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Operational update
Operational update.
About this update from Chill Brands Group Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n RNS Number : 0552F\n Zoetic International PLC\n 05 March 2020\n \n \n \n \n THE INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS DEEMED TO CONSTITUTE INSIDE INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF ARTICLE 7 OF THE MARKET ABUSE REGULATION (EU) NO. 596/2014. UPON THE PUBLICATION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, THIS INSIDE INFORMATION IS NOW CONSIDERED TO BE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 5 March 2020\n \n \n \n \n \n Zoetic International plc \n \n \n (\"Zoetic\" or the \"Company\") \n \n \n \n \n \n Operational update\n \n \n \n \n \n Zoetic, the London listed vertically integrated CBD company, \n is pleased to provide the following update on its operations.\n \n \n \n \n \n Highlights\n \n \n · \n First US distribution contract in final form\n \n \n · \n Contract manufacturing of smokables secured\n \n \n · \n New UK rules on CBD to the Company's advantage\n \n \n · \n Website launched for the sale of feminised seeds\n \n \n · \n Selected to appear on \"Behind the Scenes with Laurence Fishburne\"\n \n \n Retail products\n \n Chill in the US\n Further to the announcement on 5 February 2020, the Company is pleased to report that its contract to distribute smokable products and chew pouches with the first of the US national distributors is in final form. It is Zoetic's intention to sign this contract once it has concluded successful trials with its contract manufacturing partners. To date, the Company has finalised work on production of its smokable products and so will be in a position to proceed with the contract once equivalent work has been concluded on its chew pouches. Operations have been going well and therefore the Company anticipates concluding the contract and commencing supply during March and April 2020.\n \n As anticipated, retail prices for both products will be in the sub-US$10 range and Zoetic will sell to the distributors at around half of that price, earning around a 50% gross margin. It is the parties' intention that the Chill chew pouches and smokables will be presented in display cases in all stores to enhance their visibility to customers. Based on the display cases Zoetic already has in stock, the Company's objective is initially to supply around 500 new stores and build the network from there, subject to custom...