Aphria Inc.
Canadian cannabis company
Aphria Inc., headquartered in Leamington, Ontario, was an international producer and distributor of medicinal and recreational cannabis. The company operated through retail and wholesale channels in Canada and internationally.
Aphria was a main distributor of medical cannabis to Germany and had operations in 10 additional countries outside of Canada. Aphria offers multiple products under a portfolio of recreational cannabis brands, including Good Supply, B!NGO, Solei, RIFF, and Broken Coast. In November 2020, Aphria acquired SweetWater Brewing Company, one of the largest craft breweries in the USA.
Prior to its acquisition by Tilray, Aphria was one of the largest cannabis companies in the world, and was listed on both the Toronto Stock Exchange and NASDAQ. The merger with Tilray was announced in December 2020 and closed in May 2021. Aphria now operates under the Tilray name.
History
Aphria was founded in 2013 by Cole Cacciavillani and John Cervini, who were Leamington greenhouse operators. Its CEO for its formative years was Vic Neufeld, formerly the CEO of Jamieson Laboratories, a Canadian vitamin company. It was originally listed on the Toronto Venture Exchange before it was uplisted to the Toronto Stock Exchange in March of 2017, and joined the S&P/TSX Composite Index in December 2017.
In 2014, Health Canada granted Aphria a license to produce and sell medical cannabis.
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