- High
quality, non-irradiated “whole flower” cannabis to be produced at scale
with focus on optimizing crop yields and quality to maximize profitability
and return on investment
- Co-founder
Tom Flow is a world renown cultivation expert and co-founder of MedReleaf
(acquired by Aurora Cannabis for C$3.2 billion)
- General
shortage of high-quality cannabis flower in Canada expected over near term
– Flowr’s 60,000 kg targeted capacity will help fill this gap while
commanding premium prices
- Cultivation
facilities designed to support ultra-high yields with each room targeting
six harvests and an industry leading ~450 g/SF/year once optimized
resulting in relatively low cost of goods sold
- Targeting
medical and adult-use markets, all with a focus on high margin, premium
cannabis to drive top and bottom line growth.
- Scotts
Miracle-Gro subsidiary is funding construction of a first-of-its-kind
R&D facility under an exclusive R&D alliance with Flowr
- Named
one of the initial suppliers to the Liquor Distribution Branch (LDB),
British Columbia’s sole legal wholesaler of non-medical cannabis
- Strong
management team with 50+ years of industry experience
The Flowr Corporation, a Health Canada Licensed Producer
(LP) of cannabis under the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations
(ACMPR), is an emerging Canadian cannabis leader founded by Medreleaf
co-founder Tom Flow and a team of industry pioneers, successful start-up
executives and top industry scientists. Flowr’s purpose-built cultivation
facilities may be the most advanced in the industry, consistently generating
high crop yields, delivering premium and ultra-premium cannabis products, and
maximizing return on investment. The company also may be an R&D leader as
it was selected by the Hawthorne Gardening Division of The Scotts Miracle-Gro
Company as its exclusive Canadian cannabis R&D partner.
Flowr’s flagship facility, an 84,000-square-foot campus on
seven acres in Kelowna, British Columbia, is engineered to grow premium
cannabis in rooms that meet pharmaceutical industry production standards for
cleanliness. This, along with exacting protocols designed by the Flowr team,
enables Flowr to grow cannabis that meets Health Canada’s stringent standards
without treating it with the taste- and smell-killing gamma irradiation that
most other producers have to use to clean their product. Irradiating the plant
– a process similar to pasteurizing food – impairs many of the important
terpenes that provide the positive effects, flavors and scents of cannabis while
strengthening unpleasant terpenes. Flowr’s products may deliver a better user
experience, thus commanding premium prices.
Flowr’s cultivation facilities, built with proprietary,
patent-pending systems, are designed to deliver yields targeted at 450 grams
per square foot by the end of 2022, which is three times more efficient than
the industry average of approximately 150 grams per square foot. By optimizing
yield, the Company may produce significantly more cannabis flower on a smaller
footprint than other producers, thus generating far high revenue per square
foot and keeping costs much lower, leading to higher margins. The Kelowna
facility is presently 20 percent operational with the remaining 80 percent
slated to come online by early 2019. It is expected to produce up to 14,000 kg
of premium, non-irradiated cannabis flower in 2019. With further enhanced
yields and planned expansion of production facilities on the campus, Flowr will
reach a total capacity of 60,000 kg annually in 2022.
Leading Flowr’s cultivation program is industry pioneer,
company co-founder and Flowr president Tom Flow. Flow is widely recognized for
his cannabis thought leadership and expertise building and operating cannabis
cultivation facilities. Flow also co-founded MedReleaf and designed, built and
set up SOPs for their flagship Marcum cultivation facility. Marcum has
continued to be perhaps the most productive facility in the country prior to
the Flowr flagship facility. Long one of Canada’s most efficient and profitable
LPs, MedReleaf was acquired by Aurora for approximately C$3 billion. Flow and
his team have designed and built a total of 17 cultivation facilities and
secured three producer’s licenses under various Canadian regulatory regimes.
In March 2018, Flowr and the Hawthorne Gardening Division of
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company – a world leader in lawn and garden products –
announced an exclusive strategic R&D alliance. After evaluating numerous
Canadian LPs, Hawthorne chose to partner with Flowr based on the experience and
expertise of the company’s cultivation and R&D teams and the company’s
advanced growing capabilities.
Hawthorne will fund the construction of a 50,000-square-foot
R&D facility that is integrated into Flowr’s Kelowna campus. This facility
is North America’s first dedicated cannabis R&D facility focused on
advancing cultivation techniques and systems. The facility will support
researchers from both organizations and combine laboratories, indoor and
greenhouse grow suites, training areas and genetics breeding areas in a single
building. It is expected to open in early 2019. In addition to helping Flowr
maintain its competitive advantage in cultivation, the company’s R&D
program will keep it on the cutting edge of cannabis innovation.
Flowr is entering the market with three different brands to
meet the growing demand for premium, non-irradiated cannabis in the medicinal
and adult use markets:
- FlowrRx,
featuring premium quality medicinal cannabis that enables patients to live
better, fuller lives. A dedicated Client Services team will provide
patients with personalized support while an R&D team develops
innovative flower strains and premium products targeted to specific
conditions. Patient well-being is considered at every stage of the process
– from genetic selection to harvest, trimming and curing techniques.
FlowrRx and its team of passionate scientists and leading cultivation
specialists are dedicated to advancing the scientific understanding of
cannabis.
- Flowr is
the company’s premium recreational adult-use brand featuring an active,
West Coast-inspired lifestyle for the cannabis connoisseur and enthusiast
market. Through the continuous innovation of procedures and practices,
Flowr’s talented team of experts is crafting premium products that deliver
unparalleled experiences.
- Ace
Valley, an exclusive partnership with top-selling Ontario craft beer
company Ace Hill, will bring Flowr’s premium product to the millennial and
casual adult-use markets under the Ace Valley brand.
Flowr recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the
British Columbia Liquor Distribution Branch, the province’s sole legal
wholesaler of non-medical cannabis, to supply premium and ultra-premium flower
to the province’s retail outlets. The company has agreements with several major
medical distributors and is in discussions about retail distribution with
additional provinces where it believes it can obtain prices commensurate with
the quality of the Flowr products. The company is also evaluating other market
opportunities including export.
Flowr is poised to become the pre-eminent indoor premium
cannabis grower in Canada and one of the country’s top five LPs. The company’s
focus on yield, quality and price point and its team’s ability to grow at scale
should drive high margins, significant growth and strong return on investment.
For more information, visit the company’s website at www.FlowrCo.ca
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