Celebrated 20 Wellness Center Openings in December
Opened 80 Locations Across 22 States in 2019 at 5 Host Partner Locations
Reaffirms 2019 Guidance
Presentation at the ICR Conference Today at 11am Eastern

EAGLE, Idaho, Jan. 13, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PetIQ, Inc. (“PetIQ” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: PETQ), a leading pet medication and wellness company, provided an update on its 2019 wellness center openings and reaffirmed its 2019 guidance ahead of a conference presentation today.  In December, the Company opened 20 new wellness centers for a total of 80 wellness centers across 22 states and 5 host retail partners in 2019. 

“We are pleased with our 2019 class of wellness center openings, which met our timeline and budget,” commented Susan Sholtis, PetIQ’s President. “Our stringent operating criteria, which was put in place last year, ensures alignment with our retail host partners and leverages our collective knowledge of each location’s customer base from our network of community clinics and surrounding demographic profile.”

Cord Christensen, Chairman & CEO added, “2019 was a transformative year for PetIQ with the buildout of our service platform as well as our product manufacturing capabilities.  We are reaffirming our 2019 guidance and look forward to communicating our 2020 growth objectives for both our operating segments during our fourth quarter earnings release.”

For additional information on upcoming wellness center openings, please visit: https://petiq.com/locations/

A detailed list of community clinic locations can be found here: https://www.vippetcare.com/find-a-clinic/

Webcasted Presentation at the ICR Conference Today, January 13, at 11am Eastern

Cord Christensen, Chairman and CEO, and Susan Sholtis, President, will participate in the 2020 ICR Conference in Orlando, FL.

The presentation will be held on Monday, January 13, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. ET and can be accessed live over the Internet hosted at the “Investors” section of the Company's website at www.PetIQ.com. 

About PetIQ

PetIQ is a leading pet medication and wellness company delivering a smarter way for pet parents to help their pets live their best lives through convenient access to affordable veterinary products and services.  The company engages with customers through more than 60,000 points of distribution across retail and e-commerce channels with its branded distributed medications, which is further supported by its own world-class medications manufacturing facility in Omaha, Nebraska.  The company’s national service platform, VIP Petcare, operates in over 3,400 retail partner locations in 41 states providing cost effective and convenient veterinary wellness services.  PetIQ believes that pets are an important part of the family and deserve the best products and care we can give them.

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