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HIGHLIGHTS FOR Q3 FY 2024
Recently Added DehydraTECH Licensee,
Multi-State Operator MariMed Inc. , Continued to Roll Out DehydraTECH-Powered Product Initiatives in Q3Subsequent to the Quarter, an Exciting New DehydraTECH Licensee,Sweet BuzzBy Drecisco, Is Launching New DehydraTECH-Powered Products in
Illinois , the Result of Significant Business Development and RD Efforts by Hill Commercialization Partner Dehydr8 DuringThe Quarter Licensee1906Saw Strong Sales Results from Their Direct-To-Consumer “Drops” Product Line, Produced Using DehydraTECH And Sold Across A Majority of US States
We Continued to Drive Marketplace Growth on Vin(Zero) Alcohol-Free Wine, Increasing Shipments to Retailers by 12% in Q3 vs Year Ago
We Narrowed the Net Loss for the Nine-Month Period by 12% vs. Same Period Year Ago
Toronto, ON. —
Recently Added DehydraTECH Licensee,
As weannouncedon
In Q2 FY2024, MariMed rolled out improved DehydraTECH-powered products in
Today, the MariMed brands being powered by DehydraTECH include ‘Vibations™‘ all-natural, full-spectrum cannabis drink mix, which recently won first place in the beverages category of theHigh Times Cannabis Cupin
We anticipate that this major multi-state, multi-brand licensee will deliver strong incremental licensing revenues in 2024 as their launches reach full scale and expand across their state footprint.
Subsequent to the Quarter, an Exciting New DehydraTECH Licensee, Sweet Buzz By Drecisco, Is Launching New DehydraTECH-Powered Products in
As mentioned in prior communications, the business development and launch preparation process for new licensees to develop new or reformulate existing products with DehydraTECH requires significant R&D work, often with new form factor product development, as well as operations planning for state-by-state manufacturing and launches. Major ongoing developmental efforts reached the launch stage in Q3, with an exciting new licensee and its new edibles products being launched in-market after Q3 end. We expect to be able to announce other important launches by new DehydraTECH licensees very soon.
SweetBuzz by
In
“Sweet Somethings” candy cups
“Sweet Sparks” chocolatey candies, and
“Sweet Empowder” dissolvable powder
Licensee1906Saw Strong Sales Results from Their Direct-To-Consumer “Drops” Product Line, Produced Using DehydraTECH And Sold Across A Majority of US States
1906 continued to see strong sales from their new direct-to-consumer (DTC) product line across a majority of US states, which offers hemp-derived Delta-9 THC micro-dose versions of their popular ‘Drops’ products, which are also produced using DehydraTECH. This DTC launch at the end of 2023 expanded access of 1906 Drops varieties to a much broader footprint of consumers, adding DTC distribution across approximately 40 states. This initiative adds to the dispensary availability in several legal adult-use states of the higher dose, marijuana-derived delta-9 THC 1906 Drops. 1906 has announced that they are streamlining the dispensary availability of the higher dose, marijuana-derived delta-9 THC 1906 Drops to
The addition of MariMed, and
1)new licensees– increasing our base of active licensees and brands;
2)new states– new state launches expanding the geographic coverage for active licensees or brands;
3)new product form factors– innovation to expand the number of DehydraTECH-powered consumer product forms and types in marketto fill consumer needs and occasions; and
4)deeper penetration of products across operations– driving deeper penetration of the breadth of product forms and brands across current and new states.
The following chart shows the significant advances we have made in the DehydraTECH licensing business, beginning from the
We Continued to Drive Marketplace Growth on Vin(Zero) Alcohol-Free Wine, Increasing Shipments to Retailers by 12% in Q3 vs Year Ago
As communicated, the new streamlined commercial model on our alcohol-free business creates a new and different cadence to the business, where dramatic quarter-to-quarter swings on the recognized revenues are planned based on inventory efficiencies and the timing of inventory arrivals. Therefore, the business must be looked at across longer time frames and through different operational lenses. As we adapt to the new cadence of supply shipments and recognized revenues, a key measure of the underlying business in this new model is our case depletions, which represents the shipment figures from our distributor to retailers. Our shipments from warehouses to retail customers increased by a strong 12% during the quarter over same quarter prior year, following 11% growth in Q2. Every month this quarter showed double-digit growth vs. year ago, indicating a strong baseline of growth from our merchandising programs and the new customer base we secured with
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