Happy Belly Food Group Inc.

201-213 Sterling Rd, Toronto, ON M6R 2B2, CA

A Quick Serve Restaurant ("QSR") and Consumer Packaged Goods ("CPG") company bringing delicious foods and retail brands to customers

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Happy Belly's Heal Wellness QSR Announces Signing of Real-Estate Location in Chilliwack, British Columbia

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - November 17, 2023) - Happy Belly Food Group Inc. (CSE: HBFG) (OTCQB: VGANF) ("Happy Belly" or the "Company"), a leading consolidator of emerging food brands is pleased to announce it has secured another real estate location for Heal Wellness, a fresh smoothie bowl, acai bowls, smoothies and delicious breakfast waffles quick serve restaurant. "On October 24th, we announced a five-unit franchise agreement for our Heal Wellness brand, and today we are pleased...

2023-11-17 7:00 AM EST

Happy Belly Food Group's Smash Burger Brand Rosie's Burgers Signs 30 Unit Area Development Agreement in Ontario

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - November 16, 2023) - Happy Belly Food Group Inc. (CSE: HBFG) (OTCQB: VGANF) ("Happy Belly" or the "Company"), a leading consolidator of emerging food brands is pleased to announce the signing of an area development agreement for the province of Ontario for the opening of 30 franchised restaurants of Rosie's Burgers ("Rosie's"), a boutique QSR restaurant brand serving original recipe smash burgers, poutine, onion rings, milkshakes and more. "Todays...

2023-11-16 7:00 AM EST

Happy Belly Food Group Appoints Former Tim Horton's Head of Development Finance, Analytics, and Franchise Profitability as Their Senior Vice President of Finance as Franchising Growth Continues to Accelerate

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - November 15, 2023) - Happy Belly Food Group Inc. (CSE: HBFG) (OTCQB: VGANF) ("Happy Belly" or the "Company"), a leading consolidator of emerging food brands is pleased to announce that due to continued franchising demand and steady organic growth of our brand portfolio we have brought on a Senor Vice President of Finance to oversee our growth verticals. "Happy Belly is once again at an inflection point of growth. We are experiencing steady and ahead of...

2023-11-15 7:01 AM EST

Happy Belly Food Group Closes Acquisition of Smash Burger Brand Rosie's Burgers

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - November 14, 2023) - Happy Belly Food Group Inc. (CSE: HBFG) (OTCQB: VGANF) ("Happy Belly" or the "Company"), a leading consolidator of emerging food brands is pleased to announce it has closed on the acquisition of Smash Burger Brand Rosie's Burgers. Rosie's Burgers 1 To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:

2023-11-14 6:55 AM EST

Happy Belly's HEAL Wellness QSR Announces the Signing of Its 18th Franchise, in St. Catharines, Ontario

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - November 13, 2023) - Happy Belly Food Group Inc. (CSE: HBFG) (OTCQB: VGANF) ("Happy Belly" or the "Company"), a leading consolidator of emerging food brands is pleased to announce it has signed a franchisee for a St. Catharines location for its Heal Wellness brand, a fresh smoothie bowls, acai bowls, smoothies, and delicious breakfast waffles quick serve restaurant. "As our Heal Wellness franchise program continues to sign franchisees in Ontario and across...

2023-11-13 8:03 AM EST

Happy Belly Food Group Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Smash Burger Brand Rosie's Burgers

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - October 27, 2023) - Happy Belly Food Group Inc. (CSE: HBFG) (OTCQB: VGANF) ("Happy Belly" or the "Company"), a leading consolidator of emerging food brands is pleased to announce it has signed as of October 26th, 2023, a definitive franchise acquisition agreement to acquire smash burger brand Rosie's Burgers ("Rosies"), a boutique QSR restaurant brand serving original recipe smash burgers, poutine, onion rings, milkshakes and more. "We are very pleased to...

2023-10-27 8:40 AM EDT

Happy Belly's Heal Wellness QSR Signs Five-Unit Franchise Agreement in Alberta

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - October 26, 2023) - Happy Belly Food Group Inc. (CSE: HBFG) (OTCQB: VGANF) ("Happy Belly" or the "Company"), a leading consolidator of emerging food brands is pleased to announce it has signed a multi-unit franchise agreement for Heal Wellness, a fresh smoothie bowl, acai bowls, smoothies and delicious breakfast waffles quick serve restaurant. We are pleased to announce, for the second time this week, another multi-unit agreement that will see five (5) Heal...

2023-10-26 7:00 AM EDT

Happy Belly's Heal Wellness QSR Signs Five-Unit Franchise Agreement in British Columbia

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - October 24, 2023) - Happy Belly Food Group Inc. (CSE: HBFG) (OTCQB: VGANF) ("Happy Belly" or the "Company"), a leading consolidator of emerging food brands is pleased to announce it has signed a multi-unit franchise agreement for Heal Wellness, a fresh smoothie bowl, acai bowls, smoothies and delicious breakfast waffles quick serve restaurant. We are pleased to announce another multi-unit agreement that will see five (5) Heal Wellness stores being developed...

2023-10-24 7:35 AM EDT

Happy Belly's Next Level Partners Division Signs Contract to Accelerate Growth of One of Canada's Fastest Growing Bakery Cafés

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - October 18, 2023) - Happy Belly Food Group Inc. (CSE: HBFG) (OTCQB: VGANF) ("Happy Belly" or the "Company"), a leading consolidator of emerging food brands is pleased to announce it has signed a new client for an accelerated growth strategy through its Next Level Partners division. A recent quick serve restaurant ("QSR") and cafe acquisition made by a public company in British Columbia is Next Level Partners newest client. The public company is a family of...

2023-10-18 7:00 AM EDT

Happy Belly's Lettuce Love QSR Signs Six-Unit Franchise Agreement in Greater Toronto Areas

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - October 5, 2023) - Happy Belly Food Group Inc. (CSE: HBFG) (OTCQB: VGANF) ("Happy Belly" or the "Company"), a leading consolidator of emerging food brands is pleased to announce it has signed a multi-unit franchise agreement for Lettuce Love Café, a wholly owned subsidiary of Happy Belly serving delicious gluten-free meals, plant-based bowls, sandwiches and wraps. "It is amazing to see what has been accomplished by our team in less than one year since...

2023-10-05 7:00 AM EDT

Happy Belly's Heal Wellness QSR Signs Six-Unit Franchise Agreement in Greater Toronto Area

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - October 3, 2023) - Happy Belly Food Group Inc. (CSE: HBFG) (OTCQB: VGANF) ("Happy Belly" or the "Company"), a leading consolidator of emerging food brands is pleased to announce it has signed a multi-unit franchise agreement for Heal Wellness, a fresh smoothie bowl, acai bowls, smoothies and delicious breakfast waffles quick serve restaurant. Utilizing Happy Belly's accelerated franchising model that leverages our platform and our experienced team continues...

2023-10-03 10:06 AM EDT

Happy Belly's PIRHO Fresh Greek Grill Enters Greater Toronto Area with Signed Franchisee for Oakville, Ontario

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - September 13, 2023) - Happy Belly Food Group Inc. (CSE: HBFG) (OTCQB: VGANF) ("Happy Belly" or the "Company"), a leading consolidator of emerging food brands is pleased to announce it has signed a franchisee for PIRHO Fresh Greek Grill, a gourmet bowls, wraps, and pitas fast casual Greek restaurant with the fresh wholesome tastes of Greece in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) of Oakville, Ontario. "This signing is a milestone for both PIRHO and Happy Belly...

2023-09-13 7:35 AM EDT

Happy Belly's HEAL Wellness QSR Announces Signing of First Franchised Location in the Beaches, Toronto

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - September 8, 2023) - Happy Belly Food Group Inc. (CSE: HBFG) (OTCQB: VGANF) ("Happy Belly" or the "Company"), a leading consolidator of emerging food brands is pleased to announce it has signed its first franchisee and secured another real estate location for Heal Wellness, a fresh smoothie bowls, acai bowls, smoothies, and delicious breakfast waffles quick serve restaurant. "This signing is a major milestone for Heal Wellness and Happy Belly Food Group as...

2023-09-08 6:55 AM EDT

Happy Belly Food Group Announces 5th Consecutive Record Quarter, and 7th Consecutive Quarter of QoQ Growth

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - August 25, 2023) - Happy Belly Food Group Inc. (CSE: HBFG) (OTCQB: VGANF) ("Happy Belly" or the "Company"), a leading consolidator of emerging food brands is pleased to announce its financial results and corporate update for the three months ended June 30th, 2023. Financial Highlights For the second consecutive quarter the company has recorded a profitable quarter for both the Quick Service Restaurants ("QSR") division and the Consumer Products Goods...

2023-08-25 7:00 AM EDT

Happy Belly Food Group Expands CPG Distribution While Receiving Record Purchase Orders For Both LumberHeads Popcorn And Holy Crap Cereals and Oatmeal's

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - July 31, 2023) - Happy Belly Food Group Inc. (CSE: HBFG) (OTCQB: VGANF) ("Happy Belly" or the "Company"), a leading consolidator of emerging food brands is pleased to announce that its CPG vertical comprising of LumberHeads Popcorn and HolyCrap Cereals and Oatmeal's both received record purchase orders in the month of July while expanding distribution and increased retail footprint servicing more retail locations. "Growing our brands organically is a...

2023-07-31 7:00 AM EDT

Happy Belly Food Group Closes Oversubscribed Above-Market Convertible Note Financing for Proceeds of C$645,000

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - July 24, 2023) - Happy Belly Food Group Inc. (CSE: HBFG) (OTCQB: VGANF) ("Happy Belly" or the "Company"), a leading consolidator of emerging food brands is pleased to announce that the non-brokered private placement (the "Private Placement") of unsecured convertible debentures (the "Debentures") previously announced on February 24th, 2023 was oversubscribed and led to the announcement of a second offering on June 29th, 2023, which has now closed, raising...

2023-07-24 7:00 AM EDT

Happy Belly Food Group Signs 30 Unit Area Development Agreement for HEAL Wellness in British Columbia

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - July 20, 2023) - Happy Belly Food Group Inc. (CSE: HBFG) (OTCQB: VGANF) ("Happy Belly" or the "Company"), a leading consolidator of emerging food brands is pleased to announce that on July 18th, 2023 it has signed an area development agreement for the province of British Columbia for the opening of 30 franchise restaurants of HEAL Wellness, a fresh smoothie bowls, acai bowls, smoothies, and delicious breakfast waffles quick serve restaurant. "Todays...

2023-07-20 7:00 AM EDT

Happy Belly Food Group Signs 20 Unit Area Development Agreement for PIRHO Fresh Greek Grill in British Columbia

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - July 18, 2023) - Happy Belly Food Group Inc. (CSE: HBFG) (OTCQB: VGANF) ("Happy Belly" or the "Company"), a leading consolidator of emerging food brands is pleased to announce that on July 17th, 2023 it has signed an area development agreement for the province of British Columbia for the opening of 20 franchise restaurants of PIRHO Fresh Greek Grill, a gourmet bowls, wraps, and pitas fast casual Greek restaurant with the fresh wholesome tastes of Greece and...

2023-07-18 7:00 AM EDT

Happy Belly Enters Caribbean Fast Casual Sector with the Launch of Joey Turks Island Grill

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - July 7, 2023) - Happy Belly Food Group Inc. (CSE: HBFG) (OTCQB: VGANF) ("Happy Belly" or the "Company"), a leading consolidator of emerging food brands is pleased to announce it has entered the Caribbean fast casual sector with the launch of its 100% wholly owned subsidiary brand, Joey Turks Island Grill. "Establishing our presence in the fast casual Caribbean sector with island inspired food in Canada is a strategic step forward for Happy Belly as we look...

2023-07-07 7:00 AM EDT

Happy Belly's HEAL Wellness QSR Opens New Corporate Location in Port Credit, Mississauga

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - June 29, 2023) - Happy Belly Food Group Inc. (CSE: HBFG) (OTCQB: VGANF) ("Happy Belly" or the "Company"), a leading consolidator of emerging food brands is pleased to announce it has completed construction and opened a new corporate location for its Heal Wellness brand in Mississauga's neighborhood of Port Credit, Ontario, ahead of schedule. "In less than five weeks since we started construction our Heal Wellness team has opened a net new corporate...

2023-06-29 7:00 AM EDT

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