Heysham-based Freedom Confectionery partners with global brand to launch world's first chocolate-coated vegan gummy bar
The partnership will be the first confectionery licensing agreement globally recognised brand, Pusheen, has made since its inception in 2010.
As the first European manufacturer of gelatine-free marshmallows, Freedom Confectionery, along with its partnership with Pusheen, is hoping to build on its allergy-free credentials offering vegan, vegetarian, plant-based and non-allergy customers worldwide a juicy sweet treat that is completely gelatine-free.
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Hide AdThe 54g strawberry flavoured vegan gummy bar, aptly named, Vegumi, will be coated in dairy-free chocolate and wrapped in a designed film featuring the much-loved Pusheen The Cat.
For Freedom Confectionery, this partnership provides a fantastic opportunity to reach a whole new audience and further cement its position within the allergy-free, vegan, vegetarian, and plant-based market.
Elvin Willgrass, sales director at Freedom Confectionery, said: “After being in the business for five years, this is by far the most exciting launch Freedom Confectionery has been a part of. To have a brand licensing partnership with Pusheen is an amazing opportunity and I can’t wait to hear what our customers think of it.”
“Not only does Vegumi taste amazing, but it’s also approved by The Vegan Society and is free from the top allergens. As a business, we believe in 100 per cent allergy-free, no product leaves our factory without being thoroughly tested and packaged accordingly and we’re delighted that Pusheen want to be part of our business journey.”
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Hide AdCate D’Allessandro, Director of Licensing at Pusheen Corp, said: “Our team is excited to partner with Freedom Confectionery to bring our fans a delicious new sweet treat to enjoy!”
The new Vegumi bar will be available to purchase initially from the Freedom Confectionery online shop from £1.99 per bar.
Freedom Confectionery also have plans to roll the new product offering out to retailers through its national distributors, Bravura Foods.
Approved by The Vegan Society, the Freedom Confectionery Pusheen Vegumi bar is gelatine, gluten, egg, dairy, and soy free with no artificial colours or flavourings.
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Hide AdFreedom Confectionery was established in 2013 as the second gelatine-free producer of marshmallows commercially worldwide, making them suitable for vegan, vegetarian, and Free-From consumers and completely natural.
The brand specialises in the provision of vegan and allergen-free mallows, protecting people with allergies and providing full ingredients labelling on all its pre-packaged products to ensure people are confident with what they are eating when buying Freedom Confectionery products.