LOVO: Swiss-Made Chocolate Featuring Four Varieties of Plant-Based Milks
In 2013, Canadian husband-and-wife team Simon Lester and Courtenay Vuchnich launched Pascha, an allergen-free chocolate brand. While Pascha’s products are all vegan-friendly, the range only contains dark chocolate. Now, Lester and Vuchnich have set out to offer an alternative to milk chocolate with their new Swiss-made chocolate brand, LOVO. Four varieties Many plant-based milk chocolate products are made using rice milk, due to its sweetness and neutral taste. However, rice milk is very low in fat, making it difficult to achieve the creaminess consumers expect from milk chocolate. After some unsuccessful experimentation, LOVO’s founders decided to turn to the plant milks that are most popular with consumers — oat, almond, coconut, and hazelnut. While other manufacturers had thought the flavours of these milks would be …
