Barfresh Highlights a Number of Recent Wins Within the Education Channel

Expansion Includes Seven New School Districts with Over 1,000 New School Locations

Company Secures One of The Top Five Largest School Districts in the United States

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Barfresh Food Group Inc. (the “Company” or “Barfresh”) (Nasdaq: BRFH), a provider of frozen, ready-to-blend and ready-to-drink beverages, has continued to expand its presence within the education channel and announced today a number of recent large wins within the education channel. The Company recently secured a number of additional new school districts, including seven serving over 1,000 new school locations. These districts, representing a collective population of over 750,000 students, will serve the Company’s ready-to-drink smoothie products. Additionally, one of the seven new districts is in the top five largest school districts in the United States.

Riccardo Delle Coste, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, stated, “We have continued to grow our penetration within the education channel and have recently added several substantial new school districts, to include one of the largest school districts in the country. Our carton smoothie product has quickly been adopted by new and existing customers within the education channel and we expect continued success as we ramp capacity to approximately 25 million to 30 million annual units by the end of this fiscal year. We still have a lot of white space within this channel and are working towards better aligning our supply and demand as we increase our carton capacity and look to bring on a new bottle co-manufacturer, setting our Company up for long-term growth.”

About Barfresh Food Group

Barfresh Food Group Inc. (Nasdaq: BRFH) is a developer, manufacturer and distributor of ready-to-blend and ready-to-drink beverages, including smoothies, shakes and frappes, primarily for the education market, foodservice industry and restaurant chains, delivered as fully prepared individual portions or single serving and bulk formats for on-site preparation. The Company’s single serving, on-site prepared product utilizes a proprietary, patented system that uses portion-controlled pre-packaged beverage ingredients, delivering a freshly made frozen beverage that is quick, cost efficient, better for you and without waste. For more information, please visit .

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