Exhibit 99

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   October 26, 2010
Hawkins, Inc.
3100 East Hennepin Avenue
Minneapolis, MN  55413 Contacts:   John R. Hawkins
Chief Executive Officer
612/617-8532
John.Hawkins@HawkinsInc.com   P. Pepski
Chief Financial Officer
612/617-8571
Kathleen.Pepski@HawkinsInc.com

HAWKINS, INC. REPORTS

SECOND QUARTER, FIRST HALF FISCAL 2011 RESULTS

Minneapolis, MN, October 26, 2010 – Hawkins, Inc.  (Nasdaq:  HWKN) today announced second quarter and first half results for fiscal 2011. Sales of $70.4 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2010 represented an increase of 8.3% from $65.0 million in sales for the same period in the prior fiscal year. Net income for the second quarter of fiscal 2011 was $6.8 million, or $0.66 per share, fully diluted, compared to net income for the same period of fiscal 2010 of $6.7 million, or $0.65 per share, fully diluted.

For the six months ended September 30, 2010, Hawkins reported sales of $145.1 million, net income of $14.2 million and diluted earnings per share of $1.37 as compared to sales of $138.6 million, net income of $12.7 million and diluted earnings per share of $1.24 for the same period a year ago.

Chief Executive Officer, John R. Hawkins, commented, “We are very pleased with the sales performance from both of our segments.  While we recorded significant sales growth this quarter,  we experienced less profit per unit on these sales due to competitive pricing pressures within our Industrial group and the absorption of higher infrastructure costs within our Water Treatment segment due to investments in that group to support its growth.  In addition to the investments in the Water Treatment group, we continue to invest capital in the Industrial group to expand capacity, manufacturing capability and storage expansion projects to enhance customer service to our current customers and expand our product offerings to open up opportunities for new customers.”

For the quarter ended September 30, 2010, Industrial segment sales increased $3.5 million, or 8.5%, to $44.9 million as compared to the same period in the prior year, with the increase primarily driven by increased sales of bulk chemicals. Water Treatment segment sales for the quarter ended September 30, 2010 were $25.5 million, an 8.1% increase over last year’s second quarter sales of $23.6 million. The increase was primarily due to increased sales of manufactured and specialty chemical products.

Company-wide gross profit for quarter ended September 30, 2010 was $17.7 million, or 25.2% of sales, compared to $17.4 million, or 26.8% of sales, for the same period in fiscal 2010. Gross profit for the Industrial segment was $9.6 million, or 21.4% of sales, for the quarter ended September 30, 2010, as compared to $8.8 million, or 21.3% of sales, for the same period in fiscal 2010. The increase in gross profit dollars was attributable to increased sales, primarily of bulk chemicals, which was partially offset by decreases in profits due to competitive pricing pressure.   Gross profit for the Water Treatment segment was $8.2 million, or 32.2% of sales, for the quarter ended September 30, 2010, as compared to $8.6 million, or 36.4% of sales, for the same period in fiscal 2010. The decrease in gross profit dollars was primarily due to increased overhead costs from investments in new facilities and personnel within existing and new markets. 

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HAWKINS, INC. REPORTS

RESULTS FOR FISCAL 2011

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Gross profit for the six months ended September 30, 2010 was $36.2 million, or 24.9% of sales, as compared to $33.3 million, or 24.0% of sales for the same period in the prior fiscal year.  Gross profit for the Industrial segment was $19.9 million, or 21.0% of sales, for the six months, compared to $17.3 million or 18.9% of sales in the same period a year ago.  The increase in gross profit dollars was primarily attributable to increased sales of bulk chemicals, partially offset by decreases in profits due to competitive pricing pressures.  Gross profit for the Water Treatment segment was $16.3 million, or 32.4% of sales, for the six months compared to $16.0 million, or 33.7% of sales, in the same period a year ago. The Water Treatment segment’s gross profit increase was primarily driven by increased sales of manufactured and specialty chemical products, which was largely offset by increased overhead costs from investments in new facilities and personnel within existing and new markets to support growth in this segment.

Selling, general, and administrative expenses increased $0.2 million, or 3.7%, for the quarter and $0.6 million, or 4.3% for the six months, as compared to the same periods in the prior fiscal year. The increases were primarily a result of higher equity incentive plan costs.

Hawkins, Inc. distributes, blends and manufactures bulk and specialty chemicals for its customers in a wide variety of industries. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and with 20 facilities in 11 states, the Company creates value for its customers through superb customer service and support, quality products and personalized applications.

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HAWKINS, INC.

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Six Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands, except share and per-share data)	2010			2009			2010			2009
Sales	$	70,398		$	64,976		$	145,064		$	138,562
Cost of sales		(52,656	)		(47,560	)		(108,874	)		(105,290	)
Gross profit		17,742			17,416			36,190			33,272
Selling, general and administrative expenses		(6,814	)		(6,568	)		(13,475	)		(12,923	)
Operating income		10,928			10,848			22,715			20,349
Investment income		96			80			201			89
Income from continuing operations before income taxes		11,024			10,928			22,916			20,438
Provision for income taxes		(4,192	)		(4,263	)		(8,747	)		(7,829	)
Income from continuing operations		6,832			6,665			14,169			12,609
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax		—			—			—			109
Net income	$	6,832		$	6,665		$	14,169		$	12,718
Weighted average number of shares outstanding-basic		10,257,175			10,250,719			10,255,297			10,248,577
Weighted average number of shares outstanding-diluted		10,332,764			10,280,252			10,321,355			10,274,443
Basic earnings per share
Earnings per share from continuing operations	$	0.67		$	0.65		$	1.38		$	1.23
Earnings per share from discontinued operations		—			—			—			0.01
Basic earnings per share	$	0.67		$	0.65		$	1.38		$	1.24
Diluted earnings per share
Earnings per share from continuing operations	$	0.66		$	0.65		$	1.37		$	1.23
Earnings per share from discontinued operations		—			—			—			0.01
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.66		$	0.65		$	1.37		$	1.24
Cash dividends declared per common share	$	0.40		$	0.38		$	0.40		$	0.38

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