Q. What have been your highlights
so far this year?
A. Moving into our new HQ facility has
definitely been one of the main highlights.
Completely
renovating
our
new
R&D,
Production and Distribution facility has
enabled us to facilitate all order's for all 1,400
UK stockists as well as distribute to over 70
countries worldwide. Adding production
lines has meant that our production and
distribution is the most efficient it's ever
been, this has enabled us to make white label
products for another nine juice companies.
We also have a brand new lab suite with
a larger research and analysis team that's
already created our next two brands, as
well as being able to facilitate detailed
development for our white label customers.
On top of everything that is going on
operationally across the company, winning
Brand of the Year at the Ecig Click awards,
and Juice of the Year at the Vapouround
awards, are big highlights.
Q. How do you feel about Raspberry
Punk Grenade picking up three separate
awards in the past couple of months?
A. Elated! We are proud of all four flavours in
the Punk Grenade range with the sales mix
across the range being evenly split, which
is always a great sign of a strong range.
Raspberry Grenade with the sharpness
of the raspberry followed by the sweet
There is no feeling like
being recognised for
something you put all
your effort i nto
lemonade fizz seems popular in the awards
worldwide. Winning in Canada, Bulgaria Q. What can customers expect from Riot Q. When and where will we next see you
then finally at home at the Vapouround Squad for the rest of the year? on the expo circuit?
Awards we are just over the moon, we can't Do you have anything special planned? A. We are all over the world with another 19
wait to enter the Punk Grenade range into A. We are very excited about our new expos to go this year! There is nothing quite
more awards worldwide. And who knows, brand Riot S:ALT. We've taken a little time like the overwhelming buzz and energy
you may see some new punks around soon. over these because we've redeveloped our of a UK expo though, so we have made
current flavours meticulously and created sure nothing clashes with The Vaper Expo
Q. You also won Best Trade Show Stand new ones to make this our biggest launch in Birmingham in October – we've been
in 2018, how do you feel about these yet. We've got new patented bullet bottles, making big plans already.
accomplishments? new point of sale as well as most importantly A. There is no feeling like being recognised some new flavours to add to the range. Q. And finally, did you enjoy the
for something you put all your effort into. This range has been precisely engineered Vapouround Awards in May?
When we visit an expo we want people to be the ultimate alternative to a cigarette A. Well you can't beat a VIP table with free
to visit our stand and really understand because our salts have been developed with drinks can you? We love it – It was great to
who we are as a brand and how much innovative nicotine engineering to make it brush shoulders with all the other UK brands
we truly care about our product and the different to any other nicotine salt already and influencers we admire! Although we
industry. Likewise, when people try our on the market. aspire always to be the best, we always
juice, we want people to taste our flavours appreciate other people’s achievements in
and experience how much time and effort making this industry better and stronger
has gone into developing the flavour. The every day, plus it pushes us to work even
awards are a pleasant nod to the fact that harder and have fun while we are doing it of
we are achieving what we have set out too. course, or we wouldn't be Riot Squad.
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