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011SGB · GrowthDecember 2023

5,000% Revenue Growth in the Colorado Wholesale Market

Over a two-year period ending in 2023, Supergalactic Brands grew its Colorado wholesale revenue by 5,000% — expanding from a handful of retail accounts to over 200 dispensaries across the state. It is one of the most dramatic growth trajectories in Colorado's cannabis wholesale market during that period.

The number is striking, but the underlying story is more important: it happened without a large marketing budget, without celebrity backing, and without compromising on the product standards that define the portfolio.

How It Happened

The growth was driven by three things operating in parallel. First, award-winning products that generated word-of-mouth at the dispensary level — Sano Gardens winning Grand Champion at the Rooster THC Classic gave retail buyers a reason to take the call. Second, a distribution infrastructure built by QCi Labs that could actually deliver on the demand once it arrived. Third, a brand identity distinctive enough that repeat customers asked for it by name.

5,000% growth in two years is what happens when the product, the manufacturing, and the brand all hit at the same time.

What Comes Next

Colorado is the proving ground. The infrastructure built to serve 200 Colorado dispensaries is the same infrastructure being scaled for national expansion — through United States Beverage distribution and the hemp-derived product lines that operate outside state licensing requirements. The 5,000% number is a foundation, not a ceiling.