The Bulldog

The Bulldog is an Amsterdam-based company that owns and operates a chain of cannabis coffee shops and a hotel in Canada: the merchandising brand name is the same as the company name. The group logo consists of a cartoon figure of a bulldog in a round frame.[1]

For the American football player nicknamed "the Bulldog", see Art Donovan.
For other uses, see Bulldog (disambiguation).
The Bulldog coffeeshop in the red-light district of Amsterdam.
Packaged hashish cupcake, purchased from a Bulldog coffeeshop in the red light district of Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

History

Henk de Vries began selling marijuana in 1970 at the Kralingen Music Festival, a pop festival in Kralingse Bos. In 1975 he converted his father's sex shop in Amsterdam's red-light district into The Bulldog coffee shop and began slowly expanding. Henk asked ex-pat Australian artist Harold Thornton to paint some signage on the front of the 1st Bulldog Coffeeshop Nr.90 but Harold turned this exercise into a mural that goes across the front of the whole shop. The mural helped the coffeeshop become a magnet for backpackers and tourists and its reputation grew. In 2001 the company began distributing internationally.[1] The group operates hotels in Amsterdam and Canada.[1]

In 2010 The Bulldog was ordered to cease the sale and distribution of its own brand of energy drink, following a lengthy legal dispute with Red Bull GmbH, makers of Red Bull.[2]

In Canada

The Bulldog chain owns and operates The Bulldog Hotel Silver Star, a small hotel with 26 guest rooms, and also houses the 150-cover Grand Café (inside, covered patio and uncovered patio) as well as the 49-cover Hideaway Lounge (wine bar) in Silver Star Mountain Resort, British Columbia, Canada.[3] The Bulldog Hotel Silver Star also manages Silver Star Accommodation, the largest independent vacation rental pool on Silver Star Mountain.

References
  1. "The Bulldog - The Livingroom of Amsterdam". The Bulldog. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
  2. "The Bulldog vs Red Bull". Azarius. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-11-30. Retrieved 2013-01-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) The Bulldog Hotel website, accessed January 13, 2013

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