{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"168706","rtpr_id":"nGNX8VX8PF-20261014","ticker":"EDBL","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["EDBL","EDBLW"],"title":"Edible Garden Scores UNFI Distribution Win, Expanding Fresh Herb Reach to More Than 1,500 Mid-Atlantic Stores","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-10-14T11:26:00.099Z","article_body":"BELVIDERE, NJ, Oct. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Edible Garden AG Incorporated\n(“Edible Garden” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: EDBL, EDBLW), a leader in\ncontrolled environment agriculture (CEA), organic and sustainable produce, and\ndeveloper of the Zero-Waste Inspired® mission and Farm-to-Formula® platform,\ntoday announced the expansion of its distribution capabilities through UNFI's\nMid-Atlantic distribution center, enabling broader availability of its\nfresh-cut and potted herbs across more than 1,500 retail stores.\n\nUnder the expanded arrangement, Edible Garden will serve as the primary\nsupplier of fresh-cut and potted herbs at UNFI's Mid-Atlantic distribution\ncenter. This expanded role strengthens Edible Garden's position within UNFI's\ndistribution network, enhances its ability to reach additional retailers and\nconsumers, and supports broader access to its portfolio of fresh-cut and\nliving potted herbs. The Company's products provide consumers with freshness,\nconvenience, and quality while offering retailers a differentiated selection\nof sustainably grown herbs.\n\n“Becoming the primary supplier of fresh-cut and potted herbs at UNFI's\nMid-Atlantic distribution center represents a significant step forward for\nEdible Garden,” said Jim Kras, Chief Executive Officer of Edible Garden.\n“This expanded relationship reinforces our ability to support major\ndistribution partners with high-quality, locally grown herbs. We believe this\nopportunity further strengthens our position in the market while supporting\nour broader strategy of expanding retail distribution and bringing sustainably\ngrown products to more consumers. We appreciate the opportunity to build our\nreach through UNFI.”\n\nThe expanded distribution capabilities complement Edible Garden's ongoing\nefforts to strengthen its growing, fulfillment, and retail distribution\nnetwork. Supported by its Zero-Waste Inspired® mission, the Company remains\nfocused on improving operational efficiency, reducing food waste, and\nexpanding access to its sustainably grown products.\n\nABOUT EDIBLE GARDEN(®)\n\nEdible Garden AG Incorporated is a leader in controlled environment\nagriculture (CEA), delivering organic, better-for-you, sustainable produce and\nproducts through its Zero-Waste Inspired(®) next-generation farming model.\nAvailable in over 6,000 retail locations across the United States, Caribbean,\nand South America, Edible Garden is at the forefront of the CEA and\nsustainability technology movement, distinguished by its advanced\nsafety-in-farming protocols, sustainable packaging, patented GreenThumb\nsoftware, and innovative Self-Watering in-store displays. The Company operates\nstate-of-the-art, vertically integrated greenhouses and processing facilities,\nincluding Edible Garden Heartland in Grand Rapids, Michigan; Edible Garden\nPrairie Hills in Webster City, Iowa; and its headquarters at Edible Garden\nBelvidere in New Jersey. It also partners with a network of contract growers\nstrategically located near major U.S. markets to ensure freshness and reduce\nenvironmental impact. The Company is also expanding its Prairie Hills facility\nin Webster City, Iowa, into a dedicated ready-to-drink (RTD) clean nutrition\nmanufacturing hub, supporting its Farm-to-Formula® strategy and its\ntransformation into higher-margin, shelf-stable nutrition categories.\n\nEdible Garden’s proprietary GreenThumb 2.0 software—protected by U.S.\nPatents US 11,158,006 B1, US 11,410,249 B2, and US 11,830,088 B2—optimizes\nvertical and traditional greenhouse growing conditions while aiming to reduce\nfood miles. Its patented Self-Watering display (U.S. Patent No. D1,010,365) is\ndesigned to extend plant shelf life and elevate in-store presentation. In\naddition to its core CEA operations, Edible Garden owns three patents in\nadvanced aquaculture technologies: a closed-loop shrimp farming system (US\n6,615,767 B1), a modular recirculating aquaculture setup with automated water\ntreatment and feeding (US 10,163,199 B2), and a sensor-driven ammonia control\nmethod utilizing electrolytic chlorine generation (US 11,297,809 B1).\n\nThe Company has been recognized as a FoodTech 500 firm by Forward Fooding, is\na multi-year participant in Walmart’s Project Gigaton and a Giga Guru\ndesignee and has received NRG’s Excellence in Energy Award for its\ncommitment to measurable environmental performance and energy stewardship.\nEdible Garden also develops and markets a growing line of nutrition and\nspecialty food products, including Vitamin Way(®) and Vitamin\nWhey(®)—plant and whey protein powders—and Kick. Sports Nutrition, a\npremium performance line for health-conscious athletes seeking cleaner,\nbetter-for-you options. The Company’s offerings further include fresh,\nsustainable condiments such as Pulp fermented gourmet and chili-based sauces,\nas well as Pickle Party, a collection of fermented fresh pickles and krauts.\n\nLearn more at https://ediblegardenag.com.\nFor Pulp products, visit https://www.pulpflavors.com.\nFor Vitamin Whey® products, visit https://vitaminwhey.com.\nFor Kick. Sports Nutrition products, visit https://kicksportsnutrition.net/.\nWatch the Company’s latest corporate video here\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=ST_Tu3Cpxkmw8WVjNISX8tkzbov8wMveNjknEZDg2_ZqsGXHIrsVqcFD4KsmV03L-DbDzEcKaTfFIFMp51uPYQ==).\n\nFORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS\n\nThis press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the\nmeaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section\n21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Words such as\n“believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “expand,”\n“advance,” “designed to,” “opportunity,” and similar expressions\nare intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all\nforward-looking statements contain these words. These statements include,\nwithout limitation, statements regarding the Company’s holiday fresh herb\nprogram with Walmart, the expected benefits of the Company’s recent Walmart\ndistribution center awards, the Company’s ability to expand its presence and\ncapture additional market share in its key markets, the Company’s available\ncapacity and ability to service additional retail volume, the Company’s\nability to deepen its relationship with Walmart and other major retailers, the\ndevelopment of the Company’s ready-to-drink manufacturing facility in\nWebster City, Iowa, and the Company’s Farm-to-Formula® strategy. There can\nbe no assurance that the holiday program or the Company’s distribution\ncenter awards will result in the anticipated volume, revenue or market share\ngains. Forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s current\nexpectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause\nactual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied, including\nthose described in the “Risk Factors” section and other sections of the\nCompany’s reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All\nforward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made,\nand the Company undertakes no duty to update or revise any forward-looking\nstatements, whether as a result of new information, future events or\notherwise.\n\nInvestor Contacts:\nCrescendo Communications, LLC\n212-671-1020\nEDBL@crescendo-ir.com\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/d358b3e1-f835-4bf2-b91a-05743c591e68)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNX8VX8PF-20261014","title":"Edible Garden Scores UNFI Distribution Win, Expanding Fresh Herb Reach to More Than 1,500 Mid-Atlantic Stores","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"EDBL","created":"2026-10-14T11:26:00.099Z","tickers":["EDBL","EDBLW"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"BELVIDERE, NJ, Oct. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Edible Garden AG Incorporated\n(“Edible Garden” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: EDBL, EDBLW), a leader in\ncontrolled environment agriculture (CEA), organic and sustainable produce, and\ndeveloper of the Zero-Waste Inspired® mission and Farm-to-Formula® platform,\ntoday announced the expansion of its distribution capabilities through UNFI's\nMid-Atlantic distribution center, enabling broader availability of its\nfresh-cut and potted herbs across more than 1,500 retail stores.\n\nUnder the expanded arrangement, Edible Garden will serve as the primary\nsupplier of fresh-cut and potted herbs at UNFI's Mid-Atlantic distribution\ncenter. This expanded role strengthens Edible Garden's position within UNFI's\ndistribution network, enhances its ability to reach additional retailers and\nconsumers, and supports broader access to its portfolio of fresh-cut and\nliving potted herbs. The Company's products provide consumers with freshness,\nconvenience, and quality while offering retailers a differentiated selection\nof sustainably grown herbs.\n\n“Becoming the primary supplier of fresh-cut and potted herbs at UNFI's\nMid-Atlantic distribution center represents a significant step forward for\nEdible Garden,” said Jim Kras, Chief Executive Officer of Edible Garden.\n“This expanded relationship reinforces our ability to support major\ndistribution partners with high-quality, locally grown herbs. We believe this\nopportunity further strengthens our position in the market while supporting\nour broader strategy of expanding retail distribution and bringing sustainably\ngrown products to more consumers. We appreciate the opportunity to build our\nreach through UNFI.”\n\nThe expanded distribution capabilities complement Edible Garden's ongoing\nefforts to strengthen its growing, fulfillment, and retail distribution\nnetwork. Supported by its Zero-Waste Inspired® mission, the Company remains\nfocused on improving operational efficiency, reducing food waste, and\nexpanding access to its sustainably grown products.\n\nABOUT EDIBLE GARDEN(®)\n\nEdible Garden AG Incorporated is a leader in controlled environment\nagriculture (CEA), delivering organic, better-for-you, sustainable produce and\nproducts through its Zero-Waste Inspired(®) next-generation farming model.\nAvailable in over 6,000 retail locations across the United States, Caribbean,\nand South America, Edible Garden is at the forefront of the CEA and\nsustainability technology movement, distinguished by its advanced\nsafety-in-farming protocols, sustainable packaging, patented GreenThumb\nsoftware, and innovative Self-Watering in-store displays. The Company operates\nstate-of-the-art, vertically integrated greenhouses and processing facilities,\nincluding Edible Garden Heartland in Grand Rapids, Michigan; Edible Garden\nPrairie Hills in Webster City, Iowa; and its headquarters at Edible Garden\nBelvidere in New Jersey. It also partners with a network of contract growers\nstrategically located near major U.S. markets to ensure freshness and reduce\nenvironmental impact. The Company is also expanding its Prairie Hills facility\nin Webster City, Iowa, into a dedicated ready-to-drink (RTD) clean nutrition\nmanufacturing hub, supporting its Farm-to-Formula® strategy and its\ntransformation into higher-margin, shelf-stable nutrition categories.\n\nEdible Garden’s proprietary GreenThumb 2.0 software—protected by U.S.\nPatents US 11,158,006 B1, US 11,410,249 B2, and US 11,830,088 B2—optimizes\nvertical and traditional greenhouse growing conditions while aiming to reduce\nfood miles. Its patented Self-Watering display (U.S. Patent No. D1,010,365) is\ndesigned to extend plant shelf life and elevate in-store presentation. In\naddition to its core CEA operations, Edible Garden owns three patents in\nadvanced aquaculture technologies: a closed-loop shrimp farming system (US\n6,615,767 B1), a modular recirculating aquaculture setup with automated water\ntreatment and feeding (US 10,163,199 B2), and a sensor-driven ammonia control\nmethod utilizing electrolytic chlorine generation (US 11,297,809 B1).\n\nThe Company has been recognized as a FoodTech 500 firm by Forward Fooding, is\na multi-year participant in Walmart’s Project Gigaton and a Giga Guru\ndesignee and has received NRG’s Excellence in Energy Award for its\ncommitment to measurable environmental performance and energy stewardship.\nEdible Garden also develops and markets a growing line of nutrition and\nspecialty food products, including Vitamin Way(®) and Vitamin\nWhey(®)—plant and whey protein powders—and Kick. Sports Nutrition, a\npremium performance line for health-conscious athletes seeking cleaner,\nbetter-for-you options. The Company’s offerings further include fresh,\nsustainable condiments such as Pulp fermented gourmet and chili-based sauces,\nas well as Pickle Party, a collection of fermented fresh pickles and krauts.\n\nLearn more at https://ediblegardenag.com.\nFor Pulp products, visit https://www.pulpflavors.com.\nFor Vitamin Whey® products, visit https://vitaminwhey.com.\nFor Kick. Sports Nutrition products, visit https://kicksportsnutrition.net/.\nWatch the Company’s latest corporate video here\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=ST_Tu3Cpxkmw8WVjNISX8tkzbov8wMveNjknEZDg2_ZqsGXHIrsVqcFD4KsmV03L-DbDzEcKaTfFIFMp51uPYQ==).\n\nFORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS\n\nThis press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the\nmeaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section\n21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Words such as\n“believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “expand,”\n“advance,” “designed to,” “opportunity,” and similar expressions\nare intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all\nforward-looking statements contain these words. These statements include,\nwithout limitation, statements regarding the Company’s holiday fresh herb\nprogram with Walmart, the expected benefits of the Company’s recent Walmart\ndistribution center awards, the Company’s ability to expand its presence and\ncapture additional market share in its key markets, the Company’s available\ncapacity and ability to service additional retail volume, the Company’s\nability to deepen its relationship with Walmart and other major retailers, the\ndevelopment of the Company’s ready-to-drink manufacturing facility in\nWebster City, Iowa, and the Company’s Farm-to-Formula® strategy. There can\nbe no assurance that the holiday program or the Company’s distribution\ncenter awards will result in the anticipated volume, revenue or market share\ngains. Forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s current\nexpectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause\nactual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied, including\nthose described in the “Risk Factors” section and other sections of the\nCompany’s reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All\nforward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made,\nand the Company undertakes no duty to update or revise any forward-looking\nstatements, whether as a result of new information, future events or\notherwise.\n\nInvestor Contacts:\nCrescendo Communications, LLC\n212-671-1020\nEDBL@crescendo-ir.com\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/d358b3e1-f835-4bf2-b91a-05743c591e68)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-10-14T11:26:00.142625446Z","server_sent_at_ms":1791977160142},"received_at":"2026-10-14T11:26:00.193Z","source_url":null},"analysis":{"id":"156966","press_release_id":"168706","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Food Products","sector":"Consumer Staples"},"redFlags":["no financial terms, volume commitments, or revenue guidance attached to the distribution win","forward-looking statements caution that distribution awards may not result in anticipated volume, revenue or market share gains"],"eventType":"operations_update","narrative":"Edible Garden announced it will serve as the primary supplier of fresh-cut and potted herbs at UNFI's Mid-Atlantic distribution center, expanding availability to more than 1,500 retail stores.\n\nCEO Jim Kras called the expanded role a significant step forward, reinforcing the company's strategy of widening retail distribution for its sustainably grown herbs.\n\nNo financial terms or volume commitments were disclosed; the announcement complements the company's Zero-Waste Inspired mission and its existing footprint of over 6,000 retail locations.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Micro-cap CEA player lands primary-supplier role at UNFI's Mid-Atlantic DC, extending fresh herb reach to 1,500+ stores."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"stores_reached":1500,"total_retail_locations":6000}},"quotedText":"Becoming the primary supplier of fresh-cut and potted herbs at UNFI's Mid-Atlantic distribution center represents a significant step forward for Edible Garden","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Jim Kras","role":"CEO"}],"products":["fresh-cut herbs","potted herbs","GreenThumb 2.0","Vitamin Way","Vitamin Whey","Kick. 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