PlantX Life Inc has announced the opening of XMarket Café at Rideau Hudson’s Bay in Ottawa.
The 100% plant-based café features carefully crafted vegan beverages and plant-based food options with ingredients sourced from Ottawa businesses, including local bakery Keepin' It Vegan.
Additionally, PlantX said it has opened signature XMarket shops at both Yorkdale and Rideau, offering a curated selection of plant-based products spanning grocery, home, personal care, pets, and more.
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“Having a retail presence in Hudson’s Bay’s locations offers incredible opportunities to exert our plant-based impact and build on our retail efforts. We’re thrilled to have physical spaces within Ottawa and Toronto communities to offer a more direct and dynamic PlantX experience,” said Sean Dollinger, PlantX’s founder, in a statement.
Curated by the chefs and team behind Matthew Kenny Cuisine - a lifestyle brand that brings together plant-based culinary art and nutrition - XMarket Café at Rideau will feature delicious menu items for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Shoppers can enjoy Rideau’s XMarket Café daily from 11am-7pm, seven days per week, the company said.
“The Hudson’s Bay experience is evolving, and our stores are fast becoming hubs for discovery and inspiration,” said Wayne Drummond, president of Hudson’s Bay. “XMarket Café speaks to a growing consumer segment and incorporates local partnerships that make this new experience special and unique to the community.”
PlantX said the new store at Rideau will assist it with its distribution for online customers in Eastern Canada, including shoppers on TheBay.com Marketplace, allowing for same-day deliveries in the Ottawa area, as well as accelerated shipping of PlantX products across all of Canada.
By further centralizing its Canadian operations, PlantX is advancing its digital and technological growth, while the new fulfillment capabilities will increase cost savings.
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