Ms. Julia Stamberger reports

PLANTING HOPE ANNOUNCES CFO TRANSITION

The Planting Hope Company Inc.'s chief financial officer, Kohmela Grier, has resigned, effective today. Ms. Grier is returning to private company accounting.

"On behalf of our entire team, I would like to thank Kohmela for her commitment and contributions to The Planting Hope Company," said Julia Stamberger, chief executive officer of Planting Hope. "Since joining Planting Hope in 2021, Kohmela has been a valuable, diligent and tenacious member of our core management team, and we wish her well in her future endeavours."

Earlier this quarter, Planting Hope engaged NowCFO, a premier outsourced accounting firm, to support the company's financial accounting function and strategy.

John Nocera of NowCFO has been named as Planting Hope's interim CFO.

About The Planting Hope Company Inc.

Planting Hope is reimagining and reinventing food today so that the planet can feed 10 billion people tomorrow. A foodtech-driven company at the forefront of sustainable consumer food and beverage evolution, Planting Hope transforms nutrient-dense, widely cultivated crops into innovative, nutrient-rich products that reimagine pantry staples in the largest, fastest-growing global food categories.

Its award-winning breakthrough brands, including Hope and Sesame sesamemilk, RightRice high-protein veggie rice, and Mozaics real veggie chips, are not only disrupting global markets but also significantly reducing environmental footprints. Available across the United States and Canada in grocery retailers (Whole Foods Market and Sprouts Farmers Markets) through foodservice operators (Cava Mediterranean restaurants), and e-commerce and alternative retail channels (Amazon and QVC), its products blend culinary innovation with advanced technology, offering breakthrough products with wide moats. Its products are poised to disrupt global food and beverage categories, make a positive impact on the world, and provide investors with valuable opportunities in the growing sustainable food market.

This is the food that Generation Z is demanding and that Generation Alpha will grow up with: This is the future of food.

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