DAQING, China, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Nutrifruit Group Limited (NYSE Amex: CNGL) ("China Nutrifruit" or "the Company"), a leading producer of premium specialty fruit based products in China ("PRC"), today announced that on December 20, 2009, the Company began production of its new glazed fruit production line at its Daqing facility in Heilongjiang Province, China. The new glazed fruit production line has an annual production capacity of 1,200 metric tons and will be mainly used for producing golden berry and blueberry glazed fruit products. The new fully automated production line will help lower production costs as it reduces labor costs by approximately 50%, compared to the traditional production line. "We have experienced strong demand and rapid growth in sales of our popular golden berry and recently launched blueberry glazed fruit products. The additional capacity at Daqing will enable us to meet the rapidly growing demand in our existing markets," commented Mr. Jinglin Shi, CEO of China Nutrifruit. "The new production line further strengthens our confidence that we will meet our fiscal 2010 guidance of approximately $72.0 - $76.0 million in revenue and $18.5 million in net income." About China Nutrifruit Group Limited Through its subsidiary Daqing Longheda Food Company Limited, China Nutrifruit, is engaged in developing, processing, marketing and distributing a variety of food products processed primarily from premium specialty fruits grown in Northeast China, including golden berry, crab apple, blueberry and raspberry. The Company's processing facility possesses ISO9001 and HACCP series qualifications. Currently, the Company has established an extensive nationwide sales and distribution network through 70 distributors in China. For more information, please visit http://www.chinanutrifruit.com/ . Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act""). Such statements include, among others, those concerning our expected financial performance and strategic and operational plans, our plan for production capacity expansion, as well as all assumptions, expectations, predictions, intentions or beliefs about future events. You are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and that a number of risks and uncertainties could cause actual results of the Company to differ materially from those anticipated, expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. The words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "project," "targets," "optimistic," "intend," "aim," "will" or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated include risks related to new and existing products; any projections of sales, earnings, revenue, margins or other financial items; any statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations; any statements regarding future economic conditions or performance; uncertainties related to conducting business in China; any statements of belief or intention; any of the factors mentioned in the "Risk Factors" section of our Current Report on Form 10-Q filed on September 30, 2009, and other risks and uncertainties mentioned in our other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company assumes no obligation and does not intend to update any forward-looking statements, except as required by law. For more information, please contact: Company Contact: Mr. Colman Cheng, Chief Financial Officer China Nutrifruit Group Limited Tel: +852-9039-8111 Email: Web: http://www.chinanutrifruit.com/ CCG Investor Relations Elaine Ketchmere, Partner Tel: +1-310-954-1345 Email: Crocker Coulson, President Tel: +1-646-213-1915 Email: Web: http://www.ccgirasia.com/ DATASOURCE: China Nutrifruit Group Limited CONTACT: Colman Cheng, Chief Financial Officer of China Nutrifruit Group Limited, +852-9039-8111, ; CCG Investor Relations, Elaine Ketchmere, Partner, +1-310-954-1345, , or Crocker Coulson, President, +1-646-213-1915, Web site: http://www.chinanutrifruit.com/ http://www.ccgirasia.com/

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