(Shown L-R: Dale Ross, owner Richard Meremonte, Mayor Darrell Hinnant, Paige Grochoske from the Kannapolis Chamber of Commerce, and Walter Tribolet, CEO)

Native Ceuticals, North Carolina's premier producer and purveyor of CBD-based health and wellness products, is proud to announce the opening of their newest licensed location in Kannapolis, NC. Located at 2226 Roxie St. Northeast, Kannapolis, NC 28083. They now have a total of five locations in the Charlotte area with two additional locations to open later this year and plans for more licensed locations throughout the southeast and northeast.

This unique organic health solutions boutique offers a full array of topicals, tinctures and edibles, as well as a line of CBD products for your pets. Native Ceuticals, based in Mooresville, NC, in the historic Merino Mill, is a seed-to-shelf producer of organic CBD products, all of which are grown on North Carolina hemp farms. Native Ceuticals, unlike other CBD outlets, controls the product throughout the entire process, conducting extensive testing and assuring the quality throughout each phase of production. This provides customers with the purest, highest-quality CBD products with certified ingredient levels, and ensures consumers can trust Native Ceuticals for safe and consistent results.

"Native Ceuticals is a high-end health and wellness products provider that creates customized CBD-based solutions based on our customers' lifestyle needs that we deliver in a serene, relaxing, spa-like environment," said Walter Tribolet, president and CEO of Native Ceuticals. "And through our licensing model, we offer a unique investment opportunity for entrepreneurs who want to lead a business in a dynamic, growing field."

Today, Tribolet said the market for CBD products and solutions is at $900 million, which is forecast to increase to $20 billion in the coming years. He noted that Native Ceuticals sets itself apart from low-end CBD "smoke shops" with its distinctive luxurious retail experience, verified product sourcing, tightly controlled manufacturing processes, guaranteed product quality, proprietary product blends and formulations and excellent customer education and counseling programs.

At the grand opening, Kannapolis Mayor Darrell Hinnant joined Native Ceuticals newest licensee Richard Meremonte and the Native Ceuticals leadership team to officially cut the ribbon and welcome the company to the community. The open house festivities included informative sessions on the benefits of CBD for people and their pets, a participatory yoga instruction class, holiday station with Black Friday specials, music, a food truck and Native Ceuticals product giveaways for the first 60 guests.

"One of the critical factors in our decision to become a Native Ceuticals licensee was that I know where the products come from and how they are being made," said Meremonte. "It's important to know what we are putting in our bodies and what the reaction will be. The seed-to-shelf model employed by Native Ceuticals give me confidence that I am recommending the safest, most effective solutions for our customers. And if someday the FDA requires authentication on sources and manufacturing processes for CBD products, we are already positioned to deliver this."

Additional Native Ceuticals boutiques are located in Cornelius, Mooresville/Davidson, Statesville and Concord, NC. Two more locations will open in the region in the coming months.

"We are growing quickly in the Charlotte area, with now three licensed locations and two corporate locations, even in the face of the COVID-19 challenges," said Tribolet. "Our licensee investment model provides an excellent opportunity for entrepreneurs exploring new careers or investors expanding their portfolios. We offer licensees a full playbook of resources, from real estate selection to location build-out, operations and management, team member training and marketing support. We also have a focus on educating our consumers to help guide them in their wellness program decisions."

To learn more about licensing and growth opportunities with Native Ceuticals, contact Walter Tribolet at walter.tribolet@nativeceuticals.com.