Planting Hope Recognized as a Top 100 Finalist for the 22nd Annual Chicago Innovation Awards, Proceeds to the Next Stage in the Competition

• 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 delicious, sustainable food and beverage solutions through advanced ingredient, formulation, and packaging technology, proudly announces its selection as one of the elite Top 100 Finalists for the 22nd annual Chicago Innovation Awards.

More than 340 Chicago-area companies showcasing cutting-edge innovation were nominated for the 2023 Chicago Innovation Awards.

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Founded with the vision to recognize the most groundbreaking products and services developed hailing from the Chicago region, the Chicago Innovation Awards shine a spotlight on innovations across varying sizes of organizations, sectors, and industries. Over the past 22 years, more than 389 organizations across 20 categories have been recognized by the Chicago Innovation Awards, including Consumer Products, Food and Entertainment, and Consumer Services.

Previous Chicago Innovation Awards winners in the Food category include McDonalds, US Foods, and Farmers Fridge. Other winners in previous years include Caterpillar, United Airlines, Rubbermaid, Shure, Walgreens, Sara Lee, and Chicago-based celebrity chefs Rick Bayless and Stephanie Izzard, both of whom have built vibrant, innovative consumer packaged food brands. Sponsors of the Chicago Innovation Awards include Molex, Accenture, Wintrust, and Kraft Heinz.

"Chicago's dynamic landscape is increasingly marking its territory as a global innovation nexus - spanning from startups to established corporations and from profit-driven to altruistic endeavors, the tangible impact is immense," said Luke Tannen, President and CEO of Chicago Innovation. "This year's nominees have propelled products and services that have generated $3.8 billion in revenues while carving out opportunities for over 10,000 individuals."

The Top 100 Chicago Innovation finalists were revealed in Crain's Chicago Business the week of September 18^th. In addition to recognition, finalists received an invitation to The Practical Innovator Course, a day of innovation at the Kellogg School of Management on October 3^rd. This day of content included in-depth presentations on innovation development from leading Kellogg MBA faculty, including Tom Kuczmarski, Mohan Sawhney, and James Conley.