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Happy Belly Food Group Enters into Definitive Agreement in Respect of Call Option to Purchase Remaining 50% of Heal Wellness

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - October 2, 2025) - Happy Belly Food Group Inc. (CSE: HBFG) (OTCQB: HBFGF) ("Happy Belly" or the "Company"), a leader in acquiring and scaling emerging food brands, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a definitive share purchase agreement effective as of October 9, 2025 (the "SPA"), and currently held in escrow, pursuant to which it will acquire the remaining 50% ownership interest (the "Acquisition") in Heal Lifestyle Inc. ("Heal Wellness"), such..

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Happy Belly Food Group Enters into Definitive Agreement in Respect of Call Option to Purchase Remaining 50% of Heal Wellness

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