OCEAN SPRAY AND RICHARD SIMMONS HELP AMERICA RING IN SPRING WITH A NATURAL ENERGY LIFT
Fitness Icon Hosts Cranergy® Fuel Stations in Miami, Chicago and Philadelphia
LAKEVILLE-MIDDLEBORO, MASS. (March 27, 2009) –Today, Ocean Spray, accompanied by fitness guru Richard Simmons, embarks on a three-city “Ring In Spring Natural Energy Tour" to reenergize Americans. The company will unveil full-scale Cranergy® Fuel Stations in Miami, Chicago and Philadelphia to dispense free samples of its Cranergy® Energy Juice Drink.
While Simmons invigorates the crowd with his lively aerobics routines and spirited panache, fuel station attendants will pump more than 70,000 samples, amounting to more than 5,000 gallons of Cranergy® Energy Juice Drink as well as distribute Ocean Spray’s® Craisins® Sweetened Dried Cranberries 100-Calorie Packs.
Cranergy™ Tour Schedule
- Miami: Friday, March 27, 12:00 – 2:00 p.m., Bayside Marketplace
Miami workers are invited to jump-start their weekends and recharge with Richard during their lunch breaks.
- Chicago: Tuesday, March 31, 7:30 – 9:30 a.m., Union Station
Simmons brings his dynamism and trademark flair to the windy city to pump-up Chicagoans during their morning commutes.
- Philadelphia: Thursday, April 2, 7:30 – 9:30 a.m., 30th Street Station
Ocean Spray’s Cranergy™ Fuel Station attendants and Simmons juice-up folks in Philadelphia as they head into the homestretch of the work week.
Energy Boosting Tips
Ocean Spray offers five tips to stay energized all week long:
- Eat nutritiously and balance your diet. Don’t limit yourself to your child’s leftovers.
- Nourish yourself with foods high in vitamin C, antioxidants and vitamin B. Add new recipes to your repertoire such as Ocean Spray’s Tropical Cranberry Smoothie at www.oceanspray.com, for a healthy energy boost.
- Stash healthy restaurant menus in your car or office, so you’ll be less tempted to grab fast food with better options close by.
- Use scents to energize a room and create instant ambiance. Citrus scents – such as grapefruit – enliven dull rooms; cloves placed around an orange or grapefruit can spruce-up any kitchen.
- Schedule time for exercise. Go for a walk during your lunch break, take the stairs instead of an escalator or elevator, choose a parking spot farther away from your destination to get a few extra steps in whenever you can.
Tropical Cranberry Smoothie |
Ingredients (Makes 2 servings):
1 cup frozen mixed fruit (melons, peaches, grapes, etc.)
1/2 cup Ocean Spray® Cranergy® Energy Juice Drink Cranberry Lift
1/2 banana
1/4 cup French vanilla yogurt
2 tablespoons toasted coconut
Directions:
Combine all ingredients in a blender. Blend for a few seconds on high speed or until ingredients are thoroughly combined.
Additional recipes available at www.oceanspray.com.
About Cranergy®
Cranergy® Energy Juice Drink is made with the real fruit juice and green tea extract, which is a natural source of caffeine; five B-vitamins, which support healthy energy production; and vitamin C, which can help boost immunity. Cranberries and green tea both contain antioxidants that help the body fight free radicals.
Available in three flavors – Cranberry Lift, Raspberry Cranberry Lift and Pomegranate Cranberry Lift – Cranergy® Energy Juice Drink contains only 35 calories per eight-ounce serving. That's 50 percent fewer calories than other leading energy drinks, since it is sweetened with Splenda® Brand Sweetener.
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.
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