Emerald Health Therapeutics and Village Farms, announced that their Pure Sunfarms joint venture has received approval from Health Canada for the final components of its 65,000 square foot state-of-the-art processing center.
“The approval of this additional processing space enables Pure Sunfarms to enhance our operations and quality processes to further support our commitment to providing our customers with high-quality products at a great price,” said Mandesh Dosanjh, President and CEO, Pure Sunfarms. “Pure Sunfarms expects to begin realizing the impacts of this new space in the coming quarter, allowing us to build on our strong performance in the Canadian markets we serve.”
The additional capabilities relate to an area of 29,475 square feet within the total 65,000 square foot processing centre and include an additional 33 dedicated rooms for drying, extraction, packaging, testing, production, staging and storage. Eight rooms (3,800 sf) in this additional space are built to satisfy European Union GMP certification requirements, which PSF will pursue in the coming months.
“Pure Sunfarms is showing leadership in the largest volume segment of the marketplace, as reflected by its further market share gains in early 2020. This new processing facility and its various capabilities will enhance Pure Sunfarms’s ability to leverage its deep operational knowledge for additional growth,” said Riaz Bandali, President and CEO of Emerald.
For more information:
Emerald Health Therapeutics
emeraldhealth.ca
Village Farms
villagefarms.com
