Our Story

Kiju and Nothing But Nature Inc.

Take yourself back to 2004. Meet Mike Kelly and Kevin Schultz, two regular Canadian guys. Both have demanding roles in the business world – one in the organic commodities industry and the other in the food and beverage business. Both happen to be health-conscious parents of active kids. Both live in the same neighbourhood. In fact, they are about to learn that they are neighbours too.

Around this time, Paul Weber (a mutual friend), was helping Mike draft a business plan to fill what Mike saw as a huge hole in the organic food movement – juices for kids and families. Meanwhile, Kevin, an experienced consumer packaged goods marketer was becoming increasingly disillusioned with “big corporate food” and was looking to make a real difference by selling food and beverages that were healthy from the inside out.

Not long after Paul introduced them, Mike and Kevin learned that they shared values around healthy family lifestyles and nature. The more they talked the clearer it became that each was passionate about ensuring their family’s long-term health. 

It also became clear that their respective backgrounds gave them the ability to actually do something about it. 

And so, in 2005, Nothing But Nature was born; dedicated to giving kids and adults on the go a healthy choice: Kiju® organic juice products made with 100% pure fruit juice with no sugar added. True to nature.

Our Values

A Little More on Nothing But Nature Inc. (affectionately known as NBN)

In case you can’t tell, we’re not a giant, faceless corporation. We are, however, a small group of committed, regular Canadians who care about creating healthy beverages for kids and big kids alike! Kiju is Nothing But Nature’s flagship brand. We also produce organic private label products for some of Canada’s leading retailers.

We believe that food and beverage choices affect the health and well-being of our consumers, our communities, and our planet. We believe that organically grown food can have a positive and profound impact in these areas.

Our mission: to bring to market the finest organic beverage products that support the health and wellness of our consumers, the economic well-being of our grower-partners and the sustainability of our shared environment.

We can help: Private Label Products, Manufacturing, and Sourcing Raw Materials

Looking for organic private label product development or manufacturing assistance? How about organic raw material sourcing? We’ve actually been working in these areas for about 18 years! For more information, please contact our resident organic juice guru: mike@nothingbutnature.com.