Lisa Gawthorne: Entrepreneur, Team GB athlete & vegan leader Lisa Gawthorne is a powerhouse. Her tremendous success shows no signs of stopping - from competing as a vegan athlete for Team GB to running and growing a successful chain of vegan businesses under the banner of Bravura Foods to name but two examples. Lisa very kindly took the time to speak with editor Karin about life on and off the track these past couple of years, as well as what lies ahead.
A busy year for you – especially in business terms. New products on the horizon?
What developments are you seeing with sustainable packaging? Is it getting easier?
2022 will definitely go down as one of our busiest years that’s for sure! We have been super busy working on new product development in vegan confectionery across our two award-winning brands – Panda liquorice and Free From Fellows.
It’s becoming the norm now to see products in many categories that have moved across to sustainable packaging options, we are also currently in the process of doing this and are looking forward to bringing that into play across all our brands. I hope one day it’s the only option available on the market.
Our vegan mallows under the Free From Fellows brand are doing extremely well and it doesn’t stop here – we are looking forward to continuing growth of that brand with new additions and pack formats to satisfy demand.
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You must have a personal favourite amongst your sweets? Yes – that’s an easy one, it’s the vanilla vegan
mallows, they taste amazing and I use them as a nice pre-workout fuel too as they are kind on the stomach before racing or training, as well as being super tasty, free from the top 14 allergens and totally cruelty free. I mean vegan wine gums, come on… that’s like stepping back into childhood for some of us! Haven’t eaten a wine gum since can’t remember... Wine gums were my favourite until we launched the mallows! The wine gums are part of our sugar free range too – so great if you love sweets but want to cut down on sugar.
