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                                                                    EXHIBIT 32.1

                      JOINT CO-CEO/CFO CERTIFICATE REQUIRED

                       PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

     Each of the undersigned, the Co-Chief Executive Officers and the Chief
Financial Officer of Coolbrands International Inc. (the "Company"), hereby
certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. sec. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Company's report on Form 40-F for
the fiscal year ended August 31, 2003, (the "Annual Report"), fully complies
with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 and that information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.

Dated: January 21, 2004


                                               /s/ David J. Stein
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                                               David J. Stein
                                               Co-Chief Executive Officer


                                               /s/ Richard E. Smith
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                                               Richard E. Smith
                                               Co-Chief Executive Officer


                                               /s/ Gary P. Stevens
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                                               Gary P. Stevens
                                               Chief Financial Officer