Business View Magazine | November 2019

227 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE NOVEMBER 2019 GREENSTAR Plant Products, Inc. G reenstar Plant Products, Inc. is an internationally recognized leader in the manufacturing of plant nutrients, producing premium horticultural products and solutions for global, domestic, and commercial use. Their brands are utilized by commercial operators including growers, landscapers, greenhouses, nurseries, organic farms, as well as independent retailers. With a vision to cultivate mutually beneficial long-term relationships built on trust, quality horticultural products, and world-class service, Greenstar is well poised for future growth, particularly in the cannabis sector. Business View Magazine recently spoke with Simon Hart, Director of Brand Development for Greenstar Plant Products, about the company’s evolution from distribution to manufacturing, current challenges in the cannabis sector, and insights into what the future holds. The following is an edited transcript of that conversation. BVM: Can you give us some background on Greenstar Plant Products? Hart : “The company has been around since 1998. It started in distribution, supplying our own fertilizers, other fertilizer brands, and gardening SOLUTIONS FOR GROWERS