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Nada Grocery

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Nada Grocery
Websiteurl
nadagrocery.com
Company typeenum
Private
Founded yearint
2015
Short descriptiontext

Nada Grocery is a Vancouver-based zero-waste retailer founded in 2015 that sells unpackaged grocery staples so consumers can buy exact quantities and reduce food and packaging waste. The single-location operation serves walk-in retail shoppers in British Columbia.

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Headcount rangeband
11–50
akta.pro rankint
HeadquartersVancouver, Canada
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Vancouver
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Canada
HQ regionstring
North America
Markets served

Serves global market

Keyword5 values
unpackaged grocery, zero waste retail, bulk food store, sustainable grocery, package-free shopping
Industry1 code
PRIMARYCRAHAMAA
Bulk Food & Refill Stores (Package-Free/Zero-Waste)
Consumer Products & Retail/Grocery & Food Retail/Wholesale-to-Consumer & Bulk Food Stores
NAICS code1 code
  • Food and Beverage Retailers445
SIC code1 code
  • Retail-Grocery Stores5411
Product category
Sustainable Grocery Retail
Cost components4 values
Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales
GTM typeB2C
B2C
Offering typeServices
Services
Core offering1 text field

Nada Grocery is a Vancouver-based retail grocery store that sells unpackaged food and household products, allowing customers to purchase the exact quantities they need rather than pre-packaged amounts. The store's model is designed to minimize packaging waste and food waste by enabling refill-based shopping.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Product and service1 record
1Unpackaged Grocery Store
CategorySustainable Grocery Retail
Description

A physical retail store selling unpackaged food and household goods, allowing customers to buy exact quantities needed to reduce packaging waste and food waste. Targets environmentally conscious individual consumers.

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Peers8 records
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Large incumbent natural/organic grocer (Amazon-owned) that has expanded bulk and unpackaged assortments in select locations. Relevant as the broad incumbent showing category validation - and as a competitor that can absorb the zero-waste aisle.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Package-free grocery and refill shop operating in the U.S. with refill stations for pantry staples and household goods - directly comparable unpackaged retail format and customer mission.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Zero-waste grocery and refill store operating in Toronto, providing bulk food, household refills, and local products with a bring-your-own-container model - a direct functional analogue to Nada's format.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Zero-waste refill shop (Southern California) selling package-free pantry, bath, and home goods with bring-your-own-container model. Comparable independent-format refill retailer.

TypeEmerging player
Description

Reusable-packaging circular retail platform (TerraCycle) operating in select retailers offering package-free refill of branded products. Adjacent zero-waste retail model targeting the same sustainability-conscious shopper.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Independent zero-waste grocery offering unpackaged pantry staples, household refills, and bulk goods. Closely aligned small-format retail concept and customer base.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Canada's largest bulk-food retailer, offering unpackaged pantry staples via self-serve dispensers across hundreds of stores. Most direct Canadian comparable to Nada Grocery given shared format (bulk/refill), market, and customer demographic, though at far larger scale.

8The Bulk House
TypeDirect peer
Description

Canadian zero-waste/home refill store offering package-free pantry, household, and personal care items. Closest single-store-format peer in geography, sharing Nada's mission of reducing single-use packaging.

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Customer concentration

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Ideal customer profile1 record

Each record includes

Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

Technology focused
No
API detail
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No

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Has app

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Number of profiles
Profiles1 record

Each record includes

Name, Designation, Designation category, Overview, Profile commentary, Source

No data
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Funding overview

Funding stage, Last funding date, Total funding USD

Funding rounds3 records

Each record includes

Round, Amount USD, Date, Pre money valuation, Total investors, Investors, News

Investors3 records

Each record includes

Name, Type, Date of entry, Rounds participated, Website

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M&A

Each record includes

Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

Investment

Each record includes

Name, Round, Announced date, Lead investor, Website, News

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Nada Grocery

Sustainable Grocery Retailnadagrocery.com

Nada Grocery is a Vancouver-based zero-waste retailer founded in 2015 that sells unpackaged grocery staples so consumers can buy exact quantities and reduce food and packaging waste. The single-location operation serves walk-in retail shoppers in British Columbia.

Nada Grocery firmographics

Firmographics
Name
Nada Grocery
Website
https://nadagrocery.com
Company type
Private
Founded year
2015
Headcount range
11–50 employees
Short description
Nada Grocery is a Vancouver-based zero-waste retailer founded in 2015 that sells unpackaged grocery staples so consumers can buy exact quantities and reduce food and packaging waste. The single-location operation serves walk-in retail shoppers in British Columbia.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Nada Grocery industry classification

Industry
Product category
Sustainable Grocery Retail
NAICS
Food and Beverage Retailers (445)
SIC
Retail-Grocery Stores (5411)
akta.pro industry
PRIMARYCRAHAMAA
Bulk Food & Refill Stores (Package-Free/Zero-Waste)
Consumer Products & Retail/Grocery & Food Retail/Wholesale-to-Consumer & Bulk Food Stores

Keywords

  • Unpackaged grocery
  • Zero waste retail
  • Bulk food store
  • Sustainable grocery
  • Package-free shopping

Where Nada Grocery is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Vancouver
HQ country
Canada
HQ region
North America

Markets served

Nada Grocery business model

Business model
GTM type
B2C
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Nada Grocery product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Nada Grocery is a Vancouver-based retail grocery store that sells unpackaged food and household products, allowing customers to purchase the exact quantities they need rather than pre-packaged amounts. The store's model is designed to minimize packaging waste and food waste by enabling refill-based shopping.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • Unpackaged Grocery Store A physical retail store selling unpackaged food and household goods, allowing customers to buy exact quantities needed to reduce packaging waste and food waste. Targets environmentally conscious individual consumers.

Companies that use Nada Grocery

Customer profile

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Nada Grocery technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Nada Grocery competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Broad incumbents

  • Whole Foods Market: Large incumbent natural/organic grocer (Amazon-owned) that has expanded bulk and unpackaged assortments in select locations. Relevant as the broad incumbent showing category validation - and as a competitor that can absorb the zero-waste aisle.

Direct peers

  • Zero Market: Package-free grocery and refill shop operating in the U.S. with refill stations for pantry staples and household goods - directly comparable unpackaged retail format and customer mission.
  • Precycle: Zero-waste grocery and refill store operating in Toronto, providing bulk food, household refills, and local products with a bring-your-own-container model - a direct functional analogue to Nada's format.
  • Fillgood: Zero-waste refill shop (Southern California) selling package-free pantry, bath, and home goods with bring-your-own-container model. Comparable independent-format refill retailer.
  • Unboxed Market: Independent zero-waste grocery offering unpackaged pantry staples, household refills, and bulk goods. Closely aligned small-format retail concept and customer base.
  • Bulk Barn: Canada's largest bulk-food retailer, offering unpackaged pantry staples via self-serve dispensers across hundreds of stores. Most direct Canadian comparable to Nada Grocery given shared format (bulk/refill), market, and customer demographic, though at far larger scale.
  • The Bulk House: Canadian zero-waste/home refill store offering package-free pantry, household, and personal care items. Closest single-store-format peer in geography, sharing Nada's mission of reducing single-use packaging.

Emerging players

  • Loop: Reusable-packaging circular retail platform (TerraCycle) operating in select retailers offering package-free refill of branded products. Adjacent zero-waste retail model targeting the same sustainability-conscious shopper.

Market position

Customer concentration

Nada Grocery social profiles

Digital presence

Nada Grocery financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Nada Grocery leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Nada Grocery funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors3 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Nada Grocery M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Nada Grocery

What does Nada Grocery do?

Nada Grocery is a Vancouver-based retail grocery store that sells unpackaged food and household products, allowing customers to purchase the exact quantities they need rather than pre-packaged amounts. The store's model is designed to minimize packaging waste and food waste by enabling refill-based shopping.

Is Nada Grocery a public or private company?

Nada Grocery is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped.

When was Nada Grocery founded?

Nada Grocery was founded in 2015. It employs 11 to 50 people.

Where is Nada Grocery based?

Nada Grocery is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, in the North America region.

Who are Nada Grocery's main competitors?

Whole Foods Market is listed as a broad incumbent. Direct peers are Zero Market, Precycle, Fillgood, Unboxed Market, Bulk Barn and The Bulk House. Loop is listed as an emerging player.

Does Nada Grocery have an API?

No public API is recorded for Nada Grocery.

What industry is Nada Grocery in?

Nada Grocery's product category is Sustainable Grocery Retail. Its primary akta.pro industry code is CRAHAMAA, Bulk Food & Refill Stores (Package-Free/Zero-Waste). Its NAICS code is 445 and its SIC code is 5411.

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Vancouver Is Awesome'Our final farewell': Vancouver's first package-free grocery company shuttering for goodNada, Canada's first package-free grocery company, announced it will permanently cease operations on May 31 following eight years in business. The closure is attributed to financial losses caused by pandemic closures, shifting consumer habits, and a challenging funding landscape. Since its founding in 2015, the company reported diverting over 1.5 million pieces of packaging from landfills.Daily Hive VancouverVancouver package-free grocery companies team up to expand deliveryNada has acquired Jarr, a Vancouver-based package-free grocery delivery company, to expand its zero-waste delivery services and scale its circular food system model. The combined entities aim to divert more containers from landfills and provide sustainable grocery options to residents across the Greater Vancouver area using low-emission delivery methods.Vancouver Is AwesomeTwo zero-waste Vancouver companies join forces for package-free grocery deliveryNada, Vancouver's first package-free grocery store, has partnered with Jarr, a package-free grocery delivery service, to enhance sustainable grocery shopping in the city. The partnership aims to divert plastic waste from landfills and improve package-free delivery services across Metro Vancouver, with over 1.3 million containers rerouted so far. This collaboration is increasingly vital due to rising plastic production and inflation concerns in the coming years.Daily Hive VancouverNada: Package-free grocery store helping people reconnect with their foodNada, Vancouver’s first zero-waste grocery store founded by Alison Carr and Brianne Miller, operates a package-free shopping model that has diverted over 1 million containers from landfills since its 2018 launch. The company partners with local suppliers and Shift Delivery for carbon-neutral logistics while donating one percent of revenues to environmental organizations.