22nd Century Announces Updates To Pinnacle Product Manufacturing And Marketing Agreement With Top-5 C-Store Chain Customer; Launches Pinnacle VLN And Moist Snuff Products In More Than 1,700 Stores Across 27 States

22nd Century Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:XXII), the only tobacco products company that is leading the fight against nicotine by offering smokers a choice about their nicotine consumption, today announced major updates to its Pinnacle product manufacturing and marketing agreement with its top-5 c-store chain customer, including the launch of four new Pinnacle SKUs, including two in the low nicotine product category. The agreement includes a merchandising agreement to potentially expand the availability of Pinnacle products to include other retail and c-store chains.

The new agreement includes two partner VLN products, Pinnacle VLN® Gold cigarettes and Pinnacle Menthol VLN® cigarettes which will be sold at approximately 1,700 stores across 27 states. Sales to customers are expected to begin in late summer and early fall of 2025, with stocking orders in advance, as state approvals are secured.