Community & Care
Nana’s Kitchen has a long legacy of giving back within the local and global community.
Global
On a global level Shelina has contributed to the SOS village in East Africa since the early 1970’s. Later, she extended the outreach to help with education, housing and practical support to a charity in Tanzania that supports a leprosy village.
Local
Locally Nana’s Kitchen provides ongoing food service donations to the local the food bank. Each year Nana’s Kitchen participates locally in the World Partnership Walk which raises funds to end world poverty.
April 6th, 2019 Nana’s Kitchen was part of the Salama Gala that helped raise over $90,000.00 that will go to the Canadian Cancer Society, and to help support families and children with cancer.
Nana’s Kitchen is proud to be a supporter to the BC Children’s Hospital
Women at Work
Nana’s Kitchen began as a small restaurant producing delicious family style ethnic meals in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.
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Co-founders Nasim and Shelina created a small restaurant that was well known for wonderful aromas, lots of laughter and for providing job opportunities to new Canadian women.
Many of the women who came to work at the original restaurant were new Canadians who had limited English language skills and lacked understanding of their new culture in Canada. Nasim and Shelina who were also immigrants to Canada, recognized that “having a job” provided more than an income; it provided a place to become confident and independent as new Canadians.
QUALITY
Within Nana’s Kitchen there is respect and care for all people regardless of race, religion or nationality. At Nana’s Kitchen, we celebrate all traditions from Diwali to Christmas. After all, any reason to eat and have a celebration together is welcomed at Nana’s Kitchen.
We are proud that several of our original women staff from the restaurant days remain with Nana’s Kitchen. However, they now hold prestigious roles in administration and management.
Nanas Kitchen brings culture to the workplace. Meet the team behind it all!
Awards
& PR
Congratulations to Nana’s Kitchen
Best Ready-to-Eat Entrees Food Service & Grocery Retail Brand – Western Canada – Food & Drink Awards 2020
Placed 10th out of 20 for the biggest BC businesses owned by a women in 2020
Ranked 83 in the top 100 fastest growing companies in B.C in 2020
Awards Shelina Mawani & Nanas Kitchen
2016 Business Woman of the Year by Times of Canada
2016 Best Export Business by Surrey Board of Trade
2017 Woman of the Decade in Innovation and Enterprise
2018 The Bharat Saman Award at The House of Lords in England.
2019 BMO celebrating women for community and charitable giving
2020 Surrey board of trade business excellence resilience award
Women of the Decade in Innovation & Enterprise
2017 All Ladies League & Women’s Economic Form, India
Community Excellence Award
2016 Times of Canada
Immigrant Entrepreneur and Small Business Fair
2016 Divercity
International Trade Awards, Small Business Category
2016 Surrey Board of Trade
2015 - Multicultural Awards Province of British Columbia
2014 B.C. New Canadian Entrepreneur Award
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