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Marani Brands, Inc. - Exhibit 10.4

EXHIBIT B

AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 

                 AMENDED
AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT dated as of January 1, 2008 (this "Agreement"),
by and between MARANI BRANDS, INC., a Nevada corporation (the "Company"), and
MARGRIT EYRAUD (the "Executive"). 

                 WHEREAS,
the Executive has been employed by a Subsidiary of the Company as such Subsidiary's
Chief Executive Officer, and the Company desires to retain and continue the valuable
employment services of the Executive but now as the Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer of the Company, which are critical to the Company's ability
to meet and implement its business strategy, on the terms, provisions and conditions
set forth herein; and 

                 WHEREAS
the Executive desires to serve the Company, as the Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer of the Company of, on the terms, provisions and conditions set
forth herein. 

                 NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of these premises and the mutual covenants contained
herein, and another good and valuable consideration, the receipt and legal adequacy
of which is hereby acknowledged by the parties, the Company and the Executive
hereby agree as follows: 

1. Employment. (a) The Company hereby employs the Executive, and the Executive
agrees to serve the Company during the Employment Term (as hereinafter defined),
as the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. As the
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, the Executive
will have such duties and responsibilities as are normally associated with there
positions as are specified in the By-laws of the Company, and such other duties
and responsibilities as are assigned to the Executive by the Board of Directors
of the Company that are of a nature generally performed by a chief executive officer.
Without limiting the foregoing the. The Company may request the Executive to serve
as an officer of its Subsidiaries, and if so requested, the Executive agrees to
serve as an officer of such Subsidiaries. The Executive shall be responsible for
the strategic decisions of the Company, overseeing operations, managing the Company's
legal and regulatory compliance and all merger and acquisitions the Company's
initiatives. The Company may request the Executive to serve as the Chairman, President
and Chief Executive Officer of certain of its subsidiaries and, if so requested,
the Executive agrees to serve as the Chairman, President or Chief Executive Officer
of those Subsidiaries. 

(b) The Executive shall devote the Executive best efforts and substantially all
of the Executive's business time to the performance of the Executive's duties
and responsibilities to the Company in accordance with this Agreement and shall
perform such duties and responsibilities, faithfully, diligently and competently.
The Executive shall report directly and exclusively to the Board of Directors
of the Company, and all other senior executives of the Company shall report to
the Executive. The Executive shall at all times during the Employment Term be
a director of the Company. The Executive's employment services shall be performed
at the Company's principal offices, which during the Employment Term shall be
maintained in the Los Angeles, California metropolitan area (or other such location,
as the Executive and the Company may agree upon), subject to travel reasonably
and customarily required by the Company in connection with the Executive's duties
and responsibilities to the Company. 

 

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, during the Employment Term,
the Executive shall be entitled to devote a portion of the Executive's business
time to the Executive's personal investments and to charitable, social and community
activities; provided that doing so does not materially interfere with the performance
of the Executive's duties to the Company. 

2. Employment Term. The period of the Executive's employment pursuant to
this Agreement shall commence on the date hereof and shall terminate, subject
to earlier termination as expressly provided for herein, three (3) years after
the date hereof on December 31, 2010, as it may be extended as provided in the
immediately following sentence (the "Employment Term"). The Employment Term shall
automatically extend for additional periods of one (1) year each, on each anniversary
date of the commencement of the Employment Term, unless upon not less than sixty
(60) days prior to such date, the Company notifies the Executive in writing that
the Company does not intend for the Employment Term to extend. 

3. Compensation. In consideration of the performance by the Executive of
the Executive's duties and obligations hereunder, the Executive shall be entitled
to receive the following compensation: 

(a) The Executive shall receive an annual salary of $180,000 (the "Salary"), for
the initial annual period of the Employment Term (the "Salary"). The Salary shall
be payable in accordance with the Company's regular payroll practices, as in effect
from time to time, but no less frequently than bi-monthly. On each anniversary
date of the Employment Term commencing on January 1, 2009, the Salary payable
to the Executive pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall be increased by an amount,
if any, equal to the greater of (x), five percent (5%) or (y) the percentage increase
in the consumer price index (the "CPI") for Los Angeles, California for the twelve
(12) month period ending on the preceding December 31, as published by the Federal
Bureau of Labor Statistics (the "Bureau"), or any successor entity to the Bureau
multiplied then by the current Salary pursuant to this Section 3(a); provided
that if the Bureau no longer publishes the CPI, a comparable index reasonably
acceptable to the Company and the Executive shall be substituted therefore. 

(b) Prior to any extension of the Employment Term beyond December 31, 2012, the
Company and the Executive shall negotiate in good faith and attempt to agree upon
an appropriate increase in the Salary payable to the Executive pursuant to Section
3(a) hereof, taking into account, among other things, comparable salaries for
executives performing similar services in the businesses in which the Company
is engaged and the experience and expertise of the Executive. If the Company and
the Executive are unable to agree upon a new base Salary, the Salary for such
an extension shall be fifteen percent (15%) higher than the Salary payable to
the Executive during the year immediately preceding the extension, as adjusted
for changes in the CPI as provided for herein. 

(c) The Executive shall be entitled to earn and receive an incentive bonus, based
upon the annual Net Sales (as hereinafter defined) of the Company, equal to one
percent (1%) of Net Sales (the "Incentive Bonus"). The Incentive Bonus will be
payable if the Net Sales for a fiscal year exceed the amount set forth in the
Company's budget (as approved by the Board of Directors of the Company), for such
fiscal year. For purposes hereof, "Net Sales" shall mean gross sales, less credits
and returns, as determined by the Company in good faith. The Incentive Bonus shall
be payable to the Executive within thirty (30) days of the completion of the audit
of the Company's financial statements for the applicable fiscal year of the Company.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Incentive Bonus exceed one
hundred percent (100%) of the 

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Executive's Salary pursuant to Section 3(a) hereof for the first
two (2) years of the Employment Term and two hundred percent (200%) of the Executive's
Salary pursuant to Section 3 (a) hereof for any of the other remaining years of
the Employment Term. 

(d) The Company hereby grants to the Executive options (the "Options") to purchase
5,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise price equal to $0.25
per share,. The Options shall vest (and become exercisable) as to thirty-three
and one-third percent (33 1/3%) of the underlying shares of common stock on the
first anniversary date of the Option grant and ratably each month thereafter during
the next two (2) years of the Employment Term. The Options shall become fully
vested and exercisable upon the Company's termination of the Executive's employment
hereunder Without Cause (as hereinafter defined) or the termination of such employment
by the Executive For Good Reason (as hereinafter defined) or upon the Company's
termination of the Executive's employment hereunder due to death or Disability
(as hereinafter defined). The Options shall have a term of ten (10) years and
may be exercised to the extent vested, (i) by the Executive at any time during
such ten (10) year period, if the Executive's employment is terminated Without
Cause or For Good Reason or due to Disability or if the Employment Term expires
and the Executive does not continue to be employed by the Company, (ii) by the
Executive's personal representative within one (1) year following the date of
the Executive's death, if the Executive's employment with the Company is terminated
due to the Executive's death, and (iii) by the Executive, if the Executive's employment
terminates for any other reason, (other than the expiration of the Employment
Term) by the Executive, within ninety (90) days following the Executive's termination
of employment. The Options shall be granted pursuant to a stock option plan to
be adopted by the Company Public (the "Plan") and shall by subject to such other
terms as provided in the Plan (it being understood that the Plan will have customary
provisions permitting the Company to cash-out stock options in connection with
a sale of substantially all of the Company's assets, a merger, a recapitalization
or a similar transaction). If there is any inconsistency or conflict between the
terms and provisions of the Plan and this Agreement, the terms and provisions
of this Agreement shall govern and control. 

4. Fringe Benefits; Expenses. During the Employment Term: 

(a) The Executive shall be entitled to receive all health, medical, insurance,
and pension benefits provided by the Company to any of its senior executives and
to all other fringe benefits and benefit plans provided by the Company to its
executives as a group. 

(b) The Company shall reimburse the Executive for all reasonable and necessary
expenses (including, without limitation, entertainment expenses and automobile
expenses) incurred by the Executive in connection with the performance of the
Executive's duties to the Company (it is being agreed that business-class airfare
travel is a reasonable expense for transcontinental and intercontinental travel),
upon submission of receipts and/or vouchers by the Executive in accordance with
the Company's policies and procedures. 

(c) The Company shall pay for the lease of an automobile to be used for business
purposes; provided that the costs of the lease do not exceed $650 per month. The
Company shall also pay for the insurance and other operating expenses associated
with the business use of such automobile. 

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(d) The Executive shall be entitled to four (4) weeks of vacation
time annually which shall be taken at times selected by the Executive which are
consistent with the proper performance of the Executive's duties and responsibilities
to the Company. The Executive may accrue an unlimited amount of earned but unused
vacation time in accordance with applicable law. 

(e) The Company shall pay the costs and expenses of maintaining the computer equipment
and facsimile machines used by the Executive at the Executive's home office, and
the Executive's use of a cell phone. Upon the termination of the Executive's employment
with the Company hereunder for any reason whatsoever, other than for Cause or
the expiration of the Employment Term, the Executive shall have the right to purchase
the computer equipment and facsimile machine used in the Executive's home office
by paying the Company an amount equal to the amount at which such computer equipment
and facsimile machine are then carried on the books and records of the Company.
Upon termination of the Executive's employment for any reason whatsoever, the
Executive shall be entitled to remove all of the Executive's personal effects
from the Company's premises. 

5. Inventions. Any Inventions (as herewith defined) originated or conceived
by the Executive, with the use or assistance of the facilities, materials or personnel
of the Company or any Affiliate of the Company, either solely or jointly with
others, during the Employment Term shall be the property of the Company. The Executive
hereby irrevocably assigns and transfers to the Company and agrees to transfer
and assign to the Company all of the Executive's right, title and interest in
and to all Inventions, and to applications for patents and patents granted upon
such Inventions and to all copyrightable material related thereto developed by
the Executive or under the Executive's supervision. The Executive agrees, upon
the written request of the Company and at the Company's sole cost and expense,
to do such acts, to execute such documents and instruments, to participate in
such proceedings and to take such actions as from time to time may be necessary,
required or useful, in the Company's reasonable opinion, to apply for, secure,
maintain, reissue, extend or defend the worldwide rights of the Company in the
Inventions. 

6. Disability or Death. (a) If, as a result of physical or mental disability
(any such disability to be determined by a competent physician mutually acceptable
to the Company and the Executive), the Executive shall have failed or been unable
to perform the Executive's duties hereunder for a period of one hundred eighty
(180) consecutive calendar days ("Disability"), the Company may, by written notice
to the Executive to terminate the Executive's employment under this Agreement
prior to the end of the Employment Term, effective as of the date of the notice.
If the Executive's employment is terminated due to Disability pursuant to this
Section 6(a), the Company shall pay to the Executive (in equal installments every
two (2) weeks), (i) for the succeeding twelve (12) month period, an amount equal
to eighty percent (80%) of the Executive's Salary at the date of termination and
(ii) for the twenty four (24) month period commencing on the date of the last
payment required to be made pursuant to clause (i), an amount equal to fifty percent
(50%) of the Executive's Salary at the date of termination (all regardless of
any payments that the Executive may be entitled to receive under any disability
insurance policy maintained by the Company or otherwise). In addition, the Company
shall maintain and pay for the Executive's then existing health, life insurance
and other benefits during the time period that any payments are being made pursuant
to this Section 4(a) hereof. 

(b) The period of the Executive's employment under this Agreement shall automatically
terminate upon the Executive's death. In the event of the Executive's death, the
Company shall pay to the beneficiary designated in writing to the Company by the
Executive (or if the Executive 

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fails to designate a beneficiary, to the Executive's estate), an amount at an
annual rate equal to the Executive's Salary in effect on the date of the Executive's
death for a period of eighteen (18) months from the date of the Executive's death,
payable in equal monthly installments on the first day of the month next succeeding
the date of death and the first day of each month thereafter. 

(c) In addition, if the Executive's employment with the Company is terminated
pursuant to Section 6(a) or 6(b), the Company shall pay the Executive a pro-rata
portion of the Incentive Bonus for the year in which such termination occurred,
based upon the number of days during such year that the Executive was employed.

7. Termination. (a) The Company shall have the right to terminate the Executive's
employment with the Company hereunder (i) for Cause (as hereinafter defined) or
(ii) Without Cause (as hereinafter defined). 

(b) For purposes hereof, the term "Cause" shall mean conduct on the part pf the
Executive which constitutes: (i) misconduct by the Executive or gross negligence
which is or likely to be materially injurious to the Company; (ii) misappropriation
of the Company's assets on the usurpation of a business opportunity of the Company;
(iii) breach of any fiduciary duty (as determined by a final judgment of a court
of competent jurisdiction from which no appeal may be taken); (iv) a material
violation by the Executive of any of the written policies of the Company or any
provision of any "code of ethics", as from time to time in effect; (v) the Executive
engaging in an act of unlawful employment discrimination, including, but not limited
to, sexual, racial, religious, or other forms of harassment; (vi) conduct on the
part of the Executive which the Company in good faith determines has reflected
so seriously on the Company's public reputation as to materially prejudice the
Company or its business; (vii) the conviction of, or plea or guilty or nolo contendere
to a criminal violation which constitutes a felony; or (viii) a breach of any
material obligation of the Executive hereunder which is not cured within thirty
(30) days after written notice of such breach from the Company; provided that
in each case prior to any such termination for Cause, on not less that ten (10)
days prior to such termination, the Executive shall be given a hearing before
the Board of Directors of the Company (at which an attorney representing the Executive
may attend) to review and give the Executive and opportunity to refute the grounds
for termination. 

(c) If the employment of the Executive hereunder is terminated for Cause, the
Company shall not be obligated to make any further payments to the Executive hereunder
(other than for accrued and unpaid Salary and for accrued vacation and the reimbursement
of expenses incurred in accordance with Section 4(b) hereof, in each case through
the date of termination), or to continue to provide any benefit to the Executive
under this Agreement (other than benefits which have accrued pursuant to any plan
or applicable law through the date of termination). 

(d) If the employment of the Executive is terminated Without Cause or for Good
Reason, (i) the Company shall pay to the Executive the Salary and the Incentive
Bonus, for the remainder of the current Employment Term, all regardless of the
amount of compensation of the Executive may earn or be able to earn with respect
to any other employment that the Executive may obtain or be able to obtain (i.e.,
the Executive shall have no duty to mitigate and the Company shall have no right
to offset), (ii) all of the Executive's Options to purchase stock shall become
fully vested and immediately exercisable, (iii) the Company shall reimburse the
Executive for all expenses the Executive incurred in accordance with Section 4(b)
hereof, (iv) during the period in which the Executive is receiving payments pursuant
to clause (i) of this Section 7(d), the Company shall maintain and pay for the
Executive's then existing health insurance, life 

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insurance and other benefits; provided, however, that the Company's
obligations under this clause (iv) shall terminate to the extent that the Executive
is offered and receives comparable health or life insurance coverage (both as
to the cost and benefits provided when compared to the policies and benefits in
effect prior to termination), as reasonably and in good faith determined by the
Executive and (v) the Company shall pay to the Executive all accrued and unpaid
Salary through the date of termination. 

(e) For purposes hereof, "Without Cause" shall mean a termination of the Executive's
employment hereunder by the Company for any reason whatsoever, other than (i)
for Cause pursuant to Section 7(a) hereof, (ii) upon death or Disability pursuant
to Section 6 hereof, (iii) by virtue of expiration of the Employment Term under
this Agreement, or (iv) a voluntary termination of employment by the Executive
in the absence of Good Reason. A termination of the Executive's employment hereunder
for Good Reason shall have the same consequences as a termination of the Executive's
employment by the Company Without Cause. 

(f) The Executive shall have the right to terminate the Executive's employment
with the Company under this Agreement prior to the end of the Employment Term
upon prior written notice to the Company, specifying the reason for termination
and the following occurrence of any of the following events (each of which should
constitute "Good Reason"): (i) the Executive is not elected to the Board of Directors
of the Company or is removed from the Board of Directors of the Company. (ii)
the Company materially reduces the Executive's duties and responsibilities hereunder
or removes the title Chief Executive Officer from the Executive's position; or
(iii) the Company fails to perform or observe or breaches any of its material
obligations to the Executive under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the forgoing,
the Executive shall not be entitled to terminate the Executive's employment with
the Company pursuant to this Section 7(f) unless the Executive has notified the
Company of the Executive's intent to so terminate within thirty (30) days after
the Executive has actual knowledge of the event giving rise to the notice and
the Company fails to cure the condition specified in the Executive's notice to
the Company within thirty (30) days after such notice is furnished to the Company;
provided, however, that the Company shall not have an opportunity to cure any
fact or circumstance arising during any twelve (12) month period that gives the
Executive a right to terminate his employment pursuant to this Section 7(f) if
substantially the same fact or circumstance has previously occurred during such
twelve (12) month period and the Executive has previously given the Company notice
of the Executive's intent to terminate the Executive's employment because of the
occurrence of such fact or circumstance. If the Executive terminates the Executive's
employment pursuant to the Section 7(f), such termination shall have the same
effect and affording to the Executive the same rights and benefits as otherwise
provided in this Agreement upon a termination of the Executive's employment by
the Company Without Cause. 

8.   Restrictive Covenants Applicable to the Executive. 

8.1 Certain Acknowledgments by the Executive. 

(a) The Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Executive's position with the
Company places the Executive in a position of confidence and trust with the Company
and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates and with those Persons with whom the Company
and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates do business, including, without limitation,
clients, customers, vendors, licensors, licensees and employees. The Executive
acknowledges and agrees that the business of the Company is carried on throughout
the United States of America and throughout the world, and that it is the intention
of the Company to continue to expand the geographic area in which the 

   

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business is conducted and marketed and, accordingly, it is reasonable that the
restrictive covenants set forth in this Section 8 are not limited by specific
geographic area. In addition, the Executive acknowledges and agrees that in the
course of rendering services to the Company, the Executive will acquire access
to, and become acquainted with the Confidential and Proprietary Information (as
hereinafter defined) of the Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates that is
non-public, confidential or proprietary in nature, and that it is within the legitimate
interests of the Company to protect all Confidential and Proprietary Information.
The Executive acknowledges that the Company will be irreparably damaged if the
Executive were to violate the provisions of this Section 8, and that the provisions
of this Section 8 are fair and reasonable and necessary to adequately protect
the Company. 

(b) The Executive hereby covenants and agrees that, during the Employment Term
and thereafter, unless otherwise authorized by the Company in writing, the Executive
shall not, directly and indirectly, under any circumstance: (i) disclose to any
other Person (other than as may be required in connection with the Executive's
employment with the Company) any Confidential and Proprietary Information; (ii)
act or fail to act so as to impair the confidential or proprietary nature of any
Confidential and Proprietary Information; (iii) use any Confidential and Proprietary
Information other-than-for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Company; (iv)
offer or agree to, or cause or assist in the inception of continuation of, any
such disclosure, impairment or use of any Confidential and Proprietary Information.
Promptly following the termination of the Executive's employment with the Company
for any reason whatsoever, the Executive shall return to the Company all documents,
records and other items and materials that contain any Confidential and Proprietary
Information (regardless of the medium in which maintained or stored), without
retaining any copies, notes or excerpts thereof. 

(c) For purposes hereof, the term "Confidential and Proprietary Information" shall
mean any and all (i) confidential or proprietary information or material not generally
in the public domain about or relating to the business, operations, assets, prospects
or financial condition of the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company
or any of the Company's or any such Subsidiary's or Affiliate's trade secrets
including, without limitation, research and development plans or projects; data
and reports; computer materials such as programs, instructions and printouts;
formulas; product testing information; business improvements; processes, marketing
and selling strategies; strategic business plans (whether or not pursued); budgets;
unpublished financial statements; licenses, pricing, pricing strategy and cost
data; information regarding the skills and compensation of employees; the identities
of customers and potential customers; the identities of contact Persons at customers
and potential customers; the particular preferences, likes dislikes and needs
of customers and contact Persons at customers and potential customers with respect
to products, pricing, timing, sales, terms, service plans, methods, practices,
strategies, forecasts, know-how and other marketing techniques; the identities
of key accounts and potential key accounts; the identities of suppliers, vendors,
distributors and contractors; and all information about those supplier, vendor,
distributor and contractor relationships such as contact Persons, pricing and
other terms, in each case with respect to the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate
of the Company or (ii) information, documentation or material not generally in
the public domain by virtue of any action by or on the part of the Executive,
the knowledge of which gives or is likely to give the Company or any Affiliate
of the Company a material competitive advantage over any Person not possessing
such information. The Executive also acknowledges and agrees that all Confidential
Information is also entitled to all of the 

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protections and benefits available to the Beneficiaries under applicable
law, including, without limitation, laws relating to trade secrets. 

8.2 Covenant Modification. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that the
provisions of this Section 8, hereof, and the period of time, geographic area
and scope and type of restrictions on the Executive's activities set forth in
this Section 8, are reasonable and necessary for the protection of the Beneficiaries
(as hereinafter defined). If any provision contained in this Section 8 shall be
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable
by reason of its extending for too great a period of time or over too great a
geographical area or by reason of its being too extensive in any other respect,
(x) such provision shall be interpreted to extend over the maximum period of time
for which it may be enforceable and/or over the maximum geographical area as to
which it may be enforceable and/or to the maximum extent in all other respects
as to which it may be enforceable, all is determined by such court making such
determination, and (y) in its reduced form, such provision shall then be enforceable,
but such reduced form of provision shall only apply with respect to the operation
of such provision in the particular jurisdiction in or for which such adjudication
is made. It is the intention of the parties that all of the provisions of this
Section 8 shall be enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.

8.3 No Solicitation. During the Employment Term and for one (1) year thereafter
(the "Restriction Period"), the Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, solicit,
entice, persuade induce or cause any employee, officer, manager, director, consultant,
agent or independent contractor of any of the Beneficiaries to terminate such
employment, consultancy or other such engagement and become employed by or engaged
with any other Person or entity, or approach any such employee, officer, manager,
director, consultant, agent or independent contractor for any of the foregoing
purposes, or authorize or assist in the taking of any such action by any Person
or entity or hire, or retain or engage any such employee, officer, director, consultant,
agent or independent contractor. 

8.4 Non-Competition. Except with respect to any Beneficiary, during the
Restriction Period, the Executive shall not, alone or in association with any
other Person, directly or indirectly, (i) engage, directly or indirectly, in any
Competing Business (ii) acquire, or own in any manner, any interest in any Person
that engages in any Competing Business, or (iii) be interested in (whether as
an owner, director, officer, partner, member, lender, shareholder, vendor, consultant,
employee, advisor, agent, independent contractor or otherwise), or otherwise participate
in the management or operation of, any Person that engages in a Competing Business.
The foregoing restriction of this Section 8.4 shall not prohibit the Executive
from acquiring or holding not more than five percent (5%) percent of any class
of equity securities of a corporation or other entity whose shares are listed
or admitted to trade on a national securities exchange or are quoted on NASDAQ
(or a similar market or quotation system if NASDAQ is no longer providing such
information), or any passive investment of less than five percent (5%) of a private
company. The restrictions of Sections 8.3 and 8.4 hereof shall apply after the
end of the Employment Term in the case of a termination Without Cause or For Good
Reason, only to the extent the Company continues to make the payments and provides
the benefits to the Executive to be paid and provided by the Company in accordance
with this Agreement during such one (1) year period. 

8.5 Remedies for Breach. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that any
breach or threatened breach of the covenants or other provisions contained in
Sections 8.1 through 8.3 hereof, will cause the Company material and irreparable
damage, the exact amount of which will be difficult to ascertain, and that the
remedies at law for any such breach will be inadequate. 

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Accordingly, the Company shall, in addition to all other available rights and
remedies (including, but not limited to, seeking such damages as either of them
can show it has sustained by reason of such breach and recovery of costs and expenses
including, but not limited to, attorneys' fees and expenses), be entitled to specific
performance and injunctive relief (including, without limitation, a temporary
and/or permanent restraining order and/or a permanent injunction) in respect of
any breach or threatened breach of any of such covenants or provisions, without
being required to post a bond or other security and without having to prove the
inadequacy of the available remedies at law. 

9. Indemnification, etc. The Company agrees to indemnify the Executive
and hold the Executive harmless to the fullest extent 'permitted by applicable
law, from and against any liabilities, damages, costs, losses or expenses (including,
without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) incurred in connection
with any claim, investigation, action, suit or other proceeding with respect to
or arising out of the Executive serving as an officer or director of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates during the Employment Term. In that regard,
the Company shall concurrently herewith enter into an indemnification agreement
with the Executive substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (the
"Indemnification Agreement"). Without limiting the foregoing, during the Employment
Term, and for a period of six (6) years thereafter (unless the Executive's employment
is terminated for Cause), the Company will maintain in full force and effect and
pay the premium on directors and officers liability insurance providing coverage
of not less than $5,000,000 and which covers the period of time that the Executive
was an officer and director of the Company. 

10. Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement (together with the Plan
and the Indemnification Agreement) contains the entire understanding and agreement
of the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and it supersedes all prior
and/or contemporaneous understandings and agreements of any kind and nature (whether
written or oral) between the parties with respect to such subject matter, all
of which are merged herein. This Agreement may not be modified, amended, altered
or supplemented, except by a written agreement executed by each of the Company
and the Executive. 

11. Waiver. Any waiver by a party of any breach of or failure to comply
with any provision or condition of this Agreement by the other party shall not
be construed as, or constitute, a continuing waiver of such provision or condition,
or a waiver of any other breach of, or failure to comply with, any other provision
or condition of this Agreement. Any such waiver shall be limited to the specific
matter and instance for which it is given. No waiver of any such breach or failure
of any provision or condition of this Agreement shall be effective unless in a
written instrument signed by the party granting the waiver. No failure or delay
by either party to enforce or exercise its rights hereunder shall be deemed a
waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or
any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such rights, preclude any
other or further exercise thereof, at any time whatsoever, or the exercise of
any other right. 

12. Notices. All notices, demands, consents, requests, instructions and
other communications to be given or delivered or permitted under or by reason
of the provisions of this Agreement or in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be delivered and received by
the intended recipient as follows: (a) if personally delivered, on the business
day of such delivery (as evidenced by the receipt of the personal delivery service),
(b) if mailed certified or registered mail return receipt requested (with all
postage costs prepaid), four (4) business days after being mailed, (c) if delivered
by an overnight courier service of 

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recognized standing (with all charges having been prepaid), on
the business day of such delivery (as evidenced by the receipt of the overnight
courier service), or (d) if delivered by facsimile transmission, on the business
day of such transmission if sent by 5:00 p.m. in the time zone of the recipient,
or if sent after that time, on the next succeeding business day (in each case
as evidenced by the printed confirmation of delivery generated by the sending
party's telecopier machine). If any notice, demand, consent, request, instruction
or other communication cannot be delivered because of a change of address of which
no notice was given (in accordance with this Section 12), or the refusal to accept
same, the notice, demand, consent, request, instruction or other communication
shall be deemed received on the second business day the notice is sent (as evidenced
by a sworn affidavit of the sender). All such notices, demands, consents, requests,
instructions and other communications will be sent to the following addresses
or facsimile numbers as applicable: 

	 	If to the Company: 

      

      13152 Raymer Street 

      Suite 1A 

      North Hollywood, CA 91605 

      Facsimile No.:818-503-4478 

      

      

      

      If to the Executive: 

      

      851 Idelwood Road 

      Glendale, CA 91202

 

or to such other address as any party may specify by notice given to the other
party in accordance with this Section 12. 

13. Governing Law; Arbitration. (a) This Agreement shall be governed by
and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of California
applicable to agreements made and to be performed in that State, without regard
to any of its conflicts of laws, principles or other laws which would result in
the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. 

(b) Any dispute or claim under this Agreement (including, without limitation,
any action to enforce this Agreement) shall be exclusively determined by binding
arbitration conducted in accordance with the rules and procedures of this American
Arbitration Association (the "AAA"). The arbitration shall take place in Los Angeles,
California, and shall be before a single arbitrator mutually acceptable to the
Company and the Executive, or if the Company and the Executive are unable to agree
upon one (1) arbitrator, the Company and the Executive shall end appoint one (1)
arbitrator and the two (2) arbitrators shall each appoint a third arbitrator.
The determination of the arbitrator or arbitrators (which shall be in writing),
as the case may be, shall be conclusive and biding on the parties and not subject
to judicial review. If there are three (3) arbitrators, the determination of a
majority of the arbitrators shall be controlling. The arbitrator or the arbitrators,
as the case may be, shall entitled to award that the costs and expenses (including,
without limitation, attorney's fees and expenses) incurred by the prevailing party
in the arbitration be reimbursed by the other party. The determination of the
arbitrator or arbitrators, as the case may be, shall be entitled to be enforced
in any court of competent jurisdiction. 

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14. Severability. Should any provision of this Agreement
be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction by a court
of competent jurisdiction, that holding shall be effective only to the extent
of such invalidity, illegally or unenforceability without invalidating or rendering
illegal or unenforceable the remaining provisions hereof, and any such invalidity,
illegally or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render
unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. It is the intent of the
parties that this Agreement be fully enforced to the fullest extent permitted
by applicable law. 

15. Binding Effect; Assignment. This Agreement and the rights and obligations
hereunder may not be assigned by either party hereto, except with the prior written
consent of the other parties hereto. This Agreement shall be binding upon and
shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors
(including, without limitation, with respect to the Company, successors by merger,
share exchange, consolidation, recapitalization or other similar transaction)
and permitted assigns and, in the case of the Executive, the estate and personal
representatives of the Executive. Except as expressly permitted by this Section
15, nothing herein is intended or shall be construed to confer upon or give to
any Person, any rights, privileges or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement.

16. Drafting History. In resolving any dispute hereunder or construing
any provision in the Agreement, there shall be no presumption made or inference
drawn (a) because the attorneys for one of the parties drafted such provision
of this Agreement, (b) because of the drafting history of this Agreement, or (c)
because of the inclusion of a provision not contained in a prior draft or the
deletion of a provision contained in a prior draft. The parties acknowledge and
agree that this Agreement was negotiated and drafted with each party being represented
by counsel of its choice and with each party having an equal opportunity to participate
in the drafting of the provisions hereof and that this Agreement shall not be
interpreted or construed with any presumption against either party hereto. 

17. Definitions. In addition to the other definitions provided for in this
Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this
Section 17: 

(a) "Affiliate" of any Person means any stockholder or Person or entity controlling,
controlled by under common control with such Person, or any director, officer
or key employee of such Person. For purposes of this definition, "control," when
used with respect to any Person, means the power to direct the management and
policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership
of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms "controlling" and
"controlled" have meanings that correspond to the foregoing. 

(b) "Beneficiary" shall mean the Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates and
the parent of any of them. 

(c) "Competing Business" shall mean any business, enterprise or other Person that
as one of its principal businesses or activities acts as a distributor or wholesaler
of products that are in the same product category sold or distributed by the Company
or any Subsidiary of the Company during the period of time that the Executive
is employed by the Company. 

(d) "Inventions" shall mean inventions, discoveries, concepts and ideas, whether
patentable or not, including, without limitation, processes, methods, formulae
and techniques, and improvements thereof or know-how related thereto, concerning
any present or prospective activities of the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate
of the Company, with which the 

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Executive becomes or has become, directly or indirectly, involved
as a result, in whole or in part of the Executive's employment by the Company,
or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company, or as a result of the Executive's
familiarity with, or exposure to, any Confidential Information, and to the extent
applicable, the foregoing shall constitute "work for hire" under all applicable
copyright, trademark or similar statutes, regulations and decisional law. 

(e) "Person" shall mean, without limitation, any natural person, corporation,
partnership, limited liability company, joint stock company, joint venture association,
trust or other similar entity or firm. 

(f) "Subsidiary" shall mean any Person of which another Person owns more than
fifty percent (50%) of the voting capital stock or other equity interests of such
Person or which can appoint a majority of the board of directors or other governing
body of such Person or otherwise can direct the policies of such Person, whether
by contract, or otherwise. 

18. Headings. The section headings contained in this Agreement are inserted
for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning, construction
or interpretation of this Agreement. Any reference to the masculine, feminine,
or neuter gender shall be a reference to such other gender as is appropriate.
References to the singular shall include the plural and vice versa. 

19. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two (2) or more counterparts,
and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when
executed shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which, when taken together,
shall constitute one and the same document. This Agreement may be executed by
facsimile signature which shall constitute a legal and valid signature for purposes
hereof. This Agreement shall become effective when one or more counterparts, taken
together, shall have been executed and delivered by all of the parties. 

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                     IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Company and the Executive has executed this Agreement
as of the date first above written. 

	 	MARANI BRANDS, INC. 

      

      

      By: _______________________________

      Name:    

      Title:      

      

      

      __________________________________

      MARGRIT EYRAUD 

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ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT 

                     ASSIGNMENT
AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT detail as of April 7, 2008 (this "Agreement"), by and
among MARANI BRANDS, INC., a Nevada corporation (the "Company") MARANI SPIRITS,
INC., f/k/a MARGRIT ENTERPRISES INTERNATIONAL, INC., a California corporation
("MSI"), and MARGRIT EYRAUD (the " Executive"). 

                     WHEREAS,
MSI and the Executive are parties to an Employment Agreement dated as of January
1, 2008, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A (the "Employment Agreement");
and 

                     WHEREAS,
effective as of this date, pursuant to a merger of a wholly-owned subsidiary of
the Company with and into MSI, MSI became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company;
and 

                     WHEREAS,
the Company, MSI and the Executive, desire that the Employment Agreement be assigned
to the Company by MSI and MSI assume all the obligations of MSI thereunder, and
thereafter that the Employment Agreement be immediately amended and restated in
its entirely in the form of the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement attached
hereto as Exhibit B (the "New Agreement"). 

                     NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of these premises and other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and legal adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties intending
to be legally banned, hereby agree as follows: 

	1. 	MSI hereby assigns to the Company the Employment
      Agreement and all of MSI's rights and obligations thereunder. The Company
      hereby assumes the Employment Agreement and all of the rights and obligations
      of MSI thereunder. 
	 	 
	2. 	The Executive hereby consents to the assignment
      and assumption of the Employment Agreement provided for in Section 1 hereof.
      
	 	 
	3. 	The Company and the Executive agree that the
      Employment Agreement is hereby amended and restated as the New Agreement,
      which shall govern the employment relationship between the Company and the
      Executive. 
	 	 
	4. 	This Agreement (together with the Employment
      Agreement and the New Agreement) contains the entire understanding and agreement
      of the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and it supersedes all
      prior and/or contemporaneous understandings and agreements of any kind and
      nature (whether written or oral) between the parties with respect to such
      subject matter, all of which are merged herein. This Agreement may not be
      modified, amended, altered or supplemented, except by a written agreement
      executed by each of the parties hereto. 

 

	5. 	This Agreement shall be governed by and construed
      and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of California applicable
      to agreements made and to be performed in that State, without regard to
      any of its conflicts of laws, principles or other laws which would result
      in the application of the laws of another jurisdiction.  
	 	 
	6. 	In resolving any dispute hereunder or construing
      any provision in the Agreement, there shall be no presumption made or inference
      drawn (a) because the attorneys for one of the parties drafted such provision
      of this Agreement, (b) because of the drafting history of this Agreement,
      or (c) because of the inclusion of a provision not contained in a prior
      draft or the deletion of a provision contained in a prior draft. The parties
      acknowledge and agree that this Agreement was negotiated and drafted with
      each party being represented by counsel of its choice and with each party
      having an equal opportunity to participate in the drafting of the provisions
      hereof and that this Agreement shall not be interpreted or construed with
      any presumption against either party hereto. 
	 	 
	7. 	This Agreement may be executed in two (2) or
      more counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts,
      each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original, and all of
      which, when taken together, shall constitute one and the same document.
      This Agreement may be executed by facsimile signature which shall constitute
      a legal and valid signature for purposes hereof. This Agreement shall become
      effective when one or more counterparts, taken together, shall have been
      executed and delivered by all of the parties. 
	 	 

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                     IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has executed this Agreement as of the date
first above written. 

	 	MARANI BARNDS, INC. 

      

      

      By: _______________________________

      Name:    

      Title:      

      

      

      MARANI SPRITS, INC. f/k/a: 

      MARGRIT ENTERPRISES, INTERNATIONAL, INC. 

      

      

      By: _______________________________

      Name:    

      Title:     

      

      

      __________________________________

      MARGRIT EYRAUDMarani Brands, Inc. - Exhibit 10.5

EXHIBIT B

AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 

                 AMENDED
AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT dated as of January 1, 2008 (this "Agreement"),
by and between MARANI BRANDS, INC., a Nevada corporation (the "Company"), and
ARA H. ZARTARIAN (the "Executive"). 

                 WHEREAS,
the Executive has been employed by a Subsidiary of the Company, as such Subsidiary's
President, and the Company desires to retain and continue the valuable employment
services of the Executive as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating
Officer of the Company, which are critical to the Company's ability to meet and
implement its business strategy, on the terms, provisions and conditions set forth
herein; and 

                 WHEREAS
the Executive desires to continue to serve the Company, in the capacity of Executive
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, on the terms, provisions
and conditions set forth herein. 

                 NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of these premises and the mutual covenants contained
herein, and another good and valuable consideration, the receipt and legal adequacy
of which is hereby acknowledged by the parties, the Company and the Executive
hereby agree as follows: 

1. Employment. (a) The Company hereby employs the Executive, and the Executive
agrees to serve the Company during the Employment Term (as hereinafter defined),
as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company. As
the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, the Executive
will have such duties and responsibilities as are normally associated with that
position as are specified in the By-laws of the Company, and such other duties
and responsibilities as are assigned to the Executive by the Chief Executive Officer
of the Company and the Board of Directors of the Company. The Company may request
the Executive to serve as an officer of its Subsidiaries, and if so requested,
the Executive agrees to serve as an officer of such Subsidiaries. The Executive
shall report directly to the Company's Chief Executive Officer. 

(b) The Executive shall devote the Executive best efforts and substantially all
of the Executive's business time to the performance of the Executive's duties
and responsibilities to the Company in accordance with this Agreement and shall
perform such duties and responsibilities, faithfully, diligently and competently.
The Executive shall at all times during the Employment Term be a director of the
Company. The Executive's employment services shall be performed at the Company's
principal offices, which during the Employment Term shall be maintained in the
Los Angeles, California metropolitan area (or other such location, as the Executive
and the Company may agree upon), subject to travel reasonably and customarily
required by the Company in connection with the Executive's duties and responsibilities
to the Company. 

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, during the Employment Term, the Executive shall
be entitled to devote a portion of the Executive's business time to the Executive's
personal investments and to charitable, social and community activities; provided
that doing so does not materially interfere with the performance of the Executive's
duties to the Company. 

 

 2. Employment Term. The period of the Executive's employment
pursuant to this Agreement shall commence on the date hereof and shall terminate,
subject to earlier termination as expressly provided for herein, three (3) years
after the date hereof on December 31, 2010, as it may be extended as provided
in the immediately following sentence (the "Employment Term"). The Employment
Term shall automatically extend for additional periods of one (1) year each, on
each anniversary date of the commencement of the Employment Term, unless upon
not less than sixty (60) days prior to such date, the Company notifies the Executive
in writing that the Company does not intend for the Employment Term to extend.

3. Compensation. In consideration of the performance by the Executive of
the Executive's duties and obligations hereunder, the Executive shall be entitled
to receive the following compensation: 

(a) The Executive shall receive an annual salary of $178,000 (the "Salary"), for
the initial annual period of the Employment Term (the "Salary"). The Salary shall
be payable in accordance with the Company's regular payroll practices, as in effect
from time to time, but no less frequently than bi-monthly. On each anniversary
date of the Employment Term commencing on January 1, 2009, the Salary payable
to the Executive pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall be increased by an amount,
if any, equal to the greater of (x), five percent (5%) or (y) the percentage increase
in the consumer price index (the "CPI") for Los Angeles, California for the twelve
(12) month period ending on the preceding December 31, as published by the Federal
Bureau of Labor Statistics (the "Bureau"), or any successor entity to the Bureau
multiplied then by the current Salary pursuant to this Section 3(a); provided
that if the Bureau no longer publishes the CPI, a comparable index reasonably
acceptable to the Company and the Executive shall be substituted therefore. 

(b) Prior to any extension of the Employment Term beyond December 31, 2012, the
Company and the Executive shall negotiate in good faith and attempt to agree upon
an appropriate increase in the Salary payable to the Executive pursuant to Section
3(a) hereof, taking into account, among other things, comparable salaries for
executives performing similar services in the businesses in which the Company
is engaged and the experience and expertise of the Executive. If the Company and
the Executive are unable to agree upon a new base Salary, the Salary for such
an extension shall be fifteen percent (15%) higher than the Salary payable to
the Executive during the year immediately preceding the extension, as adjusted
for changes in the CPI as provided for herein. 

(c) The Executive shall be entitled to earn and receive an incentive bonus, based
upon the annual Net Sales (as hereinafter defined) of the Company, equal to one
percent (1%) of Net Sales (the "Incentive Bonus"). The Incentive Bonus will be
payable if the Net Sales for a fiscal year exceed the amount set forth in the
Company's budget (as approved by the Board of Directors of the Company), for such
fiscal year. For purposes hereof, "Net Sales" shall mean gross sales, less credits
and returns, as determined by the Company in good faith. The Incentive Bonus shall
be payable to the Executive within thirty (30) days of the completion of the audit
of the Company's financial statements for the applicable fiscal year of the Company.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Incentive Bonus exceed one
hundred percent (100%) of the Executive's Salary pursuant to Section 3(a) hereof
for the first two (2) years of the Employment Term and two hundred percent (200%)
of the Executive's Salary pursuant to Section 3 (a) hereof for any of the other
remaining years of the Employment Term. 

(d) The Company hereby grants to the Executive options (the "Options") to purchase
5,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise price equal to $0.25
per share, which Options shall be exercisable into shares of the Public Company
(as hereinafter defined). 

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The Options shall vest (and become exercisable) as to thirty-three
and one-third percent (33 1/3%) of the underlying shares of common stock on the
first anniversary date of the Option grant and ratably each month thereafter during
the next two (2) years of the Employment Term. The Options shall become fully
vested and exercisable upon the Company's termination of the Executive's employment
hereunder Without Cause (as hereinafter defined) or the termination of such employment
by the Executive For Good Reason (as hereinafter defined) or upon the Company's
termination of the Executive's employment hereunder due to death or Disability
(as hereinafter defined). The Options shall have a term of ten (10) years and
may be exercised to the extent vested, (i) by the Executive at any time during
such ten (10) year period, if the Executive's employment is terminated Without
Cause or For Good Reason or due to Disability or if the Employment Term expires
and the Executive does not continue to be employed by the Company, (ii) by the
Executive's personal representative within one (1) year following the date of
the Executive's death, if the Executive's employment with the Company is terminated
due to the Executive's death, and (iii) by the Executive, if the Executive's employment
terminates for any other reason, (other than the expiration of the Employment
Term) by the Executive, within ninety (90) days following the Executive's termination
of employment. The Options shall be granted pursuant to a stock option plan to
be adopted by the Company (the "Plan") and shall by subject to such other terms
as provided in the Plan (it being understood that the Plan will have customary
provisions permitting the Company to cash-out stock options in connection with
a sale of substantially all of the Company's assets, a merger, a recapitalization
or a similar transaction). If there is any inconsistency or conflict between the
terms and provisions of the Plan and this Agreement, the terms and provisions
of this Agreement shall govern and control. 

4. Fringe Benefits; Expenses. During the Employment Term: 

(a) The Executive shall be entitled to receive all health, medical, insurance
and pension benefits provided by the Company to any of its senior executives and
to all other fringe benefits and benefit plans provided by the Company to its
executives as a group. 

(b) The Company shall reimburse the Executive for all reasonable and necessary
expenses (including, without limitation, entertainment expenses and automobile
expenses) incurred by the Executive in connection with the performance of the
Executive's duties to the Company (it is being agreed that business-class airfare
travel is a reasonable expense for transcontinental and intercontinental travel),
upon submission of receipts and/or vouchers by the Executive in accordance with
the Company's policies and procedures. 

(c) The Company shall pay for the lease of an automobile to be used for business
purposes; provided that the costs of the lease do not exceed $650 per month. The
Company shall also pay for the insurance and other operating expenses associated
with the business use of such automobile. 

(d) The Executive shall be entitled to four (4) weeks of vacation time annually
which shall be taken at times selected by the Executive which are consistent with
the proper performance of the Executive's duties and responsibilities to the Company.
The timing of the Executive's utilization of vacation time shall be subject to
the reasonable prior approval of the Company's Chief Executive Officer. The Executive
may accrue an unlimited amount of earned but unused vacation time in accordance
with applicable law. 

(e) The Company shall pay the costs and expenses of maintaining the computer equipment
and facsimile machines used by the Executive at the Executive's home office, and
the 

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Executive's use of a cell phone. Upon the termination of the Executive's
employment with the Company hereunder for any reason whatsoever, other than for
Cause or the expiration of the Employment Term, the Executive shall have the right
to purchase the computer equipment and facsimile machine used in the Executive's
home office by paying the Company an amount equal to the amount at which such
computer equipment and facsimile machine are then carried on the books and records
of the Company. Upon termination of the Executive's employment for any reason
whatsoever, the Executive shall be entitled to remove all of the Executive's personal
effects from the Company's premises. 

5. Inventions. Any Inventions (as herewith defined) originated or conceived
by the Executive, with the use or assistance of the facilities, materials or personnel
of the Company or any Affiliate of the Company, either solely or jointly with
others, during the Employment Term shall be the property of the Company. The Executive
hereby irrevocably assigns and transfers to the Company and agrees to transfer
and assign to the Company all of the Executive's right, title and interest in
and to all Inventions, and to applications for patents and patents granted upon
such Inventions and to all copyrightable material related thereto developed by
the Executive or under the Executive's supervision. The Executive agrees, upon
the written request of the Company and at the Company's sole cost and expense,
to do such acts, to execute such documents and instruments, to participate in
such proceedings and to take such actions as from time to time may be necessary,
required or useful, in the Company's reasonable opinion, to apply for, secure,
maintain, reissue, extend or defend the worldwide rights of the Company in the
Inventions. 

6. Disability or Death. (a) If, as a result of physical or mental disability
(any such disability to be determined by a competent physician mutually acceptable
to the Company and the Executive), the Executive shall have failed or been unable
to perform the Executive's duties hereunder for a period of one hundred eighty
(180) consecutive calendar days ("Disability"), the Company may, by written notice
to the Executive to terminate the Executive's employment under this Agreement
prior to the end of the Employment Term, effective as of the date of the notice.
If the Executive's employment is terminated due to Disability pursuant to this
Section 6(a), the Company shall pay to the Executive (in equal installments every
two (2) weeks), (i) for the succeeding twelve (12) month period, an amount equal
to eighty percent (80%) of the Executive's Salary at the date of termination and
(ii) for the twenty four (24) month period commencing on the date of the last
payment required to be made pursuant to clause (i), an amount equal to fifty percent
(50%) of the Executive's Salary at the date of termination (all regardless of
any payments that the Executive may be entitled to receive under any disability
insurance policy maintained by the Company or otherwise). In addition, the Company
shall maintain and pay for the Executive's then existing health, life insurance
and other benefits during the time period that any payments are being made pursuant
to this Section 4(a) hereof. 

(b) The period of the Executive's employment under this Agreement shall automatically
terminate upon the Executive's death. In the event of the Executive's death, the
Company shall pay to the beneficiary designated in writing to the Company by the
Executive (or if the Executive fails to designate a beneficiary, to the Executive's
estate), an amount at an annual rate equal to the Executive's Salary in effect
on the date of the Executive's death for a period of eighteen (18) months from
the date of the Executive's death, payable in equal monthly installments on the
first day of the month next succeeding the date of death and the first day of
each month thereafter. 

(c) In addition, if the Executive's employment with the Company is terminated
pursuant to Section 6(a) or 6(b), the Company shall pay the Executive a pro-rata
portion of the Incentive 

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Bonus for the year in which such termination occurred, based upon the number of
days during such year that the Executive was employed. 

7. Termination. (a) The Company shall have the right to terminate the Executive's
employment with the Company hereunder (i) for Cause (as hereinafter defined) or
(ii) Without Cause (as hereinafter defined). 

(b) For purposes hereof, the term "Cause" shall mean conduct on the part pf the
Executive which constitutes: (i) misconduct by the Executive or gross negligence
which is or likely to be materially injurious to the Company; (ii) misappropriation
of the Company's assets on the usurpation of a business opportunity of the Company;
(iii) breach of any fiduciary duty (as determined by a final judgment of a court
of competent jurisdiction from which no appeal may be taken); (iv) a material
violation by the Executive of any of the written policies of the Company or any
provision of any "code of ethics", as from time to time in effect; (v) the Executive
engaging in an act of unlawful employment discrimination, including, but not limited
to, sexual, racial, religious, or other forms of harassment; (vi) conduct on the
part of the Executive which the Company in good faith determines has reflected
so seriously on the Company's public reputation as to materially prejudice the
Company or its business; (vii) the conviction of, or plea or guilty or nolo contendere
to a criminal violation which constitutes a felony; or (viii) a breach of any
material obligation of the Executive hereunder which is not cured within thirty
(30) days after written notice of such breach from the Company; provided that
in each case prior to any such termination for Cause, on not less that ten (10)
days prior to such termination, the Executive shall be given a hearing before
the Board of Directors of the Company (at which an attorney representing the Executive
may attend) to review and give the Executive and opportunity to refute the grounds
for termination. 

(c) If the employment of the Executive hereunder is terminated for Cause, the
Company shall not be obligated to make any further payments to the Executive hereunder
(other than for accrued and unpaid Salary and for accrued vacation and the reimbursement
of expenses incurred in accordance with Section 4(b) hereof, in each case through
the date of termination), or to continue to provide any benefit to the Executive
under this Agreement (other than benefits which have accrued pursuant to any plan
or applicable law through the date of termination). 

(d) If the employment of the Executive is terminated Without Cause or for Good
Reason, (i) the Company shall pay to the Executive the Salary and the Incentive
Bonus, for the remainder of the current Employment Term, all regardless of the
amount of compensation of the Executive may earn or be able to earn with respect
to any other employment that the Executive may obtain or be able to obtain (i.e.,
the Executive shall have no duty to mitigate and the Company shall have no right
to offset), (ii) all of the Executive's Options to purchase stock shall become
fully vested and immediately exercisable, (iii) the Company shall reimburse the
Executive for all expenses the Executive incurred in accordance with Section 4(b)
hereof, (iv) during the period in which the Executive is receiving payments pursuant
to clause (i) of this Section 7(d), the Company shall maintain and pay for the
Executive's then existing health insurance, life insurance and other benefits;
provided, however, that the Company's obligations under this clause (iv) shall
terminate to the extent that the Executive is offered and receives comparable
health or life insurance coverage (both as to the cost and benefits provided when
compared to the policies and benefits in effect prior to termination), as reasonably
and in good faith determined by the Executive and (v) the Company shall pay to
the Executive all accrued and unpaid Salary through the date of termination. 

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(e) For purposes hereof, "Without Cause" shall mean a termination
of the Executive's employment hereunder by the Company for any reason whatsoever,
other than (i) for Cause pursuant to Section 7(a) hereof, (ii) upon death or Disability
pursuant to Section 6 hereof, (iii) by virtue of expiration of the Employment
Term under this Agreement, or (iv) a voluntary termination of employment by the
Executive in the absence of Good Reason. A termination of the Executive's employment
hereunder for Good Reason shall have the same consequences as a termination of
the Executive's employment by the Company Without Cause. 

(f) The Executive shall have the right to terminate the Executive's employment
with the Company under this Agreement prior to the end of the Employment Term
upon prior written notice to the Company, specifying the reason for termination
and the following occurrence of any of the following events (each of which should
constitute "Good Reason"): (i) the Executive is not elected to the Board of Directors
of the Company or is removed from the Board of Directors of the Company. (ii)
the Company materially reduces the Executive's duties and responsibilities hereunder
or removes the title President from the Executive's position; or (iii) the Company
fails to perform or observe or breaches any of its material obligations to the
Executive under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the forgoing, the Executive shall
not be entitled to terminate the Executive's employment with the Company pursuant
to this Section 7(f) unless the Executive has notified the Company of the Executive's
intent to so terminate within thirty (30) days after the Executive has actual
knowledge of the event giving rise to the notice and the Company fails to cure
the condition specified in the Executive's notice to the Company within thirty
(30) days after such notice is furnished to the Company; provided, however, that
the Company shall not have an opportunity to cure any fact or circumstance arising
during any twelve (12) month period that gives the Executive a right to terminate
his employment pursuant to this Section 7(f) if substantially the same fact or
circumstance has previously occurred during such twelve (12) month period and
the Executive has previously given the Company notice of the Executive's intent
to terminate the Executive's employment because of the occurrence of such fact
or circumstance. If the Executive terminates the Executive's employment pursuant
to the Section 7(f), such termination shall have the same effect and affording
to the Executive the same rights and benefits as otherwise provided in this Agreement
upon a termination of the Executive's employment by the Company Without Cause.

8.   Restrictive Covenants Applicable to the Executive. 

8.1 Certain Acknowledgments by the Executive. 

(a) The Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Executive's position with the
Company places the Executive in a position of confidence and trust with the Company
and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates and with those Persons with whom the Company
and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates do business, including, without limitation,
clients, customers, vendors, licensors, licensees and employees. The Executive
acknowledges and agrees that the business of the Company is carried on throughout
the United States of America and throughout the world, and that it is the intention
of the Company to continue to expand the geographic area in which the business
is conducted and marketed and, accordingly, it is reasonable that the restrictive
covenants set forth in this Section 8 are not limited by specific geographic area.
In addition, the Executive acknowledges and agrees that in the course of rendering
services to the Company, the Executive will acquire access to, and become acquainted
with the Confidential and Proprietary Information (as hereinafter defined) of
the Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates that is non-public, confidential
or proprietary in nature, and that it is within the legitimate interests of the
Company to protect all Confidential and Proprietary Information. The Executive

   

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acknowledges that the Company will be irreparably damaged if the Executive were
to violate the provisions of this Section 8, and that the provisions of this Section
8 are fair and reasonable and necessary to adequately protect the Company. 

(b) The Executive hereby covenants and agrees that, during the Employment Term
and thereafter, unless otherwise authorized by the Company in writing, the Executive
shall not, directly and indirectly, under any circumstance: (i) disclose to any
other Person (other than as may be required in connection with the Executive's
employment with the Company) any Confidential and Proprietary Information; (ii)
act or fail to act so as to impair the confidential or proprietary nature of any
Confidential and Proprietary Information; (iii) use any Confidential and Proprietary
Information other-than-for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Company; (iv)
offer or agree to, or cause or assist in the inception of continuation of, any
such disclosure, impairment or use of any Confidential and Proprietary Information.
Promptly following the termination of the Executive's employment with the Company
for any reason whatsoever, the Executive shall return to the Company all documents,
records and other items and materials that contain any Confidential and Proprietary
Information (regardless of the medium in which maintained or stored), without
retaining any copies, notes or excerpts thereof. 

(c) For purposes hereof, the term "Confidential and Proprietary Information" shall
mean any and all (i) confidential or proprietary information or material not generally
in the public domain about or relating to the business, operations, assets, prospects
or financial condition of the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company
or any of the Company's or any such Subsidiary's or Affiliate's trade secrets
including, without limitation, research and development plans or projects; data
and reports; computer materials such as programs, instructions and printouts;
formulas; product testing information; business improvements; processes, marketing
and selling strategies; strategic business plans (whether or not pursued); budgets;
unpublished financial statements; licenses, pricing, pricing strategy and cost
data; information regarding the skills and compensation of employees; the identities
of customers and potential customers; the identities of contact Persons at customers
and potential customers; the particular preferences, likes dislikes and needs
of customers and contact Persons at customers and potential customers with respect
to products, pricing, timing, sales, terms, service plans, methods, practices,
strategies, forecasts, know-how and other marketing techniques; the identities
of key accounts and potential key accounts; the identities of suppliers, vendors,
distributors and contractors; and all information about those supplier, vendor,
distributor and contractor relationships such as contact Persons, pricing and
other terms, in each case with respect to the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate
of the Company or (ii) information, documentation or material not generally in
the public domain by virtue of any action by or on the part of the Executive,
the knowledge of which gives or is likely to give the Company or any Affiliate
of the Company a material competitive advantage over any Person not possessing
such information. The Executive also acknowledges and agrees that all Confidential
Information is also entitled to all of the protections and benefits available
to the Beneficiaries under applicable law, including, without limitation, laws
relating to trade secrets. 

8.2 Covenant Modification. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that the
provisions of this Section 8, hereof, and the period of time, geographic area
and scope and type of restrictions on the Executive's activities set forth in
this Section 8, are reasonable and necessary for the protection of the Beneficiaries
(as hereinafter defined). If any provision contained in this Section 8 shall be
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable
by reason of its extending for too great a period of time or over too great a
geographical area or by 

 

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reason of its being too extensive in any other respect, (x) such
provision shall be interpreted to extend over the maximum period of time for which
it may be enforceable and/or over the maximum geographical area as to which it
may be enforceable and/or to the maximum extent in all other respects as to which
it may be enforceable, all is determined by such court making such determination,
and (y) in its reduced form, such provision shall then be enforceable, but such
reduced form of provision shall only apply with respect to the operation of such
provision in the particular jurisdiction in or for which such adjudication is
made. It is the intention of the parties that all of the provisions of this Section
8 shall be enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law. 

 8.3 No Solicitation. During the Employment Term and for
one (1) year thereafter (the "Restriction Period"), the Executive shall not, directly
or indirectly, solicit, entice, persuade induce or cause any employee, officer,
manager, director, consultant, agent or independent contractor of any of the Beneficiaries
to terminate such employment, consultancy or other such engagement and become
employed by or engaged with any other Person or entity, or approach any such employee,
officer, manager, director, consultant, agent or independent contractor for any
of the foregoing purposes, or authorize or assist in the taking of any such action
by any Person or entity or hire, or retain or engage any such employee, officer,
director, consultant, agent or independent contractor.

8.4 Non-Competition. Except with respect to any Beneficiary, during the
Restriction Period, the Executive shall not, alone or in association with any
other Person, directly or indirectly, (i) engage, directly or indirectly, in any
Competing Business (ii) acquire, or own in any manner, any interest in any Person
that engages in any Competing Business, or (iii) be interested in (whether as
an owner, director, officer, partner, member, lender, shareholder, vendor, consultant,
employee, advisor, agent, independent contractor or otherwise), or otherwise participate
in the management or operation of, any Person that engages in a Competing Business.
The foregoing restriction of this Section 8.4 shall not prohibit the Executive
from acquiring or holding not more than five percent (5%) percent of any class
of equity securities of a corporation or other entity whose shares are listed
or admitted to trade on a national securities exchange or are quoted on NASDAQ
(or a similar market or quotation system if NASDAQ is no longer providing such
information), or any passive investment of less than five percent (5%) of a private
company. The restrictions of Sections 8.3 and 8.4 hereof shall apply after the
end of the Employment Term in the case of a termination Without Cause or For Good
Reason, only to the extent the Company continues to make the payments and provides
the benefits to the Executive to be paid and provided by the Company in accordance
with this Agreement during such one (1) year period.

8.5 Remedies for Breach. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that any
breach or threatened breach of the covenants or other provisions contained in
Sections 8.1 through 8.3 hereof, will cause the Company material and irreparable
damage, the exact amount of which will be difficult to ascertain, and that the
remedies at law for any such breach will be inadequate. Accordingly, the Company
shall, in addition to all other available rights and remedies (including, but
not limited to, seeking such damages as either of them can show it has sustained
by reason of such breach and recovery of costs and expenses including, but not
limited to, attorneys' fees and expenses), be entitled to specific performance
and injunctive relief (including, without limitation, a temporary and/or permanent
restraining order and/or a permanent injunction) in respect of any breach or threatened
breach of any of such covenants or provisions, without being required to post
a bond or other security and without having to prove the inadequacy of the available
remedies at law.

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9. Indemnification, etc. The Company agrees to indemnify the Executive
and hold the Executive harmless to the fullest extent 'permitted by applicable
law, from and against any liabilities, damages, costs, losses or expenses (including,
without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) incurred in connection
with any claim, investigation, action, suit or other proceeding with respect to
or arising out of the Executive serving as an officer or director of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates during the Employment Term. In that regard,
the Company shall concurrently herewith enter into an indemnification agreement
with the Executive substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (the
"Indemnification Agreement"). Without limiting the foregoing, during the Employment
Term, and for a period of six (6) years thereafter (unless the Executive's employment
is terminated for Cause), the Company will maintain in full force and effect and
pay the premium on directors and officers liability insurance providing coverage
of not less than $5,000,000 and which covers the period of time that the Executive
was an officer and director of the Company.

10. Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement (together with the Plan
and the Indemnification Agreement) contains the entire understanding and agreement
of the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and it supersedes all prior
and/or contemporaneous understandings and agreements of any kind and nature (whether
written or oral) between the parties with respect to such subject matter, all
of which are merged herein. This Agreement may not be modified, amended, altered
or supplemented, except by a written agreement executed by each of the Company
and the Executive. 

11. Waiver. Any waiver by a party of any breach of or failure to comply
with any provision or condition of this Agreement by the other party shall not
be construed as, or constitute, a continuing waiver of such provision or condition,
or a waiver of any other breach of, or failure to comply with, any other provision
or condition of this Agreement. Any such waiver shall be limited to the specific
matter and instance for which it is given. No waiver of any such breach or failure
of any provision or condition of this Agreement shall be effective unless in a
written instrument signed by the party granting the waiver. No failure or delay
by either party to enforce or exercise its rights hereunder shall be deemed a
waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or
any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such rights, preclude any
other or further exercise thereof, at any time whatsoever, or the exercise of
any other right.

12. Notices. All notices, demands, consents, requests, instructions and
other communications to be given or delivered or permitted under or by reason
of the provisions of this Agreement or in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be delivered and received by
the intended recipient as follows: (a) if personally delivered, on the business
day of such delivery (as evidenced by the receipt of the personal delivery service),
(b) if mailed certified or registered mail return receipt requested (with all
postage costs prepaid), four (4) business days after being mailed, (c) if delivered
by an overnight courier service of recognized standing (with all charges having
been prepaid), on the business day of such delivery (as evidenced by the receipt
of the overnight courier service), or (d) if delivered by facsimile transmission,
on the business day of such transmission if sent by 5:00 p.m. in the time zone
of the recipient, or if sent after that time, on the next succeeding business
day (in each case as evidenced by the printed confirmation of delivery generated
by the sending party's telecopier machine). If any notice, demand, consent, request,
instruction or other communication cannot be delivered because of a change of
address of which no notice was given (in accordance with this Section 12), or
the refusal to accept same, the notice, demand, consent, request, instruction
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other communication shall be deemed received on the second business
day the notice is sent (as evidenced by a sworn affidavit of the sender). All
such notices, demands, consents, requests, instructions and other communications
will be sent to the following addresses or facsimile numbers as applicable: 

	 	If to the Company: 

      

      13152 Raymer Street 

      Suite 1A 

      North Hollywood, CA 91605 

      Attn: Chief Executive Officer 

      

      

      If to the Executive: 

      

      Ara H. Zartarian 

      616 S. Burnside Ave., #407 

      Los Angeles, CA 90036 

 

or to such other address as any party may specify by notice given to the other
party in accordance with this Section 12. 

13. Governing Law; Arbitration. (a) This Agreement shall be governed by
and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of California
applicable to agreements made and to be performed in that State, without regard
to any of its conflicts of laws, principles or other laws which would result in
the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. 

(b) Any dispute or claim under this Agreement (including, without limitation,
any action to enforce this Agreement) shall be exclusively determined by binding
arbitration conducted in accordance with the rules and procedures of this American
Arbitration Association (the "AAA"). The arbitration shall take place in Los Angeles,
California, and shall be before a single arbitrator mutually acceptable to the
Company and the Executive, or if the Company and the Executive are unable to agree
upon one (1) arbitrator, the Company and the Executive shall end appoint one (1)
arbitrator and the two (2) arbitrators shall each appoint a third arbitrator.
The determination of the arbitrator or arbitrators (which shall be in writing),
as the case may be, shall be conclusive and biding on the parties and not subject
to judicial review. If there are three (3) arbitrators, the determination of a
majority of the arbitrators shall be controlling. The arbitrator or the arbitrators,
as the case may be, shall entitled to award that the costs and expenses (including,
without limitation, attorney's fees and expenses) incurred by the prevailing party
in the arbitration be reimbursed by the other party. The determination of the
arbitrator or arbitrators, as the case may be, shall be entitled to be enforced
in any court of competent jurisdiction. 

14. Severability. Should any provision of this Agreement
be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction by a court
of competent jurisdiction, that holding shall be effective only to the extent
of such invalidity, illegally or unenforceability without invalidating or rendering
illegal or unenforceable the remaining provisions hereof, and any such invalidity,
illegally or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render
unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. It is the intent of the
parties that this Agreement be fully enforced to the fullest extent permitted
by applicable law.  

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 15. Binding Effect; Assignment. This Agreement and the
rights and obligations hereunder may not be assigned by either party hereto, except
with the prior written consent of the other parties hereto. This Agreement shall
be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their
respective successors (including, without limitation, with respect to the Company,
successors by merger, share exchange, consolidation, recapitalization or other
similar transaction) and permitted assigns and, in the case of the Executive,
the estate and personal representatives of the Executive. Except as expressly
permitted by this Section 15, nothing herein is intended or shall be construed
to confer upon or give to any Person, any rights, privileges or remedies under
or by reason of this Agreement. 

16. Drafting History. In resolving any dispute hereunder or construing
any provision in the Agreement, there shall be no presumption made or inference
drawn (a) because the attorneys for one of the parties drafted such provision
of this Agreement, (b) because of the drafting history of this Agreement, or (c)
because of the inclusion of a provision not contained in a prior draft or the
deletion of a provision contained in a prior draft. The parties acknowledge and
agree that this Agreement was negotiated and drafted with each party being represented
by counsel of its choice and with each party having an equal opportunity to participate
in the drafting of the provisions hereof and that this Agreement shall not be
interpreted or construed with any presumption against either party hereto.

17. Definitions. In addition to the other definitions provided for in this
Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this
Section 17: 

(a) "Affiliate" of any Person means any stockholder or Person or entity controlling,
controlled by under common control with such Person, or any director, officer
or key employee of such Person. For purposes of this definition, "control," when
used with respect to any Person, means the power to direct the management and
policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership
of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms "controlling" and
"controlled" have meanings that correspond to the foregoing. 

(b) "Beneficiary" shall mean the Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates and
the parent of any of them. 

(c) "Competing Business" shall mean any business, enterprise or other Person that
as one of its principal businesses or activities acts as a distributor or wholesaler
of products that are in the same product category sold or distributed by the Company
or any Subsidiary of the Company during the period of time that the Executive
is employed by the Company. 

(d) "Inventions" shall mean inventions, discoveries, concepts and ideas, whether
patentable or not, including, without limitation, processes, methods, formulae
and techniques, and improvements thereof or know-how related thereto, concerning
any present or prospective activities of the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate
of the Company, with which the Executive becomes or has become, directly or indirectly,
involved as a result, in whole or in part of the Executive's employment by the
Company, or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company, or as a result of the
Executive's familiarity with, or exposure to, any Confidential Information, and
to the extent applicable, the foregoing shall constitute "work for hire" under
all applicable copyright, trademark or similar statutes, regulations and decisional
law. 

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(e) "Person" shall mean, without limitation, any natural person,
corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint stock company, joint
venture association, trust or other similar entity or firm. 

(f) "Subsidiary" shall mean any Person of which another Person owns more than
fifty percent (50%) of the voting capital stock or other equity interests of such
Person or which can appoint a majority of the board of directors or other governing
body of such Person or otherwise can direct the policies of such Person, whether
by contract, or otherwise. 

18. Headings. The section headings contained in this Agreement are inserted
for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning, construction
or interpretation of this Agreement. Any reference to the masculine, feminine,
or neuter gender shall be a reference to such other gender as is appropriate.
References to the singular shall include the plural and vice versa.

19. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two (2) or more counterparts,
and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when
executed shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which, when taken together,
shall constitute one and the same document. This Agreement may be executed by
facsimile signature which shall constitute a legal and valid signature for purposes
hereof. This Agreement shall become effective when one or more counterparts, taken
together, shall have been executed and delivered by all of the parties.

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                     IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Company and the Executive has executed this Agreement
as of the date first above written. 

	 	MARANI BRANDS, INC. 

      

      

      By: _______________________________

      Name:    

      Title:      

      

      

      __________________________________

      ARA H. ZARTARIAN 

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ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT 

                     ASSIGNMENT
AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT detail as of April 7, 2008 (this "Agreement"), by and
between MARGRIT ENTERPRISES INTERNATIONAL, INC., d/b/a, Marani Spirits, a California
corporation (the "Company"), and ARA H. ZARTARIAN (the "Executive").

                     WHEREAS,
MSI and the Executive are parties to an Employment Agreement dated as of January
1, 2008, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A (the "Employment Agreement");
and 

                     WHEREAS,
effective as of this date, pursuant to a merger of a wholly-owned subsidiary of
the Company with and into MSI, MSI became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company;
and 

                     WHEREAS,
the Company, MSI and the Executive, desire that the Employment Agreement be assigned
to the Company by MSI and MSI assume all the obligations of MSI thereunder, and
thereafter that the Employment Agreement be immediately amended and restated in
its entirely in the form of the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement attached
hereto as Exhibit B (the "New Agreement"). 

                     NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of these premises and other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and legal adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties intending
to be legally banned, hereby agree as follows: 

	1. 	MSI hereby assigns to the Company the Employment
      Agreement and all of MSI's rights and obligations thereunder. The Company
      hereby assumes the Employment Agreement and all of the rights and obligations
      of MSI thereunder. 
	 	 
	2. 	The Executive hereby consents to the assignment
      and assumption of the Employment Agreement provided for in Section 1 hereof.
      
	 	 
	3. 	The Company and the Executive agree that the
      Employment Agreement is hereby amended and restated as the New Agreement,
      which shall govern the employment relationship between the Company and the
      Executive. 
	 	 
	4. 	This Agreement (together with the Employment
      Agreement and the New Agreement) contains the entire understanding and agreement
      of the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and it supersedes all
      prior and/or contemporaneous understandings and agreements of any kind and
      nature (whether written or oral) between the parties with respect to such
      subject matter, all of which are merged herein. This Agreement may not be
      modified, amended, altered or supplemented, except by a written agreement
      executed by each of the parties hereto. 

 

	5. 	This Agreement shall be governed by and construed
      and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of California applicable
      to agreements made and to be performed in that State, without regard to
      any of its conflicts of laws, principles or other laws which would result
      in the application of the laws of another jurisdiction.  
	 	 
	6. 	In resolving any dispute hereunder or construing
      any provision in the Agreement, there shall be no presumption made or inference
      drawn (a) because the attorneys for one of the parties drafted such provision
      of this Agreement, (b) because of the drafting history of this Agreement,
      or (c) because of the inclusion of a provision not contained in a prior
      draft or the deletion of a provision contained in a prior draft. The parties
      acknowledge and agree that this Agreement was negotiated and drafted with
      each party being represented by counsel of its choice and with each party
      having an equal opportunity to participate in the drafting of the provisions
      hereof and that this Agreement shall not be interpreted or construed with
      any presumption against either party hereto. 
	 	 
	7. 	This Agreement may be executed in two (2) or
      more counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts,
      each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original, and all of
      which, when taken together, shall constitute one and the same document.
      This Agreement may be executed by facsimile signature which shall constitute
      a legal and valid signature for purposes hereof. This Agreement shall become
      effective when one or more counterparts, taken together, shall have been
      executed and delivered by all of the parties. 
	 	 

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                     IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has executed this Agreement as of the date
first above written. 

	 	MARANI BARNDS, INC. 

      

      

      By: _______________________________

      Name:    

      Title:      

      

      

      MARANI SPRITS, INC. f/k/a: 

      MARGRIT ENTERPRISES, INTERNATIONAL, INC. 

      

      

      By: _______________________________

      Name:    

      Title:     

      

      

      __________________________________

      ARA H. ZARTARIAN

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