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Eshbal Launches North American Production with Queen Street Bakery Inc.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\nEshbal Launches North American Production with Queen Street Bakery Inc.\n\n/* Style Definitions */span.prnews_span{font-size:8pt;font-family:\"Arial\";color:black;}a.prnews_a{color:blue;}li.prnews_li{font-size:8pt;font-family:\"Arial\";color:black;}p.prnews_p{font-size:0.62em;font-family:\"Arial\";color:black;margin:0in;}\n\n\n\n\n\nCanada NewsWire\n\n\n\nTSXV: ESBL\nVANCOUVER, BC, Jan. 7, 2026 /CNW/ - Eshbal Functional Food Inc. (TSXV: ESBL)  (\"Eshbal\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce that on January 1 it has partnered with Toronto, Ontario -based Queen St Gluten Free Inc. (\"Queen St Bakery.\"), a specialized manufacturer of gluten-free foods, to produce Eshbal's products for the North American market.\nUnder the agreement, Queen St. Bakery will manufacture Eshbal's gluten-free Pita Bread, with additional products from Eshbal's best-selling Israeli products expected to follow. Eshbal has Supplied proprietary production equipment in Queen St's. facility, and Eshbal's R&D team has provided product-specific know-how for ongoing production. Eshbal will supply its proprietary flour blend from its own facility on an ongoing basis, with the remaining ingredients to be sourced locally. Queen St. has successfully completed several trials runs and, subject final packaging approvals, plans to initiate commercial production in Q1, 2026.\nQueen St. Bakery Inc. was founded to address a need for gluten-free baked goods that are both flavorful and offer the same or better nutritional benefit as their gluten-containing counterparts. Like Eshbal's products, Queen St's. breads, bagels and related products often elevate classic baked goods to 'superfoods'. All products are made with simple, certified gluten-free ingredients and are available on online and in retail locations across Canada and the US.\nCanadian Manufacturing Advantages \nThe Company selected Canada for local production due to favorable sourcing conditions for gluten-free ingredients, including pulses, grains, and other foundational inputs. This drives cost and quality advantages. The products can be delivered with supply-chain efficiency enabled by Toronto's proximity to the US Northeast states. The availability of the excess backhaul capacity that typically exists from Ontario to the entire US market for food and beverage products will enable efficiency...