Proceeding rapidly on its strategic path to profitability, Planting Hope attained FY 2023 YTD gross revenues of $7.9M (CAD $10.7M) and Q3 2023 gross revenues of $1.9M (CAD $2.6M), reflecting anticipated gross revenue decreases versus FY 2022 of 22% and versus Q3 2022 of 48%. Revenue decreases were driven by the selective cutting of unprofitable accounts, promotional programs, and products, primarily at Grocery Retail, which... Read More

CHICAGO, IL and VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / November 22, 2023 / The Planting Hope Company Inc. ( TSXV:MYLK )( OTCQB:MYLKF ) (" Planting Hope " or the " Company "), a dynamic Foodtech innovation company dedicated to creating breakthrough delicious, sustainable food and beverage solutions through cutting-edge ingredient, formulation, and packaging technology, announces the resignation of its Chief Financial Officer, Kohmela... Read More

Whole Foods Market has selected Planting Hope's Mozaics™ Real Veggie Chips to launch across US locations All three flavors of Mozaics™ Real Veggie Chips will be added to Salty Snack sections in about 500 Whole Foods Market stores Mozaics™ is the second Planting Hope brand to secure select national distribution with Whole Foods... Read More

The Planting Hope Company won the Food category at the 2023 Chicago Innovation Awards for its breakthrough Hope and Sesame® Sesamemilk Planting Hope was selected for this award from more than 340 nominated companies Announced at an awards ceremony attended by more than 600 guests and keynoted by Illinois governor JB Pritzker... Read More

Planting Hope conducted a cradle-to-grave Life Cycle Assessment study (LCA) of its Hope and Sesame® Sesamemilk in conjunction with Planet FWD, the leading decarbonization platform for consumer companies. The study determined that Hope and Sesame® Sesamemilk uses 76% less water than oat milk, 87% less water than almond milk,... Read More

Planting Hope has been named a Top 100 Finalist in the Chicago Innovation Awards, the highest recognition of innovation for companies and organizations in the Chicago area. The Company is hosting a webinar on October 18 th at 12 pm EST. CHICAGO, IL and VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / October 16, 2023 / The Planting Hope Company Inc. (TSXV:MYLK)(OTCQB:MYLKF)(FRA:J94), a dynamic FoodTech innovation company dedicated to creating... Read More

Planting Hope engaged 3 rd party IP valuation experts Metis Partners to conduct a review and assessment of the value of the Company's extensive intellectual property ("IP") assets which span proprietary ingredients, formulations, trade secrets, and brand assets. Metis Partners awarded the Company IP Scores that both rate and rank the quality of its IP in the aggregate and in individual asset classes: Planting Hope ranked at... Read More

The Company announces a private placement opportunity for convertible note units for aggregate gross proceeds of up to $5,000,000 USD (~$6.7M CAD). CHICAGO, IL and VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / October 7, 2023 / The Planting Hope Company Inc. (TSXV:MYLK) (OTCQB:MYLKF)(FRA:J94) ("Planting Hope" or the "Company "), a FoodTech innovation company focused on leveraging cutting-edge ingredient, formulation, and packaging technology... Read More

CHICAGO, IL and VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / September 15, 2023 / The Planting Hope Company Inc. (TSXV:MYLK) (OTCQB:MYLKF) (FRA:J94) ("Planting Hope" or the "Company"), a Foodtech innovation company focused on leveraging cutting-edge ingredient, formulation, and packaging technology to develop breakthrough sustainable food and beverage solutions, is pleased to announce that, further to its news release dated July 20, 2023,... Read More

Combined Gross Revenues for Q1 + Q2 2023 (USD $6.0 million | CAD $8.1 million) exceeded combined Q1 + Q2 revenues for 2022 (USD $5.9 million | CAD $8.0 million) Achieved Q2 2023 Revenues of USD $2.7 million (CAD $3.7 million), a decrease of 19% over Q2 2022 Revenues of USD $3.3 million (CAD $4.5 million), as the Company strategically adjusted its channel and promotional strategies to focus on near-term transactionally... Read More

Consumer Reports, the leading independent publication for consumer product information, featured the sesame milk subcategory of Plant Milk and Hope and Sesame ® Sesamemilk in the article ‘ Is Milk Good For You? ', included in their September 2023 ‘Live Healthier Longer' issue: Sesame milk, described has having a ‘toasty flavor', is called out as a core subcategory in plant milk next to almond, oat, soy, cashew, and coconut.... Read More

Not for distribution to U.S. news wire services or dissemination in the United States CHICAGO, IL and VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / August 23, 2023 / The Planting Hope Company Inc. ( T SXV:MYLK) (OTCQB:MYLKF) (FRA:J94) ("Planting Hope" or the "Company"), a Foodtech innovation company focused on leveraging cutting-edge ingredient, formulation, and packaging technology to develop breakthrough sustainable food and beverage... Read More

Planting Hope has acquired a substantial assets package from the acquisition of certain Argo Tea® assets from Golden Fleece Beverages, Inc. through a non-dilutive, non-cash transaction. The Argo Tea® assets acquired include: Transferable master contracts with managed Foodservice partners including Sodexo and Aramark Licenses for eight branded Argo Tea® cafés managed by contract Foodservice providers at major US universities,... Read More

Planting Hope has been selected to join 1871's nationally recognized Foodtech Innovation Lab program as a Late Stage partner alongside Farmer's Fridge and HumanCo Planting Hope has engaged global intellectual property (IP) valuation firm Metis Partners to conduct an in-depth third-party valuation of the Company's deep bench of IP Planting Hope will host a webinar in September to review strategic milestones, the Company's IP... Read More

The Company announces a private placement of convertible debentures totaling up to US$900,000 (C$1.2M) and a bridge loan in the amount of US$332,000 (C$443,000) Planting Hope has settled a total of US$1.25M (C$1.67M) in debt, including US$243,000 and C$7,500 in account payables, C$6,000 in interest from a convertible debenture, and the significant reduction of a US$1M (C$1.333M) note payable with Betterer Foods related to... Read More

Hope and Sesame® Sesamemilk is now available to cafés throughout Quebec through Distribution Bloom New York retail pioneer Pop Up Grocer is exclusively featuring Hope and Sesame® Barista Blend Sesamemilk at its in-store café Planting Hope has reorganized its internal Sales and Marketing team to focus on both Foodservice growth and scaling profitable Retail distribution and increasing velocity CHICAGO, IL and VANCOUVER, BC /... Read More

Planting Hope's team showcased menu solutions featuring RightRice® Veggie Rice, Hope and Sesame® Sesamemilk, and Mozaics™ Real Veggie Chips to hundreds of Foodservice channel decision makers during the 2023 DOT Foods Innovations Show DOT Foods is the linchpin to opening up the Foodservice channel, a major focus for Planting Hope for expanded growth and profitability DOT Foods provides direct access to more than 4,500... Read More

Hope and Sesame® Chocolate Sesamemilk received the acclaimed 2023 KeHE Holiday Show On Trend® Award for the Dairy & Refrigerated category KeHE is one of the leading food and beverage distributors in North America, servicing more than 30,000 retail doors across the United States, from major grocery retail and specialty chains to natural retailers and independent grocery stores The Planting Hope Company is exhibiting Hope and... Read More

Mozaics™ Real Veggie Chips has expanded distribution to H-E-B grocery stores, adding three flavors across 243 doors, for a total of 729 new Total Distribution Points ("TDP") H-E-B stores have the highest grocery foot traffic in the state of Texas The global healthy snacks market broke $85 billion in 2021 and is expected to... Read More

Achieved Q1 2023 Revenues of $3.2 million (CAD $4.4 million), an increase of 28% over Q1 2022 Revenues of $2.5 million Achieved Q1 2023 Net Revenues of $2.4 million (CAD $3.3 million), an increase 22% over Q1 2022 Net Revenues of $2.0 million Selling, General, and Administrative (SG&A) expenses decreased by 21% to $2.6 million in Q1 2023 compared to $3.2 million in Q1 2022, and SG&A as a percentage of revenue declined by 49%... Read More

Hope and Sesame ® Barista Blend Sesamemilk is gaining popularity with influential cafés and consumers, launching on more menus across the US and Canada Hope and Sesame ® showcased its full line up of shelf-stable Sesamemilk in six innovative hot and iced beverages at the 2023 Specialty Coffee Association Expo in Portland, Oregon, April 20-23 2023 CHICAGO, IL and VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / May 17, 2023 / The Planting Hope... Read More

Achieved FY 2022 Revenues of $12.2 million (CAD $16.2 million), more than 4.6x FY 2021 Revenues of $2.6 million (CAD $3.5 million) FY 2022 Revenues are 358% higher than FY 2021 Revenues Q4 2022 Revenues of $2.6 million (CAD $3.6 million) are 642% higher Q4 2021 Revenues of $0.36 million (CAD $0.5 million); Revenues for Q4 2022 alone are equivalent to Revenues for all of FY 2021 CHICAGO, IL and VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE /... Read More

RightRice ® Veggie Rice sponsored the Whole Planet Foundation official South by Southwest ® ("SXSW") event on March 17 th at Whole Foods Market headquarters in Austin, Texas, featuring performances by Jessica Carter Altman, Canadian breakout artist TALK, Balming Tiger, Nappy Roots, and other leading musicians A Whole Foods Market not-for-profit, the Whole Planet Foundation, funds microcredit loans to entrepreneurs in... Read More

Planting Hope CEO Julia Stamberger has been elected to the board of directors of the Plant Based Foods Association (PBFA) for a two-year term The PBFA is the leading trade association in North America representing the plant-based food industry, with more than 300 members Stamberger joins leaders from across the plant-based... Read More

A total of eleven items from Hope and Sesame® Sesamemilk (seven items) and RightRice® Veggie Rice (four items) are now available through Dot Foods The largest food industry redistributor in North America, Dot Foods, is the linchpin to US foodservice distribution, reaching more than 4,500 foodservice and wholesale customers Dot... Read More

Three flavors of Hope and Sesame® Sesamemilk are featured in the first curated assortment of breakthrough new food and beverage products at Pop Up Grocer's new permanent flagship location in New York City's Greenwich Village Hope and Sesame® Sesamemilk is featured at Coffee Fest New York City this week, March 5-7 th at Javits... Read More

CHICAGO, IL and VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / February 28, 2023 / The Planting Hope Company Inc. (TSXV:MYLK) (OTCQB:MYLKF) (FRA:J94) ("Planting Hope" or the "Company"), a plant-based food and beverage company focused on producing the world's most nutritious and planet-friendly products, is pleased to announce it has closed the first tranche (the "First Tranche") of its previously announced non-brokered private placement (the... Read More

Planting Hope has partnered with Alarcon Enterprise Limited to bring Hope and Sesame ® Sesamemilk into key Asian markets, including Hong Kong and Macau Hope and Sesame ® Sesamemilk won the Best Plant Milk Award at the Hong Kong LOHAS 2023 Natural, Organic, and Green Living Expo, February 3-5, 2023 CHICAGO, IL and VANCOUVER, BC... Read More

CHICAGO, IL and VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / February 17, 2023 / The Planting Hope Company Inc. (TSXV:MYLK) (OTCQB:MYLKF) (FRA:J94 ) ("Planting Hope" or the "Company"), a plant-based food and beverage company focused on producing the world's most nutritious and planet-friendly products, is pleased to announce its intention to complete a non-brokered private placement (the "Private Placement") of unsecured, non-transferable... Read More

Hope and Sesame ® Sesamemilk is the first plant milk worldwide to earn the Upcycled Certified™ mark, highlighting its sustainability The Upcycled Certified™ seal verifies that a product is produced with surplus food or food by-products with verifiable supply chains and a positive environmental impact Hope and Sesame ®... Read More

Planting Hope launched its full product assortment (more than 60 Stock Keeping Units, each a "SKU") on the Walmart.com marketplace, making products available to millions of Walmart shoppers across the United States Mozaics™ Real Veggie Chips in bilingual Canadian-compliant packaging are now available on Amazon.ca Wholesale and... Read More

A leading US pharmacy retailer is adding two flavors of RightRice ® to the Grocery section This growth adds 4,581 retail doors and 8,807 additional Total Distribution Points ("TDP"), increasing retail doors by 45% and TDP by 15% for Planting Hope products CHICAGO, IL and VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / February 7, 2023­­­­­­ / The Planting Hope Company Inc. (TSXV:MYLK) (OTCQB:MYLKF) (FRA:J94) ("Planting Hope" or the "Company"),... Read More

Planting Hope expands Sales and Marketing teams with hires of key industry veterans to build on sales momentum and distribution gains laid in 2022 The Company accelerates and expands sales reach with the addition of new top-tier national sales brokerage and consulting relationships in key channels The Company is hosting an investor webcast on Thursday, January 26, 2023 CHICAGO, IL and VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / January 24,... Read More

New distribution at The GIANT Company adds two Stock Keeping Units (each, a "SKU") of Hope and Sesame ® Sesamemilk into 148 stores and six SKUs of RightRice ® Veggie Rice into 142 stores, for a total of 1,148 new Total Distribution Points ("TDP") This new distribution enhances the presence for both Planting Hope brands in the densely populated Mid-Atlantic region of the United States CHICAGO, IL and VANCOUVER, BC /... Read More

Planting Hope's products are now available at more than 10,000 retail locations with over 60,000 Total Distribution Points ("TDP") Over 2022, Planting Hope has increased retail locations by 50%, and TDP by 30% CHICAGO, IL and VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / December 13, 2022 / The Planting Hope Company Inc . (TSXV:MYLK)(OTCQB:MYLKF)(FRA:J94) ("Planting Hope" or the "Company"), a plant-based food and beverage company focused on... Read More

In the Pacific Northwest, Mozaics™ Real Veggie Chips are now available in Roseaurs, PCC, and University of Portland campus stores Mozaics™ have been added to 37 locations across Canada, including Marchés Tau and Pomme Natural Market In the New York area, Mozaics™ are now available in Gristedes and D'Agostino's stores In the... Read More

Celebrity Chef George Duran recommended Hope and Sesame® Sesamemilk and RightRice® Veggie Rice on the Fox & Friends morning show airing live on Fox News Thanksgiving morning Hope and Sesame® Sesamemilk was highlighted as a delicious plant-based ingredient swap in a traditional sweet potato casserole RightRice® Veggie Rice was offered as a fast-cooking and easy to prepare holiday side dish CHICAGO, IL and VANCOUVER, BC /... Read More

Hope and Sesame® Sesamemilk in bilingual packaging is now available to Canadian customers in four flavors, including award-winning Barista Blend, at Amazon.ca In Quebec, Marches TAU, Avril Natural Market, and other retailers have added Hope and Sesame® Sesamemilk to their stores, increasing Canadian Hope and Sesame®... Read More

Hope and Sesame® Barista Blend Sesamemilk has been recognized with the ‘Best Novel Creamer' Award from Good Housekeeping in their 2022 Best Coffee Awards Forbes highlighted Hope and Sesame® Sesamemilk as an up-and-coming trend in the article: "Why the Tiny-But-Mighty Sesame Seed is the New Superfood" Leading Northeast retailer... Read More

Company achieved third consecutive quarter of record gross revenues Revenue growth of 378% over Q3 2021, 10% over Q2 2022 Q3 2022 revenue alone is 38% higher than revenues for the entire FY 2021 Year-to-date revenues of $9.5 million (CAD $12.7 million), more than 3.5x FY 2021 revenues of $2.5M CHICAGO, IL and VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / November 17, 2022 / The Planting Hope Company Inc. (TSXV:MYLK) (OTCQB:MYLKF) (FRA:J94)... Read More

RightRice® Veggie Rice is rolling out in four flavors to 180 Walmart stores across Canada in dual-language Canadian-compliant packaging, adding 720 Total Distribution Points ("TDP") This is the Company's second major product launch into the Canadian market in Q4 2022, following on the recent launch of Hope and Sesame® Sesamemilk into 382 Loblaw stores CHICAGO, IL and VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / November 15, 2022 / The... Read More

Dot Foods, Inc., the largest foodservice redistributor in North America, will soon be stocking both RightRice® Veggie Rice and Hope and Sesame® Sesamemilk Rōti fast-casual Mediterranean restaurants have added RightRice® to the menu at all locations CHICAGO, IL and VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / November 10, 2022 / The Planting... Read More

Planting Hope's first major product launch in Canadian-compliant dual-language packaging is flagship Hope and Sesame® Sesamemilk, now rolling out at multiple divisions of Loblaw Companies Limited, Canada's largest national grocery retailer Loblaw is placing three flavors of Hope and Sesame® Sesamemilk in 382 stores, adding 1,146 Total Distribution Points CHICAGO, IL and VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / November 8, 2022 / The... Read More

Planting Hope to participate in irlabs Investor Day, "Companies Disrupting the World We Live In," on November 2 at 3 p.m. ET Radius Research to host Planting Hope webinar on November 2 at 4:15 p.m. ET CEO Julia Stamberger and COO Susan Walters-Flood meeting with investors at CEM event in Hollywood, Florida November 11-13 The Planting Hope Company Inc. ( TSXV:MYLK )( OTCQB:MYLKF )( FRA:J94 ) ("Planting Hope" or the... Read More

The Planting Hope Company Inc. ( TSXV:MYLK ) ( OTCQB:MYLKF ) ( FRA:J94 ) (" Planting Hope " or the " Company "), a plant-based food and beverage company focused on producing the world's most nutritious and planet-friendly products, is pleased to announce the completion of a non-brokered private placement (the "Private Placement") of unsecured, non-transferable 12% convertible debentures ("Convertible Debentures") at a... Read More

RightRice ® Veggie Rice is launching two special edition flavors for Holiday 2022: Holiday Stuffing and Brown Butter Sage Both Holiday RightRice ® items will be available at all 513 US Whole Foods Market locations and on ThriveMarket.com RightRice ® exhibited at Carmela Foods' trade show in August 2022 by special invitation,... Read More

Baldor Specialty Foods, the largest foodservice distributor to restaurants and cafés in New York City, has added Hope and Sesame® Barista Blend Sesamemilk to its curated product assortment, reaching more than 4,600 locations across the five boroughs Hope and Sesame® Barista Blend is launching at all campus-run cafés at... Read More

Kroger, the Largest Grocery Retailer in the United States, Is Adding Three New Hope and Sesame® Non-GMO Sesamemilk Shelf-Stable SKUs to Its Plant-Based Milk Grocery Aisle in 681 Stores This Adds to Existing Kroger Distribution of Two Hope and Sesame ® Sesamemilk Refrigerated SKUs Which Rolled Out in January 2022 The Kroger... Read More

Participating in the 24 th Annual HC Wainwright Global Investment Conference September 12-14 Planting Hope's COO Susan Walters-Flood is speaking at Prepared Foods New Products Conference on September 13 and is the keynote speaker at the 19 th Annual WPO Chicago Summit on September 8 Participating in the 2022 UBS Future of Food Conference on September 28 Participating in UBS' Consumer Insights Fireside Chat on October 7... Read More

Sprouts Farmers Market is one of the largest and fastest growing specialty retailers of fresh, natural and organic food in the United States, with nearly 380 stores Mozaics™ Real Veggie Chips SKUs being added to Sprouts stores include Salsa, Sea Salt, and BBQ This increases Total Distribution Points ("TDP") for Planting Hope... Read More

The Planting Hope Company Inc. (TSXV:MYLK)(OTCQB:MYLKF)(FRA:J94) ("Planting Hope" or the "Company"), a plant-based food and beverage company focused on producing the world's most nutritious and planet-friendly products, is pleased to announce that it has been invited to present at the Emerging Growth Conference today, August 31, 2022, at 1:30 p.m. EST. CEO and Co-founder, Julia Stamberger, will be presenting information on... Read More

Achieved second consecutive quarter of record gross revenues Revenue growth of 276% over Q2 2021, 32% over Q1 2022, and 22% over the entire FY 2021 Year-to-date revenues of $5.9 million (CAD $7.6 million), more than double FY 2021 revenues Investor webcast today (August 25 th ) at 2:00 PM ET to discuss Planting Hope's growth, traction, and opportunities ahead The Planting Hope Company Inc. (TSXV:MYLK)(OTCQB:MYLKF)(FRA:J94)... Read More

New SKUs and additional distribution for RightRice® and Hope and Sesame® at regional US grocery retailers including The Fresh Market, Inc., Fresh Thyme Market™, Thrive Market™, and Hannaford builds Total Distribution Points ("TDP") to approximately 49,000 135 new slots gained across more than 15 United Natural Foods, Inc. ("UNFI") distribution centers for Hope and Sesame® and Mozaics™ KeHE Distributors® has added all seven... Read More

The Planting Hope Company Inc. (TSXV:MYLK) (OTCQB:MYLKF) (FRA:J94) ("Planting Hope" or the "Company"), a plant-based food and beverage company focused on producing the world's most nutritious and planet-friendly products, today announced that it will host a webcast investor presentation on Thursday, August 25, 2022 at 2:00PM ET. During the webcast, Julia Stamberger, CEO, will conduct a presentation that will cover key areas... Read More

Sprouts Farmers Market is one of the largest and fastest growing specialty retailers of fresh, natural and organic food in the United States, with approximately 380 stores New Hope and Sesame® Sesamemilk SKUs being added to Sprouts stores include Barista Blend, Unsweetened Vanilla, and Unsweetened Original The Planting Hope Company Inc. (TSXV:MYLK)(OTCQB:MYLKF)(FRA:J94) ("Planting Hope" or the "Company"), a plant-based food... Read More

Distribution increases with more regional foodservice distributors and independent cafés adding sesamemilk Significant press coverage of sesamemilk as the next new trend in plant-based milks published by The Washington Post, Good Morning America, Thrillist, Consumer Reports, and more Hope and Sesame® Barista Blend Sesamemilk announced as finalist in World Plant-Based Beverage awards New dual language packaging for top Hope... Read More

Planting Hope has a full schedule of one-on-one meetings at the Canaccord Genuity 42 nd Annual Growth Conference in Boston Hope and Sesame® continues its award momentum with Barista Blend Sesamemilk nominated for Best Hospitality Product, a new category at the prestigious international GAMA Consumer Awards The Company has retained North American investor relations firm North Equities The Planting Hope Company Inc.... Read More

Mozaics™ Real Veggie Chips nominated for ‘Best Snack' and RightRice® Veggie Rice nominated for ‘Best Plant-Based Food' in the QVC 2022 Consumer Choice® Food Awards Both brands ‘sold out' of allocated inventory during their July nomination airings Veggicopia® Greek Snack Olives debuted on QVC in June and have subsequently been invited back for three sales events To date in 2022, Planting Hope's brands have had 16 sales events... Read More

Influential regional grocery retailers in New York City, San Francisco and Chicago, including Gristedes Supermarkets, Woodman's Markets, and Berkeley Bowl Marketplace, are adding products from Hope and Sesame®, RightRice®, and Mozaics™ brands The Planting Hope Company Inc. (TSXV:MYLK)(OTCQB:MYLKF)(FRA:J94) ("Planting Hope" or the "Company"), a plant-based food and beverage company focused on producing the world's most... Read More