Zyn Imitators Rush In as Online Sales Halt Worsens US Shortage
- Dennis Rodman-branded pouches displayed at trade expo
- Vape makers that have vexed the FDA now sell pouch products
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A slew of Zyn competitors are rushing in to capitalize on troubles at the Philip Morris-owned brand, which is facing a run on supply for its popular oral nicotine pouches and a subpoena that prompted a halt in its online sales in the US.
“With Zyn’s falling-out right now, and manufacturing issues, we want to strike while the iron is hot,” Song Jo, a sales manager for California-based wholesaler Apex Distribution, said at the Alternative Products Expo trade show last month in Houston, where he was displaying oral nicotine pouches branded to former professional basketball player Dennis Rodman.