Finalists in Ultimate Cranberry Recipe Contest

Does anybody really care? I do. I like cranberry juice. — LD

Consumers Display Their Cranberry Creativity
to Show the Year-Round Versatility
of a Thanksgiving Classic . . .

LAKEVILLE-MIDDLEBORO, Mass. -- Today Ocean Spray announces the top four finalists who will compete for the title of The 2007 Ultimate Cranberry Recipe and a $25,000 grand prize. The contest, a chal from festive cocktails and decadent desserts to chutneys, salads and hearty stews.

Displaying the true versatility of the fruit, finalist recipes include "Year-Round Holiday Turkey Sliders with Zesty Cranberry Ketchup" by Linda Rohr from Darien, CT; "Cranberry Glazed Berries in Dark Chocolate Pools" by Susan Scarborough in Fernandina Beach, FL; "Pan Seared Chicken Breasts with CranCherry Sauce and Bleu Cheese Crumbles" from Karen Harris in Castle Rock, CO; and "Cran-ango Beef Yakitori with Grilled Romaine Halves" by Bev Jones in Brunswick, MO.

Each finalist receives a trip for two to visit New York and compete in a live cooking contest on October 31 at the De Gustibus Culinary School. All finalists will receive a one-year supply of Ocean Spray products.

The winner will be announced on November 1 at the debut of Ocean Spray's 2007 "Bogs Across America" Tour in New York City, where about 2,000
pounds of cranberries will be on display in a free-standing bog in Rockefeller Center.

"Ocean Spray launched the Ultimate Cranberry Recipe Contest to celebrate the cranberry year-round," said Ken Romanzi, Chief Operating Office of Ocean Spray, Domestic. "And we were pleased to see that consumers are excited to celebrate with us. The originality and impressive variety of the recipes submitted showcased both the talents of our home cooks across the country and also the versatility of this fruit."

The top four recipes will also be featured on http://www.oceanspray.com starting November 1st.

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 50 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 sales of roughly $1.5 billion.

SOURCE: Ocean Spray