SKYPEOPLE Fruit Juice, Inc., a processor and manufacturer of kiwifruit, apple, pear and other concentrated specialty fruit juices and manufacturer of Hedetang- and Qian Mei Duo-branded fruit beverages in the People's Republic of China announced that it added another concentrated pear juice line in the Company's Jingyang factory in Shaanxi province.

The new line, which was put into production on December 26, 2011, can process 20 tons of pears per hour. With its ISO9001, HACCP and KOSHER certified quality control system, the new production line meets the standards of exporting to major fruit juice consuming countries including the U.S., Canada and European Union. The capital expenditures associated with this project was approximately $7.4 million. The new line augments SkyPeople's existing capacity of processing 20 tons of pears per hour.

"We believe that the new line production will provide us with additional capacity to meet our expectation for growth in demand for this juice product and further strengthen our leading position in the concentrated pear juice segment," commented Yongke Xue , Chief Executive Officer of SkyPeople Fruit Juice.

About SkyPeople Fruit Juice, Inc.

SkyPeople Fruit Juice, Inc., a Florida company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Pacific Industry Holding Group Co., Ltd., a Vanuatu company, holds 99.78% ownership interest in SkyPeople Juice Group Co., Ltd. ("SkyPeople (China)").

SkyPeople (China) is engaged in the production and sales of fruit juice concentrates (including fruit purees, fruit puree concentrates, and clear fruit juice concentrates), fruit beverages (including fruit juice beverages and fruit cider beverages), and other fruit related products (including primarily organic and non-organic fresh fruits, kiwifruit seeds and apple aroma) in and from the PRC.

Its fruit juice concentrates are sold to domestic customers and exported directly or via distributors. Fruit juice concentrates are used as a basic ingredient component in the food industry. Its brand, Hedetang, which is a registered trademark in the PRC, is positioned as a high quality, healthy and nutritious end-use juice beverage.