Bio-K+ Expands North American Retail Footprint, Strengthening Growth and Category Leadership

TORONTO, Oct. 29, 2026 /CNW/ -- Bio-K+, a pioneer in probiotic science and trusted leader in gut health for more than 30 years, is closing out 2026 with strategic retail expansions across Canada and the United States. These milestones strengthen the brand's growing retail footprint and make its scientifically backed probiotic solutions more accessible to consumers.

A key milestone this year is the expansion of Bio-K+'s professional-grade Pro Line, including Antibio Pro and IBS Pro capsules, to Walmart and Costco.ca. This marks the first time the Pro Line has entered the club channel, expanding access to condition-specific formulas backed by more than 30 years of probiotic research and scientific expertise.

In Canada, Bio-K+ has recently partnered with Fullscript, a leading healthcare platform that connects practitioners and patients. The brand is continuing to deepen its presence in Quebec while expanding into new retail channels. At Jean Coutu, a longstanding partner in the province's pharmacy channel, the brand has secured enhanced shelf space and now offers its full range of 12-pack probiotic drinkables, including vegan and dairy-based options. In July, Bio-K+ also launched its Active Probiotic Shots in Strawberry and Raspberry flavours across more than 340 Circle K locations in Ontario, marking the brand's first entry into the convenience channel and bringing grab-and-go gut health solutions to consumers.

Bio-K+ is also accelerating its grocery presence in the United States. Since the beginning of the year, its shelf-stable probiotic capsules and Kids Stick Packs have launched across Albertsons Companies, marking its largest divisional expansion to date. The brand has also expanded to Harris Teeter, strengthening its presence across the Southeastern United States, and is now available in 500 Sprouts Farmers Market locations nationwide, with enhanced placement for probiotic drinkables in select stores.

Beyond brick-and-mortar retail, Bio-K+ is strengthening its global e-commerce presence to meet consumers where they increasingly shop for health and wellness products. In March, the brand joined iHerb, offering its gluten-free, vegan and non-GMO shelf-stable probiotics to consumers worldwide. In August, Bio-K+ expanded into Vitacost with its shelf-stable, multi-benefit probiotic capsules, providing greater access to targeted gut health solutions designed to fit a range of lifestyles and routines.

"Expanding our retail presence is an important part of our long-term growth strategy and our commitment to making trusted, scientifically backed probiotic solutions more accessible to consumers," said Caroline Côté, Marketing Director at Bio-K+, a Kerry company. "From pharmacies and grocery stores to convenience and e-commerce, we are continuing to meet consumers where they shop, while staying true to the science, quality and expertise that have defined Bio-K+ for more than three decades."

Proudly Canadian, Bio-K+ develops and manufactures select products at its vertically integrated facility in Laval, Quebec, giving the brand control from strain development through to finished product. This commitment to quality and scientific expertise has helped establish Bio-K+ as a trusted leader in gut health and the most recommended probiotic in Canada by pharmacists and physicians for eight consecutive years.

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About Bio-K+
Founded in 1994, Bio-K+ is part of Kerry Group, a world leader in taste and nutrition for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical markets, since October 2020. Based in Quebec, Canada, Bio-K+ is a probiotic industry leader & pioneer who specializes in the manufacturing of probiotics supported by 30 years of scientific and clinical research. The company is strongly committed to developing new, innovative products that support the health of people around the world. Its vertically integrated manufacturing model provides control across the product journey, from strain development to finished product. The brand has more than 115,000 documented patient cases supporting the long-term safety of its products, alongside rigorous quality and stability testing to ensure bioactivity.

SOURCE Bio-K+, A Kerry Company

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