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Village Farms International Reports Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results
Consolidated Revenue Increased 18% Year-Over-Year to $82.9 MillionCanadian Cannabis Business Net Sales Increased 20% Year-Over-Year and 37% Sequentially to
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[{"type":"text","content":"Consolidated Revenue Increased 18% Year-Over-Year to $82.9 MillionCanadian Cannabis Business Net Sales Increased 20% Year-Over-Year and 37% Sequentially to Quarterly New RecordPure Sunfarms Remains Best-Selling Dried Flower Brand in Canada*Rose LifeScience Became the Number Three Licensed Producer in Quebec**VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Village Farms International, Inc. (\"Village Farms\" or the \"Company\") (NASDAQ: VFF) (TSX: VFF) today announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022. All figures are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated. \nManagement Commentary\"The continued successful execution of our differentiated Canadian Cannabis strategy drove strong year-over-year and sequential sales growth, achieving a new record high for the second quarter, as well as our 15th consecutive quarter of positive EBITDA for that business,\" said Michael DeGiglio, Chief Executive Officer, Village Farms. \"Our Pure Sunfarms brand maintained its number one market share position in dried flower in Canada*, while Rose LifeScience became a top-three licensed producer in Quebec, with an 8.5% market share**, in part driven by its Promenade brand in collaboration with Pure Sunfarms. Importantly, our planned investments in our commercial capabilities, including sales support and marketing, strain development and other innovation, new brands and geographical expansion over the past 18 months to drive both near- and long-term growth are beginning to yield their intended results. We are also seeing the benefits of the evolution of our strategy for non-branded, with larger, more regular sales to a smaller number of repeat customers, which has been complemented by steady growth in exports, having recently completed our sixth shipment to Australia.\"\n\"We continue to expect the second half of 2022 to trend favourably for our Canadian Cannabis business, as we launch new SKUs, including new strains, across our brands into a market that continues to exhibit robust growth. In addition, the roll out of the Original Fraser Valley Weed Co. brand will enable us to address a considerable portion of the Canadian market that we previously did not. We also expect to increasingly benefit from integrating Pure Sunfarms and Rose to realize the significant synergistic opportunities that can take Village Farms' Canadian Ca...