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Exhibit 10.55  

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    SUPPLY DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT BETWEEN
  BLUE LINE DISTRIBUTNG
  AND
  TCBY SYSTEMS LLC    
    

        This Supply Distribution Agreement ("Agreement") is made this 14th day of November, 2002 by and between Blue Line Distributing, a division of Little Caesar
Enterprises, Inc. ("BLD"), a Michigan corporation, whose address is 24120 Haggerty Road, Farmington Hills, Michigan 48335 and TCBY Systems, LLC ("TCBY") a Delaware limited liability company,
whose address is 2855 East Cottonwood Parkway, Suite 400, Salt Lake City, Utah 84121. 

        Whereas
BLD is a distributor of restaurant food and food service supplies and manages the purchase, storage, inventory control and distribution of supplies for customers; and 

        Whereas
TCBY wishes to contract with BLD (and other distributors which BLD may designate, pursuant to this Agreement, for geographic areas not serviced by BLD) as its primary distributor
for foodservice supplies to all of its approved franchisees. Primary distributor means exclusive distribution of the line of products as described below, except BLD acknowledges and agrees that
certain TCBY franchises may demand to use a foodservice distributor other than BLD, and for such franchisees BLD, and for such franchisees BLD shall not be designated as the distributor. 

        Now
therefore BLD and TCBY agree as follows: 

1.    DEFINITIONS    

        1.1    BLD Delivered Cost.    BLD's cost for a Product plus freight. 

        1.2    C-Store or C Stores.    Gas station(s) and/or convenience store(s). 

        1.3    Distribution Centers.    Those BLD locations as shown on  Exhibit A, which may be amended at any time in writing by BLD
in its sole discretion. 

        1.4    Effective Date.    October 1, 2002. 

        1.5    "EFT".    Electronic fund transfers. 

        1.6    Franchisees.    Persons or entities operating under a TCBY franchise or license agreement with TCBY or its
affiliates. 

        1.7    Key Products.    Those products designated as Key Products on  Exhibit B. 

        1.8    Non-Moving Inventory.    All Products purchased by BLD for TCBY or Franchisees which remain unsold
for sixty (60) days 

        1.9    Slow Moving Inventory.    Any product sold by BLD to TCBY and its Franchisees that falls below 70% month
-to-date or year-to-date issues to receipts ration. The issues to receipts ratio is defined as Product sold divided by Product purchased by BLD. 

        1.10    Product Fill Rate.    That percentage of Product computed monthly by dividing the total number of Product
items shipped by each Distribution Center by the total number of Product items ordered by TCBY and Franchisees from that Distribution Center. 

        1.11    Products.    Those items listed on Exhibit B and any
additional products identified by the parties pursuant to Section 2.1.8 of this Agreement. The term Products specifically includes Key Products unless otherwise specifically indicated.

 

        1.12    Services.    BLD's management of the purchase, storage, inventory and distribution of the Products for TCBY. 

        1.13    Sites.    Those TCBY restaurants listed on Exhibit C or
as hereafter designated by the parties pursuant to Section 2.1 of this Agreement. 

        1.14    Territory.    The continental United States (i.e., the contiguous lower 48 state), Alaska and Hawaii. 

2.    SCOPE OF SERVICES    

        2.1    Designation and Distribution.    TCBY shall designate BLD as TCBY's and the Franchisee's primary distributor
(subject to the exception set forth in the third paragraph of this Agreement) during the term of this Agreement. BLD agrees to provide TCBY Franchisees with the Services and sell TCBY Franchisees the
Products in accordance with and during the term of this Agreement. The Products shall be distributed by BLD to the Sites in the Territory, and such additional locations as TCBY shall designate in
writing to BLD thirty (30) days prior to the first requested delivery to such location. TCBY shall also have the right to delete locations from the Sites upon thirty (30) days prior
written notice. Distribution of Services and Products shall be in accordance with the following: 

        2.1.1    Call Date and Delivery Date.    BLD shall notify TCBY and its Franchisees in writing of its designated call
date and delivery date for each Site. BLD will provide no less than fourteen (14) days nor more than twenty eight (28) days written notice of any call date or delivery date changes. TCBY
and its Franchisees may request changes in the call date or delivery date schedule for a Site, and BLD shall use its reasonable best efforts to effectuate the requested change, provided that BLD
receives no less than fourteen (14) days nor more than twenty eight (28) days written notice of the request. BLD agrees to deliver at least once per week to each Site. If BLD agrees,
during high volume periods, to deliver Product to a Site more than once per week, then TCBY and its Franchisees will use reasonable, good faith efforts to balance the orders so that each delivery
consists of approximately the same number of cases. 

        2.1.2    Ordering Product.    TCBY and its Franchisees will place orders via telephone or facsimile with the
Distribution Center servicing each Site between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on its call date. If requested by BLD, TCBY Franchisees will use a BLD designated form(s). Failure to
place an order as set forth in this Section may result in BLD's refusal to fill said order. 

        2.1.3    Delivery Time.    BLD will be allowed access to all Sites to make deliveries twenty four (24) hours a
day seven (7) days a week. BLD agrees to use its best efforts to make deliveries within one and one half (11/2) hours before or after its scheduled delivery time for all Sites
within five hundred (500) miles of said Site's servicing Distribution Center and two and one half (21/2) hours before or after its scheduled delivery time for all other Sites.
C-Store Franchisees must accept delivery from BLD within fifteen (15) minutes of BLD's notice of arrival at the C-Store Site. Non C-Store Franchisees will
use their bet efforts to accept delivery from BLD within fifteen (15) minutes of BLD's notice of arrival at the Store. 

        2.1.4    Invoice Checking.    All invoices for deliveries made during a Site's business hours will be signed for by
the Site's store manager or other representative prior to BLD's driver leaving the Site (provided that the driver is not unreasonably delayed). Copies of invoices for deliveries made after the Site's
business hours will be left at the Site. 

        2.1.5    Manner of Delivery.    All Products will be handled and delivered in accordance with TCBY temperature
specifications, which are attached as Exhibit D, including deliveries with dry ice where required. TCBY shall have the right, upon reasonable
notice and during regular business hours, to inspect BLD's storage and handling policies and practices concerning the Products. BLD

 
drivers shall place Product in the freezer when required and when the freezer is accessible at the Site, provided that BLD shall not be required to slot Product or rotate stock. 

        2.1.6    Product Shortages.    

        A.    Product Shortages Caused by BLD.    

        All
Key Product shortages caused by BLD, including without limitation out of stock items, will be delivered at BLD's expense by BLD within twenty four (24) hours of BLD's receipt
of notice of the shortage from TCBY or its Franchisees. All other Product shortages caused by BLD will be replaced at BLD's expense by the quickest appropriate means (determined in BLD's sole
discretion). 

        B.    Other Product Shortages    

        All
other Product shortages will be delivered by BLD at the Franchisee's expense. The Franchisee may request a reasonable method of transportation and BLD shall use its best efforts to
ship via that method. Notwithstanding the foregoing, BLD shall not be required to incur any transportation cost in connection therewith without prior written authorization from the Franchisee. In the
case of all Key Product shortages where the Franchisee notes the shortage before the BLD driver leaves the Site, the Franchisee shall call the Distribution Center for that Site and BLD shall cause the
short items to be delivered within twenty four (24) hours or next business day where reasonably possible. 

        2.1.7    Defective and/or Damaged Product.    The Franchisee may reject upon delivery visibly defective, nonconforming
or damaged Product. Ice Cream and similar type products may only be rejected upon delivery if it is defective, nonconforming or damaged. In such cases, the Franchisee will specify the Product and a
description of the damage on the invoice and the Product will be returned by the driver to that Site's Distribution Center. If the defect or damage is noted after the BLD driver leaves, the Franchisee
will notify BLD through its Distribution Center, which shall issue a freight return authorization (FRA) authorizing BLD's driver to pick up the Product on his next delivery to the Site. The BLD ticket
label must be attached to each Product case returned to BLD. 

        BLD
shall determine upon inspecting the returned Product whether it was defective or damaged prior to or after delivery to the Franchisee. If it is determined by BLD that the Product was
defective or damaged prior to or during delivery, it shall be treated as a Product Shortage caused by BLD and BLD shall issue a credit to the Franchisee. 

        2.1.8    New Products and Promotional Products.    TCBY shall provide BLD with sixty (60) days written notice
in advance of requested delivery dates for all new Products and Promotional Products. Such notice will include all information required by BLD to enable BLD to order such Products (including, but not
limited to, product specifications, initial quantity, shelf life, beginning and ending promotion dates, and expected weekly usage). Promotional Products remaining in BLD's inventory after the end of
the promotion shall be treated as Non-Moving Inventory pursuant to Section 2.2.2. 

        2.1.9    Discontinued Products.    TCBY agrees to provide BLD with sixty (60) days written advance notice of
any discontinued Products. TCBY's obligation to purchase BLD's inventory of discontinued Products shall be the same as for Non-Moving Inventory. 

        2.1.10    Minimum Order Fill Rate.    BLD shall maintain a minimum order Product Fill Rate for each Site of ninety
seven percent (97%) during the term of this Agreement exclusive of Product shortages from a TCBY designated supplier or assigned carrier.

 

        2.1.11    Inventory Pricing and Sales Usage Reports.    BLD shall provide TCBY with weekly and monthly inventory
movement, sales usage and pricing reports in Excel via hard copy and electronic data interchange in forms mutually agreed by TCBY and BLD. 

        2.2    Inventory    

        2.2.1    Authorized Inventory Level.    TCBY authorizes BLD to carry a maximum of thirty (30) days Product
inventory on non-perishables, fourteen (14) days on frozen products and seven (7) days on fresh produce and milk unless otherwise agreed to in writing between TCBY and BLD.
In no event shall BLD be required to carry more than thirty (30) days of Product inventory. 

        TCBY
will notify BLD at least forty five (45) days in advance of any promotional event which may impact Product movement.

  

        2.2.2    (a) Non-Moving Inventory.    BLD shall review Non-Moving Items Inventory
during the first week of every month during the term of this Agreement. TCBY shall purchase all Non-Moving Inventory within thirty (30) days of notification by BLD. 

        2.2.2    (b) Slow Moving Inventory.    Slow Moving Inventory shall be treated as follows: 

	First Week of Each Month During Term of Agreement	 	BLD and TCBY shall review Slow-Moving Inventory during the first week of every month during the term of the Agreement
	Notification	 	BLD will notify TCBY of Slow Moving Inventory ("Notification").
	1-45 Days after Notification	 	TCBY shall have forty five (45) days from Notification to take steps to move such inventory (i.e., new promotions, contacting vendors to reduce any BLD minimum order requirements, etc.)
	46 Days after Notification	 	Any Slow Moving Inventory which remains 46 days after Notification will be subject to a carrying cost equal to two percent (2) of the value of each case per month to be invoiced by BLD to TCBY.
	61 Days Notification	 	In addition to applicable carrying costs, TCBY shall, at BLD's request, purchase all Slow Moving Inventory which presents shelf-life issues after 61 days from Notification.
	91 Days Notification	 	In addition to applicable carrying costs, TCBY shall, at BLD's request, purchase all Slow Moving Inventory which remains 91 days from Notification. Additionally, BLD may dispose of any Non-Moving or Slow Moving Inventory
in any manner consented to and approved by TCBY, other than by a sale to TCBY or its Franchisees pursuant to this Agreement, and TCBY shall pay BLD's cost for disposing of the same. TCBY shall be advised of BLD's cost via telephone or fax at least
forty eight (48) hours prior to BLD's disposal of the inventory.

        2.2.3    Transfer Inventory.    BLD shall purchase from TCBY's existing distributors (as listed on  Exhibit D) those Products
with adequate shelf life and in good condition currently being sold to TCBY and shall pay for the first BLD backhaul
pickup charges per distributor. TCBY shall pay for ambled backhaul pickup charges after/over the first backhaul pickup and TCBY shall pay any common carrier pickup charges that are associated with the
transfer of TCBY Products described herein from existing TCBY distributors to BLD (as listed on Exhibit D).. 

        2.2.4    BLD Purchase from Americana.    BLD agrees to purchase its inventory of ice cream and yogurt from Americana
Foods Limited Partnership("Americana"), or such other manufacturer designated by TCBY upon thirty (30) days written notice to BLD, for resale to TCBY and the

 
Franchisees as designated by TCBY. BLD will pay TCBY a royalty on each unit of ice cream and yogurt as determined by TCBY upon invoice by TCBY. This royalty will be included in the price charged TCBY
and its Franchisees for the product, but shall be shown as a separate line item on each invoice. 

3.    PRICING    

        3.1    Price.    

	(a)
	Non
C-Store Pricing

	(i)
	Non C-Store Pricing to Stores in Continental United States.    All Product shall be sold by BLD to
non C-Store Franchisees located in the continental United States at BLD's Delivered Cost plus, at BLD's sole discretion, no more than thirteen and one-half percent (13.5%) for
the period prior to December 30, 2002, and fourteen and one-half percent (14.5%) thereafter, plus the royalty/advertising surcharge determined by TCBY as described above.

	(ii)
	Non C-Store Pricing to Stores in Territory Excluding Continental United States.    All Product
shall be sold by BLD to non C-Store Franchisees located outside the continental United States (i.e., Alaska and Hawaii) at BLD's Delivered Costs plus, at BLD's sole discretion, no more
than nine and one -half percent (9.5%) for the period prior to December 30, 2002, and ten and one-half percent (10.5%) thereafter, plus the royalty/advertising surcharge
determined by TCBY. There will also be an additional separate charge billed by freight forward company to deliver each TCBY store order in Alaska or Hawaii at the prevailing rate. The freight forward
company charge shall be billed separately by BLD to the TCBY store approximately on (1) week after each delivery. TCBY and its Franchisees may request that his charge be billed directly by the
freight forward company to the store.

 Distributor Pricing.    All Product sold by BLD to distributors or TCBY's designated international distributor(s) shall be sold at BLD's
Delivered Cost plus, at BLD's sole discretion, no more than six and three-quarter percent (6.75%) for the period prior to December 30, 2002, and seven and one-quarter percent
(7.25%), thereafter. 

	(b)
	C-Store Pricing.    All Product sold by BLD to C-Store Franchisees will be billed at BLD delivered
cost plus $5.50 per case for the period prior to December 30, 2002, and $5.57 per case thereafter in the continental United States with a minimum case drop of five (5) cases. The drop
size surcharge set forth in Section 3.2 shall not be applicable to C-Store drops; provided, however, that for any delivery less than five (5) cases, the C-Store
Franchisees shall pay a drop size surcharge equal to what would have been charged had BLD delivered at least five (5) cases to the C-Store Franchisees.

	(c)
	Price Modifications.    BLD's non C-Store pricing was based in part on 1,756 stores on an estimated delivered BLD
case cost average of $25.00, with an annual average weekly case drop of 36 cases per store, per drop/delivery. 

        Beginning
June 1, 2003, and every six (6) months thereafter, BLD and TCBY shall review TCBY's store count and BLD's actual average delivered case cost and drop sizes. Based
on that review, and upon thirty (3) days prior written notice to TCBY, BLD reserves the right, in it sole but reasonable discretion, to increase or decrease the percentage mark-up
with respect to the Non-C Stores accordingly and to increase or decrease the per case fee to C-Store accordingly.

 

	(d)
	Consumer Price Index.    At BLD's discretion, the fees set forth in Section 3 may be increased January 1, 2003
and annually thereafter throughout the term of this Agreement based upon increases in the Consumer Price Index ("CPI") as published by the Bureau of Labor and Statistics (or its successors). CPI means
the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, All Items, All Cities, issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor (1982-184=100). 

        3.2    Drop Size Surcharge.    Each order from TCBY and its Franchisees for Product purchased from BLD will be subject
to a drop size surcharge as follows: 

	$1.00 - $249.00	 	$50.00
	$250.00 - $500.00	 	$25.00
	over $500	 	$0

        This
surcharge is based upon TCBY's average size case cost of $25.00. TCBY and BLD shall review any changes in TCBY's average case cost on June 1, 2003 and every six
(6) months thereafter during the term of this Agreement and the drop size surcharge shall be increased or decreased accordingly, at BLD's discretion, provided however, that the amount of said
increase or decrease shall be in BLD's reasonable discretion. 

        The
Drop Size surcharge will be shown as a separate line item on each invoice. 

        3.3    Fuel Surcharge.    BLD will impose a fuel surcharge of $.03 per case for each $.15 increment increase in the
Department of Energy fuel cost over the fuel base of $1.27 which remains in effect for twenty eight (28) days. Surcharges imposed pursuant to this Section 3.3 will be subject to decrease
at the rate of $.03 per case for each $.15 increment decrease in the Department of Energy fuel base which remains in effect for twenty eight (28) days until it reaches a floor of $1.42. 

        The
fuel surcharge will be shown as an extra line item on each invoice. 

4.    INVOICES    

        BLD
and TCBY shall develop (with written consent and agreement of Americana) a mutually agreeable invoicing format as more particularly set for  Exhibit E to this Agreement. 

5.    PAYMENTS.    

        5.1   TCBY
agrees to require, by way of its Operations manual, policies and procedures, to require its Franchisees to make payment for all Products via EFT net fourteen
(14) days from the date of delivery to site. Optional payment terms are 1/2% net seven (7) days via EFT. 

        5.2   For
those C-Store Franchisees paying by EFT, the payment terms in Section 5.1 shall control. At its sole discretion, BLD may sell Product to
C-Store Franchisees with payment due Net Fourteen (14) Days. C-Store Franchisees requesting Net Fourteen (14) Day payment terms will be required to seek credit
approval from BLD. 

        5.3   At
BLD's discretion, BLD may require non C-Store or C-Store Franchisees to make payment by certified check or money order in order for BLD to
continue selling Product. Additionally, BLD may stop delivery of any Product not yet delivered if a Franchisee has failed to pay current after having received seven (7) days prior notice from
BLD. 

6.    TITLE AND RISK OF LOSS    

        Title
and risk of loss shall pass from BLD to TCBY and its Franchisees upon acceptance of the shipment by the Franchisees.

 

7.    TAXES.    

        TCBY
or its Franchisees shall be responsible for all sales applicable use taxes. BLD shall collect applicable taxes from TCBY or its Franchisees and be responsible for remitting all
taxes to the proper state and local taxing authorities. 

        TCBY
and BLD agree to indemnify and defend the other pursuant to Section 10 of this Agreement should either receive a claim for the other's failure to pay taxes. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, neither will pay a claim which is the responsibility of the other without first notifying the other and giving the other the opportunity to contest the claim. 

8.    TERM.    

        This
Agreement shall become effective on the Effective Date and, unless terminated earlier by either party pursuant to this Agreement, shall expire on a date five (5) years
thereafter. This Agreement may be automatically extended for successive additional three (3) year periods provided, however, that any party who does not wish to extend the Agreement must notify
the other party in writing no more than one hundred eighty (180) days before the expiration of the preceding term of the Agreement. Absent the above notice by either party, the Agreement will
automatically renew at the end of the preceding term. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, BLD may terminate this Agreement, for any reason or for no reason, upon one
hundred eighty (180) days written notice delivered to TCBY. Except as provided in Sections 9.1 and 9.2, TCBY may not give notice of termination until January 1, 2004. Thereafter, TCBY
may terminate this Agreement for any reason or for no reason, upon one hundred eighty (180) days written notice to BLD. 

9.    DEFAULT AND TERMINATION    

        9.1    Default.    In the event either TCBY or BLD defaults under the terms of this Agreement, the
non-defaulting party shall provide the defaulting party with written notice specifying the nature of the default. The defaulting party shall have thirty (30) days after written
notification by the non-defaulting party in which to cure the default: 

        9.2    Termination.    Upon failure of a defaulting party to cure the default within the cure periods set forth in
Section 9.1, the non-defaulting party may terminate this Agreement upon written notice. 

        9.3    Inventory Upon Expiration or Termination.    Upon expiration or termination of this Agreement, TCBY or its
designee shall purchase all BLD's existing Product inventory other than defective, non-conforming or damaged Products. TCBY shall remove the Products from the Distribution Centers within
thirty (30) days of the effective date of the termination. 

        BLD
will store the Products free of charge for said thirty (30) day period. Thereafter, TCBY shall pay storage costs as invoiced by BLD plus a fifty cent ($.50) per case handling
charge. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if TCBY does not purchase said Products within said thirty (30) day period, BLD may dispose of or destroy the Products at TCBY's cost. 

10.    INDEMNIFICATION    

        10.1    BLD.    BLD will indemnify, defend TCBY, its shareholders, directors, officers, agents, employees, Franchisees
and representatives from and against any claims brought against TCBY or the Franchisees which are a result of BLD's negligence. BLD will maintain during the term of this Agreement comprehensive
general liability insurance which includes but is not limited to premise liability, product liability and contractual liability with no less than Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000.00) per occurrence. 

        BLD
shall also maintain property insurance with replacement value coverage for all supplies stored at the Distribution Centers and/or in transit to Buyer's location.

 

        10.2    TCBY.    TCBY will indemnify, defend and hold BLD, its affiliates corporations and their respective
shareholders, directors, officers, agents, employees and representatives from and against any claims brought against BLD which are a result of TCBY's negligence. TCBY will maintain during the term of
this Agreement comprehensive general liability insurance which includes but is not limited to premise liability, product liability and contractual liability with no less than Ten Million Dollars
($10,000,000.00) per occurrence. 

11.    FRANCHISEES    

        BLD
agrees to offer the Franchisees the Products and Services which are the subject of this Agreement provided that each such Franchisee complies with TCBY's obligations hereunder. 

12.    DESIGNATED DISTRIBUTORS    

        BLD
may designate in writing alternate distributors to provide restaurant food, food service supplies and food services in geographic areas not serviced by BLD, provided, however, that
such alternate distributors comply with BLD's obligations hereunder. TCBY shall have thirty (30) days after written
notification by BLD in which to approve said distributor, provided, however, that TCBY shall not unreasonably withhold its approval. 

13.    ASSIGNMENT    

        This
Agreement may not be assigned by TCBY or BLD without the prior written consent of the other party, which may be withheld in the consenting party's sole discretion. 

14.    AMENDMENT    

        Except
as specifically set forth herein, this Agreement and the Exhibits attached hereto may only be changed in a writing which is signed by both parties. 

15.    CHOICE OF LAW / VENUE    

        15.1    Choice of Law.    This Agreement shall be deemed executed in Farmington Hills, Michigan and shall be
construed, interpreted and enforced and in accordance with Michigan law. 

        15.2    Resolution.    In the event of any unresolved conflict between the parties or any TCBY franchisee arising out
of or relating to this Agreement, the parties shall first seek to have such conflict resolved in good faith by BLD Vice President, Matt Ilitch, and TCBY Sr. Vice President of Operations, Robert
Rodriguez, or such other officers as the parties may later designate. 

        15.3    TCBY
and BLD agree that any and all actions instituted by either of them in connection with this Agreement, whether arising directly or indirectly, shall be brought in
the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. If the United States District Court does not have jurisdiction, the case shall be brought in the Oakland County Circuit Court or
any appropriate State of Michigan District Court. 

        15.4    Jury Waiver.    The parties affirmatively waive their respective rights to a jury trial with respect to any
disputes, claims or controversies of any kind whatsoever. 

16.    CONFIDENTIALITY    

        TCBY
and BLD agree that this Agreement and all written information and materials designated as "Confidential" by either party shall be held in the strictest confidence and each party
shall treat said information with the same degree of care which each affords its own confidential information. All pricing information, product specification, purchase volumes, mark-ups
and distribution fees shall be confidential information subject to this Section.

 

        This
Agreement shall not apply to confidential information which: 

	A.
	is
or becomes part of the public domain through no fault, omission, action or breach of this Agreement by the receiving party;

	B.
	becomes
lawfully available on a non-confidential basis from a third party who is not under any obligation, whether legal, contractual, fiduciary or otherwise of confidence
to either party hereto;

	C.
	is
required by legal process to be disclosed (subject to the other provisions of this Section); or

	D.
	was
rightfully known to the receiving party prior to the disclosure. 

        All
confidential information shall remain the disclosing party's sole and exclusive property and shall be returned immediately in its entirety (including all copies) to the disclosing
parties address set forth in Section 21 hereof upon termination or expiration of this Agreement. 

        If
either party becomes legally compelled to disclose any of the confidential information, it shall provide the disclosing party with prompt written notice of such request so that the
disclosing party may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy. Regardless of the action or inaction of the disclosing party, the receiving party will furnish only that portion of the
Confidential information it is compelled to disclose. 

        This
Section 16 will survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement. 

17.    FORCE MAJURE    

        BLD
and TCBY shall be excused from performance if their respective inability to comply with the terms hereof is due to an Act of God, war, labor disputes, civil unrest, weather, or any
other cause beyond their reasonable control. 

18.    NO WAIVER    

        No
delay, waiver, omission or forbearance on the part of BLD or TCBY to exercise any right, option, duty or power arising out of default by the other party of any of the terms and
conditions hereof shall constitute a waiver by such party to enforce any such right, option, duty or power against the defaulting party or any subsequent breach or default. Without limiting the
foregoing, subsequent acceptance by BLD or TCBY of payments due such party hereunder shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding or succeeding breach by the breaching party.

   
19.    SEVERABILITY    

        If
any provision of this Agreement is declared illegal, void or otherwise unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect. 

20.    INTEGRATION    

        This
Agreement and the Exhibits hereto shall be the final and complete agreement between TCBY and BLD with respect to the subject manner hereof. No representations, inducements, promises
or understandings in relation to the subject matter hereof, whether oral or written, exist except as expressly set forth herein, and this Agreement shall supersede all prior understandings,
agreements, contracts or arrangements between the parties, whether oral or written unless otherwise expressly incorporated herein. 

21.    NOTICES    

        Any
and all notices required or permitted to be made hereunder shall be made via regular mail and fax to the following addresses: 

	 	 	BLD

Blue Line Distributing

24720 Haggerty Road

Farmington Hills, Michigan 48332	 	FAX: (248) 442-4570
	
With a copy to:	
 	

Little Caesar Enterprises, Inc.

2211 Woodward Avenue

Detroit, Michigan 48201-3400

Attention: Legal Department	
 	
FAX: (313) 983-6171
	

 	
 	
TCBY

TCBY Systems, LLC

2855 East Cottonwood Parkway

Suite 400

Salt Lake City, Utah 84121

Attention: Purchasing Director	
 	
FAX: (801) 736-5941
	
With a copy to:	
 	
TCBY Systems, LLC

2855 East Cottonwood Parkway

Suite 400

Salt Lake City, Utah 84121

Attention: General Counsel	
 	
FAX: (801) 736-5944

        Notices
may also be sent via overnight courier and fax. Parties must maintain electronic confirmation of receipt of faxed notices. 

(Signatures on next page)

 

        The
undersigned have executed this Agreement this 14th day of November, 2002. 

	 	 	BLD

Blue Line Distributing
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/  CHRISTOPHER ILITCH      

	

 	
 	

Its:	
 	
Vice President
	

 	
 	
TCBY

TCBY Systems, LLC
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/  LARRY A. HODGES      

	

 	
 	

Its:	
 	
CEO/President

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AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT    
    

        THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made and entered into this 16th day of March 2004, by and among STEPHEN RUSSO
("Employee"), MRS. FIELDS FAMOUS BRANDS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("MFFB"), and MRS. FIELDS' COMPANIES, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"). 

RECITAL

        Whereas,
Employee, the Company (which, at such time, was known as Mrs. Fields Famous Brands, Inc.) and Mrs. Fields' Original Cookies, Inc., a Delaware
corporation ("MFOC"), are parties to an Employment Agreement, dated May 7, 2003 (the "Original Agreement"); 

        WHEREAS,
in connection with certain transactions closing on the date of this Agreement, MFOC is contributing certain of its assets and liabilities to MFFB, which is its wholly-owned
subsidiary; 

        WHEREAS,
in connection with such contribution, each of the parties to the Original Agreement has agreed that MFFB should replace MFOC as a party to the Original Agreement; 

        WHEREAS,
in furtherance thereof, the parties hereto have determined to amend and restate the Original Agreement in its entirety to reflect MFFB as a party in place of MFOC and to make
such other changes as the parties have agreed; 

        WHEREAS,
all references herein to this Agreement shall mean the Original Agreement as amended and restated hereby; and 

        WHEREAS,
each of the Company and MFFB has determined that it is in their interest to employ Employee, and Employee has agreed to be employed by the Company and MFFB, on the terms set
forth in this Agreement. 

        NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged,
Employee, the Company and MFFB hereby agree as follows: 

AGREEMENT

        1.    DUTIES.    Effective as of May 15, 2003 (the "Effective Date"), the Company and MFOC hired, engaged, and
employed, and MFFB does hereby hire, engage, and employ, Employee as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and MFFB, and Employee does hereby accept and agree to such hiring,
engagement, and employment. Employee shall serve the Company and MFFB in such positions fully, diligently, competently, and in conformity with provisions of this Agreement and the corporate policies
of the Company and MFFB as they presently exist, and as such policies may be amended, modified, changed, or adopted during the Period of Employment, as hereinafter defined. 

        During
the Period of Employment, Employee shall also serve as the Chief Executive Officer and President of each subsidiary or affiliate of the Company that is now or that becomes a part
of the Mrs. Fields Company Group. As used in this Agreement, the term the "Mrs. Fields Company Group" shall mean and refer to the Company and the Company's subsidiaries from time to
time. 

        Subject
to specific elaboration by the Board of Directors of the Company as to the duties (which shall be consistent herewith and with Employee's offices provided for hereunder) that are
to be

 
performed by Employee and the manner in which such duties are to be performed, the duties of Employee shall entail those duties customarily performed by a president and chief executive officer of a
company with a sales volume and the number of employees commensurate with those of the Company. Provided, however, that at all times during the Period of Employment, Employee shall perform those
duties and fulfill those responsibilities and refrain from those activities that are reasonably prescribed or proscribed by the Board of Directors of the Company to be performed or refrained from by
him consistent with his positions with the Company. 

        Employee
shall be responsible and report only to the Company's full Board of Directors and to said Board's Executive Committee. 

        Effective
as of the Effective Date and during the Period of Employment, the Company shall cause Employee to be elected a member of the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board"),
provided Employee is legally qualified to so serve, and Employee shall, if so elected, serve as a member of the Board for no additional consideration. 

        Throughout
the Period of Employment, Employee shall devote his full time, energy, and skill to the performance of his duties for the Company and for the benefit of the Company and the
Mrs. Fields Company Group, vacations and other leave authorized under this Agreement excepted. The foregoing notwithstanding, Employee shall be permitted to (i) engage in charitable and
community affairs, (ii) act as a director of any corporations or organizations outside the Mrs. Fields Company Group not in competition with the Company or any member of the
Mrs. Fields Company Group, not to exceed three (3) in number, and receive compensation therefor, and (iii) to make investments of any character in any business or businesses not
in competition with the Company or any member of the Mrs. Fields Company Group and to manage such investments (but not be involved in the day to day operations of any such business), provided,
in each case and collectively, that the same does or do not constitute or involve Employee in a conflict of interest vis-à-vis the Company or any member of the
Mrs. Fields Company Group or interfere with the performance of Employee's duties under this Agreement. 

        Employee
shall exercise due diligence and care in the performance of his duties for and the fulfillment of his obligations to the Company and MFFB under this Agreement. 

        The
Company shall furnish Employee with office, secretarial and other facilities and services as are reasonably necessary or appropriate for the performance of Employee's duties
hereunder and consistent with his positions as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. 

        The
Company, MFFB and Employee agree that Employee does not plan to relocate to Salt Lake City until such time as the Company and Employee may mutually determine and that instead
Employee will commute from his residences in Rhode Island, New York City or Orlando, Florida to either the Company's headquarters or other locations where he needs to go on the Company's business.
MFFB agrees to reimburse Employee for his air travel commuting costs on regularly scheduled flights of commercial airlines and Employee agrees to use his best judgment in planning his commuting so as
to minimize the expense to MFFB. If Employee and the Company later determine that he should relocate to Salt Lake City, MFFB will provide an appropriate executive relocation program. 

        2.    PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT.    The Period of Employment shall, unless sooner terminated as provided herein, be three
(3) years commencing on the Effective Date. 

        Unless
the Company or Employee gives notice of termination as provided under this Agreement, this Agreement will automatically renew on each annual anniversary from the Effective Date
for a successive three-year period. 

        3.    COMPENSATION    

        (a)    BASE SALARY.    During the Period of Employment, MFFB shall pay Employee, and Employee agrees to accept from
MFFB, in payment for his services a base salary of Four Hundred

 
Thirty Thousand Dollars ($430,000) per year ("Base Salary"), payable in equal semi-monthly installments or at such other time or times as Employee and MFFB shall agree. Upward adjustment
to the Base Salary shall be considered by the Company's Board of Directors not less frequently than annually. 

        (b)    PERFORMANCE BONUS.    MFFB shall also pay Employee an annual performance bonus with a target of 60% of Base
Salary, and a range of 0% to 100% of Base Salary, with such performance bonus for fiscal 2003 being guaranteed at 60% of the aggregate amount of Base Salary payable during the period from
May 15, 2003 through December 31, 2003 and such performance bonus for fiscal 2004 being guaranteed at 60% of the aggregate amount of Base Salary payable during the period from
January 1, 2004 through May 15, 2004. The performance bonus in subsequent years will be based upon the performance of the Company against mutually agreed targets and the Board of
Directors' assessment in its sole discretion of Employee's performance and the impact of Employee's performance on the financial, operational and strategic performance of the Company. Performance
bonuses are typically paid on or about March 15 of each calendar year with respect to the preceding calendar year. 

        4.    FRINGE BENEFITS.    During the Period of Employment, Employee shall be entitled to the following fringe
benefits. 

        (a)    BENEFIT PLANS.    Employee shall be entitled to participate in all benefit plans and programs generally
available to all other senior management employees of the Company or to all employees of the Company working in Salt Lake City, Utah, subject to any restrictions specified in such plans and to receive
such other benefits and conditions of employment as are provided to all other senior officers, or executives of the Company as of the date of this Agreement. 

        (b)    EQUITY PLAN.    As of the Effective Date, Employee shall be awarded an initial option grant under the Company's
Employee Stock Option Plan (the "Equity Plan") to purchase 250,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock (the "Common Stock"), representing approximately 4% of the common equity of the Company on the
date of the Original Agreement. Such options provided for a purchase price per share of Common Stock of $18.12, the most recent Board valuation at the Effective Date, will vest 331/3%
per year on the anniversary dates of the Effective Date and will have the other terms and conditions set forth in the Equity Plan and the standard form of option award agreement, copies of which have
been provided to Employee. Based on Employee's performance, the Board may determine to grant additional options in the future. 

        Anything
in this Agreement or in such plan or arrangement to the contrary notwithstanding, the inclusion in such plan or arrangement of any provision(s) addressing participation by
Employee in such plan or arrangement for a period of years shall not be interpreted as a promise of continued employment by the Company for such period of years or any other period of time. 

        The
plan or arrangement to be proposed by Employee shall provide that any payments made thereunder, in conjunction with any other payments that constitute "parachute payments" (as
defined in Section 280G(b)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code) (the "Code"), shall be limited such that no such payments or portions thereof constitute an "excess parachute payment" (as defined in
Section 280G(b)(1) of the Code) or are otherwise nondeductible by the Company for tax purposes under any other provision of the Code. 

        (c)    VACATION AND OTHER LEAVE.    Employee shall be entitled to such amounts of paid vacation and other leave, but
not less than four (4) weeks vacation per twelve-month period of employment, as from time to time may be allowed to the Company's senior management personnel generally, with such vacation to be
scheduled and taken in accordance with the Company's standard vacation policies applicable to such personnel.

 

        (d)    HOUSING ALLOWANCE & CAR RENTAL.    For so long as Employee is commuting to Salt Lake City, he shall
receive from MFFB a housing allowance for each full year of the Term equal to $20,000, payable in advance in pro rata installments throughout the Term on the dates that Employee receives payments of
his Base Salary. In lieu of an automobile allowance, while in Salt Lake City on business, Employee may rent an automobile at MFFB's expense. 

        (e)    VESTING ON DEATH OR DISABILITY.    Upon any termination of this Agreement and Employee's employment hereunder
by reason of Employee's death or Permanent Disability, as defined in Section 7(b) ("Death or Disability—Definition of Permanently Disabled and Permanent Disability"), provided that
the terms and provisions of such plan and applicable law permit, any theretofore deferred or unvested portion of any award made to Employee in respect of any retirement, pension, profit sharing, long
term incentive, and similar plans automatically shall become fully vested in Employee, shall be nonforfeitable, and shall continue in effect and be redeemable by or payable to Employee (or his
designated beneficiary or estate) at the time and on the same conditions as would have applied had Employee's employment not been so terminated. It is expressly provided, however, that nothing in this
Section 4(e) shall obligate the Company to provide full vesting upon death or disability in connection with participation by Employee in the Equity Plan or other arrangement contemplated under
Section 4. 

        5.    BUSINESS EXPENSES.    During the Period of Employment, MFFB shall pay, or in case paid by Employee in the first
instance, reimburse Employee for, any and all necessary, customary, and usual expenses incurred by him in connection with the performance of his duties hereunder, including, without limitation, all
traveling expenses, and entertainment expenses, upon submission of appropriate vouchers and documentation and provided that the expenses are incurred in accordance with MFFB's travel and reimbursement
policies from time to time in effect. 

        6.    NO OTHER BENEFITS OR COMPENSATION.    Employee, as a result of his employment by the Company, shall be entitled
to only the compensation and benefits provided for in this Agreement, subject to the terms thereof, and no others. 

        7.    DEATH OR DISABILITY    

        (a)    TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT.    If Employee dies during the Period of Employment, Employee's employment shall
automatically cease and terminate as of the date of Employee's death. 

        If
Employee becomes Permanently Disabled (as hereinafter defined) while employed by the Company, (i) Employee's employment and the Company's and MFFB's obligations hereunder,
including the payment of Base Salary pursuant to Section 3(a) ("Compensation—Base Salary") shall continue for a period of ninety (90) days from the date on which the Employee
is determined to be Permanently Disabled ("Employee's Disability Date"), and (ii) ninety (90) days after the Employee's Disability Date, Employee's employment and all obligations of the
Company and MFFB hereunder shall automatically cease and terminate. 

        In
the case of Employee's death or Permanent Disability (as hereinafter defined), MFFB shall be obligated to pay to Employee (or to Employee's estate in the case of Employee's death) any
Base Salary and any incentive compensation accrued to Employee as of the date of the Employee's death, or in the case of Employee's Permanent Disability, as of the Employee's Disability Date. In the
event Employee's employment is terminated on account of Employee's Permanent Disability, he shall, so long as his Permanent Disability continues, remain eligible for all benefits provided under any
long-term disability programs of the Company in effect at the time of such termination, subject to the terms and conditions of any such programs, as the same may be changed, modified, or
terminated for or with respect to all senior management personnel of the Company.

 

        (b)    DEFINITION OF PERMANENTLY DISABLED AND PERMANENT DISABILITY.    For purposes of this Agreement (other than
Sections 4(a) ("Fringe Benefits—Benefit Plans"), 4(e) ("Fringe Benefits—Vesting on Death or Disability"), and the provisions relating to disability insurance contained in the
last sentence of Section 7(a) ("Death or Disability—Termination of Employment"), the terms "Permanently Disabled" and "Permanent Disability" shall mean Employee's inability, because
of physical or mental illness or injury, to perform substantially all of his customary duties pursuant to this Agreement, and the continuation of such disabled condition for a period of ninety
(90) continuous days, or for not less than one hundred eighty (180) days during any continuous twenty-four (24) month period. Whether Employee is Permanently Disabled
shall be certified to the Company by a Qualified Physician (as hereinafter defined), or if requested by Employee a panel of three Qualified Physicians. If Employee requests such a panel, Employee and
the Company shall each select a Qualified Physician who together shall then select a third Qualified Physician. The determination of the individual Qualified Physician or the panel, as the case may
be, shall be binding and conclusive for all purposes. As used herein, the term "Qualified Physician" shall mean any medical doctor who is licensed to practice medicine in the State of Utah and is
reasonably acceptable to each of Employee and the Company. Employee and the Company may in any instance, and in lieu of a determination by a Qualified Physician or panel of Qualified Physicians, agree
between themselves that Employee is Permanently Disabled. The terms Permanent Disability and Permanently Disabled as used herein may have meanings different from those used in any disability insurance
policy or program maintained by Employee or the Company. 

        8.    TERMINATION BY THE COMPANY    

        (a)    TERMINATION FOR CAUSE.    The Company, by action of its Board of Directors, may, by providing written notice to
Employee, terminate the employment of Employee under this Agreement for "cause" at any time. The term "cause" for purpose of this Agreement shall mean: 

        (i)    The
refusal of Employee to implement or adhere to lawful policies or directives of the Board of Directors of the Company consistent with this Agreement; or 

        (ii)   Employee's
conviction of or entrance of a plea of nolo contendere to (A) a felony, (B) to any other crime,
which other crime is punishable by incarceration for a period of one (1) year or longer, or (C) other conduct of a criminal nature that may have an adverse impact on the Company's
reputation and standing in the community; or 

        (iii)  conduct
that is in violation of Employee's common law duty of loyalty to the Company; or 

        (iv)  fraudulent
conduct by Employee in connection with the business affairs of the Company, regardless of whether said conduct is designed to defraud the Company or others;
or 

        (v)   theft,
embezzlement, or other criminal misappropriation of funds by Employee, whether from the Company or any other person; or 

        (vi)  any
breach of or Employee's failure to fulfill any of Employee's obligations, covenants, agreements, or duties under this Agreement. 

Provided,
however, that "cause" pursuant to clause (i) or (vi) shall not be deemed to exist unless the Company has given Employee written notice thereof specifying in reasonable detail
the facts and circumstances alleged to constitute "cause", and thirty (30) days after such notice such conduct or circumstances has not entirely ceased or been entirely remedied. If Employee's
employment is terminated for "cause," the termination shall take effect upon the effective date (pursuant to Section 24 ("Notices")) of written notice of such termination to Employee. In the
event Employee's employment is terminated for "cause," neither the Company nor MFFB shall have any obligation to pay Employee any amounts, including, but not limited to Base Salary or performance
bonus, for or with

 
respect to any period after the effective date of the termination of Employee's employment for "cause," including any obligation under the Equity Plan. 

        If
the Company attempts to terminate Employee's employment pursuant to this Section 8(a) and it is ultimately determined that the Company lacked "cause," the provisions of
Section 8(b) ("Termination by the Company-Termination Without Cause") shall apply, and Employee's sole and exclusive remedy for such breach of this Agreement by the Company and/or any other
damages that Employee shall have suffered or incurred of any nature whatsoever, shall be to receive the payments expressly called for by Section 8(b) ("Termination by the Company-Termination
Without Cause") with interest on any past due payments at the rate of eight percent (8%) per year from the date on which the applicable payment would have been made pursuant to Section 8(b)
("Termination by the Company-Termination Without
Cause") plus Employee's costs and expenses (including but not limited to reasonable attorneys' fees) incurred in connection with such dispute. 

        (b)    TERMINATION WITHOUT CAUSE.    The Company may, with or without reason, terminate Employee's employment under
this Agreement without "cause" at any time, by providing Employee thirty (30) days prior written notice of such termination. If Employee's employment is terminated pursuant to this
Section 8(b), Employee shall not be obligated to render services to the Company following the effective date of such notice (the "Notice Date") except such services as are requested by the
Company pursuant to Section 11 ("Transition Period Services"), and as its sole and exclusive obligation and duty to Employee resulting directly or indirectly from the termination of Employee's
employment with the Company and in full and complete settlement of any and all claims that Employee may have or claim to have arising directly or indirectly out of the termination of his employment
with the Company, MFFB shall, subject to Section 12 ("Non Competition") pay Employee, as severance pay, an amount (the "Severance Amount") equal to the product of multiplying the then current
semi-monthly base salary by forty-eight (48). The Severance Amount shall be payable by MFFB as follows: (i) Employee shall receive an amount equal to the Base Salary payable in
twelve (12) equal monthly installments commencing on the Notice Date and (ii) the balance of the Severance Amount is payable on the first anniversary of the Notice Date. MFFB shall also
pay to the Employee a portion of any performance bonus (the "Bonus Portion"), as determined by the Company's Board of Directors, referred to in Section 3(b), that, but for the termination of
Employee's employment, would have been paid to Employee for or with respect to the calendar year in which Employee's employment is terminated. The Bonus Portion shall consist of that percentage of the
said performance bonus determined by dividing the number of full or partial calendar months during the calendar year in which Employee's employment is terminated that Employee was in the employ of the
Company by twelve (12). Until the second anniversary of the Notice Date or until Employee is gainfully employed by another employer, which ever time period is less, the Company shall allow Employee to
continue participation in the Company's group health insurance plan at the Company's expense and, if permitted by such plan, in the Company's dental plan at Employee's expense. 

        9.    TERMINATION BY EMPLOYEE    

        (a)    TERMINATION WITHOUT GOOD REASON.    Employee shall have the right to terminate this Agreement and his
employment hereunder at any time upon thirty (30) days prior written notice of such termination to the Company. Except as expressly set forth in Section 11 ("Transition Period
Services"), upon the effective date of any such termination all obligations and rights of Employee and the Company hereunder shall terminate and cease. 

        (b)    TERMINATION WITH GOOD REASON.    If: 

        (i)    MFFB
fails to provide Employee with the compensation and benefits called for by this Agreement; or

 

        (ii)   the
Company or MFFB assign Employee to a lower organizational level than the level at which he is on the date of this Agreement assigned, or substantially diminishes
Employee's assignment, duties, responsibilities, or operating authority from those specified in Section I ("Duties"); or 

        (iii)  the
Company is divested, by sale, closure, liquidation, foreclosure, or other means, of any substantial part of its assets or business as now held or conducted; or 

        (iv)  the
Company or MFFB breaches this Agreement and such breach continues for a period of thirty (30) days after written notice thereof given by Employee to the
Company, 

then
any one or more of such circumstances shall constitute "Good Reason", and, subject to the provisions of Section 10 ("Means and Effect of Termination"), Employee shall have the right to
terminate this Agreement and his employment hereunder for Good Reason, if, thirty (30) days after the effective date of Employee's notice to the Company of such circumstances constituting Good
Reason, such circumstances continue to exist, and for all purposes of this Agreement any such termination of this Agreement by Employee shall have the same effects under this Agreement as the
termination of the Employee's employment under this Agreement by Company without "cause." 

        10.    MEANS AND EFFECT OF TERMINATION.    Any termination of Employee's employment under this Agreement shall be
communicated by written notice of termination from the terminating party to the other parties. The notice of termination shall indicate the specific provision(s) of this Agreement relied upon in
effecting the termination and shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances alleged to provide a basis for termination, if any such basis is required by the applicable provision(s)
of this Agreement. Any notice of termination by the Company shall be approved by a resolution duly adopted by a majority of the directors of the Company then in office. The burden of establishing the
existence of "cause" or Good Reason shall be upon the terminating party. If Employee's employment is terminated by either party, then promptly after the effective date of such termination or in the
manner and at the time or times provided in the relevant Section of this Agreement, MFFB promptly shall provide and pay to Employee, or in case of his death his estate or heirs, all compensation,
benefits, and reimbursements due or payable to Employee for the period to the effective date of the termination. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the calendar month in which Employee's
employment is terminated shall be counted as a full month in determining amount and vesting of any benefits under benefit plans of the Company. 

        11.    TRANSITION PERIOD SERVICES.    In the event Employee's employment is terminated by the Company pursuant to
section 8(b) ("Termination by the Company-Termination Without Cause") or by Employee pursuant to Section 9(a) ("Termination by Employee-Without Good Reason"), if requested by the Company
in writing, Employee shall render such services, on a part-time basis for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days after the effective date of the notice of termination (whether given
by the Company or by Employee), as the Company's Board of Directors reasonably requests for transition purposes. Employee shall receive no compensation for such services, other than the payment of the
Severance Amount as provided in Section 8(b) ("Termination by the Company-Termination Without Cause") and reimbursement for expenses incurred by Employee in providing such services as provided
in, and subject to the provisions of, Section 5 ("Business Expenses"). 

        12.    NON COMPETITION    

        (a)   For
a period of one year from the date of the termination of Employee's employment hereunder, Employee shall not become an employee, owner (except for passive
investments of not more than three percent (3%) of the outstanding shares of, or any other equity interest in, any company or entity listed or traded on a national securities exchange or in an
over-the-counter securities market), officer, agent or director of any firm or person which either directly competes with a line of business of the Company at the Notice Date
accounting individually for ten percent

 
(10%) or more of the Company's gross sales, revenues or earnings before taxes or derives ten percent (10%) or more of such firm's or person's gross sales, revenues or earnings before taxes. If, in any
judicial proceeding, a court shall refuse to enforce all of the separate covenants deemed included in this paragraph, the parties intend that those of such covenants which, if eliminated, would permit
the remaining separate covenants to be enforced in such proceedings shall, for the purpose of such proceedings, be deemed eliminated from the provisions of this Section 12. 

        (b)   In
addition to any other remedies that may otherwise be available for a breach of Section 12 hereof by Employee, Employee agrees that in the event of such breach
he shall irrevocably forfeit any right he may have to any remaining severance payment to be made under Section 8(b) ("Termination by the Company-Termination Without Cause") subsequent to such
breach. 

        13.    ASSIGNMENT.    This Agreement is personal in its nature and neither of the parties hereto shall, without the
consent of the other, assign or transfer this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder; provided, however, that, in the event of the merger, consolidation, or transfer or sale of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company and MFFB with or to any other individual or entity, this Agreement shall, subject to the provisions hereof, be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
such successor and such successor shall discharge and perform all the promises, covenants, duties, and obligations of the Company and MFFB hereunder. 

        14.    GOVERNING LAW.    This Agreement and the legal relations hereby created between the parties hereto shall be
governed by and construed under and in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Utah, which internal laws exclude any law or rule of the State of Utah, or any interpretation thereof, that
would require or call for the application of the laws of any other state or jurisdiction hereto. 

        15.    ENTIRE AGREEMENT.    Except for the Equity Plan, the related option award agreement and the Stockholders'
Agreement to which any shares of Common Stock issued under the Equity Plan would be subject, this Agreement embodies the entire agreement of the parties hereto respecting the matters within its scope.
This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements of the parties hereto on the subject matter hereof. Any prior negotiations, correspondence, agreements, proposals, or understandings relating to the
subject matter hereof shall he deemed to be merged into this Agreement and to the extent inconsistent herewith, such negotiations, correspondence, agreements, proposals, or understandings shall be
deemed to be of no force or effect. There are no representations, warranties, or agreements, whether express or implied, or oral or written, with respect to the subject matter hereof, except as set
forth herein. 

        This
Agreement shall not be modified by any oral agreement, either express or implied, and all modifications hereof shall be in writing and be signed by the parties hereto. The
provisions of this and the immediately preceding sentence themselves may not be modified, either orally or by conduct, either express or implied, and it is the declared intention of the parties hereto
that no provision of this Agreement, including said two sentences, shall be modifiable in any way or manner whatsoever other than through a written document signed by the parties hereto. 

        16.    WAIVER.    Failure to insist upon strict compliance with any of the terms, covenants, or conditions hereof
shall not be deemed a waiver of such term, covenant, or condition, nor shall any waiver or relinquishment of, or failure to insist upon strict compliance with, any right or power hereunder at any one
or more times be deemed a waiver or relinquishment of such right or power at any other time or times. 

        17.    NUMBER AND GENDER.    Where the context requires, the singular shall include the plural, the plural shall
include the singular, and any gender shall include all other genders.

 

        18.    SECTION HEADINGS.    The section headings in this Agreement are for the purpose of convenience only and shall
not limit or otherwise affect any of the terms hereof. 

        19.    DISPUTE RESOLUTION.    

        (a)    NEGOTIATION AND MEDIATION.    In the event any dispute arises hereunder, the parties shall first attempt to
resolve the dispute by negotiation in good faith. If the dispute cannot be timely resolved through negotiation, the parties will, before resorting to any of their remedies at law or in equity, try to
settle the dispute in good faith by mediation in Salt Lake City, Utah or such other location as the parties may agree, under the then operative mediation rules of the American Arbitration Association
or such other mediation tribunal or private mediator or mediation services provider as the parties agree. The mediator shall be such person as the parties mutually agree, but if the parties have
failed to agree on a mediator within seven (7) days after the date on which any party demands that the parties proceed to mediation, the mediator shall be selected by the American Arbitration
Association or such other mediation services provider as the parties agree. 

        (b)    OTHER REMEDIES.    Failing settlement of the dispute by negotiation or mediation, the parties shall, unless
they mutually agree to resolve the dispute finally by arbitration, be entitled to pursue their legal and equitable remedies (subject to the provisions at Section 20 ("Liquidated
Damages—Breach by the Company or MFFB")) in any court having jurisdiction. 

        20.    LIQUIDATED DAMAGES—BREACH BY THE COMPANY OR MFFB.    Because the damages suffered by Employee in
such an event would be difficult or impossible to estimate, establish, ascertain, or prove, and in order to provide Employee with a remedy in such an event without the necessity and associated cost of
Employee having to establish or prove the damages suffered by Employee as a result thereof (which remedy the parties hereto have and do agree would be appropriate and adequate compensation to Employee
in such event), in the event that this Agreement and Employee's employment hereunder shall be terminated (whether by the Company or Employee) and thereafter Employee shall prevail in any dispute
between Employee and the Company or MFFB relative to, involving, or concerning the legality of or justification for the termination of this Agreement and Employee's employment hereunder and any other
issues or matters directly or indirectly arising out of or in connection with such termination and Employee's employment by the Company, subject to Section 12 ("Non Competition") Employee shall
he entitled to the continued payment of the Base Salary by MFFB as provided in Section 8(b) ("Termination by the Company-Termination Without Cause") as liquidated and exclusive damages and not
as a penalty, and in such case this Agreement and Employee's employment hereunder, shall for all purposes be treated as having been terminated by the Company without "cause" pursuant to
Section 8(b) ("Termination by the Company-Termination Without Cause"). 

        In
the event Employee files any claim, complaint, charge, action, or lawsuit against the Company, MFFB or their respective employees, agents, officers, directors, or any other person
affiliated or associated with the Company, with any governmental agency, any state or federal court, or any mediation or arbitration body or group, for or with respect to a matter, claim, or incident,
known or unknown, which has occurred or arisen or which shall hereafter occur or arise relative to, involving, or concerning the termination of this Agreement and Employee's employment hereunder
(whether as a result of action of Employee, the Company or MFFB) and any other issues or matters directly or indirectly arising out of or in connection with such termination and Employee's employment
by the Company and MFFB, and in such claim, complaint, action, charge, or lawsuit, Employee alleges or asserts the right to recover, receive, or be awarded damages from the Company, MFFB or its
employees, agents, officers, directors, or any other person affiliated or associated with the Company in addition to or in lieu of the liquidated damages expressly provided for in this
Section 20, Employee hereby stipulates, agrees, and consents to the dismissal or withdrawal, with prejudice, of any such claim, complaint, action, charge, or lawsuit (collectively, a
"Dismissable Claim"). In the event that Employee

 
files any Dismissable Claim, Employee shall be liable to the party or parties against whom the Dismissable Claim is filed (the "Nonfiling Party") and shall indemnify and save the Nonfiling Party
harmless from all costs and expenses, including, but not limited to, attorney's fees, incurred by the Nonfiling Party and/or the Nonfiling Party's officers, agents, employees, directors, and/or any
other person affiliated or associated with the Nonfiling Party, if any, in defending or responding to any such Dismissable Claim, regardless of whether such defense or response is before a state or
federal court or administrative agency or a mediation or arbitration body and regardless of who might ultimately be deemed to be the prevailing party as to any such Dismissable Claim. 

        21.    ATTORNEY'S FEES.    Employee and the Company agree that in any dispute resolution proceedings arising out of
this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to its or his reasonable attorney's fees and costs incurred by it or him in connection with resolution of the dispute in addition to any other
relief granted, it being understood that MFFB rather than the Company would make such payment if Employee is the prevailing party. 

        22.    INDEMNIFICATION.    If Employee is made a party to, is threatened to be made a party to, or is otherwise
involved in any action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a "Proceeding") by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, or employee of the
Company or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, including
service with respect to employee benefit plans, whether before, during or after expiration or termination of this Agreement, each of the Company and MFFB shall indemnify and hold Employee harmless to
the fullest extent authorized by the Delaware General Corporation Law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment
permits the Company and MFFB to provide broader indemnification rights than such law permitted the Company and MFFB to provide prior to such amendment), against all expense, liability, and loss
(including attorneys' fees, judgment fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by Employee in connection therewith, and such
indemnification shall continue after Employee ceases to be a director, officer, employee, or agent of the Company and MFFB and shall inure to the benefit of Employee's heirs, executors, and
administrators. The right to indemnification conferred hereby shall include the right to be paid by MFFB the reasonable expenses incurred in defending any Proceeding in advance of its final
disposition as such expenses are incurred. The indemnification provided herein shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which Employee may be entitled under the Certificate of
Incorporation, Bylaws, any agreement, or vote of stockholders or disinterested directors of the Company, or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity
while holding such office or position, and shall continue with respect to action in such capacities even if Employee has thereafter ceased to be a director, officer, employee, or agent of the Company
and MFFB, and shall inure to the benefit of Employee's heirs, executors and administrators. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 22, Employee agrees that the obligation to
make any payments in respect of the Company's and MFFB's indemnification hereunder rests solely with MFFB and the Company shall not be obligated to make any payments in respect of such
indemnification. 

        23.    SEVERABILITY.    In the event that a court of competent jurisdiction determines that any portion of this
Agreement is in violation of any statute or public policy, then only the portions of this Agreement which violate such statute or public policy shall be stricken. All portions of this Agreement which
do not violate any statute or public policy shall continue in full force and effect. Furthermore, any court order striking any portion of this Agreement shall modify the stricken terms as narrowly as
possible to give as much effect as possible to the intentions of the parties under this Agreement. 

        24.    NOTICES.    All notices under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be either personally delivered or
mailed postage prepaid, by certified mail, return receipt requested, (a) if to the Company, to it at c/o Capricorn Investors III, L.P., 30 East Elm Street, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830

 
or (b) if to Employee to him at 5 Timberland Drive, Lincoln, Rhode Island 02865 by the same means, or in either party's case to such other address or to the attention of such person as the
party has specified by prior written notice to the other party. Notice shall be effective when personally delivered, or five (5) business days after being so mailed. 

        25.    COUNTERPARTS.    This Agreement may be executed in counterparts collectively containing the signatures of each
of the parties. 

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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and MFFB have caused this Agreement to be duly executed, and Employee has hereunto signed this Agreement, on the date first written above. 

	 	 	MRS. FIELDS' COMPANIES, INC.,

a Delaware corporation (the "Company")
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/  MICHAEL R. WARD      

	 	 	Name:	 	Michael R. Ward
	 	 	Title:	 	Senior Vice President
	

 	
 	

MRS. FIELDS FAMOUS BRANDS, LLC.,

a Delaware limited liability company ("MFFB")
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/  MICHAEL R. WARD      

	 	 	Name:	 	Michael R. Ward
	 	 	Title:	 	Senior Vice President
	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 
	

 	
 	

/s/  STEPHEN RUSSO      

	 	 	STEPHEN RUSSO ("Employee")

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Exhibit 10.56

AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

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