Mr. Marc Aneed reports
EAT WELL GROUP REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2022 FINANCIAL RESULTS, INCLUDING RECORD REVENUE AND PROFITABILITY FOR PORTFOLIO COMPANY
Eat Well Investment Group Inc. has released its second quarter 2022 financial results, including record revenue, gross profit and net earnings of its wholly owned portfolio company Belle Pulses Ltd.
Eat Well group highlights (including subsequent events)
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Closed a strategic investment from Nurture Healthy Food LLP, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nurture Capital LLC for gross proceeds of $5,017,999.50;
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Resumed its normal course issuer bid (NCIB) for up to 7,686,777 common shares in the capital of the company;
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Completed its final payment of $840,000 (U.S.) to Sapientia Technology LLC, satisfying all outstanding payment obligations in connection with the acquisition of Sapientia;
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The company's total assets remained strong at $59,407,542 as at May 31, 2022.
Eat Well group portfolio highlights
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Belle Pulses (100 per cent owned by Eat Well Group) recorded record revenue of $15,176,692 for the three months ended May 31, 2022, compared with $14,214,467 for the same period in 2021, representing a 6.8-per-cent increase in revenue. The improvement was driven primarily by the normalizing of market dynamics post-COVID-19 across both human and pet food sectors.
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Belle Pulses recorded record gross profit of $2,032,199 for the three months ended May 31, 2022, compared with $1,273,675 for the same period in 2021, representing a 59.6-per-cent increase in gross profit. The increase in gross profit was driven primarily by continued product mix favouring higher-margin items on emerging products and pricing favourability on certain pea varieties.
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Belle Pulses achieved record net earnings of $1,370,279 for the three months ended May 31, 2022, compared with $346,182 for the same period in 2021, representing a 295.8-per-cent increase.
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Management believes that the reduced yields from severe droughts in Europe, global conflict, climate change and increased price parity of plant-based foods during global inflation are the beginning of Belle Pulses record performance.
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Majority-owned portfolio company, Amara Organic Foods, one of the fastest-growing baby food brands in America, is now scaling in the Club channel, doubling its distribution footprint from 28 to 56 clubs, as well as increasing its e-commerce performance 76 per cent from Q1 to Q2 2022, in addition to relaunching its website and increasing AOV (average order volume) 31 per cent with optimized merchandising.
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Sapientia continues to gain distribution at federated co-op stores with approval granted for an expansion into 350 to 550 more convenience stores in Q3, taking the total to between 700 and 900; while the team has moved ahead in R&D (research and development) and pipeline development of pet treats and new forms of "kid household" snacks, in addition to developing a regional DSD testing strategy for execution late 2022
"Belle Pulses' performance is exceeding expectations, and we remain very pleased with the growth rate and strong ability to execute from Tony and Francis Gaudet as they continue to lead Belle Pulses. The team delivered record revenue and record gross profit as they fulfill their mission to feed families globally, while our CPG investments continue to scale rapidly across channels. I am confident we are on the right path, and the market will appreciate how robust EWG's portfolio companies are becoming," commented Marc Aneed, the company's president and chief executive officer. "Food security has become a major concern around the world. From severe weather to disrupted supply chains, and global conflicts, making our investment thesis more timely than ever. Real food, right now, is what the world needs, and that's what Eat Well's portfolio companies are supplying every week," continued Mr. Aneed. "We are incredibly excited for where we are headed and expect the management teams to continue ramping up well into the future."
About Eat Well Investment Group Inc.
Eat Well Investment Group is a publicly traded investment company primarily focused on high-growth companies in the agribusiness, food tech, plant-based and ESG (environmental, social and governance) sectors. Eat Well Investment Group's management team has an extensive record of sourcing, financing and building successful companies across a broad range of industries and maintains a current investment mandate on the health/wellness industry. The team has financed and invested in early-stage venture companies for greater than 25 years, resulting in unparalleled access to deal flow and the ability to construct a portfolio of opportunistic investments intended to generate superior risk-adjusted returns.
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