8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 2, 2012

SKYPEOPLE FRUIT JUICE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Florida	001-34502	98-0222013
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
	16F, China Development Bank Tower, No. 2, Gaoxin 1st Road, Xi’an, PRC
	(Address of principal executive offices)
	710075
	(Zip code)
	86-29-88377161
	(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
	None.
	(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02                                Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Effective April 30, 2012, Ms. Cunxia Xie resigned as Chief Financial Officer of SkyPeople Fruit Juice, Inc. (the “Company”).

Effective April 30, 2012, the Company appointed Mr. Xin Ma as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Ma, 35, served as the Company’s Vice President, Finance, responsible for the financial and accounting management of the Company reporting to the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. From March 28, 2011 to December 29, 2011, Mr. Ma served as the Chief Financial Officer of Universal Solar Technology, Inc., a U.S. reporting company based in China. From January 2006 to March 2011, Mr. Ma served as the Vice President of Kiwa Bio-Tech Products Group Corporation, a U.S. reporting company based in China.  Mr. Ma received a MSc. in Management in 2005 and a MSc. in Finance in 2006 from the University of Leicester in England. There is no family relationship between Mr. Ma and any of the Company’s directors and officers.

While serving as the Company’s Vice President, Finance, Mr. Ma and the Company entered into a two-year employment agreement on December 31, 2011, pursuant to which Mr. Ma will be paid at a salary of RMB 360,000 per annum in equal monthly installment of RMB 30,000; and annual performance bonus of RMB 140,000.

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01                                Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)           Exhibits
Exhibit No. 99.1	Description A copy of the press release dated May 2, 2012 issued by the Company

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: May 2, 2012

SKYPEOPLE FRUIT JUICE, INC.

By: /s/ Yongke Xue

       Yongke Xue

       Chief Executive Officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

COMPANY SkyPeople Fruit Juice, Inc. Mr. Xin Ma, CFO Tel:   China + 86 - 29-8837-7161 Email: oliver.x.ma@skypeoplefruitjuice.com Web: http://www.skypeoplefruitjuice.com INVESTOR RELATIONS David Rudnick , Account Manager CCG Investor Relations Tel: US +1- 646 - 626-4172 Email: david.rudnick@ccgir.com Web: http://www.ccgir.com

SkyPeople Fruit Juice, Inc. Appoints Mr. Xin Ma

as Chief Financial Officer

XI'AN, China , May 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- SkyPeople Fruit Juice, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPU - News) (“SkyPeople” or “the Company”), a producer of fruit juice concentrates, fruit beverages and other fruit-related products, today announced that its Board of Directors has approved the appointment of Mr. Xin Ma as the Company’s new Chief Financial Officer, effective April 30, 2012, replacing Ms. Cunxia Xie, who resigned from the Chief Financial Officer position for personal reasons, effective April 30, 2012 as well.

“We are pleased to add Mr. Ma to our leadership team. We believe his experience with the U.S. publicly traded Chinese companies is a great fit to our needs,” said Mr. Yongke Xue, SkyPeople’s CEO. " Mr. Ma brings very strong skill set and extensive experiences in U.S. GAAP accounting, finance, capital markets, as well as managerial experience. We look forward to Mr. Ma playing an important role in helping us drive sustainable business results and create long-term value for our shareholders.”

Mr. Ma, 35, joined SkyPeople in December 2011 and had previously served as the Company’s Vice President, Finance, responsible for the financial and accounting management of the Company. From March 2011 to December 2011, Mr. Ma served as the Chief Financial Officer of Universal Solar Technology, Inc., a U.S. reporting company based in China. From January 2006 to March 2011, Mr. Ma served as the Vice President of Kiwa Bio-Tech Products Group Corporation, a U.S. reporting company based in China. Mr. Ma received a MSc. in Management in 2005 and a MSc. in Finance in 2006 from the University of Leicester in England. There is no family relationship between Mr. Ma and any of the Company’s directors and officers.

Ms. Cunxia Xie's resignation is not in connection with any disagreement with the Company regarding financial, accounting, or other practices.

About SkyPeople Fruit Juice, Inc.

SkyPeople Fruit Juice, Inc., a Florida company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Pacific Industry Holding Group Co., Ltd. (“Pacific”), 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, fruit beverages, and other fruit related products in the PRC and overseas markets. 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 brands, “Hedetang” and “SkyPeople”, which are registered trademarks in the PRC, are positioned as high quality, healthy and nutritious end-use juice beverages. For more information, please visit http://www.skypeoplefruitjuice.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

Certain of the statements made in this press release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning and protections of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. Forward-looking statements include statements with respect to our beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, expectations, anticipations, assumptions, estimates, intentions, and future performance, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may be beyond our control, and which may cause the actual results, performance, capital, ownership or achievements of the Company to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be forward-looking statements. You can identify these forward-looking statements through our use of words such as "may," "will," "anticipate," "assume," "should," "indicate," "would," "believe," "contemplate," "expect," "estimate," "continue," "plan," "point to," "project," "could," "intend," "target" and other similar words and expressions of the future.

All written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to us are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary notice, including, without limitation, those risks and uncertainties described in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 and otherwise in our SEC reports and filings, including the final prospectus for our offering. Such reports are available upon request from the Company, or from the Securities and Exchange Commission, including through the SEC's Internet website at http://www.sec.gov. We have no obligation and do not undertake to update, revise or correct any of the forward-looking statements after the date hereof, or after the respective dates on which any such statements otherwise are made.