Sarah McLaughlin
Co-founder & Vice PresidentMelt-to-MakeSarah McLaughlin MS, RD, Co-Founder and Vice President of Melt-to-Make, is a Board-Certified Registered Dietitian with a Master's degree in Nutritional Sciences.
McLaughlin has advanced the industry as an inventor with patents for Melt-to-Make's bulk gummy formulation and its methods of use. The company combines expertise in nutrition, food science, and cannabis to create a clean-label solution for the growing edible market.
Melt-to-Make provides heat-and-pour gummy base products that allow manufacturers to make infused gummies with speed, precision, and consistency. The company creates all-natural, pre-formulated intermediate gummy bases for the cannabis industry, simplifying gummy production and ensuring consistent, high-quality products.
McLaughlin’s passion for product innovation and her drive for excellence stem from her diverse background. As the University of New Hampshire's first Sports Dietitian, she leveraged her experience as a three-time Division I All-American athlete to connect with and understand the nutritional needs of over 500 Division I athletes and manage 35 nutrition student interns.
In 2004, McLaughlin founded Sun Valley Natural Products, where she developed and launched The Sun Valley Bar, one of the first Wholefood Nutrition Bars made primarily from minimally processed, natural ingredients and made popular in fitness, wellness, and on-the-go lifestyles and for those wanting a quick snack without compromising on clean eating.
By 2008, the bar had achieved national distribution, leading to the company's acquisition by NBTY in 2011.
McLaughlin continued to collaborate with NBTY's marketing department as a brand ambassador and in-house nutritionist for the bar.
Delivery Matters: Engineering Bioavailability, Emulsions, and Precision Inhalation
How a cannabinoid enters the body shapes everything that follows. Route of administration drives onset time, bioavailability, dose consistency, and u
How a cannabinoid enters the body shapes everything that follows. Route of administration drives onset time, bioavailability, dose consistency, and ultimately whether patients stick with a product. An oral edible may take an hour to work and lose mu
How a cannabinoid enters the body shapes everything that follows. Route of administration drives onset time, bioavailability, dose consistency, and ultimately whether patients stick with a product. An oral edible may take an hour to work and lose much of its potency to first-pass metabolism. An inhaled dose hits in minutes but demands precision to stay reliable. Topicals and water-soluble emulsions open entirely new performance and credibility p
How a cannabinoid enters the body shapes everything that follows. Route of administration drives onset time, bioavailability, dose consistency, and ultimately whether patients stick with a product. An oral edible may take an hour to work and lose much of its potency to first-pass metabolism. An inhaled dose hits in minutes but demands precision to stay reliable. Topicals and water-soluble emulsions open entirely new performance and credibility profiles. For executives, product developers, and researchers, mastering these differences is now central to cannabis business growth strategies.
This session unpacks the formulation science separating ordinary products from clinically credible ones. We'll connect bioavailability, emulsion technology, and precision inhalation to current cannabis market trends and the cannabis innovation reshaping shelves and pipelines. The shift into precision formulation isn't just chemistry — it's one of the clearest cannabis industry opportunities for brands ready to lead.
