Element Receives Initial Purchase Order from Metro and Second Purchase Order from iHerb

  • Rejuvenate™ to be available in 43 Metro stores across Ontario
  • 200 cases of Rejuvenate™ sell out on iHerb platform on day one

BURLINGTON, Ontario--()--Element Nutritional Sciences Inc. (CSE:ELMT)(the “Company” or “Element”), is pleased to announce that it has received an initial purchase order from Metro and a second purchase order from iHerb for Rejuvenate™ plant-based single serve pouches.

Once the purchase order from Metro is fulfilled, Rejuvenate™ will be available for purchase in 43 stores across Ontario, and over 16,200 stores across North America. Metro operates a network of 950 food stores in Canada under the banner Metro, Metro Plus, Super C and Food Basic, as well as a network of 650 pharmacies under the Jean Coutu, Brunet, Metro Pharmacy and Food Basics Pharmacy banners. In Canada, Rejuvenate™ plant-based single serve pouches are available at Loblaws, Shoppers, Rexall and Metro retail locations, as well as online via amazon.ca and rejuvenatemuscle.ca.

Element made its first shipment of 200 cases of Rejuvenate™ plant-based single serve pouches to iHerb in June 2021 and sold out on the platform the first day. The Company is preparing a re-stocking order for iHerb and, once fulfilled, Rejuvenate™ will be available on all three iHerb platforms across 150 countries. Element will also be launching a media campaign with its brand ambassador Denise Austin, also to be made available over the iHerb platform.

“As Rejuvenate™ products continue rapid sell-through rates on both e-commerce platforms and through traditional retail distribution points, we are gaining North American and international validation for our product’s efficacy at helping to improve muscle health. There continues to be a very large international opportunity for our proprietary formulation of plant based of amino acids and we have a significant innovation pipeline to accelerate our growth,” said Stuart Lowther, Chief Executive Officer.

About Element

Element is an innovative and research driven Canadian nutraceutical company specializing in the development of science-based products for the global consumer packaged goods market, with a portfolio focused specifically on men and women over the age of 50. Element’s lead product, Rejuvenate™, is a proprietary formulation that is clinically proven to assist in the rebuilding, restoration and rejuvenation of natural loss of muscle mass due to aging or other medical conditions. Element also offers JAKTRX™, an elite brand of performance supplements. Element was founded in 2015 and is located in Burlington, Ontario.

To learn more about Element, visit elmtinc.com.

More information about Rejuvenate™ can be found at: www.rejuvenatemuscle.com

Forward Looking Statements

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Contacts

Stuart Lowther
Chairman, CEO and President
ir@elmtinc.com
416-467-5229

Marc Charbin
Investor Relations
ir@elmtinc.com
416-467-5229

Contacts

Stuart Lowther
Chairman, CEO and President
ir@elmtinc.com
416-467-5229

Marc Charbin
Investor Relations
ir@elmtinc.com
416-467-5229