A caffeine-fuelled collaboration between two Local Food Britain members is helping support poverty-stricken families in Uganda.
Liz Usher of Mummy Makes Fudge has developed Bukonzo Coffee Fudge, which she flavours with crushed, roasted Arabica coffee beans. The Farnham-based fudgemaker sources her beans from the Happy Coffee Bean project which is run by a small charity based in Shalford, Surrey, to help the poorest people in Uganda to overcome poverty through farming. All profits from the sale of Happy Coffee Bean go back to Uganda, to support the farmers and their families.
Ed Simpson of The Godalming Food Company was keen to sell the pioneering fudge at his fine food store in Godalming High Street. The shop is also supporting the Happy Coffee Bean project by selling freshly brewed coffee and bags of the beans, which are roasted at nearby Merrow.
The new collaboration is a big success.
“It’s lovely for the shop to have something totally exclusive as well as delicious, and Bukonzo Fudge is such an unusual name that it arouses curiosity,” says Liz Usher. “People just love fudge and coffee so this a very tasty way to engage with customers about Happy Coffee Bean. I’m so pleased it’s going well.”
We'd like to congratulate Liz and Ed on this fabulous initiative - you can read more about Happy Coffee Bean by logging onto www.HappyCoffeeBean.com
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