Toro Announces New listings on Costco.ca
News Release - Montreal, Quebec – November 22nd, 2023: Toro Beverages Inc. (“Toro”) or the "Company"), is pleased to announce the listing of three of its ToroMatcha products online at Costco.ca, the fifth largest retailer in the world. The listing concerns the company’s new single serve matcha powder sticks, its 1kg Uji matcha bags and its functional matcha powder blends.
Costco business primarily focuses on getting members to come in to a warehouse for purchases, instead of ordering products online. But due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Costco's online sales increased dramatically, with more online sales growth in 2020 alone than the previous 5 years combined. Costco opened its online shopping website on April 17, 2001.
Oussama Saoudi (Sam), President of the Company commented “Our mission is to transform the energy drink category. No one wants highly caffeinated and sugar loaded beverages anymore. ToroMatcha is becoming an established brand in Canada and we are excited to continue expanding our direct-to-consumer business. Our partnership with Costco.ca provides us with a key presence online. We are thrilled to see such an overwhelming demand for our better-for-you energy drinks in Canada and we can't wait to bring them to the rest of the world, welcome to the new era of energy drinks.”
About Toro Beverages Inc
Toro is a bold, fast-growing beverage company founded in 2019, when it revolutionized the energy drink industry by introducing Canada's first matcha-powered energy drink. The Company now markets natural energy drinks under the brand ToroMatcha, as well as innovative Hard Matcha Seltzers under the brand Matcha Colada. Toro products are carried across Canada and the United Arab Emirates through a distribution network of nearly 850 points of sale including select Loblaws, Whole Foods, Sobeys, IGA, Metro and Zoom stores. Toro started its expansion into the United States and other global markets. The company has built powerful brands that resonate with the increasing demand for better-for-you products. Toro is committed to becoming a global leader in matcha-based beverages across both non-alcoholic and alcoholic categories. For more information about Toro, visit www.torobeverages.com
For further information, please contact:
Oussama Saoudi (Sam)
Chief Executive Officer and Director
514.452.5053
oussama@torobeverages.com
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