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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.

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