With the debut of CWENCH Hydration™ in its first major Canadian grocer, Cizzle Brands anticipates that it will be able to further penetrate the mainstream consumer market alongside the specialty athletic and fitness-related markets. Starting this month, CWENCH Hydration™ mix packets will be offered in the pharmacy section of 47 Metro supermarkets across the province of Ontario.
Cizzle Brands Corporation (Cboe Canada: CZZL) (the “Company or "Cizzle Brands") is pleased to announce that its flagship product CWENCH Hydration™ is launching in supermarkets operated under the Metro banner in Ontario, operated by the Metro, Inc. parent company. Initially, the pharmacy sections of 47 Metro supermarkets will be carrying CWENCH Hydration™ mix packets, sold in a 10-count format, which will be available in-store by the end of January 2025.
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10-count packs of CWENCH Hydration™ mix will be sold in the pharmacy section of 47 Metro supermarkets in Ontario by the end of January 2025. (Photo: Business Wire)
This launch complements CWENCH Hydration™’s existing retail footprint in major Canadian chain retailers which includes Sport Chek, Canadian Tire, and Source for Sports, as detailed in Cizzle Brands’ January 7, 2025 press release. Following this launch, CWENCH Hydration™ will be sold in more than 1,300 points of sale across Canada, the United States, and Europe.
The launch of CWENCH Hydration™ in Metro’s Ontario supermarkets will mark the brand’s first entry into the Canadian large-chain grocery market segment, which Cizzle Brands expects to help bolster mainstream adoption of CWENCH Hydration™ products.
To drive visibility of CWENCH Hydration™, Cizzle Brands will be working with Metro to provide training resources and materials for employees to improve conversion rates. Cizzle Brands also plans to provide ancillary marketing support to promote awareness of CWENCH Hydration’s availability in Metro supermarkets.
As of September 28, 2024, Metro operates 995 stores primarily in Ontario and Quebec under banners including Metro, Metro Plus, Food Basics, and Super C. More information about Metro can be found on its website: https://www.metro.ca/
Cizzle Brands Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, John Celenza, commented, “Here in Ontario, Metro is one of the most recognized names in the grocery category, and so we are very pleased that Metro is beginning to stock CWENCH Hydration™ products in its Ontario stores so shortly after we first launched the brand. Our objective is to turn CWENCH Hydration™ into a household name that is recognized as a better hydration option for athletes of all ages, and we believe that availability at Metro supermarkets will be a key step towards that. We look forward to working together to make this new-found partnership a productive and fruitful long-term business relationship.”
About Cizzle Brands Corporation
Cizzle Brands is elevating the game in health and wellness. Through extensive collaboration and testing with leading athletes and trainers across several elite sports, Cizzle Brands launched CWENCH Hydration in May of 2024, a better-for-you sports nutrition beverage that is now carried in over 1,200 stores in Canada, the United States, and Europe. CWENCH Hydration is tailored to help people achieve their best in both competitive sports and in living a healthy, vibrant, active lifestyle.
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On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Company,
CIZZLE BRANDS CORPORATION
“John Celenza”
John Celenza, Chief Executive Officer
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