Healthy Food Ingredients, KND Labs form strategic partnership for hemp-derived cannabinoids
The companies will supply hemp cannabinoids to the food and beverage industries, among others.
In support of industry demand for hemp cannabinoid ingredients, Fargo, N.D.-based Healthy Food Ingredients (HFI) said it formed a strategic supply partnership with Lakewood, Colo.-based KND Labs, a producer of high-quality domestic hemp-derived cannabinoids such as cannabidiol (CBD), cannabigerol (CBG) and cannabinol (CBN). Backed by advanced food safety and quality certifications, the partnership offers clean-label extraction, transparent third-party testing and grower-direct supply assurance to the food and beverage industries, among others.
“KND Labs brings a high level of testing, safety, compliance and third-party certifications that our customers have come to expect from HFI,” said Jay Johnson, chief operating officer for HFI. “The team at KND [is] leading industry standards within the hemp sector. We were very intentional in identifying an experienced strategic supply partner that shares our commitment to the industry and [is] helping us to realize our mission of nourishing lives with healthy ingredients.”