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Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - February 13, 2025) - Happy Belly Food Group Inc. (CSE: HBFG) (OTCQB: HBFGF) ("Happy Belly" or the "Company"), a leading consolidator of emerging food brands is happy to announce that, as of February 12th, 2025 it has signed an area development agreement for the province of British Columbia to open 25 new franchised locations of its newest acquisition that closed on January 27th, 2025, Smile Tiger Coffee Roasters ("Smile Tiger"), an emerging brand in the quick service beverage industry.
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"As we continue to focus on asset light growth, it made so much sense to partner with Scott Grandin who is easily one of the top Area Developers in Canada's QSR industry," said Sean Black, Chief Executive Officer of Happy Belly. "We are committed to creating shareholder value across our portfolio with our disciplined approach to organic & inorganic growth as we are just getting started in the quick service beverage industry. Acquiring cash-flow-positive brands that are debt-free and demonstrate positive same-store sales like Smile Tiger aligns with our low-risk strategy for delivering consistent returns. Now our focus is on leveraging our platform to scale the brand across Canada with a focus on doubling the EBITDA in 24 months or less."
"We currently have 446 contractually...