Expansion to Eight New School Districts with Over 380,000 Students
One of the Eight School Districts with 124 Schools Forecasts Approximately 30,000 Servings Per Week of Twist & Go
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Barfresh Food Group, Inc. (the “Company” or “Barfresh”) (OTCQB: BRFH) (OTCQB: BRFHD), a provider of frozen, ready-to-blend and ready-to-drink beverages, today announced that it has expanded its education program to an additional 536 school locations. These new locations are spread out across eight school districts in the state of Maryland and form a collective student population of over 380,000 students. The eight school districts in order from largest to smallest are: Montgomery County Public Schools, the 14th largest public-school district in the country; Anne Arundel County Public Schools, the 39th largest public-school district in the country; Frederick County Public Schools; Carroll County Public Schools; St. Mary’s County Public Schools; Cecil County Public Schools; Calvert County Public Schools and Caroline County Public Schools. Anne Arundel County Public Schools, one of the largest of the eight school districts with 124 schools and over 84,000 students, is alone forecasting approximately 30,000 servings of Twist & Go product per week. The remaining seven school districts are in different phases of coming online with most already receiving and serving product weekly to their students.
Riccardo Delle Coste, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, stated, “We are thrilled to announce the expansion of our presence in the state of Maryland with the addition of 536 school locations spread out across eight new school districts. Our ability to expand across the United States and in specific geographies has been due to our strong sales network made up of regional team members with deep connections in their territories. As detailed one of the eight school districts is alone forecasting to serve an impressive 30,000 units of our product per week. We have stated that based on the momentum in the education channel over the course of 2021, we will be recording our highest quarterly revenue in the seasonally light fourth quarter 2021 and expect to exceed $2 million in revenue. I’m incredibly proud of our success within this channel and look forward to maintaining this momentum in 2022.”
About Barfresh Food Group
Barfresh Food Group Inc. (OTCQB: BRFH) is a developer, manufacturer and distributor of ready-to-blend and ready-to-drink beverages, including smoothies, shakes and frappes, primarily for restaurant chains and the foodservice industry. The company's proprietary, patented system uses portion-controlled pre-packaged beverage ingredients that deliver freshly made frozen beverages that are quick, cost efficient, better for you and without waste. Barfresh has an exclusive distribution partnership with the leading food distributor in North America. For more information, please visit www.barfresh.com.
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