Lindt launches vegan truffles in USA

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Lindt Launches Vegan Truffle Balls in the USA

Lindt LINDOR has launched a plant-based version of its popular Truffle Balls on the US market. The new vegan product range includes the flavors Non-Dairy OatMilk and Dark Chocolate OatMilk. The truffle balls complement the Lindt CLASSIC RECIPE oat milk bars launched in 2022 and expand the company’s vegan range. They are intended to offer a chocolate alternative for all consumers, not just those who avoid dairy products. “We wanted to create dairy-free truffles for all chocolate lovers, including those who avoid dairy products, are lactose intolerant or simply follow a more plant-based diet,” says Lindt Master Chocolatier Ann Czaja. The new dairy-free oat milk truffle balls from Lindt LINDOR are designed to offer a chocolate experience on a par with milk chocolate truffle balls. …

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LIndt partners with cocoa-free chocolate brand ChoViva

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Lindt Partners With Cocoa-Free Chocolate Brand ChoViva to Launch New Vegan Bar

Swiss chocolatier Lindt has partnered with ChoViva, a cocoa-free chocolate brand owned by Germany’s Planet A Foods, to launch a limited-edition vegan chocolate bar. Part of Lindt’s HELLO range, the Soft & Creamy Hazelnut bar features a hazelnut, oat cream, and oat cookie filling containing ChoViva’s cocoa-free chocolate. The outer layer is made from Lindt’s regular dairy-free chocolate. Local and sustainable ChoViva’s chocolate is made from oats and sunflower seeds, which can be grown locally in Germany. The ingredients undergo a special fermentation-like manufacturing process to give them a chocolatey flavour. After being roasted and ground, they are combined with sustainable plant-based fats, sugar, and either milk powder or oat flour. According to ChoViva, the oats provide a naturally sweet flavour, which reduces the amount …

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Lindt vegan LINDOR truffles made from oatmilk

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Lindt USA Launches Vegan LINDOR Truffles Made From Oat Milk

Swiss chocolatier Lindt has expanded its dairy-free range in the US with vegan versions of the popular LINDOR truffles. The chocolates are available in two varieties — Oatmilk and Dark Oatmilk. They are described as providing a “smooth, melting chocolate experience in a finely crafted premium oatmilk chocolate shell”. “These chocolate candy truffles are the perfect chocolate indulgence for those who do not consume dairy products but still crave a premium chocolate experience,” says Lindt on its website. “Each plant-based, nondairy chocolate truffle is made with premium ingredients, including the finest cocoa and gluten-free oats. These individually wrapped Lindt LINDOR truffles are the perfect size to enjoy anytime, anywhere.” The truffles can be found US-wide at stores such as CVS Pharmacy, Albertsons, and Safeway, with …

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vegan caramel sea salt

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Lindt UK Launches Vegan Caramel Sea Salt Bars for Veganuary

Premium chocolate brand Lindt is set to introduce a new dairy-free option — Vegan Caramel Sea Salt bars — in the UK to coincide with Veganuary. The bars are made by combining cocoa with gluten-free oat milk, almond paste, and salted caramel pieces. After a successful pre-launch on Lindt’s website on November 1 (World Vegan Day), they will roll out at Tesco and Sainsbury’s stores nationwide in January. Lindt said the new bars were developed in response to growing customer demand for plant-based options. The launch announcement comes six months after the brand introduced a similar product — OatMilk Salted Caramel — in the US. Plant-based by Lindt A year ago, Lindt UK launched its first oat milk-based chocolate bars — Vegan Smooth and Vegan …

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Sprüngli Launches Vegan Praline Chocolates with Cocoa Fruit Juice

Swiss chocolatier Sprüngli presents new vegan pralines in the form of bâtons made from three Grand Cru fine chocolate combined with fresh cocoa fruit juice. Two years ago, the company created the first Swiss Grand Cru chocolate made from 100% cocoa fruit, consisting of two ingredients: fine cocoa beans from Bolivia, and fresh cocoa fruit juice. With the new launch which debuts this September, Sprüngli once again uses fresh cocoa fruit juice in combination with fine cocoas from Venezuela, Ecuador and Bolivia. Bâtons Grand Cru Maracaibo Bâtons with a ganache made from Grand Cru Maracaibo 65%. The cocoa originates from Venezuela and offers an intense cocoa flavour with coffee and plum aromas. Bâtons Grand Cru Arriba Bâtons with a ganache made from Grand Cru Arriba …

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Lindt OatMilk Bars

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Lindt Vegan Classic Awarded Best Vegan Chocolate in PETA Vegan Food Awards

The jury of the PETA Vegan Food Award has awarded the Lindt Vegan Classic as the best vegan chocolate. Decisive factors for the award of the coveted prize include clear vegan labelling, innovation, expansion of the product range, and above all – taste. Harald Ullmann, co-founder and 2nd Chairman of PETA Germany, commented: “With its Vegan Classic oat drink chocolate, Lindt shows in exemplary fashion that enjoyable and purely plant-based taste creations are possible at any time. A vegan diet is good for animals, people and the environment. PETA congratulates it on winning the 2022 Vegan Food Awards in the ‘Best Vegan Chocolate’ category.” “We are very proud to win this title again with Lindt. The fact that our last year’s PETA Vegan Award is …

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Lindt USA Launches OatMilk and OatMilk Salted Caramel

Lindt USA today announces the launch of two new flavors – Lindt CLASSIC RECIPE OatMilk and Lindt CLASSIC RECIPE OatMilk Salted Caramel, stating the release is in response to growing demand for dairy-free options and that vegan consumers are seeking alternatives to dark chocolate. Vegan developments at Lindt July 2020: Three vegan “milk” chocolate bars made with oat milk in Cookie, Hazelnut, and Salted Caramel flavors added to the HELLO range in Germany. August 2021: Lindt launches the HELLO Santa for the first time in a vegan version.  November 2021: Lindt Classic Recipe Vegan Smooth and Lindt Classic Recipe Vegan Hazelnut hit UK shelves for Veganuary 2022. December 2021: HELLO Bunny Vegan and HELLO Vegan Creamy Hazelnut Eggs launched for Easter 2022. “We are constantly …

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Lindt HELLO Bunny Vegan 2022 Easter Chocolate

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Lindt Vegan Chocolate Range Expands with New Additions 

The Lindt vegan chocolate range is growing with two new products in its plant-based portfolio. The Swiss chocolate company is launching its first HELLO Bunny Vegan for Easter 2022 as well as the new HELLO Vegan Creamy Hazelnut Eggs. Made with oat milk and almonds, Lindt’s new vegan chocolate offerings join this Christmas’ release of a HELLO Santa for the first time in a vegan version. It also recently announced two new plant-based bars will hit UK shelves for Veganuary 2022; Lindt Classic Recipe Vegan Smooth and Lindt Classic Recipe Vegan Hazelnut.   

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Lindt Announces New Vegan Products in Response to Plant-Based Rise in UK

To celebrate World Vegan Day today 1st November, Swiss chocolate company Lindt has announced the upcoming launch of two new vegan chocolate products. Lindt Classic Recipe Vegan Smooth and Lindt Classic Recipe Vegan Hazelnut will hit UK shelves for Veganuary 2022.  The premium chocolate maker has developed the new bars in response to the number of British people now opting for plant-based milk, which studies show to have exploded dramatically to a third of the population. Lindt’s latest products are made of oat milk – now the most popular dairy alternative globally.  Lindt – a global brand with a revenue of over 4.5 billion – has been expanding its vegan range slowly but steadily, this year releasing a plant-based range in Germany, as well as …

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Lindt vegan Santa Claus

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Lindt Presents the Vegan HELLO Santa in Oat Milk Chocolate

Lindt announced yesterday it has launched the HELLO Santa for the first time in a vegan version. This follows its news last July when the global chocolate brand added three vegan “milk” chocolate bars to its popular HELLO range in Germany in Cookie, Hazelnut, and Salted Caramel flavours. The HELLO Vegan bars won the PETA Vegan Food Award as the best vegan chocolate. Now the Hello vegan milk chocolate is available in Santa form, as the confectionary leader introduces the veganised Santa in answer to the common problem of what to gift to vegan friends and family members for Christmas. He is dressed in a new green outfit, which suggests what’s inside – a vegan HELLO recipe, in which the milk is replaced by oat …

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