TORONTO – GreenSpace Brands Inc. (TSXV:JTR) (“GreenSpace”) and Agrifoods International Cooperative Ltd. (“Agrifoods”) are pleased to announce the sale by Greenspace of the Rolling Meadow Dairy brand and business (excluding the egg business) (“Rolling Meadow”) to Agrifoods’ subsidiary; Organic Meadow Limited Partnership (“Organic Meadow”). This sale further cements Agrifoods’ place in the Canadian dairy industry as it brings Canada’sstrongest brand in the grass fed dairy industry into Agrifoods’ family of brands, complementing Organic Meadow, a leading brand in the Canadian organic dairy industry.
The acquisition of the business is for upfront consideration of $1.8 million, including working capital considerations, in addition to a royalty based on revenue over 4 years. The transaction represents guaranteed consideration of approximately 0.6x sales, with an opportunity for total consideration of approximately 1x sales, including the royalty.
“We’re thrilled to be selling the Rolling Meadow brand to Agrifoods and the Organic Meadow team.” said Matthew von Teichman, CEO of GreenSpace Brands. “Organic Meadow has been a fantastic partner in the success of Rolling Meadow since inception, as our primary co-packer of Rolling Meadow products, and coupled with their deep understanding of the dairy market in Canada, we expect the Organic Meadow team to be able to take what we started with Canada’s first and largest Grass fed dairy brand, and bring it to a new level for the benefit of Canadian dairy consumers.”
“GreenSpace has done a wonderful job in pioneering and building the grass fed dairy market in Canada through their Rolling Meadow brand, and we’re very excited to continue to expand the breadth and reach of Rolling Meadow products across Canada” said Maheb Nathoo, CEO of Agrifoods International Cooperative Ltd. “Agrifoods’ subsidiary, Organic Meadow was one of the early pioneers in the organic dairy market and now with the acquisition of Rolling Meadow, we have a tremendous opportunity to grow our market leading positions in organic and grass-fed dairy by offering consumers more options for authentic, farmer owned, Canadian dairy products.”
About Greenspace
GreenSpace is a Canadian-based brand ideation team that develops, markets and sells premium natural food products to consumers across North America. GreenSpace owns Life Choices, convenience meat products made with grass fed and pasture raised meats without the use of added hormones and antibiotics, Love Child, a producer of 100% organic food for infants and toddlers made with the purest, natural and most nutritionally-rich ingredients, Central Roast, a clean snacking brand featuring a wide assortment of nut and seed mixes, Kiju, the Canadian market leader in the shelf stable organic juice segment, Cedar, the leaders in the Canadian Cold Press Juice category and the most recently acquired brand, Go Veggie, one of the leaders in the US plant based dairy market. All brands are wholly owned and retail in a variety of natural and mass retail grocery locations across Canada.
About Agrifoods Cooperative
Agrifoods International Cooperative Ltd. has proudly been in business for over a century and has grown to become one of Canada’s leading cooperatives with over 2,800 members. The traditional values upon which Agrifoods was founded underlie its commitment for continual innovation in order to serve its valued customers’ and consumers’ changing needs. Agrifoods’ brands – Organic Meadow, Meadowfresh, Earth’s Own and Happy Planet – employ over 400 people and have become leaders in the health and wellness industry, producing a wide range of premium, on-trend, wholesome foods and beverages available from coast to coast. www.agrifoods.ca
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