SIMPLY BETTER BRANDS CORP. ANNOUNCES FURTHER RETAIL EXPANSION OF TRUBAR BRAND

VANCOUVER, BC, June 17, 2024 /CNW/ - Simply Better Brands Corp. ("SBBC" or the "Company") (TSX Venture: SBBC) (OTCQB: SBBCF) today announced continued progress and growing momentum building out its North American distribution footprint for TRUBAR™ with the addition of several new regional retail partners among the 5,000 new store locations where the brand is rolling out over the next two quarters.

The new retail partners extend the geographic reach of TRUBAR™ throughout the Midwest and Western regions of the U.S. across 16 states including a large presence in California. The retail chains include:

• Loop Neighborhood Markets convenience chain with locations across Southern California, the San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento
• Hy-Ve grocery chain with locations across nine midwestern states
• Stinker convenience chain with locations across Colorado, Wyoming and Idaho
• Super 1 Foods grocery chain with locations in Idaho, Montana, and Washington state
• Mother's Market & Kitchen grocery locations in Sothern California (20 stores)
• New Seasons Market grocery locations across Portland, Oregon (20 stores)
• Erewhon supermarket locations in Los Angeles County (10 stores)

"These regional grocery and convenience chains represent important building blocks in our strategy to expand our distribution footprint for TRUBAR^TM with select retailers in key markets  and we are excited to introduce our brand to health conscious, on-the-go customers served by our new partners," said Erica Groussman, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer of TRUBRANDS.

About Simply Better Brands Corp.

Simply Better Brands Corp.  is an international omni-channel platform with a portfolio of diversified assets in the rapidly growing plant-based, natural, and clean ingredient space. The Company targets informed, health-conscious Millennial and Generation Z consumers with a focus on opportunities for expansion into high-growth consumer product categories. For more information on Simply Better Brands Corp., please visit: For more information on Simply Better Brands Corp., please visit: https://www.simplybetterbrands.com/investor-relations.

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SOURCE Simply Better Brands Corp.

Contact Information: Simply Better Brands Corp., Brian Meadows, Chief Financial Officer, [phone], [email protected]