Cresco launches Wonder Wellness brand
Cresco Labs announced the launch of Wonder Wellness Co. (“Wonder”), the newest brand to join Cersco’s expanding portfolio of national cannabis brands.
According to Cresco, Wonder addresses the direct needs of the large segment of consumers who are accepting of cannabis but have yet to enter the category. Created to take the guesswork out of cannabis, the portfolio offers low-dose, approachable forms that are simple to use with packaging that is easy to understand, so newcomers can explore the plant and control their experience with confidence.
The brand debuts in Illinois with Wonder Minis, a line of 3mg hard sweets focused on effects-driven benefits.
“A top priority of our business is to build the most important and trusted portfolio of national cannabis brands that appeals to and supports a variety of consumers,” said Greg Butler, Chief Commercial Officer at Cresco Labs. “Cannabis acceptance in Illinois is now mainstream and consumption is growing; however, there are still 38 percent of adults aged 21 and older who are not currently consuming cannabis but are open to it. This is a sizable audience who could benefit from the plant if offered products that met their direct needs. With Wonder, our goal is to drive continued wholesale growth through approachable, low-dose effects-driven products that newcomers can confidently consume to find the right balance and satisfy a desired experience.”
Wonder Minis are the first low-dose (3mg THC or less), effects-driven hard sweets to arrive in the Illinois market.
Each of the three Wonder Minis has a distinct blend of botanically derived terpene formulas, containing a total of 3mg of cannabinoids per hard sweet.
Laugh (Tangerine flavor) offers 3 mg THC.
Sleep (Plum flavor) has 2 mg THC and 1 mg CBD.
Relax (Blueberry flavor) provides 1 mg THC and 2 mg CBD.
Wonder Minis also represent the first dry blended and pressed product to enter Cresco’s House of Brands. The development of Wonder Minis involved new manufacturing and infusion processes to obtain low doses per serving, along with new tablet pressing and tablet packaging lines.
“It is our obligation as a leader in the industry to invest in solutions that will appeal to the needs of the broader audience who isn’t a consumer but is interested in cannabis,” said Cory Rothschild, SVP of Brand Marketing at Cresco Labs. “When you think about the needs of cannabis newcomers, their needs look quite different than experienced consumers. They might feel intimidated or worry that only an expert can enter a category filled with intimidating forms, potencies and packaging. It was clear to our company that we needed a brand that would speak directly to this group and offer products that would meet their preferences and ease their hesitations. We’ve developed Wonder to be a trusted and guided source for education so that new consumers can start their cannabis journey with confidence.”
The launch of Wonder grows Cresco’s portfolio to eight cannabis brands—Cresco, Mindy’s Chef Led Artisanal Edibles, Remedi, Cresco Reserve, High Supply, Good News, FloraCal and Wonder Wellness Co.
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