TBP Tetra Bio Pharma Inc

Tetra Natural Heath, a subsidiary of Tetra Bio-Pharma (TSX VENTURE: TBP) (OTCQB: TBPMF), is pleased to announce that one of the largest food and convenience store chains in North America has committed to carry the Hemp Energy Drink in over 600 stores, bringing the total number of new stores offering the product in the past two weeks to approximately 700 stores located in five provinces of Canada including: British-Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario. Visit www.hempenergydrink.ca for store locations.

The beverages will be offered to consumers as of today in several stores with all stores in the five provinces receiving their supply within the next two weeks. The distribution commitment is for the three popular flavours of the Hemp Energy Drink – Classic, Mango and Raspberry.

"We are very pleased with this agreement because the demand for our Hemp Energy Drink has been extremely positive since the product launch," said Tetra Natural Health CEO Richard Giguère. "This new national rollout in five provinces will allow us to better serve our ever-growing consumer base and will add to the new stores that were announced in Quebec earlier this week”. 

Tetra Natural Heath is an emerging player in the identification, development and marketing of hemp or cannabinoids-based products authorized for sale by Health Canada. The new Hemp Energy Drink (HED) contains more natural ingredients than other energy drinks, and is the first energy drink made with hemp available in the Canada.

"Securing a partnership with one of the largest chains of food and convenience stores in North America validates our HED’s quality and will improve our ability to quickly meet consumer demand," Giguère added.

About Tetra Natural Health:Tetra Natural Health Inc. is a subsidiary of Tetra Bio-Pharma Inc. that focuses on identification, development and marketing of hemp or cannabis-based natural health products, or cannabinoids-based products authorized for sale by Health Canada. For more information, visit: www.tetranaturalhealth.com

About Tetra Bio-Pharma:Tetra Bio-Pharma (TSX-V: TBP) (OTCQB: TBPMF) a biopharmaceutical leader in cannabinoid-based drug discovery and development with a Health Canada approved and FDA reviewed clinical program aimed at bringing novel prescription drugs and treatments to patients and their healthcare providers. Tetra Bio-Pharma has subsidiaries engaged in the development of an advanced and growing pipeline of Bio Pharmaceuticals, Natural Health and Veterinary Products containing cannabis and other medicinal plant-based elements. With patients at the core of its mission, Tetra Bio-Pharma is focused on providing rigorous scientific validation and safety data required for inclusion into the existing bio pharma industry by regulators, physicians and insurance companies. For more information visit: www.tetrabiopharma.com

More information at: www.tetrabiopharma.com Source: Tetra Bio-Pharma

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More information at: www.tetrabiopharma.com

For more information, please contact:Tetra Natural Health Richard Giguère, CEOTel.: (438) 899-7575 ext. 210rgiguere@tetranaturalhealth.com

For investors information, please contact: investors@tetrabiopharma.com (438) 504-5784

Media Contacts - Tetra Natural Health Hemp Energy Drink
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