Neptune Wellness Solutions Inc. Secures Supply Agreement with British Columbia Liquor Distribution Branch (BCLDB) Français
LAVAL, QC, Sept. 24, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ - Neptune Wellness Solutions Inc. ("Neptune" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: NEPT) (TSX: NEPT) has entered into an agreement with the British Columbia Liquor Distribution Branch (BCLDB), the wholesaler and public retailer of non-medical cannabis throughout the province, for the sale and distribution of Neptune's new proprietary Mood Ring product line.
"We are pleased to be partnering with BCLDB to bring Mood Ring to the province of British Columbia. This will allow Neptune to bring the benefits of legal cannabis to a larger group of people," said Michael Cammarata, Chief Executive Officer and President of Neptune.
The agreement marks the launch of Neptune's Mood Ring product line for sale into the Canadian non-medical cannabis market. Products are expected to be available for purchase this fall through the BC Cannabis Store online, in addition to its 20 government-run retail locations across British Columbia. Additionally, the Mood Ring product line will be available to the 271 private licensed retailers in British Columbia.
The initial product rollout will include Mood Ring's High CBD products and Mood Ring's Classic Hashish and Legacy Hashish. Mood Ring will deliver sustainable and premium CBD and THC products to the non-medical cannabis market.
Mood Ring will use Neptune's proprietary cold ethanol extraction process technology to create full spectrum extracts for the Company's CBD products and newly implemented solventless extraction for THC concentrates.
For more information visit Neptune's corporate website or the Mood Ring website.
About Neptune Wellness Solutions Inc.
Neptune Wellness Solutions is a diversified and fully integrated health and wellness company. With a mission to redefine health and wellness, Neptune is focused on building a broad portfolio of high quality, affordable consumer products in response to long-term secular trends and market demand for natural, plant-based, sustainable and purpose-driven lifestyle brands. The Company utilizes a highly flexible, cost-efficient manufacturing and supply chain infrastructure that can be scaled up and down or into adjacent product categories to identify new innovation opportunities, quickly adapt to consumer preferences and demand, and bring new products to market through its mass retail partners and e-commerce channels. Leveraging decades of expertise in extraction and product formulation, Neptune is a leading provider of turnkey product development and supply chain solutions to business customers across several health and wellness verticals, including legal cannabis and hemp, nutraceuticals and white label consumer packaged goods. The Company has a strong position in cannabis and hemp with research, development and commercialization focused on the use of cannabinoids in household products to make them safer, healthier and more effective. Neptune's corporate headquarters is located in Laval, Quebec, with a 50,000-square-foot production facility located in Sherbrooke, Quebec and a 24,000 square-foot facility located in North Carolina. For additional information, please visit: https://neptunecorp.com/
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