The Founder

Ruba Alkahwaji
Alimam.

A mother. A teacher. An immigrant. The woman who decided that if no one was making a truly clean snack for her children — she would build it herself.

The origin

From a classroom
to a kitchen table.

By day, Ruba taught children in Utrecht. She shaped how young minds understood the world — gave them tools to think critically, to question, to demand better.

By evening, she went home to three children who trusted her with something equally serious: what they ate.

She walked the supermarket aisles hundreds of times and found nothing she was proud to hand her youngest. So she started making her own.

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Ruba Alkahwaji Alimam
Founder · Teacher · Mother of 3 · Utrecht, NL
🎓Teacher — shaping Utrecht's next generation
🌍Immigrant — knows what real food tastes like
👩‍👧‍👦Mother of 3 — ages 10, 23 & 26. Her real judges.
♀Solo founder · Women-owned · Women-built
How it happened

The story,
chapter by chapter.

The frustration
A mother's impossible search
She stood in the supermarket reading the back of a "healthy" snack. E621. Added sugar. Flavour enhancer. Preservative 211. She put it back on the shelf — every single time.
The memory
An immigrant's flavour
Growing up, food was simple — fruit dried in the sun, vegetables picked and eaten the same day. She remembered that clarity of flavour. Utrecht's shelves had none of it.
The decision
"I will make it myself"
She started in her kitchen. Sweet potato. Banana. Pineapple. Paprika. Sliced by hand, dried slowly, with nothing added. Then she brought them to three very honest judges: her children.
The verdict
Three out of three approved
Her youngest asked for another bag. Her 23-year-old photographed it. Her 26-year-old said: "Mama — this is actually something." Snackiva had its first customers.
Today
Built by women. For families.
A small team of women in Utrecht. Every bag handmade. Every ingredient organic. Zero additives — not as a marketing claim, but as a personal, non-negotiable standard.
"I didn't start a business.
I started protecting my children —
and then realised other mothers needed the same thing."
— Ruba Alkahwaji Alimam, Utrecht
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Organic. Always.
Every ingredient is organic, sourced fresh, and selected by hand. There is no version of Snackiva that cuts this corner.
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Made by hand.
No factory. No automation. A small team of women, preparing each bag with the same care you would for your own family.
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Zero compromise.
Zero added sugar. Zero salt. Zero additives. Zero exceptions. The label says exactly what is inside — always.
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