West BLVD Cannabis looks towards private label with new facility

Vancouver-based West Blvd Cannabis has opened its first culinary cannabis facility that will be available for private label use. 

WBC's culinary cannabis facility, the first in Canada, will undertake research and development of new product concepts in a state-of-the-art test kitchen, along with product testing and educational events. The location will host on-site testing for new product development and educational events, which WBC says will create “exciting opportunities” to collaborate with other cannabis companies.

"We're ecstatic to share this new facility with the Canadian cannabis industry. It's been years in the making, and to finally be testing and developing unique products on-site feels surreal," says Connor McNamee, CEO of West Blvd Cannabis. "To bring this to life with my closest friends, and offer the industry a purpose-built space to propel cannabis forward, is a dream come true. As we approach the Series B funding round, we're excited to showcase our innovation and represent our collective vision of the cannabis and cuisine world."

The Vancouver facility is capable of private label manufacturing, packaging and labeling new products for brands in the Canadian cannabis space in addition to creating WBC’s forthcoming in-house cannabis brands.

WBC is looking forward to Series B funding in early February, aiming to raise investments to further develop manufacturing capabilities. Series B initiatives include launching in-house brands, ramping up sales and marketing, building retail distribution in Canada’s western provinces and gearing up operations to begin manufacturing consumer packaged goods.