Online Meal Orders Increased Over 200% Over Previous Year First Quarter

MIAMI BEACH, FL / ACCESSWIRE / May 18, 2021 / Home Bistro, Inc. (OTC PINK:HBIS) ("Home Bistro" or the "Company"), a leading online platform that offers celebrity chef-inspired, gourmet ready-made meals shipped directly to consumers, today reported financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2021 and outlined future growth milestones to be achieved.

The Company reported revenue of $350,474 for the current year three-month period, compared to $303,765 for the same period of the previous year which included a discontinued line. First quarter 2021 sales of Home Bistro's prepared gourmet meals, including celebrity chef meals - excluding discontinued lines - increased 104% in the current year first quarter compared to the first quarter 2020, while the number of orders increased approximately 203% during the same period.

Key First Quarter Developments:

• Home Bistro added Daina Falk, author of "The Hungry Fan's Game Day Cookbook" and aficionado of classic tailgate cooking, to its growing list of celebrity chefs offering their gourmet cuisine on the Company's platform. Subsequent to the first quarter end, Home Bistro added Roblé Ali, former Bravo TV personality and celebrity chef caterer to movie stars and VIPS, to its growing list of celebrity chefs. Chefs Ali and Falk join Iron Chef Cat Cora on Home Bistro's platform.
• Home Bistro consummated a joint venture agreement with gourmet dessert provider, Red Velvet NYC through which the Company will offer through its platform, fully-prepared desserts from recipes created and developed by Red Velvet NYC.

The Company recently announced its plan to transition from frozen to fresh "vacuum skin-packaging" to enhance the customer experience, including taste and presentation. With vacuum skin-packaging, the meals are positioned on a tray and the packaging vacuum seals a thin film directly over the food, keeping it in position. The meals can be heated fresh using a microwave and eaten directly from the tray, virtually eliminating clean-up. Home Bistro expects to begin delivery of fresh, skin-packaged, celebrity chef-inspired meals by July 2021.

Commenting on the Company's rapid progress, Zalmi Duchman, Home Bistro's CEO, said, "During the first quarter, we continued expanding our celebrity chef partnerships and with the introduction of fresh, vacuum skin packaging, our customers will experience enhanced flavor and texture and the added convenience of simply heating the meal in its original container and have the meal perfectly plated, ready to eat."

Mr. Duchman continued, "Our vision is to position the Company to be the leading platform that offers any or all segments of the high quality, lifestyle, in-home dining experience including breakfast, lunch, dinners, appetizers, deserts, snacks and even selective beverages such as wine pairings - all with a celebrity chef's inspiration. Our current growth plan includes establishing four kitchen and distribution centers strategically positioned throughout the U.S. to reduce fulfillment and shipping time, and delivery costs of our meals. We also continue to seek other opportunities to expand our product lines through potential acquisitions, and most importantly, as we continue executing, we believe shareholder value will increase commensurate with the Company's performance.

The Company reported a net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2021 of $(521,534) or $(0.03) per basic and diluted share. This compares to a net loss of $(79,991) or $(0.01) per basic and diluted share for the same period in 2020. The first quarter 2021 loss included $145,557 of non-cash charges for the amortization of debt discount and derivative liability expense related to the Company's bridge financings completed in December 2020 and the quarter ended March 31, 2021. The Company also incurred an increase in professional fees of $161,454 due to public company related professional costs. Marketing costs of $40,730 increased during the first quarter 2021 due to the expansion of the Company's marketing strategy to include additional channels with the initial shipping of meals from its celebrity chef platform.

About Home Bistro, Inc.

Home Bistro is a leading online platform, www.homebsitro.com, that provides for the creation, production, and distribution of direct-to-consumer, heat-to-eat, celebrity chef inspired gourmet meals, which currently include inspirations developed by "Iron Chef" Cat Cora and soon to launch celebrity chefs Daina Falk and Roblé Ali.

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Contact:

Zalmi Duchman, CEO
zalmi@homebistro.com

Ph: 631.694.1111

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