nomz makes a range of organic, vegan, and gluten-free snacks.

Hi, I'm Jana! I created nomz with a simple goal: to help people live happier, healthy lives. My journey started in 2013. I had learned about the negative impact of refined sugar and wanted to cut it out of my diet. I wondered, what if there was a way to satisfy my sugar cravings with something healthy and delicious? I loved baking, so I started making healthy versions of my favourite desserts. One of these was a chocolatey, nutty and sweet snack, known as an energy bite. Anytime I craved something sweet, I reached for these energy bites. They completely satisfied my desire. Eliminating refined sugars became easy with these by my side. I had more energy, more clarity, and slept better. I was much happier.

I spent the summer months that year on the Moose Cree Indigenous Reserve in Northern Ontario. I tried my best to eat healthy, but food insecurity was, and still is an issue.

When I came home, I started falling back into my old ways of eating candy and chocolate bars. So, I mixed up a batch of these bites, and took them to my family’s home to try.

My mom loved them so much that she suggested I start selling them. My brother helped come up with the name “nomz”, and a month later, local retailers started carrying it in their stores. What you put in your body is important – that’s why we’re committed to quality ingredients and why “delicious” is our true north star.

Jana Zaibak

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