Happy Belly Food Group's Rosie's Burgers Announces the Signing of Its First Real Estate Location in Atlantic Canada for the City of Halifax, Nova Scotia

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - June 26, 2025) - Happy Belly Food Group Inc. (CSE: HBFG) (OTCQB: HBFGF) ("Happy Belly" or the "Company"), a leading consolidator of emerging food brands is pleased to announce the signing of its first real estate location for Rosie's Burgers in Atlantic Canada for the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Rosie's Burgers ("Rosie's") is a boutique QSR restaurant brand serving original recipe smash burgers, poutine, onion rings, milkshakes and more.

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"Four short months ago we announced the signing of our area development agreement for Rosie's in Atlantic Canada. Three weeks ago, we signed our first franchisee for that region, and today we are happy to announce the signing of our first real estate location for Rosie's Burgers in the province of Nova Scotia," said Sean Black, Chief Executive Officer of Happy Belly. "Launching Rosie's on the East Coast in 2025 is another step forward in our national expansion strategy and an important part of Happy Belly's coast-to-coast roadmap rollout."

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"With 105 locations secured under area development agreements across Atlantic Canada, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario, Rosie's Burgers continues to scale across Canada. With new locations currently under construction and additional openings slated for 2025 & 2026, we are advancing growth through a dual-track approach-corporate store development alongside an asset-light franchise model. Backed by our deep expertise in the burger category, a strong record of organic growth, and a robust franchising platform, Rosie's is well-positioned to become Canada's leading national smash burger brand."

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"Beyond planting our flag in Atlantic Canada and expanding our footprint, today highlights the strength of our franchise platform-from site selection and operational training to marketing and ongoing business development. We take pride in providing our franchisees with the tools and resources they need to succeed. This is another step forward in our mission to become a predictable and disciplined growth company, Canada's leading restaurant consolidator."

We are just getting started.

The City of Halifax
Halifax, Nova Scotia is an ideal city for Rosie's due to its strong mix of demographics, economic stability, and vibrant culinary culture. As a growing urban center with over 600,000 residents, Halifax boasts a youthful population driven by several major universities and a thriving student scene-prime consumers of fast-casual and comfort food. The city also benefits from high year-round foot traffic due to tourism, a busy port, and a growing tech and service economy. Additionally, the downtown and surrounding neighborhoods offer a mix of professionals, students, and families, all seeking quick, high-quality food options. With limited saturation in the premium burger segment and a community known for embracing new food trends, Halifax presents a strong market entry point for our smash burger concept poised to stand out and scale.

About Rosie's Burgers
Deliciously handcrafted smashed burgers, golden fries, and classic milkshakes. Rosie's is your neighbourhood burger shop serving up nostalgic flavours you know, love, and crave. From our Smashburger's and French fries to strawberry shakes and onion rings-we're all about keeping things simple and perfecting tradition. Because the classics were made classic for a reason, right?

Franchising
For franchising inquiries please see www.happybellyfg.com/franchise-with-us/ or contact us at [email protected].

About Happy Belly Food Group
Happy Belly Food Group Inc. (CSE: HBFG) (OTCQB: HBFGF) ("Happy Belly" or the "Company") is a leading consolidator of emerging food brands.

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