Kaya
Kaya (KAYA Inc.) is a Jamaica-based, vertically-integrated medicinal cannabis company that cultivates, extracts, and retails ganja through four-to-five Herb House locations in tourist hubs. It serves medical cannabis tourists and local patients via prescription-based dispensary sales, augmented by cafe, pizza, tours, and merchandise.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2014
- HeadquartersOcho Rios, Jamaica
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2C
- OfferingServices
What Kaya does
Kaya (legal entity: KAYA Inc.) is a Jamaica-based, vertically-integrated medicinal cannabis company that operates the Caribbean's first legal ganja retail network under the Cannabis Licensing Authority. The company cultivates organically grown Jamaican cannabis through Kaya Farms using a combination of traditional Jamaican techniques and modern extraction technology (CO2 oil, BHO, rosin, hash, kief, tinctures, topicals) and distributes through four-to-five Kaya Herb House retail locations in Drax Hall (St. Ann), Ocho Rios, Falmouth, Kingston, and Montego Bay. Each location combines a dispensary, cafe (The Plantry Cafe, serving Marley Coffee Blue Mountain brew), pizza restaurant (Kaya Pizza, led by Chef Leonardo Sammarco), consumption lounge, merchandise shop, and tour booking, creating a destination wellness ecosystem rather than a stand-alone dispensary.
Kaya's revenue model is multi-stream but direct-to-consumer only. Cannabis sales require a valid medical card or locally issued prescription, with a CLA-mandated daily purchase limit of two ounces per person; ancillary revenue comes from pizza (JA$11-13.50), cafe beverages (espresso ~JA$300, Bush Tea JA$250), smoke gear and body care merchandise, and Kaya Tours educational experiences. Inventory is tracked in real time across locations via Flowhub, and the online store (powered by NUGL) supports in-store pickup. Kaya is led operationally under public parent NUGL Inc. and has won multiple Cannabis Cup awards (Jack Herer Cup 2019; Rastafari Rootzfest 2016-2018) for both flower and extracts. Brand visibility is reinforced by earned media coverage in Forbes, The Guardian, Rolling Stone, Leafly, The Economist, The New York Times, VICE, and Tatler.
Kaya firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Kaya
- Legal name
- KAYA Inc.
- Website
- https://kayaherbhouse.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2014
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Kaya (KAYA Inc.) is a Jamaica-based, vertically-integrated medicinal cannabis company that cultivates, extracts, and retails ganja through four-to-five Herb House locations in tourist hubs. It serves medical cannabis tourists and local patients via prescription-based dispensary sales, augmented by cafe, pizza, tours, and merchandise.
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Kaya industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Medical Cannabis Retail
- NAICS
- Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (722515)
- SIC
- Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Cannabis Dispensary Chains & Multi-Location Operators (MSO/Regional) (CRANAFAD)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Cannabis Dispensary with On-Site Consumption Lounge (where permitted) (CRANAFAF), Cannabis Dispensary + Ancillary Retail (Accessories, CBD/Hemp, Merchandise) (CRANAFAH), Cannabis Dispensary + Delivery/Online Pickup (Omnichannel Retail) (CRANAFAG), Cannabis Dispensary + Wellness/Apothecary Format (Supplements, Skincare, etc.) (CRANAFAJ)
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Where Kaya is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Ocho Rios
- HQ country
- Jamaica
- HQ region
- Latin America
Offices5 records
Markets served
Kaya business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2C
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Cannabis Product Sales: Sale of organically grown Jamaican cannabis herbs and extracts including flower, pre-rolls, concentrates (shatter, wax, hash, rosin, kief), CO2 oils, tinctures, and topicals. Medical card/prescription required for purchase. Two ounce daily purchase limit per person per CLA regulations.
- Pizza and Food Service: Kaya Pizza restaurant serving Jamaican-Italian fusion cuisine including bacon, mystic, vegetarian, pepperoni, jerk chicken sausage pizzas. Chef Leonardo Sammarco leads the kitchen. Locations in Kingston and Ocho Rios.
- Cafe and Beverages: The Plantry Cafe serves Blue Mountain coffee from Marley Coffee, hot drinks, smoothies, cold beverages, and light bites. Includes Jamaican bush teas and infused drink options.
- Merchandise and Accessories: Sale of branded merchandise including apparel, keychains, ashtrays, bongs, grinders, pipes, and body care products like Brown Sugar Soap. Made in Jamaica products.
- Tours and Experiences: Kaya Tours offering educational experiences about ganja cultivation and Jamaican cannabis heritage. Wellness-focused experiences integrated with the dispensary.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Pizza menu items priced individually |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Cafe beverages priced by size and type |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Cannabis flower prices by weight |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Edibles and other products |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels6 records
Kaya product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Kaya operates the Caribbean's first medicinal ganja herb house, selling CLA-licensed, organically grown Jamaican cannabis herbs (Sativa, Hybrid, Indica, High CBD strains), pre-rolls, extracts (shatter, wax, hash, rosin, kief, CO2 oil, tinctures, topicals), and moon rocks through four retail locations in Jamaica. Each herb house combines dispensary retail with on-site Jamaican-Italian pizza (Kaya Pizza), a cafe serving Marley Coffee Blue Mountain brew (The Plantry Cafe), branded merchandise, and guided ganja-heritage tours, creating a tourism-linked wellness ecosystem that requires a medical recommendation for cannabis purchases.
Product overview
Kaya is a Jamaican cannabis company operating a multi-faceted wellness ecosystem centered around Kaya Herb House, the Caribbean's first medicinal ganja herb house. The company offers a portfolio of products including: cannabis herbs and extracts (Kaya Herb House and Kaya Extracts sub-brands), food and beverage (Kaya Pizza and Kaya Cafe), merchandise and smoke gear (Kaya Merchandise), and experiences (Kaya Tours and Kaya Farms cultivation). Products are sold across four retail locations in Jamaica (Drax Hall/St Ann, Ocho Rios, Falmouth, and Kingston). The company holds CLA-approved cultivation and retail licenses and has won multiple Cannabis Cup awards.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Kaya Farms: Cultivation operations - approved cultivation license holder of the Cannabis Licensing Authority in Jamaica.
- Kaya Herb House
- Kaya Cafe
- Kaya Pizza
- Kaya Spa
- Kaya Tours
- Kaya Extracts
- The Plantry Cafe
Products and services
- Kaya Herb House Jamaica's first medicinal ganja herb house retailing organically grown Jamaican cannabis herbs and flower, including Sativa, Hybrid, Indica, and High CBD strains, pre-rolls, blunts, and moon rocks. Medical prescription required for purchase.
- Kaya Extracts
Quantifiable outcome
- J$550 million in combined sales across ganja, mushrooms, and pizza in 2025
- +1 more outcomes
Companies that use Kaya
Customer profileNamed customers2 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Kaya technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature3 records
Kaya partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Five partnerships are on record, tiered major, minor and core.
- Carma HoldComajorIn partnership with Kaya Group, Carma HoldCo expanded TYSON 2.0's global footprint by bringing Mike Tyson's premium cannabis infused pre-rolls, vapes, and other products to Kaya's legendary Herb Houses in Jamaica. This partnership introduced the Tyson 2.0 brand to the Caribbean market through Kaya's established retail network.
- Tyson 2.0majorMike Tyson's cannabis brand Tyson 2.0 partnered with Kaya to enter the Jamaican market, offering premium cannabis products including infused pre-rolls and vapes exclusively at Kaya Herb House locations.
- Berner / VibesminorVibes, the rolling paper brand co-founded by entrepreneur and rapper Berner, released a Jamaica collaboration with Kaya Herb House. This partnership combined Berner's Vibes rolling papers with Kaya's Jamaican cannabis offerings.
- Marley CoffeecoreKaya Cafe exclusively serves Marley Coffee's Blue Mountain brew, featuring the brand's recognized Jamaican coffee in all hot and cold cafe beverages. This partnership provides authentic Jamaican coffee credentials for the cafe operation.
- NUGLcoreNUGL powers Kaya's online presence and e-commerce platform. The company website is 'Powered by NUGL' and NUGL's platform hosts Kaya's online shop for apparel and merchandise.
Scale indicators4 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Kaya competitors and assessment
Company assessmentOthers
- Dutchie: Dutchie is a cannabis e-commerce and logistics platform powering online ordering for dispensaries. Comparable as a technology enabler supporting regulated cannabis retail, click-and-collect ordering, and consumer-facing digital experiences analogous to Kaya's online pickup flow.
- Flowhub: Flowhub provides cannabis-specific point-of-sale and inventory management software used by Kaya across its four retail locations. Comparable as a technology infrastructure partner supporting dispensary operations and supply chain visibility.
Direct peers
- Planet 13 Holdings: Planet 13 operates a flagship tourism-anchor cannabis superstore in Las Vegas combined with a multi-location retail footprint and integrated consumer experience. Like Kaya, it builds a destination dispensary model that fuses retail, F&B, and entertainment around cannabis—directly comparable as a tourism-led, experience-driven cannabis operator.
- Cookies: Cookies is a cannabis lifestyle brand with vertically integrated cultivation, processing, and retail dispensaries that pair flower with branded apparel and merchandise—mirroring Kaya's herb house plus merchandise model. Both leverage cultural credibility, lifestyle branding, and curated retail experiences over generic dispensary formats.
Broad incumbents
- Curaleaf Holdings: Curaleaf is a major U.S. multi-state cannabis operator with vertically integrated cultivation, extraction, and retail across hundreds of dispensaries. Comparable as a broad incumbent in regulated cannabis retail and product manufacturing, though operating at materially larger scale than Kaya.
- Cresco Labs: Cresco Labs is a multi-state U.S. cannabis operator with branded cultivation, processing, and retail dispensaries (Sunnyside). Comparable as an integrated cannabis retail and brand operator with national distribution ambitions, though serving U.S. markets.
- MedMen Enterprises: MedMen operates premium multi-state cannabis retail in the U.S. with a design-forward, Apple-store-inspired dispensary aesthetic. Although geographically distant, MedMen's flagship-store model of upscale, branded cannabis retail overlaps with Kaya's premium-positioned herb house format.
- Tilray Brands: Tilray is a global cannabis and consumer packaged goods company with cultivation, processing, and distribution across multiple continents. Comparable as a large-scale vertically integrated cannabis producer and brand operator, with significantly broader geographic reach than Kaya.
- Trulieve Cannabis: Trulieve is one of the largest U.S. cannabis operators with integrated cultivation, processing, and retail across multiple states. Comparable as a vertically integrated multi-location cannabis retailer with branded product lines, though at far larger scale and in a different regulatory regime than Jamaica.
- Green Thumb Industries: GTI operates Rise Dispensaries across multiple U.S. states with vertical integration from cultivation to retail. Comparable as a multi-state cannabis retail operator with a flagship-store experience emphasis, though serving different geographies than Kaya.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Frequently asked questions about Kaya
What does Kaya do?
Kaya operates the Caribbean's first medicinal ganja herb house, selling CLA-licensed, organically grown Jamaican cannabis herbs (Sativa, Hybrid, Indica, High CBD strains), pre-rolls, extracts (shatter, wax, hash, rosin, kief, CO2 oil, tinctures, topicals), and moon rocks through four retail locations in Jamaica. Each herb house combines dispensary retail with on-site Jamaican-Italian pizza (Kaya Pizza), a cafe serving Marley Coffee Blue Mountain brew (The Plantry Cafe), branded merchandise, and guided ganja-heritage tours, creating a tourism-linked wellness ecosystem that requires a medical recommendation for cannabis purchases.
Is Kaya a public or private company?
Kaya is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Kaya founded?
Kaya was founded in 2014. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Kaya based?
Kaya is headquartered in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, in the Latin America region.
How does Kaya make money?
Five revenue lines are on record. Cannabis Product Sales are the primary driver. The others are pizza and Food Service, cafe and Beverages, merchandise and Accessories and tours and Experiences.
Who are Kaya's main competitors?
Others on record are Dutchie and Flowhub. Direct peers are Planet 13 Holdings and Cookies. Broad incumbents are Curaleaf Holdings, Cresco Labs, MedMen Enterprises, Tilray Brands, Trulieve Cannabis and Green Thumb Industries.
Does Kaya have an API?
No public API is recorded for Kaya.
What industry is Kaya in?
Kaya's product category is Medical Cannabis Retail. Its primary akta.pro industry code is CRANAFAD, Cannabis Dispensary Chains & Multi-Location Operators (MSO/Regional), with a secondary code of CRANAFAF, Cannabis Dispensary with On-Site Consumption Lounge (where permitted). Its NAICS code is 722515 and its SIC code is 5810.