A broken dark chocolate truffle bar and a fudge brownie with flakes of sea salt on slate
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World V · Food and drink

Lorelyns Gourmet Desserts

Nut free, gluten free, plant-based desserts, so no one sits out the celebration.

Sector
Food and drink
Rules
CFIA, Safe Food for Canadians Regulations, Health Canada, Competition Act
Where
Greater Toronto Area
Layers built
7 of 7 layers builtLore · Law · Language · Map · Ground · Artifacts · Machinery

The world

Lorelyns Gourmet Desserts makes allergen-friendly desserts that are peanut and nut free, gluten free and plant based, from recipes developed since 2006.

The range runs from chocolate truffle bars to brownies, cookies and cakes, sold online, through retailers and in food service. Founded by Lorelyn Martin.

What we built

Seven layers,
all seven built

  1. 1

    Lore

    A logo and identity refresh, the founder story and the positioning.

  2. 2

    Law

    Nut-free, gluten-free and plant-based claims and labels reviewed, plus retail and wholesale pricing.

  3. 3

    Language

    Product copy, plus photo and video.

  4. 4

    Map

    A Shopify store with retail and wholesale ordering.

  5. 5

    Ground

    Booths for events and trade shows, and in-store displays at retail partners.

  6. 6

    Artifacts

    Packaging and labels, flyers and sell sheets, cards, tent displays and trade banners.

  7. 7

    Machinery

    Retail and wholesale ordering, fulfilment and shipping, reporting, and training so the team runs it in house.

What changed

Lorelyns now sells online, through retailers and in food service, with retail and wholesale ordering on one store.

From the work

The Lorelyns Shopify store with the variety pack
Lorelyn Martin with her desserts in a grocery store
Lorelyns desserts in baskets beside a tent card
A Lorelyns cookie bag

The rules of this world

  • CFIALabelling for everything sold to take home, including allergens and free-from claims that must hold for every batch.
  • Safe Food for Canadians RegulationsA licence to import food into Canada, with traceability and preventive controls.
  • Health CanadaDefined rules for nutrition and health claims.
  • Competition ActNo false or misleading claims, including sourcing, green claims and price.

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