Happy Belly Food Group Inc. reports developments tied to its multi-brand restaurant platform and strategy of acquiring and scaling emerging food brands. The company’s recurring updates focus on quick-service and fast-casual concepts, franchise growth, real estate secured for new locations, corporate restaurant openings, and brand-level expansion across Canadian markets.
News for HBFGF commonly covers Heal Wellness, iQ Food Co., Yolks Breakfast, Rosie's Burgers, Via Cibo Italian Street Food and other portfolio brands. Updates also include area development agreements, multi-unit franchise relationships, QSR systemwide sales, audited results, and corporate acquisition activity within franchised and asset-light restaurant concepts.
Happy Belly Food Group (CSE: HBFG, OTCQB: HBFGF) announced that its boutique breakfast brand Yolks Breakfast has secured a new real-estate location in Nanaimo, British Columbia, a fast-growing urban centre on Vancouver Island with strong year-round resident and visitor traffic.
According to Happy Belly, Nanaimo’s transportation links, tourism activity and diversified population support its asset-light franchising and disciplined site-selection strategy. Yolks now has 61 units under area development across key provinces, contributing to Happy Belly’s broader portfolio of 686 contractually committed retail franchise locations at various development stages.
Happy Belly Food Group (OTCQB: HBFGF) announced a new franchise agreement for a Via Cibo Italian Street Food restaurant in the City of Kingston, Ontario. The location will offer fast-casual, chef-driven Italian cuisine and represents another expansion of the Via Cibo brand across Ontario.
According to Happy Belly, Via Cibo currently has five locations in Alberta and three in Ontario, with over 23 additional sites secured under area development agreements. The brand forms part of Happy Belly’s broader portfolio of 686 contractually committed retail franchise locations across Canada.
Happy Belly Food Group (CSE: HBFG, OTCQB: HBFGF) announced that the Heal Wellness franchise group has secured a real estate location in Toronto’s Leaside neighborhood at Eglinton Avenue East and Laird Drive as part of its multi-unit franchise agreement for 45 locations.
According to Happy Belly, Heal Wellness now has 44 locations open and more than 164 in development, contributing to a broader portfolio of 686 contractually committed retail franchise locations across multiple emerging brands in various stages of development, construction, and operation.
Happy Belly Food Group (OTCQB: HBFGF), through its subsidiary HEAL Wellness, announced a limited-time collaboration with global skincare brand LANEIGE tied to LANEIGE’s new Açaí Mango lip products.
From July 11 to August 6, 2026, all 44 HEAL Wellness locations across Canada will offer the Açaí Mango Bowl by LANEIGE, a new tropical flavor featuring a reimagined açaí base with mango, layered with mango and pineapple, and topped with a new mango coconut cream. On July 11, 2026, the first 20 guests purchasing the bowl at each location will receive a complimentary full-size LANEIGE Açaí Mango Lip Sleeping Mask, while supplies last. According to Happy Belly Food Group, the collaboration is designed to connect wellness, beauty, and lifestyle, with the bowl’s colors intentionally reflecting LANEIGE’s Açaí Mango Lip Collection.
Happy Belly Food Group (OTCQB: HBFGF) announced the grand opening of a new Heal Wellness quick-service restaurant at 370 Taunton Road East, Unit 7, in Taunton Gardens, Whitby, Ontario, on Saturday, July 11, 2026. Heal, a wellness-focused QSR brand offering smoothie and açaí bowls, now has 44 locations open, with over 164 in development and 686 contractually committed retail franchise locations across Happy Belly’s portfolio.
Happy Belly Food Group (OTCQB: HBFGF) announced that an experienced multi-unit franchisee has secured a prime Crowfoot Crossing real estate site in Calgary for a new Rosie’s Burgers location. The company highlights Alberta and Western Canada as key growth markets for the smash-burger brand.
Rosie’s currently has 16 open locations and over 114 sites secured nationwide under development agreements. Across its portfolio of emerging restaurant brands, Happy Belly reports 686 contractually committed franchise locations, supporting its dual strategy of franchised growth and targeted corporate store openings.
Happy Belly Food Group (OTCQB: HBFGF) announced that its Heal Wellness franchise group has secured a real estate location in North Oakville, Ontario, tied to a previously signed 45-unit multi-franchise agreement.
According to Happy Belly, Heal now has 43 locations open, over 165 in development, and is part of 686 contractually committed franchise locations across its portfolio.
Happy Belly Food Group (OTCQB: HBFGF) announced Rosie's Burgers has signed its first franchise agreement in Fredericton, New Brunswick with an experienced multi-unit operator. This is Rosie's sixth province with signed agreements and third in Atlantic Canada.
Rosie's has 16 locations open and over 114 secured under development agreements. Across all brands, Happy Belly reports 686 contractually committed franchise locations, supporting its dual strategy of franchising and targeted corporate store openings.
Happy Belly Food Group (OTCQB: HBFGF) announced that its Heal Wellness QSR franchisee has secured a real estate location in Collingwood, Ontario, with a planned opening in fall 2026.
According to Happy Belly, Heal has 43 locations open, over 165 in development, and contributes to a broader portfolio of 686 contractually committed franchise locations, supporting an asset-light, growth-focused strategy across Canada and into the United States.
Happy Belly Food Group (OTCQB:HBFGF) announced that franchise partner Carma Hospitality has secured Rosie's Burgers’ first South Shore real-estate location in Greenfield Park, Longueuil, Quebec. This is the third site under a 10-unit Quebec development agreement. Rosie's has 16 locations open and over 114 secured nationwide, within Happy Belly’s 686 contractually committed franchise locations.