VSF Vita Food Products,

CHICAGO, May 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vita Food Products, Inc. (AMEX:VSF) today announced that David S. Lipson, Edward P. Dolanski and Robert C. Douglas II were elected as members of its Board of Directors at the Company's 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, replacing Scott Levitt, Glenn Morris and Steven Rothstein. Mr. Lipson has been named Chairman of the Board, and Stephen D. Rubin has become Chairman Emeritus. "On behalf of the Company I would like to extend a sincere appreciation to Messrs. Levitt, Morris and Rothstein for their contributions to Vita's Board. We also express our gratitude to Mr. Rubin who has served the Company as Chairman of the Board for the past ten years and has now become Chairman Emeritus," stated Clifford K. Bolen, the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer. At the Annual Meeting, Mr. Bolen discussed the Company's recent introduction of new products in both its Seafood and Specialty Foods divisions. Mr. Bolen also noted that the Company has passed on price increases as it has received cost increases, cut expenses to improve profitability and built a solid senior management team. Mr. Bolen stated that "Our short term plans include a return to consistent profitability as well as implementing a plan to build a more effective corporate infrastructure for managing the Seafood and Specialty Foods divisions. During the latter part of 2007 both divisions will migrate to a single enterprise software platform, which will both reduce costs and provide more meaningful operational information." At the end of Mr. Bolen's presentation he expressed his confidence in Vita Food Products' future, based upon the addition of new and deeply experienced Board members and the strength of the executive management team. The Vita Seafood division is a U.S. leader in the herring and retail packaged salmon markets, and is engaged in several other food segments, including cream cheese, cocktail sauce, tartar sauce and horseradish. More than 95% of Vita Seafood's sales are in kosher foods. Vita Specialty Foods, Inc., the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, markets and sells honey, salad dressings, barbecue sauces and other meat enhancements and salsas. The Company markets and sells these items under the Virginia Brand(R), Oak Hill Farms(R), Scorned Woman(R), Jim Beam(R), Budweiser(TM), Dr Pepper(R), 7UP(R) and A&W(R) brands. For more information visit http://www.vitafoodproducts.com/ The common stock of Vita Food Products, Inc. is currently traded on the American Stock Exchange and Chicago Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol VSF. This release contains forward-looking statements about the Company's future growth, profitability, introduction of new products and competitive position. Any such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including changes in economic and market conditions, industry competition, raw material prices, the success of new product introductions, management of growth and other risks noted in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect management's analysis only as of the date hereof. DATASOURCE: Vita Food Products, Inc. CONTACT: Clifford Bolen, President and Chief Executive Officer, +1-312-738-4500, or

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