SunOpta Concludes Cleugh Purchase

TORONTO - Jun 20/05 - SNS -- SunOpta Inc. completed its purchase of the outstanding shares of Cleugh's Frozen Foods, Inc. of Buena Park, California. The undisclosed purchase price includes cash and assumption of debt.

Cleugh processes natural and organic frozen fruits and vegetables for the retail private label, food service and industrial markets. It operates two processing facilities in Buena Park and Salinas, California, with combined production, packaging and warehousing space of approximately 60,000 square feet.

The facilities are located in two of California's largest strawberry growing regions, which represents Cleugh's primary product. The operations have extensive capabilities including IQF (individually quick frozen) processing, blending and puree production, and offer a wide range of packaging formats to their customers, including poly bags, gable top cartons, specialty retail packaging, tubs, pails and other food service packaging formats.

The acquisition of Cleugh's further strengthens SunOpta's vertically integrated fruit based operations. Joseph Stern, President of Organic Ingredients, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of SunOpta, commented that "the acquisition of Cleugh's further strengthens our sourcing and processing capabilities, and in turn our ability to service our customers by ensuring the highest quality and supply."