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SUN-RYPE ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF NAUMES CONCENTRATES

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  Published in House and Home on Monday, June 13th 2011 at 11:10 GMT by Market Wire
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KELOWNA, BC, June 13, 2011 /CNW/ - Sun-Rype Products Ltd. (TSX:SRF) ("Sun-Rype" or the "Company") announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the business and assets of Naumes Concentrates, Inc., ("Naumes") of Wapato, Washington.  The transaction, which is subject to certain closing conditions, is expected to close June 30, 2011.

Naumes has been a trusted supplier of apple and other juice concentrates to Sun-Rype for several years.  It has developed a reputation in the concentrate industry for high quality products, outstanding service and dependability with major food manufacturers throughout the United States.  The facility is organic and kosher certified, with annual sales of approximately US$11 million.

"This acquisition, in combination with our recent acquisition of Yakama Juice, will fuel Sun-Rype's growth through innovative manufacturing and marketing of high quality, fruit-based food and beverage products, supported by Naumes's broader range of fruit processing capabilities," stated Dave McAnerney, President and Chief Executive Officer of Sun-Rype.  "We believe this expansion in our overall fruit processing will enable Sun-Rype to optimize our manufacturing costs and partially mitigate the impact of global fruit concentrate fluctuations."

Sun-Rype Products Ltd., based in Kelowna, BC, is a manufacturer and marketer of fruit-based juices and snacks.  Sun-Rype is a publicly traded Canadian company with its common shares listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol SRF.

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