Pulp Refrigerated Fermented Gourmet Hot Sauces

BELVIDERE, NJ, Nov. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Edible Garden AG Incorporated (“Edible Garden” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: EDBL, EDBLW), a leader in controlled environment agriculture (CEA), locally grown, organic, and sustainable produce and products, today announced that its full line of USDA Organic Certified Pulp refrigerated, fermented gourmet hot sauces is now available at ShopRite supermarkets throughout the Northeast. This marks an expansion of Edible Garden’s product offerings within ShopRite, where the Company has long provided its line of fresh, sustainably grown produce.

Headquartered in Keasbey, New Jersey, ShopRite is the registered trademark of Wakefern Food Corp., a retailer-owned cooperative, and the largest supermarket cooperative in the United States. With hundreds of stores across New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware, and Maryland, ShopRite serves millions of customers each week. Through its ShopRite Partners In Caring program, ShopRite has donated over $65 million to food banks that support more than 2,500 charities, underscoring its deep commitment to fighting hunger and strengthening the communities it serves. As the title sponsor of the ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer, ShopRite has also donated over $45 million to local organizations, hospitals, and community groups.

“We are excited to expand our relationship with ShopRite, a long-standing retail partner that shares our values of freshness, sustainability, and community engagement,” said Jim Kras, Chief Executive Officer of Edible Garden. “As a locally based New Jersey company, Edible Garden is especially proud to grow alongside ShopRite, one of our very first customers and a valued partner since our early days. The addition of our clean-label, great-tasting, refrigerated Pulp fermented hot sauces builds on our successful partnership and strengthens our presence within the ShopRite network. Each sauce in the Pulp line is crafted using a fermentation process that enhances both flavor and nutritional value, resulting in vibrant, chef-quality sauces made with simple, natural ingredients and no artificial additives. Fan favorites such as our Hungarian Wax, Habanero Carrot Pepper, Fresno Chili, and Jalapeño hot sauces exemplify what defines ‘The Flavor Maker, Edible Garden®’—creating bold, inspired flavors that elevate every meal while staying true to our Zero-Waste Inspired® mission of providing better-for-you, responsibly sourced, clean-label products.”

ABOUT EDIBLE GARDEN®

Edible Garden AG Incorporated is a leader in controlled environment agriculture (CEA), delivering locally grown, organic, better-for-you, sustainable produce and products through its Zero-Waste Inspired® next-generation farming model. Available in over 5,000 retail locations across the United States, Caribbean, and South America, Edible Garden is at the forefront of the CEA and sustainability technology movement, distinguished by its advanced safety-in-farming protocols, sustainable packaging, patented GreenThumb software, and innovative Self-Watering in-store displays. The Company operates state-of-the-art, vertically integrated greenhouses and processing facilities, including Edible Garden Heartland in Grand Rapids, Michigan; Edible Garden Prairie Hills in Webster City, Iowa; and its headquarters at Edible Garden Belvidere in New Jersey. It also partners with a network of contract growers strategically located near major U.S. markets to ensure freshness and reduce environmental impact.

Edible Garden’s proprietary GreenThumb 2.0 software—protected by U.S. Patents US 11,158,006 B1, US 11,410,249 B2, and US 11,830,088 B2—optimizes vertical and traditional greenhouse growing conditions while aiming to reduce food miles. Its patented Self-Watering display (U.S. Patent No. D1,010,365) is designed to extend plant shelf life and elevate in-store presentation. In addition to its core CEA operations, Edible Garden owns three patents in advanced aquaculture technologies: a closed-loop shrimp farming system (US 6,615,767 B1), a modular recirculating aquaculture setup with automated water treatment and feeding (US 10,163,199 B2), and a sensor-driven ammonia control method utilizing electrolytic chlorine generation (US 11,297,809 B1).

The Company has been recognized as a FoodTech 500 firm by Forward Fooding, a leading AgriFoodTech organization, and is a Giga Guru member of Walmart’s Project Gigaton sustainability initiative. Edible Garden also develops and markets a growing line of nutrition and specialty food products, including Vitamin Way® and Vitamin Whey®—plant and whey protein powders—and Kick. Sports Nutrition, a premium performance line for health-conscious athletes seeking cleaner, better-for-you options. The Company’s offerings further include fresh, sustainable condiments such as Pulp fermented gourmet and chili-based sauces, as well as Pickle Party, a collection of fermented fresh pickles and krauts.

Learn more at https://ediblegardenag.com.
For Pulp products, visit https://www.pulpflavors.com.
For Vitamin Whey® products, visit https://vitaminwhey.com.
For Kick. Sports Nutrition products, visit https://kicksportsnutrition.net/.

Watch the Company’s latest corporate video here.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements, including with respect to the Company’s growth strategies, ability to expand its distribution network and distribution relationships, and performance as a public company. The words “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “look forward,” “objective,” “plan,” “seek,” “strategy,” “will,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, including market and other conditions and the Company’s ability to achieve its growth objectives. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements after the date hereof to conform to actual results or changes in expectations, except as required by law.

Investor Contacts:
Crescendo Communications, LLC
212-671-1020
EDBL@crescendo-ir.com

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