TAAT® GLOBAL ALTERNATIVES INC announced that starting in November 2022 TAAT® Original, Smooth, and Menthol are to be carried by the Greater Austin Merchants Cooperative Association (“GAMA”). GAMA services over 600 member stores in central Texas, primarily in the Austin area (population 965,000), in addition to more than 1,200 other retail locations supported and distributed to by the association. The Company continues to build out the presence of TAAT® throughout the state of Texas, now with three leading convenience retailers.

Wholesale buying cooperatives such as GAMA provide the platform to penetrate hundreds of independent retailers, in a manner that is similar to standard chain account sales. TAAT® merchandisers will work hand-in-hand with GAMA to execute at retail stores operated by GAMA accounts in Austin for the purpose of educating retailers, staff, and adult smokers about the unique value proposition of TAAT®. The Company formed its relationship with GAMA through B&B Beyond, who is representing TAAT® among a network of convenience industry contacts in the United States.