LAS VEGAS and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TAAT® GLOBAL ALTERNATIVES INC. (CSE: TAAT) (OTCQX: TOBAF) (FRANKFURT: 2TP) (the “Company” or “TAAT®”) is pleased to announce that its flagship product TAAT® will be sold in all 34 Buc-ee’s locations in the state of Texas by Monday, September 12, 2022, as part of the upcoming rollout of TAAT® across the state (population 29.5 million1, adult smoking incidence rate of 14.7%2). In a press release dated September 2, 2022, TAAT® announced its relationship with Buc-ee’s, a regional chain of 43 gas stations and travel centres in seven Southern U.S. states. With this placement, the initial footprint of TAAT® in the Buc-ee’s chain will cover approximately 80% of all Buc-ee’s locations, including the New Braunfels, TX storefront that holds the world record for the largest convenience store at 66,335 square feet in size3.
The Company believes that Buc-ee’s will act as an “Anchor Account” for the state of Texas where it plans to accelerate commercialization efforts for TAAT®. Buc-ee’s attracts tourists and motorists passing through Texas, along with steady patronage from a loyal base of local customers. Adult smokers from these segments who enter Buc-ee’s stores in Texas will now be able to “Try TAAT®”. In addition to its vast range of unique merchandise, Buc-ee’s has a famous smoked brisket offering4 among its other around-the-clock food and beverage options. Buc-ee’s is also renowned for its upscale and remarkably clean restrooms and in 2012 was voted the winner of Cintas’ annual America’s Best Restroom Contest5.
TAAT® is already stocked in the tobacco product displays of several Buc-ee’s locations in the state of Texas, including the “world’s largest convenience store” in New Braunfels, TX (pictured above). By Monday, September 12, 2022, all 34 Texas Buc-ee’s locations will be carrying TAAT® products.
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TAAT® Chief Executive Officer Michael Saxon commented, “We are thrilled to be taking the next step with Buc-ee’s. Placing TAAT® in all Texas locations of one of the best-known local retailers is an incredible milestone for our brand, as we continue to build our awareness with adult smokers. We are thankful to the Buc-ee’s team for providing TAAT® with prime merchandising and advertising placement behind each of its 143 cash registers in its Texas locations. We are putting a strategic focus on Texas, for which Buc-ee’s will be our initial anchor account. Our success in Buc-ee’s will help us further expand in one the of the country’s largest states which has approximately 28,000 tobacco retailers6. This week I am working directly with our sales team in Austin, TX where we are interacting face-to-face with the Buc-ee’s team to explore how we can maximize this opportunity.”
Sources
1 - https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/TX
2 - https://www.cdc.gov/statesystem/cigaretteuseadult.html
3 - https://buc-ees.com/about/world-record-holder/
4 - https://www.cbs42.com/news/watch-what-makes-the-brisket-at-buc-ees-so-good/
6 - https://www.dshs.texas.gov/tobacco/pdf/2015-Texans-Tobacco-Report-121215.pdf
On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Company,
TAAT® GLOBAL ALTERNATIVES INC.
“Michael Saxon”
Michael Saxon, CEO and Director
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TAAT® Investor Relations
1-833-TAAT-USA (1-833-822-8872)
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About TAAT® Global Alternatives Inc.
TAAT® develops, manufactures, and distributes alternative products in categories such as tobacco, hemp, kratom, and other emerging CPG segments. Its flagship product is a nicotine-free/tobacco-free combustible with a patent-pending base material formulation, sold in several thousand U.S. stores. With over CAD $80 million in overall gross revenue annually, TAAT®’s facilities include an operations centre in Nevada, as well as a distribution centre and multiple convenience stores in Ohio.
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