Goodfood Announces New Fulfillment Centre in Montreal to Support Continued Growth of Online Grocery
August 27 2020 - 7:00AM
Goodfood Market Corp. (“Goodfood” or “the Company”) (TSX:FOOD), a
leading online grocery company in Canada, announced today it has
signed a lease for a 45,000 square feet facility in Montreal,
further expanding its footprint and capabilities in the key urban
centre. This new facility will bring Goodfood’s footprint to 7
facilities across Canada totalling nearly 590,000 square feet of
purpose-built online grocery and meal solution delivery fulfillment
capacity.
“With the sustained strong demand for e-commerce
grocery and meal solutions delivery across Canada, we are excited
to have found a facility supporting our efforts to enhance customer
experience and to gain share in this market. The 45,000 square feet
facility will focus on expanding our private label grocery
fulfillment capabilities and serve as a steppingstone to offering
same-day delivery to a larger customer base,” said Neil Cuggy,
President and Chief Operating Officer of Goodfood. “The facility
has the required infrastructure to be operational shortly after the
lease takes effect in the early Fall,” concluded Mr. Cuggy.
“The current shift in consumer behavior driving
increased demand for online grocery delivered to customers’ homes
has been strong and consistent in recent months. This change in
consumer habit has transformed how Canadians plan their meals and
shop for groceries, and it has motivated us to offer our services
with more flexibility while also creating jobs in the community,”
added Jonathan Ferrari, CEO of Goodfood. “This medium-term lease
puts our operations and Company in a great position to respond to
Canadians’ growing appetite for online grocery delivery and cements
our position as a leader in the industry,'' concluded Mr.
Ferrari.
About Goodfood
Goodfood (TSX:FOOD) is a leading online grocery
company in Canada, delivering fresh meal solutions and grocery
items that make it easy for members from coast to coast to enjoy
delicious meals at home every week. Goodfood’s mission is to make
the impossible come true, from farm to kitchen, by enabling members
to do their weekly meal planning and grocery shopping in less than
1 minute. Goodfood members get access to a unique selection of
products online as well as exclusive pricing made possible by its
world class direct to consumer fulfilment ecosystem that cuts out
food waste and expensive retail overhead. The Company has two
production facilities (one operational in the Fall) and
administrative offices in Montreal, Quebec, two production
facilities in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario (one in operation
and another under construction), one production facility in
Calgary, Alberta, one production facility in the Vancouver area,
British Columbia, and a breakfast facility in Montreal, Quebec.
Goodfood had 272,000 active subscribers as at May 31, 2020.
www.makegoodfood.ca
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legislation. Such forward-looking information includes, but is not
limited to, information with respect to our objectives and the
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purposes of assisting the reader in understanding the Company and
its business, operations, prospects and risks at a point in time in
the context of historical and possible future developments and
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appropriate for other purposes. Forward-looking information is
based upon a number of assumptions and is subject to a number of
risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control,
which could cause actual results to differ materially from those
that are disclosed in or implied by such forward-looking
information. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not
limited to, the following risk factors which are discussed in
greater detail under “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual
Information Form for the year ended August 31, 2019 available on
SEDAR at www.sedar.com: limited operating history, negative
operating cash flow, food industry, quality control and health
concerns, regulatory compliance, regulation of the industry, public
safety issues, product recalls, damage to Goodfood’s reputation,
transportation disruptions, product liability, ownership and
protection of intellectual property, evolving industry,
unionization activities, reliance on management, factors which may
prevent realization of growth targets, competition, availability
and quality of raw materials, limited number of products,
environmental and employee health and safety regulations, online
security breaches and disruption, reliance on data centres, open
source license compliance, future capital requirements, operating
risk and insurance coverage, management of growth, conflicts of
interest, litigation, and catastrophic events. Although the
forward-looking information contained herein is based upon what we
believe are reasonable assumptions, readers are cautioned against
placing undue reliance on this information since actual results may
vary from the forward-looking information. Certain assumptions were
made in preparing the forward-looking information concerning
availability of capital resources, business performance, market
conditions, and customer demand. In addition, information and
expectations set forth herein are subject to and could change
materially in relation to developments regarding the COVID-19
pandemic and its impact on product demand, labour mobility, supply
chain continuity and other elements beyond our control.
Consequently, all of the forward looking information contained
herein is qualified by the foregoing cautionary statements, and
there can be no guarantee that the results or developments that we
anticipate will be realized or, even if substantially realized,
that they will have the expected consequences or effects on our
business, financial condition or results of operation. Unless
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forward-looking information contained herein is provided as of the
date hereof, and we do not undertake to update or amend such
forward-looking information whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable
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