National Vertical Farming Partnership for US Foods Brings Consistent Year-Round
Availability of High-Quality Leafy Greens to Customers

ROSEMONT, Ill., May 18, 2022, - US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE: USFD) today
announced a strategic agreement with Kalera®, one of the world's leading
hydroponic indoor vertical farming companies. This is US Foods' largest vertical
farming relationship to date. The agreement underscores US Foods' commitment to
bringing foodservice operators a broad assortment of high-quality produce,
year-round. It will also expand the portfolio of local farms that US Foods is
sourcing from in various markets in support of its growing Serve Local program.
As part of the agreement, Kalera and its wholly owned seed technology business
Vindara, will work closely with US Foods to develop and launch new products to
US Foods customers in markets across the country.  

Kalera will bring consistently fresh, sustainable produce year-round to US Foods
through its network of controlled environment, indoor farms. The innovative
indoor farms use clean room technology, advanced proprietary equipment, and
plant and seed science to provide a wide range of high-quality greens such as
whole head lettuce, salad mix blends, microgreens, burger leaf toppers, and
arugula with less water as compared to traditional field farming. 

"Our agreement with Kalera will fundamentally change the manner in which
vertical farmed products are made available to restaurants and other foodservice
operators across our footprint," said Josh Waters, senior vice president of
produce category management for US Foods. "We are energized by the high-quality,
sustainably grown, year-round offerings that will be available to US Foods
customers in partnership with Kalera, and we look forward to continuing to grow
our produce portfolio and partnering on new product offerings in the future." 

"US Foods and Kalera are helping to bring the future of farming to the
foodservice industry today," said Curtis McWilliams, Chairman-elect and former
CEO of Kalera. "This relationship will help set a precedence for the foodservice
industry by providing customers with accessible fresh produce all year-round
thanks to US Foods."

For Kalera, the partnership represents an opportunity to allocate up to 50% of
its United States production capacity to the restaurant and food service
industry. Kalera currently operates farms in the United States in Atlanta,
Denver, Houston, and Orlando, as well as in Munich and Kuwait. The company also
has five farms under construction in Seattle, Columbus, Ohio, Honolulu, St.
Paul, Minn.