Just below rows of energy and kombucha drinks at Westside Market, a deli in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, sit a few glass bottles of Vybes.
The drink, which comes in flavors like strawberry lavender and blood orange lime, is made with cannabidiol, more commonly known as CBD.
That has hindered the potential growth for the drink, said Jonathan Eppers, who left the technology industry to create Vybes in 2018.
“For the first two years, we were riding a rocket ship,” Mr. Eppers said.
Start-ups flooded the market with products, many promising to soothe stressed-out and anxious consumers.
Persons:
Jonathan Eppers, Mr, Eppers
Organizations:
Westside, Target, Walmart, “
Locations:
Chelsea, Manhattan