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Lezlie Karls

Co-founder, Mid-Day Squares

Consumer packaged goods

Lezlie Karls co-founded Mid-Day Squares, the Montreal maker of functional chocolate bars, in 2018 with brother Jake Karls and husband Nick Saltarelli. Karls first made the bar in a Montreal condo kitchen as a healthier snack for Saltarelli. By 2026 the company had a team of 50 and its own factory in Quebec.

Lezlie hasn’t spoken on a TechTO, TechVancouver or TechWaterloo stage. This profile is here because Lezlie co-founded Mid-Day Squares.

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Interview
Brands don't need to be perfectAUFI INDEX (Ask Us For Ideas)
2026
Video
VWS Pathfinders Podcast with Lezlie Karls, Co-Founder of Mid-Day SquaresVegan Women Summit (YouTube)
2021

Quick answers

Who founded Mid-Day Squares?

Daily Hive reported on 2024-07-15 that Jake Karls, Lezlie Karls and Nick Saltarelli are the founders of Mid-Day Squares, a Montreal-based company that launched in 2018.

How did Mid-Day Squares start?

Shopify's Off the record series reported on 2026-08-20 that Karls made a better chocolate bar for Saltarelli in their Montreal condo kitchen, that the first flavour, Fudge Yah, launched in 2018, and that Jake Karls was brought in to build the hype.

How big has Mid-Day Squares grown?

In an AUFI INDEX interview published 2026-04-02, the company was described as having a team of 50, a factory in Quebec, and tens of millions of dollars in investment and sales.

What is Karls's role at the company?

Daily Hive, on 2024-07-15, quoted Jake Karls saying Lezlie Karls and Nick Saltarelli are co-CEOs of Mid-Day Squares. The Startupfest speaker page, checked on 2026-09-24, lists Karls as co-founder, co-CEO and creative director.

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