House Of Brussels Receives Initial $1.4 Million Purchase Order From National Retailer.

HOUSTON -- House of Brussels Chocolates ("Brussels" or "HBSL") (OTCBB:HBSL), through its CEO Grant Petersen, is extremely pleased to announce that it has received an initial series of purchase orders from a national grocery chain exceeding $1,430,000 in aggregate. This order

This new client is one of North America's largest food retailers and is publicly listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The products ordered include a selection of Brussels' specialty gourmet items and delivery to their distribution centers is slated for the end of October 2004 (Second quarter of Fiscal 2005). Once delivered, the client will be offering several of Brussels' products for sale in the bakery section of their 1800 retail locations during the pre-Christmas season.

The Brussels sales team fully expects that this client relationship will develop into an ongoing multi-million dollar annual account. With only three items ordered initially, there is substantial room for growth in the number of items Brussels sells to this client.

Grant Petersen, CEO of Brussels, said, "As I stated many times, fiscal 2005 is a watershed year that is the culmination of two years of tough restructuring and very aggressive sales and marketing." Petersen went on to say, "With the addition of this new order to an already stellar current quarter, I would expect our top and bottom line results to show that HBSL has truly moved into its long-awaited aggressive growth phase."

In a view to protect client confidentiality, yet remain informative to our shareholders, Brussels prefers to leave new clients unnamed unless materially required.

About House of Brussels Chocolates Inc. ( www.brusselschocolates.com )

For more than 20 years, House of Brussels Chocolates has manufactured and distributed high-end, award-winning chocolates. Headquartered in Houston, TX, HBSL has manufacturing plants in Vancouver, San Francisco and Fresno. HBSL's signature product is the chocolate hedgehog, which marries the traditional Belgian symbol of good luck (i.e., the hedgehog) with taste (i.e., chocolate) for a strong customer appeal. Our future sales growth is directed towards emerging market trends. In addition to a broad spectrum of products in the Gourmet/Ultra-Gourmet category, HBSL manufactures a complete line of no-sugar-added/low-carbohydrate chocolate bars and truffles and several nutritional supplement bars. In addition to house brands, HBSL creates custom packaging, shaping and sizing as well as private labels for several major North American retailers including Suzanne Somers, Nordstrom and Walgreens.

DeBas Chocolatier, a wholly owned subsidiary of HBSL, produces the Company's artisan chocolates. Every piece of DeBas chocolate is handcrafted to be a true work of art that is distinctly superior in quality and taste. DeBas truffles are available in many vibrant colors with an assortment of sumptuous gourmet fillings including wines such as cabernet sauvignon, chardonnay and merlot. DeBas is also famous for its panned chocolate such as chocolate-covered coffee beans, chocolate-covered candied orange peels, and chocolate dipped fruits and nuts, among others. The state-of-the-art DeBas factory in Fresno, CA is Orthodox Kosher certified as well as certified as organic by the State of California.

Safe Harbor: Certain statements in this news release regarding future expectations and plans may be regarded as "forward looking statements" as defined by federal law. Although the Company believes such statements are based on reasonable assumptions, there is no assurance that actual outcomes will not be materially different. Any such statements are made in reliance on the "safe harbor" protections provided under the Private Securities Reform Act of 1995. They are subject to various risks, including uncertainties regarding timing, and capital availability, as discussed in detail in House of Brussels quarterly and annual reports filed with the SEC.