The Bulldog

The Bulldog is an Amsterdam-based company that owns and operates a chain of cannabis coffee shops, hotels, cafés and brandstores. The Bulldog has its own merchandising brand consisting of clothing, souvenirs and smoking accessories. 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

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 coffeeshop and began to expand slowly. Henk asked ex-pat Australian artist Harold Thornton to paint some signage on the front of The Bulldog The First 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] On appeal, the judge ruled in favor of The Bulldog and they are allowed to re-market their energy drink.

In a lawsuit concerning a domain name whose appeal period expired in January 2013, the judge ruled that the logo is not original, because it is based on a bulldog cartoon character that was designed in 1940 by copyright owner Walt Disney.

Locations

The Bulldog chain owns five coffeeshops, three brandstores, three cafés, a lounge bar and a hotel. They are all located in Amsterdam.

The Bulldog owns a Hotel and Grand Café (inside, covered patio and uncovered patio) as well as the 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 on Silver Star Mountain.

The company has two Social Clubs in Spain. In Rome the company owns a cocktail bar and a restaurant. On Aruba[4] The Bulldog has its own cocktail bar.

References
  1. "The Bulldog - The Livingroom of Amsterdam". The Bulldog. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  2. "The Bulldog vs Red Bull". Azarius. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 November 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) The Bulldog Hotel website, accessed 13 January 2013
  4. "Aruba", Wikipedia, 2 April 2022, retrieved 4 April 2022

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