Vancouver, British Columbia – The Newswire – February 29, 2024 - Plantify Foods, Inc. (TSXV:PTFY) ("Plantify Foods" or the "Company"), a Clean Label food company dedicated to providing consumers with nutritious and delicious food options, is pleased to announce a new local retailer Stopmarket, expanding Plantify’s footprint within its local market of Israel.

"The Company continues to secure new retail partners within its local market.”,  said Suzette Ramcharan, CEO of Plantify Foods. “While we push sales and marketing efforts in new and larger markets such as Europe and the United States, we are pleased to see growth within our local market, further solidifying our Clean Label brand. We are pleased with the growth we continue to see within our local market, a small country in size, but one that carries a lot of demand for our high-quality, healthy, and forward-thinking products.”

Plantify Foods is pleased to partner with Stopmarket, producing Clean Label Salads, Soups and Stews for this growing grocery chain in Israel, which currently has 11 branch locations throughout the country. Stopmarket was founded in 2000, and the chain’s specialization is its positioning, and operating all year-round including Saturdays and holidays.

About Stopmarket

Stopmarket began its journey in 2000. The stores pay close attention to creating a high-end look and feel, which support the consciousness of service, and offers a very wide mix of food products, giving special emphasis to fresh departments as well as a wine department. The chain currently operates 11 supermarkets throughout the country.

Visit their website for more information and to see branch locations. – www.stopmarket.co.il

About Plantify Foods

Plantify Foods is committed to providing consumers with nutritious, Clean Label food options while pioneering innovation in the food and beverage industry. The Company has a simple mission: to ensure that everyone has access to high quality food alternatives that are clean and healthy, are nutritious and tasty, use whole natural ingredients, and are easy to prepare.

Plantify Foods, through its wholly owned Israeli subsidiary, currently sells its diverse range of products in Israel, and is actively expanding its footprint across Europe and North America. With its new manufacturing facility, the Company can increase production and continue to create new Clean Label food products to meet the growing demand of health-conscious consumers from all walks of life.

If you have any questions or need more information, feel free to contact the Company directly.

Contacts:

Gabriel Kabazo

Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary

Phone: (778) 601-8420

Investor Relations

Email: ir@plantifyfoods.com

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