is not resolved within
                    thirty  (30)  days,  Company  shall  submit  such dispute to
                    arbitration  under  Section  9.

          (e)  Without Cause. Company may terminate this Agreement without
               cause.

     12.  Obligations  of  Company  Upon  Termination.

          (a)  In  the  event  of  the  termination  of  Executive's  employment
pursuant  to  Section 11 (a), (b) or (c), Executive will be entitled only to the
compensation  earned  by  him hereunder as of the date of such termination (plus
life  insurance  or  disability  benefits).

          (b) In the event of the termination of Executive's employment pursuant
to  Section  11  (d)  or (e), Executive will be entitled to receive as severance
pay,  an  amount  equal to the monthly compensation provided for in Section 3(a)
multiplied by a factor of three (3) in addition to all payments of salary earned
through  the  date  of  termination  in  one  lump  sum.

     13.  Other Provisions.

          (a) All notices and statements with respect to this Agreement must be
in  writing.  Notices  to  the Company shall be delivered to the Chairman of the
Board  or  any  vice  president  of  the  Company.  Notices  to Executive may be
delivered  to  Executive  in  person  or  sent  to Executive's then-current home
address  as  indicated  in  the  Company's  records.

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          (b) This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement of the parties
concerning  the  subjects covered herein; there are no promises, understandings,
representations,  or  warranties of any kind concerning those subjects except as
expressly  set  forth  in  this  Agreement.

          (c) Any modification of this Agreement must be in writing and signed
by  all parties; any attempt to modify this Agreement, orally or in writing, not
executed  by  all  parties  will  be  void.

          (d) If any provision of this Agreement, or its application to anyone
or under any circumstances, is adjudicated to be invalid or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction,  such  invalidity  or  unenforceability  will not affect any other
provision or application of this Agreement which can be given effect without the
invalid  or  unenforceable  provision  or application and will not invalidate or
render  unenforceable  such  provision or application in any other jurisdiction.

          (e) This Agreement will be governed and interpreted under the laws of
the United States of America and the laws of the State of New York as applied to
contracts  made  and  carried  out  in  New  York  by  residents  of  New  York.

          (f) No failure on the part of any party to enforce any provisions of
this Agreement will act as a waiver of the right to enforce that provision.

          (g) Section headings are for convenience only and shall not define or
limit the provisions of this Agreement.

          (h) This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of
which  is  an  original.  It  shall  not  be  necessary  in making proof of this
Agreement  or  any counterpart hereof to produce or account for any of the other
counterparts.  A copy of this Agreement signed by one party and faxed to another
party  shall  be deemed to have been executed and delivered by the signing party
as  though  an  original. A photocopy of this Agreement shall be effective as an
original  for  all  purposes.

     14.  Summary of Terms of Employment

          Effective Date                  April 1st,  2004

          Term                            One year, renewable

          Office / Position               Vice President of Business Development

          Salary                          $7,500 per month

     This Agreement contains provisions requiring binding arbitration of
disputes.  By  signing this Agreement, Executive acknowledges that he or she (i)
has  read  and  understood  the entire Agreement; (ii) has received a copy of it
(iii)  has  had  the  opportunity  to ask questions and consult counsel or other
advisors  about  its  terms;  and  (iv)  agrees  to  be  bound  by  it.

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Executed to be effective as of the Effective Date.

Falcon Natural Gas Corp., by:

/s/ Massimiliano Pozzoni
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Massimiliano Pozzoni
Director

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