Cizzle Brands Bringing CWENCH Hydration™ to Circle K Convenience Stores Across Ontario

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 21, 2025--

Cizzle Brands Corporation (Cboe Canada: CZZL) (OTCQB: CZZLF) (Frankfurt: 8YF) ( the “Company” or “Cizzle Brands”), is pleased to announce that CWENCH Hydration™ is now being sold in 323 Circle K convenience stores across the province of Ontario. The Circle K banner is owned by Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. (“ Couche-Tard ”), a Canadian operator of convenience stores in 29 countries and territories which is publicly traded and is currently a component of the S&P/TSX 60 Index.

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Circle K is the latest multinational player in the consumer goods sector to carry CWENCH Hydration™, joining Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. subsidiary Van Houtte Coffee Services as announced in Cizzle Brands’ January 29, 2025 press release.

The ready-to-drink format of the four original flavours of CWENCH Hydration™ ( Berry Crush, Cherry Lime, Blue Raspberry, and Rainbow Swirl ) are being merchandised in dedicated cooler barrels as well as sandwich cooler displays in Circle K stores, offering excellent visibility for the CWENCH Hydration™ brand, and an enhanced trial opportunity for first-time consumers of CWENCH. Circle K will also be promoting CWENCH Hydration™ as part of various campaigns, complementing Cizzle Brands’ existing in-house marketing initiatives.

In addition, CWENCH Hydration™ will be available at Circle K’s Frosh Week’s activations at 15 universities across Canada from August 25 – September 13, 2025, reaching an anticipated 45,000 university students.

Couche-Tard operates more than 2,100 stores across Canada under its flagship Couche-Tard banner in Quebec and under the Circle K banner in all other Canadian markets, representing substantial upward potential for the CWENCH Hydration™ footprint to grow within Couche-Tard’s far-reaching network in the Canadian retail landscape.

Cizzle Brands’ Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer John Celenza commented, “Building on the momentum for CWENCH Hydration™ as we enter its second year on the market, we are thrilled to have landed this deal with one of the top global names in convenience. Now that we’ve achieved initial market penetration in specialty retail in several hand-picked North American regions, we are making CWENCH Hydration™ available to consumers at a much broader scale by partnering with Circle K, a national convenience banner. This is the next step in making CWENCH a true household name. We are grateful for the promotional and marketing support that Circle K will be providing, which will make the coming seasons very exciting and productive for us as we continue to drive long-term growth for the CWENCH Hydration™ brand.”

About Cizzle Brands Corporation

Cizzle Brands Corporation is a sports nutrition company that is elevating the game in health and wellness. Through extensive collaboration and testing with leading athletes and trainers across several elite sports, Cizzle Brands has launched two leading product lines in the sports nutrition category: (i) CWENCH Hydration™, a better-for-you sports drink that is now carried in over 4,400 locations in Canada, the United States, and Europe; and (ii) Spoken Nutrition, a premium brand of athlete-grade nutraceuticals that carry the prestigious NSF Certified for Sport® qualification. All Cizzle Brands products are designed to help people achieve their best in both competitive sports and in living a healthy, vibrant, active lifestyle.

For more information about Cizzle Brands, please visit: https://www.cizzlebrands.com/

For more information about CWENCH Hydration™, please visit: https://www.cwenchhydration.com

On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Company,

CIZZLE BRANDS CORPORATION

“John Celenza”

John Celenza, Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer

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CWENCH Hydration™ is now available at 323 Circle K locations across Ontario.

DODOMA, Tanzania (AP) — Tanzania’s president has, for the first time since the disputed October election, commented on a six-day internet shutdown as the country went through its worst postelection violence.

President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Thursday expressed “sympathy” to diplomats and foreign nationals living in the country, saying the government would strive to ensure there is never a repeat of the same.

Hassan won the October election with more than 97% of the vote after candidates from the two main opposition parties were barred from running and the country’s main opposition leader remained in prison facing treason charges.

Violence broke out on election day and went on for days as the internet was shut down amid a heavy police crackdown that left hundreds of people dead, according to rights groups.

Hassan blamed the violence on foreigners and pardoned hundreds of young people who had been arrested, saying they were acting under peer pressure.

Speaking to ambassadors, high commissioners and representatives of international organizations on Thursday in the capital, Dodoma, she sought to reassure envoys of their safety, saying the government would remain vigilant to prevent a repeat of the disruption.

“To our partners in the diplomatic community and foreigners residing here in Tanzania, I express my sincere sympathy for the uncertainty, service restrictions and internet shutdowns you experienced,” she said.

Hassan defended her administration, saying the measures were taken to preserve constitutional order and protect citizens.

“I assure you that we will remain vigilant to ensure your safety and prevent any recurrence of such experiences,” the president told diplomats on Thursday.

Tanzania has, since the October elections, established a commission of inquiry to look into the violence that left hundreds dead and property worth millions of shillings destroyed in a country that has enjoyed relative calm for decades.

Foreign observers said the election failed to meet democratic standards because key opposition figures were barred.

FILE - Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan delivers remarks during a campaign rally ahead of the general elections in Iringa, Tanzania, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo, File)