OCEAN SPRAY DEBUTS FLOAT AT MACY’S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE®

James Taylor to Perform “America the Beautiful”

LAKEVILLE-MIDDLEBORO, Mass (November 6, 2008) –On Thanksgiving Day, Macy's will welcome an Ocean Spray float to its lineup – joining a staple of the Thanksgiving meal with a holiday institution. On November 27, 2008, millions will gather to view the beloved balloons, fabulous floats and multitude of performances that will fill the streets of Manhattan on Thanksgiving Day.

Many say that cranberries were served at the first Thanksgiving in 1621. Commemorating this special feast, Ocean Spray’s float will honor the first Thanksgiving meal, hosted by an adorable array of woodland creatures. The float titled “Woodland Family Gathering” includes a 16-foot tall goose, 12-foot tall beaver and 5-foot tall mouse and other woodland friends gathered to enjoy the bounty of the Thanksgiving harvest among 10-foot long ears of corn, pumpkins, squash and delicious cranberries.

To continue the celebration of the cranberry as a classic American fruit, beloved singer-songwriter and Grammy Award-winner James Taylor will perform “America the Beautiful” aboard the float.

“One of the original purposes of Thanksgiving was to celebrate the bountiful harvest season, which is an idea close to the heart of Ocean Spray, as we’re owned by a family of hard-working, passionate growers,” said Ken Romanzi, chief operating officer of Ocean Spray. “We’re proud to be a part of this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and bring the sentiments of the holiday alive with our float.”

“Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and Ocean Spray are both part of iconic Thanksgiving traditions,” says Robin Hall, executive producer of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. “We’ve worked closely together to ensure that the float will be a memorable one – filled with joy and overflowing with color and fun. It’s sure to delight the millions of both children and adults viewing the Parade in New York and at home Thanksgiving morning.”

About Ocean Spray
Ocean Spray is an agricultural cooperative owned by more than 600 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 over 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 2007 earnings of roughly $1.7 billion.

About the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
With more than 50 million viewers across the country and more than 3.5 million spectators that line up along the streets of New York City each year, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is a national icon that has grown into a world-famous holiday event.  For over 80 years, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has marked the official start of the holiday season.  Growing in size and scale, the Parade proudly marches down a 2.5-mile route in New York City with over 10,000 participants in tow including Macy’s employees, their families, celebrities, athletes, clowns and dance groups spreading holiday cheer.  The Parade also features America’s best marching bands, fabulous floats and Macy’s signature giant helium character balloons.  For more information on the Macy’s Parade please visit www.macys.com/campaign/parade/parade.jsp or call the Parade hotline at (212) 494-4495.