SunOpta Scheduled to Attend the Imperial Capital Global Opportunities Conference on September 18, 2014

September 11, 2014

TORONTO, Sept. 11, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SunOpta Inc. (Nasdaq:STKL) (TSX:SOY), a leading global company focused on natural and organic foods, announced today that Robert McKeracher, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, is scheduled to present at Imperial Capital's Global Opportunities Conference in New York, NY on Thursday, September 18, 2014 at 11:30 am ET.

The presentation will be available to interested parties via a live audio webcast. The webcast will be available via the "Investors" tab on SunOpta's website at http://investor.sunopta.com/events.cfm. A replay of the webcast will be archived online for 30 days.

About SunOpta Inc.

SunOpta Inc. is a leading global company focused on natural, organic and specialty foods products. The company specializes in sourcing, processing and packaging of natural and organic food products, integrated from seed through packaged products; with a focus on strategically vertically integrated business models. The Company's core natural and organic food operations focus on value-added grains, fiber and fruit based product offerings, supported by a global infrastructure. The company has two non-core holdings, a 66.0% ownership position in Opta Minerals Inc., listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, a producer, distributor, and recycler of environmentally friendly industrial materials; and a minority ownership position in Mascoma Corporation, an innovative biofuels company.

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CONTACT: SunOpta Inc.

         Susan Wiekenkamp, Information Officer

         Tel: 905-455-2528, ext 103

         susan.wiekenkamp@sunopta.com

         Website:  www.sunopta.com