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- Goodfood Market Corp. (TSX: FOOD) operates as a leading Canadian online grocery and meal solutions provider, delivering fresh ready-to-cook meal kits, ready-to-eat heat-and-eat meals, and grocery add-ons including bakery items, desserts, meat and seafood, drinks, pantry staples, produce, snacks, dairy, frozen products, and kitchen essentials to customers across most of Canada. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, with production facilities in Quebec, Alberta, Ontario, and British Columbia, the company offers over 250 SKUs through weekly subscriptions featuring chef-designed recipes such as Classic, Vegetarian, Family, Value Menu, L'Artisan premium proteins, Easy Prep time-savers, and Clean15 low-carb options; exclusive Quebec Heat & Eat meals prepared fresh in-house; and add-ons like breakfast products, DIY pizzas, and sheet-pan recipes, emphasizing locally sourced Canadian ingredients from partner farms to minimize waste and retail overhead. Goodfood serves active customers in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island via a direct-to-consumer model with flexible delivery, proprietary technology for personalized recommendations, and sustainability initiatives including recyclable packaging and carbon offsets. In recent developments, Goodfood acquired an 81% stake in Genuine Tea Inc., a Toronto-based craft tea company, for approximately $2.4 million in November 2024 to expand its direct-to-consumer food and beverage portfolio with premium teas integrated into meal kits; achieved B Corp certification in April 2025 validating its governance, ethical sourcing (100% Canadian suppliers, 70% local farms), and environmental commitments; repaid $6.2 million in maturing debentures via common shares in March 2025 to strengthen its balance sheet; adopted Bitcoin as a treasury reserve asset in January 2025 for inflation hedging; and underwent a leadership transition in August 2025 with co-founder Jonathan Ferrari stepping down as CEO and Chair, Neil Cuggy continuing as President and COO, and Selim Bassoul appointed Board Chair amid a strategic operating review. The company maintains partnerships with chefs, restaurants like L’Abattoir and The Bicycle Thief, influencers, and brands such as Ooni for limited-time gourmet meal kits, while focusing on portfolio growth through brand acquisitions and enhanced convenience offerings.