Cansortium Inc. Provides Update On Strength Of Its Florida Business, Announces The Return Of Approximately 26 Million Shares By Current And Former Senior Executives And Progress On Key Growth Initiatives
Mr. Hochberg, Chairman of the Board and of the Special Committee, commented "
Several factors are expected to drive continued sales growth in
- The Company's 60,000 square foot
Tampa cultivation facility is expected to achieve full production capacity during the fourth quarter, enabling the Company to provide a larger, more consistent supply of dry flower and other product varieties to its network of Fluent-branded dispensaries in highly-populousFlorida markets. In addition, by having dry flower in stock more regularly, sales of non-flower products have increased by as much as 25 percent. - The Company is targeting opening four new
Florida dispensaries in November and December, subject to DOH and local market regulatory approvals, with the goal of bringing itsFlorida dispensary network to 20 locations by the end of the year. In addition, the Company has five moreFlorida dispensaries in development and targeted to open during the first half of 2020.
The Company also announced that it has reached an agreement with co-founders José Hidalgo and
The strategic reorganization and capital allocation initiatives previously announced and being implemented by the Special Committee and management are expected to improve the Company's liquidity position and financial performance. Phase 1 of cost-saving initiatives, consisting primarily of reductions in the workforce, elimination of senior management positions and reductions in executive management compensation, was implemented in September and is expected to produce annual operating expense savings of approximately
Mr. Hochberg emphasized, "In combination with the anticipated sales growth noted above, we expect these cost-saving initiatives to position the Company to drive sustainable, profitable growth in 2020. The Special Committee is committed to ensuring that the company is adequately capitalized and positioned to drive value for all of
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Neal Hochberg, Chairman, neal@getfluent.com; 646-752-5736