1. CONTEST DESCRIPTION: The Rich’s School Lunch Hero Challenge (the “Contest“) begins on or about March 13, 2025 at 12:01 am Eastern Time (“ET”) and ends at 11:59 pm ET on Monday, March 26th, 2025 (the“Submission Period”). The Contest offers individuals the opportunity to complete an entry form and provide recipes (the “Recipes” or “Submission”). The sponsor and administrator of this Contest is Rich Products Corporation, 1 Robert Rich Way, Buffalo, NY 14213 (“Sponsor”). The prize is provided by the Sponsor. An individual who enters a Submission to the Contest shall be referred to as “Entrant”. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW. NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.

The Contest will operate as follows:

•  Submission Review & Judging: Concurrent with and immediately following the Submission Period, eligible Submissions will be reviewed and evaluated according to the judging criteria in Section 4 to select up to three (3) Entrants per recipe category that will be designated as finalists (each a “Finalist”, collectively the “Finalists”).
• Finalist Notification: On or about Friday, April 4, 2025, up to three (3) Finalists per recipe category, as determined by the judging results, will be contacted to confirm eligibility and obtain releases.
• Winner Selection & Notification: On or about Friday, May 2, 2025, the Finalists will be notified and informed of their status according to Section 6 of these Official Rules.

2. ELIGIBILITY: In order for an Entrant to participate in the Contest and to be considered as a potential Finalist or Winner, the Entrant must meet the following eligibility criteria:

• Entrant must be a employed by/ staff or other authorized representative of a K – 12 school.
• Entrant must be a legal United States resident and physically reside within the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia. Residents of Guam, Puerto Rico and all other U.S. territories and possessions are not eligible.
• Entrant must be at least eighteen (18) years of age and the age of majority in their state of primary residence at the time of entry.
• Entrant must NOT be under any contractual obligation with any company or organization which might be a conflict of interest or interfere with an Entrant’s ability to participate in the Contest or sign the Contest releases. Conflicts of interest include, but are not limited to, other companies with which an Entrant has a relationship where
  participation in this Contest could constitute a breach of an employment or other
  agreement.
• The Contest is not open to employees, independent contractors, officers and directors of the Sponsor and each of their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion and fulfillment agencies, and legal advisors and the immediate family members and persons living in the same household of such persons.
• Entrant must be the rightful owner (or have authorized use) of the email address associated with the entry.

3. HOW TO ENTER: Entrants must either reply to the email blast sent on 3/13/2025 with their recipe submission OR email their Rich’s representative directly to submit. No Purchase Necessary.

• Each Recipe must meet the following requirements:
• Recipe must be in use at the K – 12 School in which the Entrant represents;
• Recipe must feature at least one item produced by the Rich Products Corporation;
• Recipe must correspond to one (1) of the following recipe categories:

1. MEATLESS MASTER – recipe that is meatless or features an alternative protein
2. BREAKFAST CHAMPION – best breakfast recipe
3. MVPIZZA – unique use of pizza toppings OR ways to utilize a pizza crust
4.  WORLD WONDER – globally inspired menu applications
5.  INNOVATION WARRIOR – innovation recipes for K-12 space

•  Recipe must be Entrant’s owned, wholly original, previously unpublished work, with Entrant having full rights and authority to use, reproduce and submit such recipe;
• Recipe must be written in English;
•  Recipe must not have won any other prize or award, must not have been previously published, and must not have been submitted in any other contest or promotion;
• Recipe must not include subject matter which is, or could be considered, in the sole discretion of Sponsor, obscene, pornographic, violent, defamatory, libelous, discriminatory, illegal, offensive, threatening, profane, hateful, degrading, harassing, or otherwise unlawful or is otherwise considered objectionable by the Sponsor;
• Recipe must not include material that infringes or violates any applicable laws or regulations or any right of a third party, including (1) patent, trade secret or other proprietary or contractual rights; (2) right of privacy or publicity; or (3) any confidentiality obligation; and
• Recipe must not include any derogatory references to the Sponsor or any of their affiliates or any of their products or services.

Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any Submission that it deems, in its sole discretion, to be a violation of the Official Rules or that is not in keeping with Sponsor’s image or which communicate messages inconsistent with the positive images and/or goodwill to which Sponsor wishes to associate. False or deceptive Entrants or Recipes will be void and may render an Entrant ineligible, at Sponsor’s sole discretion. All Recipes become the property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. Entrants must provide all the required information requested. Incomplete, unreadable or unintelligible entry forms or Recipes will be disqualified. Sponsor’s decision not to enforce a specific provision of these Official Rules does not constitute a waiver of that provision or of the Official Rules generally. Further, entering the Contest, the Sponsor has the right to use the Recipe or a portion of the Recipe for any other promotional purposes as related to the Contest. Sponsor reserves the right to edit the Recipe (or request the Entrant edit) to clear such Recipe for public display.

4. SUBMISSION REVIEW & JUDGING: Concurrent with and immediately following the Submission Period, eligible Submissions will be reviewed and evaluated by qualified representatives of Sponsor (the “Judges”). Eligible Submissions will be judged in accordance with the following weighted criteria (“Judging Criteria”) to select up to three (3) potential Finalists for each category:

1. Creativity -25%
2. Use of Ingredients – 25%
3. Ease of execution – 25%
4. Representation of selected category – 25%

In the event of a tie, the tied Submissions will be re-evaluated by the Sponsor in accordance with the aforementioned criteria to break the tie. Sponsor reserves the right to select fewer than three (3) Finalists per category, no Finalists, and/or to extend the Submission Period and all other dates associated with the Contest, in the event an insufficient number of eligible Submissions are received, as determined by the Sponsor, in their sole discretion. If no eligible Submissions are received, the prize will not be awarded. Judges’ decisions are final and binding. Final judging scores will not be revealed or publicly announced.

5. POTENTIAL FINALIST NOTIFICATION: On or about April 4, 2025, Finalists will be notified via the email provided on the entry form. Finalist must be able to receive calls from a blocked or unknown number. Potential Finalists will be required to respond as directed by the Sponsor to the notification within forty-eight (48) hours (or a shorter time if required by exigencies) of first attempted notification. The failure to respond timely to the notification may
result in forfeiture of the potential Finalist standing and, in such case, Sponsor may select an alternate Finalist, based on the judging results.

6. WINNER SELECTION & NOTIFICATION: The Judges will select one (1) potential prize winner from each category, based on a combination of the previous judging results, and the highest Creativity score.

Finalist, if selected as the winner for a category (each Finalist so selected, the “Winner”), must be willing to have their Conference attendance (as described in Section 7) documented (including, but not limited to, filming the Winner and guests during the Conference) by the Sponsor (the “Production”). Acceptance of the prize shall constitute and signify Winner’s agreement and consent that the Sponsor their designees may use the Production materials as further outlined in Section 8.

On or about May 1, 2025 the potential Winner will be notified via email. The potential Winner will be required to respond as directed by the Sponsor. The failure to respond timely to the notification may result in forfeiture of the potential Winner standing and, in such case, Sponsor may select an alternate Winner, based on the combination of initial judging results and the results of the Finalist Interview. The potential Winner will be required to execute and return a prize acceptance form, and other agreements as specified by the Sponsor (the “Prize Acceptance Forms”) within a reasonable amount of time, as determined and communicated by the Sponsor in their sole discretion. If the prize is awarded but is ultimately forfeited by the Winner, the prize may go unawarded or a new Winner may be selected pursuant to the winner selection criteria set forth in Section 6, at the sole discretion of the Sponsor. The Winner must provide the Sponsor with his or her social security number for taxation purposes. The Winner will receive an IRS Form 1099 from the Sponsor for the actual retail value of the prize received. The two (2) non-winning Finalists will each receive a runner-up prize as detailed in Section 7.

7. PRIZES: The Sponsor will provide the prize.
Prize (5 Available; 1 per Category): The prize consists of (i) a $500 Amazon giftcard, and (ii) an Innovation Experience at the School Nutrition Association’s National Conference in July 2025 in San Antonio, Texas consisting of a VIP private sampling of future innovation from Rich Products Corporation and an opportunity to provide feedback that could shape the development of the item(s). No prize substitution or cash alternative is allowed except at the sole discretion of Sponsor.

Prize Provisions: SNA Annual National Conference registration costs, travel costs, lodging, food and beverage, and room and board are not included in the prize. Actual prize value may. Prize consists only of the elements expressly set forth above; no other elements or expenses (including, without limitation, conference registration, insurance, meals, travel, lodging, unspecified ground transportation, phone calls, baggage, gratuities, incidentals, souvenirs, gasoline, etc.) are included in the prize and all such expenses are the sole responsibility of Winner. Winner is responsible for any taxes and/or expenses. Winner and guests are responsible for obtaining, at their own expense, any necessary travel documentation (i.e. valid photo identification, visas, passports, etc.) prior to travel. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute any prize (or portion thereof) with a prize of equal or greater value if a prize (or portion thereof) becomes unavailable. Prize claims and prizes cannot be transferred, bartered or sold to another person. No transfer, cash equivalent or substitution of a prize is allowed except at the discretion of Sponsor. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater retail value, in its sole discretion. Other restrictions may apply. Limit one (1) prize per Household. Any depictions of prizes are for illustrative purposes only. All federal, state and local taxes, and any other costs and expenses, associated with the receipt or use of any prize are the sole responsibility of each Finalist/Winner. Prizes are awarded “as is” with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied. All prize details are at Sponsor’s sole discretion.

8. GRANT OF RIGHTS: Sponsor has the right to produce, create, develop, and use content captured during the prize acceptance and Conference for promotional purposes as related to the Contest. Sponsor reserves the right to edit the content for public display in any and all forms of electronic media, print media, internet and wireless protocol in perpetuity and throughout the universe for advertising, marketing, publicity, and promotional purposes. Each Entrant, Finalist or Winner hereby irrevocably grants to Sponsor, its designees, affiliates, successors and assigns, the non-exclusive, irrevocable, fully paid, universal license to use, copy, sublicense, transmit, distribute, publicly perform, publish, delete or display the Recipe, and all elements embodied therein, together or separate from Entrant’s, Finalist’s and/or Winner’s name, city and state of residence, statements, and/or image or likeness, in any media now known or hereafter devised including, but not limited to all forms of electronic media, print media and all forms of internet and wireless protocol in perpetuity and throughout the universe for advertising, marketing, publicity and promotional purposes in connection with the Contest or other marketing, unless prohibited by law. Sponsor shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to edit, composite, morph, scan, duplicate, or alter the Recipe for any purpose which Sponsor deems necessary or desirable, and each Entrant, Finalist or Winner irrevocably waives any and all so-called moral rights they may have therein.
In addition to the general Grant of Rights, the Winner agrees that acceptance of the prize and participation in the Conference shall constitute and signify Winner’s agreement and consent that the Sponsor and their designees may use the Production materials including, but not limited to, the Winner’s name, photo, video, likeness, city, state, likeness, and Recipe for promotional, advertising or other purposes, worldwide, in perpetuity, in any and all media now known or hereafter devised, including the Internet, in any manner, without limitation and without further payment, notification, permission or other consideration, except where prohibited by law. The results and proceeds of such Production shall be the exclusive property of the Sponsor. The Production shall be deemed to be work-made-for-hire within the meaning of Section 101 of the Copyright Act and the Sponsor shall own all right, title and interest in and to such work-made-for-hire. Sponsor shall have no obligation (express or implied) to use any Production materials, or to otherwise exploit any Production materials or, if commenced, to continue the distribution or exploitation thereof, and the Sponsor may at any time abandon the use of any Production materials for any reason, with or without legal justification or excuse, and the Winner shall not be entitled to any damages or other relief by reason thereof. If it is ever determined that the Production in which Winner for Winner’s guests’ appears fall within the jurisdiction of any union or guild agreement (“Guild Agreement”), then: (a) Winner agrees to accept the minimum scale payments payable pursuant to such Guild Agreement (if any, it being agreed that none will be payable if any coverage waiver applies); (b) Sponsor will have the option to secure unlimited and extended editing rights on the Internet and in new media by paying $100 to the applicable Winner (and/or guests); and (c) upon Sponsor’s request, the Winner (and/or guests) will execute any standard union/guild performer agreement.

9. NATURE OF RELATIONSHIP/WAIVER OF EQUITABLE RELIEF: Each Entrant, Finalist, and Winner, understands and acknowledges that the Sponsor have wide access to ideas, designs, and other materials, and that new ideas are being developed by their own employees, suppliers, and/or business partners. Each Entrant, Finalist and Winner also acknowledges that many ideas may be competitive with, similar or identical to an idea and/or each other in theme, idea, format or other respects and agrees that he or she will not bring any action against Sponsor or any third parties, and will not be entitled to any compensation, as a result of Sponsor or any third party’s use of any such material similar or identical to a Recipe. Each Entrant, Finalist and Winner acknowledges and agrees that the Sponsor do not now and shall not have in the future any duty or liability, direct or indirect, vicarious, contributory, or otherwise, with respect to the infringement or protection of copyright, patent, trade secret, or other intellectual property rights in and to an idea and/or Recipe. Nothing stated herein should be construed to create any kind of employment relationship, contractor relationship, partnership or joint venture with the Sponsor.

10. CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION/RELEASES: All applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. By participating, each Entrant, Finalist, and Winner agrees to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which shall be final in all respects. Each Entrant, Finalist, and Winner hereby releases the Sponsor and each of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees, representatives, partners, agents suppliers, distributors, advertising and promotion agencies and each of their respective parent companies and each such company’s officers, directors,
employees and agents (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from any and all actions, claims, injuries, death, losses or damages arising in any manner, directly or indirectly, from participation in this Contest or acceptance and use of the prize (including any travel or activity associated thereto). The Released Parties shall not be liable for: (i) any injuries, losses, liabilities or damages of any kind including personal injury or death caused by a prize or resulting from acceptance, possession or use of a prize including participation in any activity or travel related thereto, or from participation in the Contest; (ii) telephone system, telephone or computer hardware, software or other technical or computer malfunctions, lost connections, disconnections, delays or transmission errors; (iii) data corruption, theft, destruction, unauthorized access to or alteration of entry or other materials; (iv) late, lost, delayed, stolen, misdirected, postage-due, incomplete, unreadable, inaccurate, garbled or unintelligible Recipes, Finalist Documents, Prize Acceptance Forms or communications, regardless of the method of transmission; (v) any inability of the Finalist or Winner to accept or use any prize (or portion thereof) for any reason and such prize or portion thereof shall be forfeited; or (vi) any printing, typographical, human, administrative, technological or other errors in any materials or activities associated with the Contest. Released Parties disclaim any liability for damage to any computer system resulting from participating in or accessing or downloading information in connection with this Contest. Sponsor reserves the right, in their sole discretion, to cancel, modify or suspend the Contest (or any portion of the Contest) at any time for any reason or should a virus, bug, computer problem, unauthorized intervention, extenuating circumstance or other problem/cause corrupt or inhibit the administration, security or proper participation of the Contest. If the Contest is terminated before the designated end date, the Sponsor will (if possible) select the potential Finalists or Winner from all eligible, non-suspect submissions received as of the date of the event giving rise to the termination using the Judging Criteria or award the prize as otherwise deemed fair and appropriate by Sponsor. Sponsor may prohibit Entrant from participating in the Contest or winning a prize if, in its sole discretion, it determines Entrant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest by cheating, hacking, deception, or any other unfair practices or intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other Entrants or Sponsor. ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND WILL RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION FROM THE CONTEST. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES (INCLUDING ATTORNEY FEES) TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.

11. INDEMNITY: Each Entrant, Finalist, and Winner shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Released Parties from and against any and all claims, damages, actions, liability, loss, injury or expense, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, arising out of or in connection with: (a) participation in the Contest; (b) the use of any materials by the Released Parties, including, without limitation, any claim for infringement of intellectual property or any claim that such use invaded privacy or publicity; (c) a breach or allegation, which if true would constitute a breach of any of the representations, warranties or obligations herein; and (d) acceptance, possession, grant, use, or misuse of any prize, including without limitation, personal injury, death and property damage arising therefrom.

12. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY, JURISDICTION AND VENUE: As a condition of participating in this Contest, each Entrant, Finalist and Winner agrees that: a) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the United States District Court for the Western District of New York or the appropriate New York State Court located in Erie County, New York; (b) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Contest, but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (c) under no circumstances will an Entrant, Finalist or Winner be permitted to obtain awards for and hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO ALL PARTICIPANTS. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the Entrants, Finalists, Winner and Sponsor in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York. If for any reason an entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost or otherwise destroyed or corrupted, the Entrant’s sole remedy is another entry in the same or a comparable Contest. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any provision on these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.

13. DISPUTES: Each Entrant, Finalist and Winner agrees and acknowledges that the Sponsor’s decision of the Finalists and Winner is final and at the Sponsor’s sole discretion. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of any Entrant, Finalist or Winner, such individual will be deemed the natural person in whose name the email account was opened, and such individual must comply with these Official Rules. In the event a dispute regarding the identity of an Entrant cannot be resolved to Sponsor’s satisfaction, the affected entry will be deemed ineligible.

14. PRIVACY POLICY: See Sponsor’s privacy policy at https://www.richsusa.com/privacy-policy/ (“Privacy Policy”) for details regarding use of the personal information collected. In the event of any conflict between these Official Rules and such Privacy Policy, these Official Rules shall control. By participating, you grant Sponsor permission to share your email address and any other personally identifiable information with the Sponsor and its agents and representatives solely for the purpose of Contest administration.

15. WINNERS: To obtain the names of the Winners or a copy of these Official Rules, send a request along with a stamped, self-addressed envelope to the Sponsor, Rich Products Corporation, 1 Robert Rich Way, Buffalo, NY 14213.