Contacts:
Sharon Newcomb
Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc.
508-946-7185
snewcomb@oceanspray.com
Ericka Helwig
617-520-7028
ehelwig@webershandwick.com
OCEAN SPRAY® DEBUTS JUICE COMBOS WITH A HEALTHY DUO
OF ANTIOXIDANT-RICH FRUITS
Cranberry Mixes with Pomegranate and Grape for Two Uniquely Refreshing Beverages
LAKEVILLE-MIDDLEBORO, MA (April
30, 2007) – Calling all cranberry enthusiasts; are you looking
for a new twist on your favorite berry flavor? Ocean Spray® is mixing
things up by blending cranberries with fellow antioxidant powerhouse fruits – pomegranate
and grape –for a healthy duo of flavor packed juice offerings. Ocean
Spray’s new berry-licious flavors include Cranberry & Pomegranate
100% Juice and Diet Cranberry Grape Juice Drink.
For those seeking a healthy boost, new Ocean Spray® Cranberry & Pomegranate
100% Juice provides a big fruit taste with no added sugar, artificial colors,
preservatives or flavors. Each eight-ounce glass provides a full serving of
fruit and a full day’s supply of Vitamin C to help strengthen the immune
system. The new Cranberry & Pomegranate Juice is available in a 64-ounce
bottle at the suggested retail price of $3.59.
New Ocean Spray® Diet Cranberry Grape Spray provides a light
refreshing burst of flavor that adds excitement to the daily routine of diet
drink loyalists. Made with real fruit juice and just five little calories per
eight-ounce serving, Diet Ocean Spray® Juice Drinks are a good source of
Vitamin C that you can feel good about drinking any time of day. Diet
Cranberry Grape Spray is available in a one liter bottle at the suggested retail
price of $1.99.
Ocean Spray’s new Diet Cranberry Grape Spray joins Diet
Cranberry Spray which has been flying off of store shelves since its debut
last spring. Due to its popularity, Ocean Spray is now offering Diet Cranberry
Spray in a 64-ounce bottle at the suggested retail price of $3.29. Diet
Cranberry Spray remains available in two other sizes at the suggested retail
price of $3.59 for the 12 ounce four-pack, and $1.39 for the 16 ounce loose
bottles.
Ocean Spray’s new juice blends satisfy a variety of consumer beverage
needs whether sipped on their own or as an ingredient mixed with other flavors
you love for festive smoothies, cocktails and mocktails. For ways to incorporate
these new beverages into your daily routine, or for these and other flavorful
cranberry recipes, visit www.oceanspray.com.
Cranberry & Pomegranate Blueberry Shake
3/4 cup Ocean Spray Cranberry & Pomegranate 100% Juice, well-chilled
1/4 cup frozen blueberries
1 cup vanilla frozen yogurt
Place Cranberry & Pomegranate Juice and blueberries in blender container.
Blend 10 to 15 seconds, until blueberries are finely chopped. Add frozen yogurt
in 3 or 4 small scoops. Pulse 4 or 5 times, until blended but a few white streaks
remain. Pour into tall glass and serve with tall spoon and straw. If desired,
top with a small dollop of frozen yogurt. Makes 1 serving.
Cranberry & Pomegranate Ginger Splash
6 oz. Ocean Spray Cranberry & Pomegranate 100% Juice, chilled
1 oz. orange juice, chilled
4 oz. ginger ale, chilled
2 or 3 pieces crystallized ginger
In tall glass, mix Cranberry & Pomegranate and orange juice. Stir in ginger
ale. Fill with ice. On drink pick or long skewer, thread the crystallized ginger.
Place in drink. Makes 1 serving
Pink Passion 5-0 Martini
2 1/2 ounces Diet Ocean Spray® Cranberry Grape Spray, chilled
3/4 ounce citrus or lemon vodka, chilled
1/4 teaspoon very dry vermouth
Lemon wedge or twist, garnish
Shake ingredients, except vermouth and lime wedge, until cold, in a cocktail
shaker with ice. Pour vermouth into martini glass; swirl to coat glass.
Strain into martini glass. Garnish with lemon wedge or twist. Makes 1 – 50
calorie serving.
Grape-Wine Spritzer
3 ounces Diet Ocean Spray® Cranberry Grape Spray, chilled
2 ounces dry white wine, chilled
3 ounces club soda, chilled
Lime wedge, garnish
Combine all ingredients, except lime wedge, in a wine glass. Add ice and lime
wedge garnish. Makes 1 serving.
Ocean Spray is an agricultural cooperative owned by more than 650 cranberry
growers in Massachusetts, Wisconsin, New Jersey, Oregon, Washington, British
Columbia, and other parts of Canada as well as more than 100 Florida grapefruit
growers. Ocean Spray was formed 75 years ago by three cranberry growers from
Massachusetts and New Jersey. Florida grapefruit growers joined the Cooperative
in 1976. Ocean Spray is North America’s leading producer of canned and
bottled juices and juice drinks, and has been the best-selling brand name in
the canned and bottled juice category since 1981. Ocean Spray posted fiscal
2006 earnings of roughly $1.5 billion. |