Kadenwood, a leading plant-based wellness company dedicated to fostering consumer trust and transparency in CBD, has been at the forefront of acquisitions and success over the past year. Focused on shaping the CBD industry into a trusted and safe mainstream wellness category, Kadenwood is backed by decades of CPG marketing and category innovation expertise that have allowed for insurmountable growth and credibility. Kadenwood utilizes industry-leading, vertically integrated CBD supply chain to ensure quality CBD oil from seed-to-shelf that contains no THC.

Erick Dickens, Co-Founder and CEO of Kadenwood, LLC

In Summer 2021, Kadenwood expanded its global presence with the acquisition of UK-based Healist Advanced Naturals, an innovative CBD wellness brand, along with Social CBD, a brand committed to high-quality, pure CBD products. The company’s organic growth and acquisition approach provides consumers with greater access to high-quality CBD at an affordable price point.

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The company also had financial success this year through Series B funding, raising $50m in cash and media value. Kadenwood announced plans to use its funding to further accelerate scale, strategic partnerships and acquisitions. Backers for the funding include The Craftory and Arcadian Capital Management, as well as current investors. Previously, in 2020, the company raised $15m in a Series A funding round followed by the acquisition of EcoGen Biosciences, a global manufacturer and supplier of hemp-derived CBD materials and formulations.

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Additionally, Kadenwood recently launched a B2B wholesale portal in September for its five brands: LEVEL SELECT, Social CBD, Healist, Purity Organic CBD, and Purity Preferred. The one-stop site functions as a data-and-tech driven portal that provides end-to-end solutions for automation, personalization, and profitability for buyers. The technology behind the portal allows Kadenwood to send perfectly timed restock reminder emails and data-driven product recommendations tailored for a buyer’s specific channel.

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Through its numerous acquisitions, Kadenwood will become the first CBD company to have a portfolio of multiple brands across approximately 18,000 retail stores in the United States. Already the largest U.S. supplier of vertically integrated CBD, the many plans in motion continue the company’s mission to normalize CBD and cement its position as a trusted and safe partner for plant-based wellness brands across categories.