Planting Hope Continues Expansion into Foodservice Channel by Adding Dot Foods Distribution and Entering Rōti Restaurants

• 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 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 addition of both RightRice® Veggie Rice and Hope and Sesame® Sesamemilk to the product assortment at Dot Foods, Inc ("Dot Foods"), the largest foodservice redistributor in North America. Dot Foods will shortly be stocking both Original RightRice® Veggie Rice in bulk 20lb bags and multi-award-winning Hope and Sesame® Barista Blend Sesamemilk in 32oz shelf-stable cartons.

"As a company, Planting Hope is committed to expansion in the foodservice channel from restaurants to business & industry commissaries to espresso cafés with our wide range of plant-based, sustainable products," said Julia Stamberger, CEO and Co-founder of Planting Hope. "Foodservice is an excellent channel for consumers to encounter our brands and products. We're thrilled to provide more nutritious and delicious options to all foodservice operators, in the sizes and formats most convenient for their operations. Through foodservice, our brands gain consumer exposure and trial for products that consumers can then buy at their local grocers and bring into their homes. With their ability to reach any foodservice customer in the United States with as little as one case of our product, Dot Foods is the critical lynchpin to opening distribution to all foodservice operators and scaling our business in this channel."

Ms. Stamberger has been committed to developing better-for-you, nutritious foodservice products for almost 20 years, starting with creating the first ‘airline snackbox' program for United Airlines. She subsequently scaled that initiative, and then independently developed and launched the shelf-stable ‘snackbox' programs for most major airlines in North America.

"I've often said that airlines and foodservice programs are amazing channels for young brands to get exposure to new consumers," continued Ms. Stamberger. "As long as it's the right product for the application and optimized operationally to the channel, it's a win-win for brands, foodservice operators, and consumers. Foodservice buyers get delicious products that function well in their operation; brands get exposure and trial from thousands of customers; and those consumers get tasty, better-for-you options. At Planting Hope, we have fully embraced the foodservice channel as a strategic and synergistic complement to our grocery retail business."