JECA Natural Foods Corporation makes artisan nutrition bars designed to provide clean, convenient energy with globally inspired flavor. Founded by Ree Dolnick after she began making all-natural bars in her kitchen, the company grew from her experience as a mother, cancer researcher, and sous-chef and was named after her daughter. JECA’s bars are plant-based and naturally gluten-free, with a focus on simple, wholesome ingredients.
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Be Free BarRegistered Dietitian Nutritionist Helen Agresti founded Be Free Bar in Erie, Pennsylvania, after seeing clients struggle to find genuinely nourishing snacks. The company makes plant-based protein bars for people seeking convenient energy between meals, using real ingredients rather than artificial sweeteners or sugar alcohols. Two of its bars, Blondie Coffee and Blueberry Burst, received Good Housekeeping’s 2025 Best Snack Award.722515ERIE, PA
JunebarMade in Rochester, Junebar bakes and packages refrigerated snack bars from 100% whole-food ingredients. Founded from a personal search for better digestive health, the company developed its bars with a plant-based chef and a registered dietitian, using ingredients such as sweet potatoes, black beans and dates without additives, preservatives or gluten. Junebar sources ingredients from Upstate New York farms whenever possible and describes its products as so natural they need refrigeration.
TerraNutFamily-run TerraNut makes portable, cold-pressed snack bars from raw nuts and seeds at its West Babylon, New York operation. Its Nut Punch line follows a minimalist formula with no binding agents or artificial ingredients, while the broader range remains vegan and free of gluten and soy. TerraNut also sells skinless popcorn and banana bites, bringing the same plant-based snack focus beyond its original bars.WEST BABYLON, NY
The Nash Bar CoChad and Hanna make all-natural, 20-gram protein bars by hand in small batches at their Columbus, Ohio kitchen. The Nash Bar Co. began with Hanna’s homemade protein balls and Chad’s experience as a Youngstown strength coach, launching its first bar in January 2019 after the pair found no ready-to-eat option that combined simple ingredients with substantial protein. Each bar is handmade, pressed and packaged by the two founders, with recipes made to order for freshness.COLUMBUS, OH