CHICAGO, IL, USA and VANCOUVER, BC, Canada – The Planting Hope Company Inc., a plant-based food and beverage company focused on producing the world’s most nutritious and planet-friendly products, is proud to announce that Planting Hope’s multi award-winning Hope and Sesame Barista Blend Sesamemilk continues to expand its presence by partnering with leading regional distributors to independent cafés and cafés in key markets.
Hope and Sesame Sesamemilk is now available to wholesale customers across Quebec and Metro Montreal through Distribution Bloom, a leading direct-to-café distributor with 24-hour delivery service. Additionally, Hope and Sesame Sesamemilk has been selected as the featured alternative milk for the in-store café at retail pioneer Pop Up Grocer’s flagship store, located in the heart of New York City’s Greenwich Village neighborhood.
“The exceptional taste, performance, and sustainability profile of Hope and Sesame Sesamemilk continues to attract fans across the US and Canada,” said Julia Stamberger, Co-founder and CEO of Planting Hope.
“We’re excited to continue this momentum across key metro markets like Montreal and New York City, and to watch the demand for sesamemilk rise as it becomes the next meaningful segment after oat milk in the rapidly growing Plant Milk market. As the only Upcycled certified plant milk, sesamemilk’s sustainability grabs the attention of independent cafés and Gen Z consumers, but amazing taste and performance in hot and iced barista beverages is what keeps people coming back for more.”
Distribution Bloom for Planting Hope
A full-service distributor to café and espresso bar establishments across Quebec and Metro Montreal, Distribution Bloom offers a full range of supplies including alternative milks and coffee beans, with no minimum delivery and 24-hour service throughout the province. Distribution Bloom takes a hands-on approach with their customers, providing in-depth knowledge of specialty coffee and partnering with quality companies to supply the best products to support specialty café needs. Information on Distribution Bloom can be found at https://www.distributionbloom.com/.
Pop Up Grocer
Hope and Sesame Barista Blend Sesamemilk is now featured on the Summer Season menu at Pop Up Grocery’s café in its flagship permanent retail location in New York City. A selection of top Hope and Sesame® Sesamemilks have been featured for retail sale in this location since March 2023. Along with purchasing Hope and Sesame® Sesamemilk in 32 oz shelf-stable cartons for home use, shoppers can now enjoy sesamemilk lattes and other hot and iced barista beverages featuring sesamemilk at Pop Up Grocer.
Greenwich Village Pop Up Grocer is the first permanent retail location for the concept that the Miami New Times called “all of the buzziest brands on Instagram under one roof.” Pop Up Grocer features a tightly curated assortment of 400 shelf-stable and refrigerated food and beverage items; this selection represents just 1% of the assortment size in the average grocery store, which typically contains more than 40,000 product SKUs.
“We are focused on curating the best new up-and-coming food and beverage products to feature in Pop Up Grocer’s highly selective assortment,” said Emily Schildt, founder of Pop-Up Grocer. “We seek out the most exciting new food and beverage items, enabling curious, conscious consumers to discover great new items to expand their kitchen pantries, deliciously! Hope and Sesame® Sesamemilk fits with the qualities we look for in product selection, including on-trend taste, quality ingredients, great story, and excellent branding and packaging.” Information on Pop-up Grocer is at https://popupgrocer.com/.
