Happy Belly Food Group's Heal Wellness QSR Announces The Signing Of A Franchise Agreement For Collingwood, Ontario

(MENAFN- Newsfile Corp) Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - September 15, 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 Heal Wellness has signed a franchise agreement for the Collingwood area of Ontario. Heal Wellness (" Heal ") is a quick-service restaurant (" QSR ") brand specializing in fresh smoothie bowls, açaí bowls, and smoothies.

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"Our focus for Heal in 2025 & 2026 is organic growth and expanding our footprint to become the leading smoothie bowl chain in North America, both in size and unit economics. Collingwood is another step forward for the brand," said Sean Black, Chief Executive Officer of Happy Belly. "We have 27 Heal locations open today with another 168 in the development pipeline so we are just getting started growing Heal."

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"We currently have 626 contractually committed retail franchise locations from area developers across all emerging brands in the Happy Belly Food Group portfolio including those in development, under construction or already open. We are working to actively expand this pipeline significantly in the back half of 2025 & 2026 with our disciplined approach to growth.
"We are just getting started" , said Sean Black.
About Heal Wellness
Heal Wellness was founded with a passion and mission to provide quick, fresh wellness foods that support a busy and active lifestyle. We currently offer a diverse range of smoothie bowls and smoothies. We take pride in meticulously selecting every superfood ingredient on our menu to fuel the body, including acai smoothie bowls, smoothies, and super-seed grain bowls. Our smoothie bowls are crafted with real fruit and enriched with superfoods like acai, pitaya, goji berries, chia seeds, and more.
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About Happy Belly Food Group
Happy Belly Food Group Inc. (CSE: HBFG) (OTCQB: HBFGF) ("Happy Belly" or the "Company") is a leader in acquiring and scaling emerging food brands across Canada.

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