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The Very Good Food Company Achieves Record Retail Distribution Across North America
The Very Good Food Company Achieves Record Retail Distribution Across North America.
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[{"type":"text","content":"Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - July 7, 2021) -  Leading plant-based food technology company, The Very Good Food Company Inc. (TSXV: VERY) (OTCQB: VRYYF) (FSE: 0SI) (\"VERY GOOD\" or the \"Company\"), today announced that its U.S. wholesale retail distribution channel now has more than 100 retail stores signed to carry VERY GOOD's suite of products under its core brand, The Very Good Butchers, with orders placed as recent as July 1, 2021. VERY GOOD expanded its U.S. retail distribution network earlier this year when it first secured its first U.S. sales order from the California-based online vegan grocery store, GTFO It's Vegan. Since then, the Company has rapidly expanded its U.S. retail reach through additional retail distribution partnerships with Green Spoon Sales, Colorado-based natural food and beverage brokerage; KeHE Distributors, LLC (\"KeHE\"), a top pure play U.S. wholesale food distributor of natural, organic, speciality and fresh food brands across North America; and United Natural Foods (UNFI), the largest publicly traded wholesale distributor of health and specialty food in North America. The Company now has over 100 U.S. retail stores who will be carrying its product on their shelves with many more in the pipeline; reaching a record number of retail distribution points across North America of approximately 2,876 from 1,356 at the end of March 2021; representing a 112% increase. \"Over the past year, we have strategically focused on enhancing our production capabilities and rolling out an expansive plant-based product line. As delicious and healthy eating continues to become the norm, we have seized the opportunity to enter new high-growth markets and are proud that within months of partnering with some of America's most notable natural food distributors, we are placing our products on shelves across the country,\" said Mitchell Scott, Co-Founder & CEO of The Very Good Food Company. \"Signing on with over 100 retail stores in the U.S. is just the beginning and clearly demonstrates our ability to effectively scale production and successfully meet surging demand.\" The Company also previously announced its coast-to-coast expansion in Canada through its new wholesale distribution partnership with Horizon Grocery + Wellness, where the Company signed on with Save-On-Foods, Canada's largest Weste...