LAS VEGAS and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TAAT™ GLOBAL ALTERNATIVES INC. (CSE: TAAT) (OTCQX: TOBAF) (FRANKFURT: 2TP) (the “Company” or “TAAT™”) today announced its financial results for the three months ended April 30, 2021 (“Q2 2021”). Revenue rose more than 300% sequentially over the previous quarter (“Q1 2021”), reflecting a faster-than-anticipated rollout and strong uptake at both the distributor and end-customer levels. All monetary figures in this press release are in Canadian dollars unless stated otherwise.
During this period, which was the first full quarter in which TAAT™ was sold at retail, the Company made several key accomplishments to include launching e-commerce to complement retail sales, upgrading its common shares (the “Common Shares”) to the OTCQX® Best Market, landing its first major sporting event sponsorship, and obtaining its first mainstream media coverage in Forbes. Furthermore, the Company has already built upon the milestones achieved in Q2 2021 with TAAT™ now sold in more than 300 Ohio retailers, new store placements in both Illinois as well as Georgia, and an international distribution relationship in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Q2 2021 Highlights
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“I am pleased to say that the rollout of TAAT™ is ahead of schedule, as reflected in our second quarter financial and operating performance,” said Setti Coscarella, TAAT™ CEO. “We generated outstanding quarter-over-quarter revenue growth, and we expect that the trend will remain highly positive in the quarters to come as customer awareness and demand steadily increase.”
“Our promotional efforts in the quarter enhanced awareness of TAAT™ among smokers aged 21+, positioning us to continue gaining market share. Feedback on TAAT™ brands has been highly favourable, which confirms the positive responses received in an extensive market research study conducted in Q2. We are rapidly growing our store rollout in Ohio, expanding to other states, and responding aggressively to unsolicited strong demand and positive market dynamics in Europe. With an anticipated listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market also pending, we see numerous catalysts that are expected to build enduring value for our shareholders.”
The Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements and Management’s Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A") for Q2 2021 and the six months ended April 30, 2021 are available on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com.
On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Company,
TAAT™ GLOBAL ALTERNATIVES INC.
“Setti Coscarella”
Setti Coscarella, CEO and Director
For further information, please contact:
TAAT™ Investor Relations
1-833-TAAT-USA (1-833-822-8872)
investor@taatusa.com
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About TAAT™ Global Alternatives Inc.
The Company has developed TAAT™, which is a tobacco-free and nicotine-free alternative to traditional cigarettes offered in "Original", "Smooth", and "Menthol" varieties. TAAT™'s base material is Beyond Tobacco™, a proprietary blend which undergoes a patent-pending refinement technique causing its scent and taste to resemble tobacco. Under executive leadership with "Big Tobacco" pedigree, TAAT™ was launched first in the United States in Q4 2020 as the Company seeks to position itself in the $814 billion1 global tobacco industry.
For more information, please visit http://taatglobal.com.
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