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Our History

Best-in-Class Quality. Stable Pricing. Customer Focused.

Focused on the Future

Fresh Hemp Foods is a forward-thinking company that keeps the customer at the center. We build lasting relationships, from our farmers to our customers. 

Our parent company, Tilray Brands Inc., allows us to be creative and nimble in our product creation. After being in the market for 20+ years, we understand your needs as a partner.

The Evolution of Hemp Oil Canada

Early Years

1970

Cultivation of hemp becomes illegal.

1998

Industrial hemp is legalized, and Fresh Hemp Foods (Hemp Oil Canada) is founded!

1999

Fresh Hemp Foods opens Canada's first hemp-exclusive seed processing facility in Manitoba.

2003

Fresh Hemp Foods (Hemp Oil Canada) founder, Shaun Crew, helps found the Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance (CHTA).

Growth

2006

Increased demand for hemp foods leads to acquisition of a larger processing facility in Ste. Agathe, Manitoba.

2015

Fresh Hemp Food's new 37,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility opens in Ste. Agathe, Manitoba to accommodate larger processing volumes and a state-of-the-art quality lab.

2018

Fresh Hemp Foods continues to be the global leader in hemp ingredients exporting hemp to more than 15 countries around the world.

2018

First company in the hemp industry to receive Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance as Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS). Fresh Hemp Foods is in the top 1% of North American companies for food safety best practices.

 

Today

2019

Added a heat treatment system to our BRC AA certified facility. Fresh Hemp Foods is the only North American hemp ingredient supplier to provide a third-party validated 5-log kill step. 

2019

Tilray acquires Fresh Hemp Foods and accelerates the mission of transforming consumer health through the power of hemp.

2021

Aphria and Tilray merge becoming the world's biggest cannabis company by revenue in the process. 

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If you are looking for best-in-class hemp that offers stable pricing and consistent deliverability, we are here to help. Fresh Hemp Foods has been awarded unique and valued certifications that give you comfort knowing what you can always expect.