LOS ANGELES, July 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Barfresh Food Group Inc. (the “Company” or “Barfresh”) (Nasdaq: BRFH), a provider of frozen, ready-to-blend and ready-to-drink beverages, today announced multiple new customer wins in the education channel across Ohio. The Company has added 50 school districts across the state, serving a collective student population of over 300,000. Several of these schools began serving Barfresh's portfolio of better-for-you smoothie beverages on their menus during the 2025-26 school year, with implementation expected across all locations in the 2026-27 school year.
These wins also come as Barfresh continues to build out its integrated manufacturing infrastructure in Ohio. The Company's Arps Dairy processing facility is already operational, supporting approximately 75% of Barfresh's frozen beverage and food volume. Its larger 44,000-square-foot facility in Defiance, Ohio is planned to be commissioned before the end of 2026, further strengthening the Company's production capacity and supply reliability nationwide as well as driving down its costs.
Riccardo Delle Coste, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, stated, “Ohio represents an important market for us, both from a customer growth standpoint and as the home of our expanding manufacturing operations. These new school wins reflect the strength of our sales execution and the trust school districts are placing in Barfresh to deliver convenient, better-for-you options to students. We’re seeing strong demand from both former customers who previously couldn’t get product due to our supply constraints, now returning, and new customers coming on board as we ramp our active selling efforts back up, with more bids expected to come through ahead of the new school year. As we complete construction of our Defiance facility, we expect it to further strengthen our supply reliability and long-term relationships here in Ohio and beyond. This is one of several new education channel wins we look forward to sharing, as we continue rebuilding and expanding our education base ahead of the new school year.”
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. For more information, please visit www.barfresh.com.
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