Avant Brands focuses on premium handcrafted flower.
One of the company’s primary goals is to drive the industry forward through brand and product development and the company was the first recreational brand to package in glass bottles, the first recreational brand to include terpene profile on product packaging, the first company to offer a pre-roll blunt in Canada as well as the company offering the first craft tasting flight.
NEWS & PARTNERSHIPS
2021
The company entered into an export agreement with Focus Medical Herbs for around 500-1000 KG of cannabis per year, a company which IM Cannabis has exclusive distribution agreements with for the export of cannabis from Canada to Israel for sale under the IMC brand.
2022
The company signed an international trademark licensing agreement with IM Cannabis granting IMC the exclusive right to launch the BLKMKT brand in the Israeli medical cannabis market with product exclusively supplied by the company.
The company partnered with One Tree Planted and for every case sold from the TreeHugger-line, the company will contribute to the planting of trees in each selling province, planted by local partner organizations and community volunteers in areas impacted by deforestation.
2023
The company’s 50% joint venture acquired Flowr Okanagan providing Avant with combined facilities of approximately 185,000 sq ft, allowing for an increase in production by 60% according to the company and results in the company being one of the largest indoor, ultra-premium producers in Canada.
2024
The company signed an international trademark licensing agreement with IM Cannabis for the exclusive right to launch the BLK MKT brand in the German medical cannabis market.
The company signed a 2-year international trademark licensing agreement with Nectar Brands for the exclusive right to market, sell and distribute BLK MKT-branded dried cannabis flower in the Australian medical cannabis market with the potential for an extension based on performance. The company will receive its standard international sales price for these products as well as a royalty fee from Nectar’s net sales.
2025
The company entered into 2 multi-year international supply agreements serving the European medical cannabis market exporting up to 2,000 KG per year of GACP-certified dried flower from its flagship Flowr and 3PL facilities.
2026
The company issued a formal notice of termination for its trademark licensing agreement with Adjupharm for the BLK MKT brand in Germany and Switzerland.
BRANDS:
blkmkt is for the most connoisseurs wanting top-shelf flower, pre-rolls, live rosin, 510 thread cartridges. Sells in Israel and Canada.
Tenzo produces fruity flavors with pungent and exceptional terpene profiles and sells flower, vapes
Treehugger offers sungrown, premium & certified organic flower and pre-rolls for the environmentally conscious consumer. The brand has a goal of producing the most environmentally sound product on the market. They do this by putting an eco-lens on Treehugger products which are certified organic and eco-friendly in 100% recyclable forest stewardship council-certified boxes and labels made from hemp & post-consumer waste with a biodegradable cellulose interior bag and a biodegradable two-way humidity pack, 100% reclaimed ocean plastic caps and reusable glass jars made from recycled materials.
GreenTec is the company’s medical brand focused on providing premium craft cannabis to patients in Canada and medical patients authorized by Health Canada can buy cannabis products directly from GTEC.
Pristine Seeds offers seeds for consumers to grow their own at home.
The company’s business is focused on recreational sales assisted by direct sales to medical patients and bulk wholesale both domestically in Canada and exporting.
Cognoscente offered 420 of the Cognōscente Craft Tasting Flight at launch which was a sampling of 6 1.5 gram buds as well as a 1 gram pre-roll blunt and 2 0.5 gram exclusive pre-rolls with a variety of cultivars and product formats not seen in Ontario before.