Nora's Non-Dairy

What Nora's Non-Dairy does

Nora's Non-Dairy is a privately held Canadian plant-based frozen dessert company founded in 2017 and headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. The company produces a portfolio of six vegan ice cream pints built on a proprietary cashew-and-water base formulation designed to deliver creaminess without the coconut-heavy or icy textures common in competing plant-based desserts, alongside one nut-free coconut-based option (Coconut Sweet Cream). All flavors carry dual certifications — Certified Vegan by Vegan Action and Certified Gluten-Free — and are manufactured with simple, carefully sourced ingredients including organic cane sugar not refined with bone char.

The company sells primarily through third-party grocery retailers including Safeway, with distribution currently spanning three Canadian provinces: British Columbia, Alberta, and Ontario. A direct-to-consumer e-commerce storefront at norasnondairy.com sells branded merchandise, including an embroidered hat priced at CA$30, representing a secondary revenue stream. Marketing is conducted through organic channels — Instagram (@norasplantbased), Facebook, email, and website content — with no evidence of paid acquisition or formalized retail sales operations.

The business is founder-led by co-founder Tyler Bothwell and operates with a headcount of 1-10 employees. No external funding rounds, acquisitions, institutional investors, or parent company relationships are disclosed. The company targets health-conscious consumers, vegans and plant-based eaters, and gluten-free consumers, positioning itself as an approachable plant-based brand rather than one exclusively for vegans. Strategic emphasis is placed on environmental messaging, citing the disproportionate greenhouse gas emissions from animal agriculture and the water intensity of dairy production.

Name

Nora's Non-Dairy

Legal name

Nora's Non Dairy

Website

https://norasnondairy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Nora's Non-Dairy is a Vancouver-based, privately held plant-based frozen dessert company founded in 2017 that produces Certified Vegan and Gluten-Free cashew-based ice cream pints sold through grocery retailers across three Canadian provinces (BC, Alberta, Ontario), targeting health-conscious, vegan, and gluten-free consumers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Plant-Based Frozen Desserts

NAICS

Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert Manufacturing (31152)

SIC

Ice Cream & Frozen Desserts (2024), Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Plant-Based Frozen Desserts Processing (Non-Dairy Ice Cream, Gelato, Novelties) (AFAHAJAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Ice Cream & Refrigerated Desserts (CRADACAE)

Keywords

• Plant-based frozen dessert
• Vegan ice cream
• Dairy-free desserts
• Cashew-based ice cream
• Vegan frozen treats

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Plant-based frozen dessert sales: Direct sales of vegan ice cream pints through retail grocery stores across BC, Alberta, and Ontario. Revenue generated from product sales to consumers via grocery retailers.
2. Merchandise sales: Sale of branded merchandise including embroidered hats priced at CA$30.00 through their e-commerce storefront.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Nora's Non-Dairy manufactures and sells plant-based, vegan frozen dessert pints made primarily from a cashew base (with one coconut-based nut-free option). The company produces six Certified Vegan and Certified Gluten-Free ice cream flavors sold through retail grocery stores across British Columbia, Alberta, and Ontario. The company also sells branded merchandise including embroidered hats through its e-commerce storefront.

Product overview

Nora's Non-Dairy is a Canadian-owned vegan ice cream company offering a portfolio of six plant-based frozen dessert flavors, all Certified Vegan and Gluten-Free. The core product line consists of pint-sized ice creams available in cashew-based varieties (Vanilla Bean, Strawberries & Crème, Mint Chip, Peanut Butter & Chocolate, Cookies & Crème) and a nut-free coconut-based option (Coconut Sweet Cream). The company also sells branded merchandise (Embroidered Nora's Hat). All products are proudly made in Canada with imported ingredients and feature simple, carefully sourced components including organic cane sugar and RSPO-certified palm oil where applicable.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Coconut Sweet Cream A nut-free, creamy coconut-based ice cream base made with Organic Coconut Cream, Organic Cane Sugar, and coconut oil, suitable for ice cream and milk shakes. Targeted at consumers seeking a creamy dairy-free dessert without nuts.
• Vanilla Bean Creamy cashew-based vegan ice cream made with real vanilla beans and organic cane sugar, with vanilla bean specks throughout. Targeted at consumers seeking a classic dairy-free vanilla dessert.
• Strawberries & Crème Rich strawberry purée blended into the classic Vanilla Bean cashew base, creating a fruit-forward vegan ice cream flavor. Targeted at consumers seeking a fruity, dairy-free frozen dessert.
• Mint Chip Vegan ice cream made with pure peppermint oil and flecks of rich semi-sweet chocolate on a cashew base. Targeted at consumers seeking a classic mint chocolate dairy-free frozen dessert.
• Peanut Butter & Chocolate Rich and creamy chocolate cashew-based ice cream with lush ribbons of peanut butter throughout, featuring Certified Fairtrade Cocoa Powder. Targeted at consumers seeking an indulgent peanut butter chocolate dairy-free frozen dessert.
• Cookies & Crème Classic chocolate cookie-flavored vegan ice cream with gluten-free chocolate cookies blended into the cashew base. Targeted at consumers seeking a cookies-and-cream dairy-free frozen dessert.
• Embroidered Nora's Hat 100% cotton 5-panel 'dad hat' style embroidered in sky blue color, unisex with adjustable cloth back strap. Sold for CA$30.00. Targeted at fans and brand advocates of Nora's Non-Dairy.

Quantifiable outcome

• Animal agriculture contributes more to worldwide GHG emissions than all transportation combined
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• MAKE VancouverminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMAKE Vancouver embroiders Nora's branded hats at their facility on Granville Island in Vancouver. This is a production/manufacturing partnership for merchandise creation.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Cado: Cado is a plant-based frozen dessert brand using avocado as its creamy base, marketed as dairy-free, gluten-free, and non-GMO. Comparable to Nora's as an emerging differentiated plant-based frozen dessert player pursuing natural and mainstream grocery with a novel plant base.
• Vice Cream: Vice Cream is a Canadian plant-based frozen dessert brand offering dairy-free, vegan pints in multiple flavors, sold through Canadian grocery and online. Directly comparable to Nora's as a Canada-headquartered, plant-based, dairy-free pint competitor.
• Rebel Creamery: Rebel Creamery is a US-based low-carb, keto-friendly ice cream brand that has expanded into dairy-free formulations. It is an emerging player intersecting with Nora's in the dairy-free frozen dessert segment of mainstream grocery.
• Arctic Zero: Arctic Zero is a low-calorie, lactose-free and dairy-free frozen dessert brand sold in grocery. Comparable to Nora's in the plant-based / dairy-free frozen dessert category with a specialty positioning, though differentiated by its low-calorie rather than vegan-creamy positioning.

Direct peers

• So Delicious Dairy Free: So Delicious is a leading North American plant-based frozen dessert brand offering cashew-, coconut-, oat-, and soy-based ice creams, alt-milks, and creamers sold in mainstream grocery. It is the closest direct competitor to Nora's in terms of plant-based frozen dessert category, retail channel, and certifications.
• NadaMoo: NadaMoo is a plant-based, dairy-free frozen dessert brand built on coconut milk base with multiple retail flavors. Comparable to Nora's as a small-to-mid-sized branded plant-based ice cream company pursuing mainstream grocery distribution with certified non-dairy positioning.
• Coconut Bliss: Coconut Bliss is a coconut-milk-based organic, vegan, soy-free frozen dessert brand sold in natural and mainstream grocery. Comparable to Nora's as a smaller plant-based frozen dessert brand with strong natural-channel and clean-label positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Breyers (Non-Dairy / Plant-Based): Breyers, owned by Unilever, has launched a Non-Dairy / Plant-Based ice cream line made with almond base. As a broad incumbent, it competes with Nora's for shelf space and consumer attention in mainstream grocery freezer aisles.
• Oatly: Oatly is a global oat-based dairy alternatives leader with a growing frozen dessert (ice cream) line. While broader in category (milk, creamers, yogurt, frozen), Oatly's plant-based frozen dessert directly competes with Nora's for the same dairy-reducer consumer in grocery.
• Ben & Jerry's (Non-Dairy): Ben & Jerry's operates a large Non-Dairy line made with almond and sunflower butter bases, distributed globally through the Unilever network. It is a broad incumbent in plant-based frozen desserts, competing for the same dairy-reducer shopper at the same retailers as Nora's.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/norasplantbased
• Instagraminstagram.com/norasplantbased
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nora-s-non-dairy-ltd

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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