Hill Street Beverage Co. stakes its
position as leading Canadian company in edibles
category
Hill Street's new partnerships include:
- Vin First Innovative Packaging, a leading wine and mixed
beverage manufacturer and co-packer.
- Cannabis Compliance Inc., licensing and compliance
advisors.
- Lexaria Bioscience Corp., licensorof a
patented a technology forinfusing wine and beer.
TORONTO,
May 24, 2018
/PRNewswire/ - A Toronto-based company developing
cannabis-infused beverages is aligning with renowned
Ontario wineries and breweries
keen to test new technologies.
Encouraged by a new agreement between Hill Street Beverage
Co. and Vin First Innovative Packaging, a leading wine
and mixed beverage manufacturer and co-packer, industry executives
are enthusiastic about future collaborations that would allow them
to offer consumers alcohol-free wines and beers infused with
cannabis extracts.
Andrew Howard, Equity Wine
Group CEO, acknowledges the opportunity Canadian companies have to
lead the industry's growth.
"We're very interested in what this business could bring
to the Niagara Region," he said. "We're excited to pursue the
potential of this evolving industry; to be out in front of it, not
chasing to catch up."
Following Health Canada's authorization of Hill Street as
a licensed dealer, the company will use patented Lexaria
Biosciences Corp. (OTCQX: LXRP) (CSE: LXX) technology to
produce cannabis-infused beverages at Vin First's
facilities.
This positions Hill Street as one of the first Canadian
companies to be able to bring cannabis-infused beverages to
market.
Hill Street CEO, Terry
Donnelly, says these partnerships are pivotal: "Hill Street
now has the technology, packaging and necessary compliance support
to make cannabis-infused beverages available to
consumers.
"Hill Street's portfolio of brands will also be
cannabis-infused and we'll provide co-packing services for other
wineries and breweries – as soon as edible forms of cannabis are
legalized. "Together with our new partners, we're excited to bring
such game-changing capabilities to Ontario."
Hill Street recently appointed Cannabis Compliance Inc.,
the world's largest cannabis consultancy, to ensure
its compliance with anticipated federal legislation that will
regulatethe recreational use of cannabis in Canada.
Edward Collins, Cannabis
Compliance Inc. Sales & Marketing Vice President,
says the partnerships areunique in Canada.
"We work with cannabis producers, research facilities and
retailers from around the world. Hill Street is the first Canadian
company we know of pursuing cannabis-infused wines and
beers," he said."We're excited to be aligned with a
market leader."
Vin First Vice President of
Operations, Kevin Ruddle, believes
its work with Hill Street will be advantageous for the Niagara
Region and greater province.
"Our partnership will bring tremendous new growth
opportunities to the Niagara Region as our existing and new clients
respond to the consumer's changing tastes and interests," he
said.
About Hill Street Beverage Co.
Hill
Street Beverage Co. is a producer of great-tasting, alcohol-free
and cannabis-infused wines and beers. The company offers a wide
range of products, including Hill Street Craft beer, Designated
Draft beer, Vin(Zero) wines and Vintense wines. Hill Street's
beverages have won the Retail Council of Canada's Grand Prix and numerous medals and
accolades including three Gold Medals, two Silvers and one Bronze
at the U.S. Open Beer Championships and a prestigious Double Gold
Medal at the San Francisco International Wine Challenge. In
addition to developing cannabis-infused beverages, Hill Street's
current portfolio of alcohol-free beers and wines are endorsed by
WeightWatchers Canada. They will be available in up to than 7,000
stores across Canada by the end of
2018 and are also available online at HillStreetBeverages.com, at
major retailers such as Shoppers Drug Mart, Loblaws, Sobeys, Zehrs,
Fortinos and at many independent grocery stores across Canada. For more information visit
http://www.hillstreetbeverages.com/.
About Cannabis Compliance
Inc.
Cannabis Compliance Inc. (CCI) offers risk
mitigation, due diligence and regulatory compliance for commercial
cannabis producers and resellers around the world. We focus in the
Global market and provide our clients with trusted and
comprehensive solutions. CCI has extensive expertise in regulatory
compliance, cultivation/horticulture, security designs/tender,
facility designs/build-outs, quality assurance programs, auditing,
Good Production Practices (GPP), Good Manufacturing Practices
(GMP), Good Agricultural and Collection Practices (GACP), Import
& Export, staff recruitment and financial planning. CCI exists
to empower the future leaders in the global cannabis
industry.
About Vin First Innovative Packaging
Inc.
Vin First Innovative Packaging provides
innovative packaging solutions to wine and alcohol producers around
the world. It is the only facility in North America licensed to package alcoholic
beverages in the Tetra-Pak Prisma format. As the demand for
environmentally‑friendly and responsible packaging by producers of
wine and other alcoholic beverages continues to grow, Vin First meets this demand with a
state‑of‑the‑art facility and more than 40 years of alcohol
industry experience.
About Lexaria
Lexaria Bioscience Corp. has developed and out-licenses its
disruptive delivery technology that promotes healthier ingestion
methods, lower overall dosing and higher effectiveness of
lipophilic active molecules. Lexaria has multiple patents pending
in over 40 countries around the world and has patents granted in
the USA and in Australia for utilization of its DehydraTECHTM
delivery technology. Lexaria's technology provides increases in
intestinal absorption rates; more rapid delivery to the
bloodstream; and important taste-masking benefits, for orally
administered bioactive molecules including cannabinoids, vitamins,
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), nicotine and other
molecules.
www.lexariabioscience.com
For regular updates, connect with Lexaria on Twitter
(https://twitter.com/lexariacorp) and on Facebook
http://tinyurl.com/y8vzcaam
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Lexaria Bioscience Corp.
Alex Blanchard, Communications
Manager
(778) 796-1897
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