Village Farms Fresh honored with Outstanding Employer Award

Village Farms Fresh a wholly owned subsidiary of Village Farms International, Inc. (NASDAQ: VFF) is pleased to announce its parent company has been awarded the "Re-Imagine Award for Outstanding Employer” by Options Community Services.  The award acknowledges businesses that are committed to cultivating inclusive workplaces in British Columbia and has recognized Village Farms Fresh along with its sister company Pure Sunfarms, for celebrating and supporting the rich diversity, team culture, and relationships of their teams.  Options Community Services is a non-profit charity providing social services to the municipalities surrounding the Company's greenhouses in Delta, Canada.

"Options Community Services is a valued partner and important contributor of resources to those who need it the most in our community. We are proud to collaborate with them and honored to have our efforts to advance diversity in our workplace recognized with this award,” said Michael DeGiglio, President & CEO of Village Farms International. “We aim to do our part to create inclusive spaces, that are welcoming, dignified and accessible, and thank Options Community Services for the important work they do to help build stronger, more resilient communities that inspire hope.”

For more information about Options Community Services, visit www.options.bc.ca.

For more information about Village Farms Fresh visit www.villagefarmsfresh.com.

Village Farms Fresh

Village Farms Fresh is one of the largest growers, marketers, and distributors of premium-quality, greenhouse-grown fruits, and vegetables in the USA. The food the company’s farmers grow are all harvested by hand from environmentally friendly, soil-less, glass greenhouses daily utilizing the highest level of food safety standards available. The Village Farms® brand of fruits and vegetables are marketed and distributed primarily to local retail grocers and dedicated fresh food distributors throughout the United States and Canada. Since its inception, Village Farms has been guided by sustainability principles that enable the company to grow food 365 days a year that not only feeds the growing population but is healthier for people and the planet. Village Farms is Good for the Earth® and good for you. Good for the Earth® and Garden Fresh Flavor® are not only taglines for the company but the value proposition Village Farms Fresh lives by.  And this is why it Takes a Village® to deliver on this promise

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