Superlatus, Inc. (“Superlatus”) (“the Company), a U.S.-based
holding company of food products and distribution capabilities,
which on June 23, 2023 announced the signing of a binding letter of
intent (the “LOI”) to be acquired by TRxADE HEALTH, Inc.
(NASDAQ:MEDS) (“TRxADE”), a pharmaceutical exchange platform
provider (the “Merger”), today announced new appointments to the
Company’s management team.
Below are the names and biographies of the new
members:
Dr. Eugenio
Bortone – President and
COO
Dr. Bortone has successfully created
new-to-the-world innovation for new products and new technologies.
He has held several positions in PepsiCo that included Sr. Global
Technical Extrusion Leader, and Senior Scientist for the Global
Nutrition Group. During his tenure in PepsiCo he developed and
launched several multimillion-dollar products such as Twisted
Cheetos, which brought the Cheetos Brand for the first time to a
Billion dollars in sales. At the end of his career in Frito Lay
North America he had 20 authored patents. For his creativity, in
2004 he was recognized by PepsiCo with the World Wide Creative
Award, Chairman’s Award, and in 2010 was the first recipient of the
Thomas Edison Award. In 2017, he applied for 7 patents, and in
December 2018 the USPTO awarded the first 3. Gino is a Certified
Food Scientist, and has a Ph.D. in Grain Science, a MS in
Nutrition, and a BS all from Kansas State University.
Tim Alford
Mr. Alford currently serves as the interim CEO
and will transition into the position of Chief Commercialization
Officer (CCO) to focus on the aggressive M&A strategy of the
Group and will work closely with Dr. Bortone and the Board.
Superlatus’ interim CEO, Tim Alford, commented:
“We are proud of our newly appointed management team members who
are highly skilled and have deep expertise in the food and
agribusiness sector. Working closely with our Board of Directors,
these talented and experienced management team members will work to
bring products from tech to implementation. Leveraging the
knowledge of these accomplished individuals will be important as we
close on potential acquisitions, implement on our aggressive
acquisition strategy, and unlock the synergies of the various
acquired entities to grow our revenues and maximize our market
share in this dynamic and competitive industry.”
Recently, the Company announced that it had
signed a binding letter of intent (the “LOI”) to be acquired by
TRxADE HEALTH, Inc. (NASDAQ: MEDS) (“TRxADE”), a pharmaceutical
exchange platform provider (the “Merger”). The Merger is subject to
customary closing conditions including completion of due diligence,
delivery of audited financials, approval of a continued listing by
Nasdaq and completion of any regulatory approvals.
The Board of Directors of both companies have
unanimously approved the LOI, and the Merger would be expected to
close in late third quarter or early fourth quarter of 2023.
About Superlatus,
Inc.
Superlatus is a diversified food technology
company with distribution capabilities. We scale food innovation
and transformational change to our food systems to optimize food
security and population health via innovative CPG products,
agritech, foodtech, plant-based proteins and alt-proteins. We
provide industry-leading processing and forming technologies that
create high nutrition, high taste, and textured foods. Our
management team consists of world-class food executives with an
unparalleled understanding of technology and taste. For more
information on Superlatus, please visit Superlatus’ website
at https://www.superlatusfoods.com.
About TRxADE HEALTH,
INC.
TRxADE HEALTH (NASDAQ: MEDS) is a health
services IT company focused on digitalizing the retail pharmacy
experience by optimizing drug procurement, the prescription journey
and patient engagement in the U.S. The Company operates
the TRxADE drug procurement marketplace serving
approximately 14,500+ members nationwide, fostering price
transparency and under the Bonum Health brand, offering patient
centric telehealth services. For more information on TRxADE
HEALTH, please visit the Company’s IR website
at investors.trxadegroup.com.
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These risks include risks relating to agreements with third
parties; our ability to raise funding in the future, as needed, and
the terms of such funding, including potential dilution caused
thereby; our ability to continue as a going concern; security
interests under certain of our credit arrangements; our ability to
maintain the listing of our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital
Market; claims relating to alleged violations of intellectual
property rights of others; risks that one or more conditions to
closing of the Merger may not be satisfied within the expected
timeframe or at all or that the closing of the proposed Merger will
not occur; the outcome of any current legal proceedings or future
legal proceedings that may be instituted against the parties or
others, including proceedings related to the Merger documents; the
occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance or condition
that could give rise to the termination or abandonment of the
Merger; unanticipated difficulties or expenditures relating to the
proposed Merger; potential difficulties in employee retention as a
result of the announcement and pendency of the proposed Merger;
whether the combined business of TRxADE and Superlatus will be
successful; and those risks detailed in TRxADE’s most recent Annual
Report on Form 10-K and subsequent reports filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements
speak only as of the date they are made. The TRxADE undertakes no
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise
that occur after that date, except as otherwise provided by
law.
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