WYNK is a low-dose THC seltzer brand headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, founded in 2021 by Casey Parzych, Angus Rittenburg and Shawn Sheehan. It began with state-legal cannabis beverages canned on a mobile production line and now sells hemp-derived delta-9 THC seltzers direct to consumers alongside its regulated-market products.
Founding and first production
The company completed its first trial production run on the mobile canning facility in February 2021 and produced its first saleable cans in Ohio that April. By the end of 2021 WYNK was operating in Massachusetts, Arizona, Maine, Arkansas, Missouri and New Mexico.
The Wynk Wagon
The original production unit was a 53-foot tractor trailer producing 30,000 cans a day, built to travel from market to market and can inside licensed facilities rather than requiring a dedicated plant in every state. A second unit followed in 2022, and the company later moved to what it calls Production 2.0.
Formulation and flavors
The original seltzer carried 2.5 mg of THC and 2.5 mg of CBD in an 8.4-ounce can, a 1:1 ratio. The line now spans 2.5, 3, 5 and 10 mg options in flavors including Black Cherry Fizz, Lime Twist, Tangerine and Juicy Mango, sold as singles, Classic Packs and Experience Packs. WYNK states that it manufactures its own product rather than using third parties, and that the dose printed on the can is the dose inside it.
Growth and the wider business
In 2022 the founders created Wherehouse Beverage Company, launched a 5 mg WYNK and the 25 mg Countdown brand, and passed one million cans produced. A full brand overhaul followed in 2023, along with expansion past 30 markets.
Hemp-derived line
The direct-to-consumer store sells hemp-derived seltzers containing no more than 0.3 percent delta-9 THC by weight, shipped to 34 states and the District of Columbia.