Simply Better Brands Corp, Growing 359% vs Year Ago Preliminarily Sales Results Year to Date, Announces Its Trubar Brand’s Accelerated Expansion of Its Portfolio and Distribution

Women-founded, Women-led Nutrition Brand Expands Dessert-inspired, Plant-Based brand in flavor innovation, category expansion and retail footprint

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Simply Better Brands Corp. (the “Company” or “Simply Better Brands”) (TSX Venture: SBBC) (OTCQB: PKANF) is pleased to announce TRUBAR flavor innovation, category expansion, and retail distribution growth. These strategic initiatives are the catalyst to the brand’s accelerated growth at over 600% preliminarily year-to-date September 2022 with confirmed orders illustrated below and further described under the “Retail Distribution” heading.            

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FLAVOR INNOVATION

Building on an earlier announcement of bar flavor expansion of “Get in my Belly, PB and Jelly” and “It’s Mint to be Chip”, TRUBAR now intends to commercialize a “Saltylicious Almond Love/Smother Fudger Peanut Butter”, an “I scream for Orange Cream/Whipped for Key Lime”, and a “Zamn Good Zesty Lemon/Whipped for Key Lime” dual packs for the Club Channel. The new fruity indulgent nutrition flavors are in response to accelerated demand by both consumers and retailers in the United States and Canadian markets. The innovation is expected to be launched in 2023.

CATEGORY EXPANSION

Obsessed with blurring the lines between healthy and delicious, TRUBARs have tapped into an entirely new space, which they’re coining as Indulgent Nutrition™. “For so long consumers endured the reality that most snacks either taste good, yet use unrecognizable ingredients, or they use clean ingredients—and taste like cardboard,” said Co-Founder and CEO at TRU BRANDS Inc., Erica Groussman. “One of my critical goals when bringing TRUBARs into emerging markets is to simplify the consumer experience, making it easier for those who aim to eat better but aren’t willing to sacrifice taste in the rapidly growing plant-based, natural, and active lifestyle space. As a follow up to our protein bar success, we are now stretching the brand into the protein powder category with an expected launch in Q1 2023. The indulgent taste and clean ingredient transparency are a differentiated addition to a growing category where the consumer is demanding more.” TRUBAR adheres to the strict nutritional guardrails of dairy-free, soy-free, no sugar alcohol, vegan, non-GMO and gluten-free expected by loyal consumers of the brand. The initial pea protein powder offerings are “Let’s Get Choco-Lit” and “Va-Va-Voom Vanilla” with 15 grams of protein.

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RETAIL DISTRIBUTION

As TRUBAR broadens its flavors and categories, it continues to accelerate its channel and distribution footprint through sales velocities that exceed the category expectation. What initially was an online brand, now enjoys a retail footprint in the both the U.S. and retail markets with such retailers as Costco, Walgreen’s, Whole Foods, 7-Eleven and Loblaw’s. “As we look at our retailer growth, we have confirmed significant new distribution at Costco in the U.S in the back half of 2022 and early 2023, a re-entry in Costco Canada expected in Q4 2022, new retailer placement within Canada in Jon Luca Distributors, as well as expanded distribution into Shoppers Drug Mart. The expansion of innovation, category, channel and geography remain foundational in our growth not just for TRUBAR, but for SBBC overall. Our preliminary year to date September 2022 consolidated sales for SBBC for the nine months ‎ended September 30, 2022 is approximately $42MM or 359% higher compared to a year ago ‎with a preliminary gross margin of 66% (compared to 57% prior year),” said CEO at Simply ‎Better Brands, Kathy Casey.‎

About Simply Better Brands Corp.

Simply Better Brands Corp. leads an international omni-channel platform with diversified assets in the emerging plant-based and holistic wellness consumer product categories. The Company’s mission is focused on leading innovation for the informed Millennial and Generation Z generations in the rapidly growing plant-based wellness, natural, and clean ingredient space. The Company continues to focus on expansion into high-growth consumer product categories including plant-based food, clean ingredient skincare and plant-based wellness.  For more information on Simply Better Brands Corp., please visit: https://www.simplybetterbrands.com/investor-relations.

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Contact Information

Simply Better Brands Corp.
Brian Meadows
Chief Financial Officer
+1 (855) 553-7441
ir@simplybetterbrands.com

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