About Us
THERE IS A RESOUNDING THEME IN TODAY’S CORPORATE LANDSCAPE
INNOVATE OR DIE
Successful companies don’t wait for an opportunity, they create it; and that takes more than just being innovative. This requires building a culture and a process that activate innovation with an organization that is fundamentally sound.
The question is who are the companies that have:
to be among the world leaders in the emerging Cannabis 2.0 market as purveyors of quality and innovation.
Candarabis is ONE of the best positioned to achieve this.
A Partnership of Renowned Experts
Candarabis is the marriage of global leaders in each of the 7 categories below necessary to succeed and excel in the rapidly expanding legal cannabis edibles market. Going forward, we will produce fine cannabis chocolates under our own brand, and in support of other LPs across Canada.
Hamish Sutherland & Co.
Cannabinoid Formulations
Cannabis Distillates and Emulsions
Nutraceutical Science
International Pharmaceutical Marketing
Premium Gourmet Chocolate Foods
High-Scale Processing and Manufacturing
CPG Products
Experienced Cannabis Leadership
Hamish Sutherland – Candarabis Leading Partner
Hamish is a global leader in medicinal cannabis and currently President at White Sheep Corp. – a leading global provider of cannabinoids.
A hands-on team builder, operations and marketing executive, Hamish Sutherland is one of a rare few who has actual hands-on experience in building a successful cannabis company, passing more than 50 surprise Health Canada inspections.
Senior and Responsible Person In Charge (SPIC/RPIC)
Security clearance and complies with Health Canada requirements
Our cannabis experience derives from our leadership in the legal Canadian cannabis since 2013.
As the founding COO for Bedrocan Canada, Hamish Sutherland delivered over $600 million in returns for shareholders.
He was responsible for the first legal international transfer of live cannabis plant material from Holland to Canada, as well as the “greenfield” construction and commissioning of Bedrocan’s 52,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art automated facility in suburban Toronto.
The facility, subsequently acquired by Canopy Growth, is the most reliable production facility in the Canopy Family.
Candarabis is a Chocolate Company First
Candara Foods Inc. – Capitalizing on 40+ years of experience
Candara Foods Inc. is a “Maître-Chocolatier” in producing high-quality chocolate and confections with experience in manufacturing to third-party specifications. Managing compliance, customers, clients and partners is all-in-a-day’s-work for our Candarabis team.
Candara is a veteran, versus the current Canadian suppliers of edibles. The single dominant flaw in their business model is that they are cannabis companies experimenting with chocolate.
As founders of Multibar, the leaders at Candara have decades of successful production of high quality, high volume chocolate and chocolate bars in Canada.
Under the successful business of MULTIBAR, a wide variety of Snack, Health, Diet and Fitness Products were formulated, created and manufactured for major players in North American food Industries.
Mélissa Thibeault
COO of Candara Foods Inc. and Chair of the CQCC Board
Mélissa Thibeault, the current COO at Candara Foods since 2012 was deeply involved with the owner-founders in the complex process of taking chocolate bars from conception to market.
In 2018, Mme Thibeault had the idea to evolve the Candara business towards the new exciting Cannabis 2.0 market, which became legal in fall 2019 in Canada. Taking the path towards the Edibles market, in early 2019, she was elected Chair of the Board of directors of the “Conseil québécois du cannabis comestible” (CQCC), an affiliated association of the Food Processing Council Of Québec (CTAQ).
Candara has the capacity to work with major companies and to do small batches for specialty development chocolate. It is, above all, a versatile molding facility – deposition with inclusions and/or with a soft center – fully automated from the beginning to the end of the production line.
“Edible cannabis will be a food product treated with the highest standards in order to maintain its therapeutic and recreational qualities while using the creativity of our entrepreneurs. We need to work with the government to structure the edible cannabis industry that we want supervised and regulated to ensure the health and safety of consumers. Our industry will ensure an international leadership position in the cannabis edibles market.” Mélissa Thibeault
iBar, Mélissa’s baby,
is a delicious blend
of crispy, creamy chocolate and
tempting fruits.
Our Target
Product Evolution is Our Best Business Plan
Lead by Hamish Sutherland, Candarabis has developed proprietary CBD (cannabidiol) formulations by extracting CBD and other target cannabinoids from cannabis and hemp plants, including formulations with full-spectrum blends (containing terpenes and cannabinoids: CBD / CBN / CBG).
The 3 Candarabis
CBD Formats
CBD ISOLATE (pure)
CBD BROAD SPECTRUM
CBD FULL-SPECTRUM
Balance cannabinoid formulations
Great texture of premium chocolate
Suitable bar shapes and sizes
Gourmet taste and premium quality
High reliability
Uninterrupted supply
Target price
To respond to specific therapeutic and medical market demand in Canada and Worldwide
Almost all of Europe has legalized cannabis for medical purposes.
The ability to import a cannabis medicine into an importing jurisdiction requires GMP manufacturing capability, something our team has accomplished at one of the few EU-GMP certified facilities in Canada.
Our marketing team has initiated conversations with representatives in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Australia and New Zealand.
CBD-ONLY (medical / non-medical) EDIBLE CHOCOLATE BARS
as a therapeutic alternative or supplement
In jurisdictions such as Australia and New Zealand, the primary driver for the legalization of cannabis has been children with unaddressable disorders such as epilepsy, Dravet Syndrome and general inflammation disorders.
By providing a properly dosed pharmaceutical grade, broad-spectrum CBD-dominant chocolate solves the pain of demanding a patient of any age to take medicine, with the emotionally rewarding gift of a small chocolate that we, as providers and care-givers, also know manages their seizures and symptoms.
Speed to Market
The industry experts at Candarabis will fast-track high-quality, industry standard production of cannabis-infused chocolate bars to supply eager markets in:
Canada
The European Union
South America
Australia and beyond
MASTER THE REGULATORY PATHWAY IN 5 STEPS
STEP
TASK
DURATION
STATUS
Our Products
Always Deliver More Than Expected to Fit Your “sweedspot”
RELAXATION
Gen-X and Boomers
Adults aged 45 years and older in Canada are more likely than other age groups to report health and wellness benefits to using cannabis as an alternate form of medicine.
SUGAR-FREE DARK CHOCOLATE WITH CBD
Relief from stress and anxiety
Pain relief and inflammation
Increases your good cholesterol
Reduces the risk of Alzheimer’s disease
Boosts your mood
Helps prevent heart disease
Lower risk of diabetes
THE unique CBD
BIOCEUTICAL
Chocolate Bars
Available in a variety of gourmet chocolate types
Gen-Y
Top cannabis consumers
They love sharing their experience
Food is a form of self expression and entertainment
They still aspire to cook at home
INFUSED-CANNABIS GHEE (cooking cocoa butter)
The Millennial Cannabis Consumers turning to EDIBLES are FIRST seeking to buy the EXPERIENCE they like
Creativity
Concentration
Relaxation
Feeling
Socialization
Proprietary Recipes
of Cannabis-Infused
Baking Chocolate
Available in a variety of cooking chocolate types
Our Services
Private Label
Cost and Efficiency Advantages
Our existing fully-automated facility, critical mass, and the depth of experience in food and cannabis science provide considerable cost and efficiency advantages which can drastically increase the profitability of the category and serve to establish market dominance for an aggressive market play.
AGGRESSIVE
MARKET
PLAY
PRIVATE LABEL TARGET CUSTOMERS
sweedspot Bars under Private Label
Produce our in-house CBD bars, featuring the brand name of the retailer customers (retail & online stores). For example, Drug Online Retail Stores.
Specific Formulations & Recipes
Produce the same chocolate bar types and formats as our in-house brand, using specific cannabinoid formulations and recipes from the customers. For example, Cannabis Medical Clinics.
Create and Manufacture
Create and manufacture cannabis-infused chocolate food products in specific sizes, formats, types, formulations and recipes provided by the private-label customers. For example, Cannabis LPs.
Our ability to produce to third-party demands, package, label, ship and deliver to provincial distribution agencies as well as direct to licensed dispensaries, fills our pipeline and capacity.
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