ELSE NUTRITION HOLDINGS INC.
(TSX-V:
BABY) (“
BABY” or the
“
Company”), a company focused on developing and
marketing a real alternative to dairy-based baby nutrition, is
pleased to provide the following update letter to shareholders.
Product Highlights
- Preparing mass production and manufacturing scale-up protocols
for our products.
- Preparation of healthy Toddler snacks launch in the U.S.
market.
- Preparing digital marketing and social influencer
campaigns.
Key Recruits Highlights
- Recruited Dr. Fabiana Bar-Yoseph, M.Sc., Ph.D., ex Infant
Nutrition R&D Director at Enzymotec, as Director of Clinical
Development, Regulatory and Scientific Affairs to lead FDA
Certification for infants (0-12 months).
- Recruited Mr. Asher Waidberg, B.Sc. in Bio-Chemical Engineering
and ex Infant Nutrition Development Process Manager at Enzymotec,
to lead Else New Product Development.
- Recruited Barak Orenstein, ex Sodastream, L’Oréal, Nestle and
Evian water as Director of Digital Marketing.
- Recruited Mr. Shay Shamir, ex Atlantium Technologies clean tech
and E&Y, as CFO and Company Secretary.
Dear Shareholders,
We began our journey this past June, and I am pleased to provide
you with this update:
Clinical Research
Obtaining United States Food and Drug Administration (U.S. FDA)
certification for infants (0-12 months old) is a mission critical
task for Else Nutrition, as it represents a $90 Billion
market; therefore we have added Fabiana Bar-Yoseph, M.Sc., Ph.D.,
to the Else team as Director of Clinical Development, Regulatory
and Scientific Affairs.
Ms. Bar-Yoseph holds both a PH.D. and a Master’s degree in
Medical Science from the esteemed Technion, Israel Institute of
Technology. She joins Else Nutrition with the precise experience
and knowledge required, coupled with ardent passion for our sector
and products. Fabiana has nearly 10 years of expertise as a former
Clinical Development Director and Infant Nutrition R&D Director
at Enzymotec (enzymotec.com), a public Israeli company, acquired in
2017 by Frutarom, and subsequently acquired in October 2018 by
International Flavors and Fragrances (IFF).
Ms. Bar-Yoseph has already commenced preparation for the
clinical study process, identifying suitable partners, experts and
service providers.
Product Development
Else Nutrition’s potential extends beyond baby formula, the
product pipeline contains products for key markets such as:
children, adults and elderly meal replacement, and drinks amongst
others. As product development processes are complex and lengthy by
nature, Else has hired Mr. Asher Waidberg, an experienced Head of
Product Development to lead our new product development
efforts.
Mr. Waidberg holds a B.Sc. in Bio-Chemical Engineering and a
MBA, both from the esteemed Technion, Israel Institute of
Technology. He brings valuable experience in product development of
baby products, and leading innovative product development teams.
With 9 years of experience, 4 of which were as a manager for infant
nutrition product process development at Enzymotec (enzymotec.com),
a public Israeli company, acquired in 2017 by Frutarom, and
subsequently acquired in October 2018 by International Flavors and
Fragrances (IFF).
Mr. Waidberg will commence his role with Else Nutrition in
November 2019.
Branding and Digital Marketing
Creating and developing a successful, market-disrupting brand
that is: purpose-driven, strong both on and offline with
consumers/influencers, and that is highly emotionally connective,
constitute cornerstones of our marketing.
To lead this effort, Else has hired Mr. Barak Orenstein as
Director of Digital Marketing. Mr. Orenstein is a seasoned consumer
goods marketer, bringing over 15 years of global experience at
companies/brands including Sodastream, L’Oréal, Absolut Vodka,
Nestle and Evian water. Barak brings 10 years of senior marketing
experience in the premium beverage category, helping Sodastream
restore global growth as Global Brand Director, and Evian water
return to brand glory as Canada Marketing Director. Previously he
served as Chief Marketing Officer at AHAVA (ahava.com), a premium,
vegan skincare brand acquired by Fosun, where he drove strong
global growth. Barak holds a B.Sc. in Business and Biology, and an
M.B.A. in Marketing from Canada’s prestigious Schulich Business
School at York University.
Mr. Orenstein has commenced important consumer insight research
for Else Nutrition, and is bringing on board strategic agency
partners, with vast baby nutrition and better-for-you category
experience to help with branding, design and asset creation.
Financial
Mr. Shay Shamir has been hired as CFO & Company Secretary.
Mr. Shamir is a CPA with over 15 years of experience in executive
financial positions and in accounting, financing and tax. He has a
strong background in management of early to mid-stage companies.
Mr. Shamir served 11 years at Atlantium Technologies, an innovative
clean-tech company leading in the field of UV water treatment,
first as controller (4 years) and then as CFO (7 years). Prior to
that, he served as an assistant controller at SuperCom, a worldwide
provider of innovative Radio Frequency verifications solutions.
Mr. Shamir began his career as a CPA in public accounting at
Ernst & Young. He holds a B.A. in Accounting and an Executive
M.B.A., both from Tel Aviv University, and an additional B.A. in
Logistics and Economics from Bar-Ilan University.
Mr. Shamir’s first initiative at Else Nutrition included
completion and implementation of the go public transaction, while
also establishing the Financial department towards the upcoming
Quarterly Financials. Additionally, he commenced licensing and
implementing the organizational enterprise resources planning (ERP)
system ("Oracle NetSuite").
Looking forward
The Else Nutrition team is now actively progressing in several
key areas:
- Preparing to start mass manufacturing of our products,
conducting production scale-up tests, working with manufacturers
and packers to make sure that we will be ready to sell our products
in the spring of 2020;
- Performing market research (among U.S. consumers) and strategic
branding initiative;
- Preparing digital and social/influencer marketing
campaigns;
- Starting the clinical research and regulatory process for
Infants, and FDA certification, and other jurisdictions;
- Preparation of launch for healthy Toddler snacks in the U.S.
market;
- Starting the R&D process for new products;
- Continuing to sell the Golden Heart Baby products in
Israel;
I am optimistic that this update letter will shed light on our
exciting progress and I look forward to providing more updates in
the near future.
Sincerely,
Hamutal Yitzhak
CEO, Co-Founder & Director ELSE Nutrition
E:hamutal@elseformula.com P: +972(0)52-447-9931
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Company’s commercialization of its products and expected timing,
expected go-to-market strategy (including marketing, proposed
markets, sales, customer growth and market position), and industry
conditions.
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of historical trends, current conditions and expected future
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appropriate in the circumstances. No assurance can be given that
the foregoing will prove to be correct.
Forward-looking statements made in this press release assume,
among others, the successful completion of Else’s proposed scale-up
for its products, and such statements are intended to apply only to
the infant formula market for ages 12 months and above, and having
all necessary regulatory approval as required by each target
market.
Numerous risks and uncertainties could cause the Company’s
actual results to differ materially from the estimates, beliefs and
assumptions expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements,
including, but not limited to: consumer demand for the Company’s
products, whether the Company’s current and future products achieve
commercialization, uncertainty regarding material changes in laws
and regulations, retention of key personnel, the Company’s ability
to expand into global markets and competitive developments.
The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive, and other risks
and uncertainties not presently known, or believed to be material,
to management. Additional information and other factors that could
affect the operations or financial results of the Company are set
out in the Company's Filing Statement dated May 14, 2019 under the
heading “Risk Factors” and may be accessed through the SEDAR
website (www.sedar.com).
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only as of the date of this press release. The Company disclaims
any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise,
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