Oat Avenue Giveaway

We thought this month was the perfect time to team up with the UK’s first ever granola butter, Oat Avenue!

The Granola Butter is a vegan, gluten and nut free spread making it suitable for those with peanut and tree nut allergies, vegans and coeliacs. It’s created by combining gluten-free oats with organic coconut sugar, some cinnamon and a pinch of salt! It can be enjoyed on toast, drizzled on porridge, with fresh fruit or straight out the jar.

For the chance to win a selection of Lazy Day products including our Mini Shortbread Gifting Tin and a bundle of Granola Butters from Oat Avenue, head to our Instagram for details on how to enter.

Printable Poster

As we approach Halloween, we know all too well how this can be a nervous time for parents of allergy sufferers, as children want to be able to join in with the festivities. That’s why we have created a printable poster for you to use on Halloween night to show trick-or-treaters that you have safe snacks available so those with food allergies can enjoy them. Why not share this with your friends and family so the children don’t miss out on the fun of trick or treating?

Halloween Hacks

As we approach Halloween, we know all too well how this can be a nervous time for parents of allergy sufferers as children want to be able to join in with the festivities. That’s why we have created a printable poster for you to use on Halloween night to show trick-or-treaters that you have safe snacks available so those with food allergies can enjoy them. Why not share this with your friends and family so the children don’t miss out on the fun of trick or treating?

Did you know that many of our everyday favourites at Lazy Day can be “spookified” with just some simple touches? We’ve been getting creative in the kitchen with our Chocolate Cake Bars, Chocolate Cornflake Clusters and Chocolate Ginger Snaps – why not share your Lazy Day Halloween hacks with us on social media?

What Makes Us Stand Out From the Crowd?

Here at Lazy Day we hand bake our traybakes, cakes and all other tasty treats at our dedicated free-from site. We have our own team dispatching orders in the factory, so when you order from our website, your order is shipped directly from production to your door. We are proud to be an employer in our local community and 43% of our team live in the local area to our factory, with some employees living just a short walk away!

Our factory was purpose-built when we moved to new premises in 2017 so has everything we need to run as efficiently as possible and get our tasty treats to you,  our valued customers. The site is free from gluten, milk, egg and dairy, and all of our products  are suitable for vegans and nut-free too.

The only allergen that we use in our products and handle on site is Soya, however we do have a few products without Soya, these are the Scottish Shortbread, Stem Ginger Oaties and Golden Syrup Oaties. We love hearing feedback from you, and although we’ve grown as a business, we still do a little dance every time we read a review or recommendation – so thank you!

If you’d like to share photos of our Millionaire’s Shortbread or Vanilla Sponge Cake that you’ve had at a party, or any other tasty treats you have made with our products, we would love to see them and feature them online!

Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards 2022

Recently, the team attended the Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards and were delighted to receive the Free From Award for our Chocolate Cake Bars. We are always grateful to have our efforts recognised, and being able to attend this awards ceremony in person meant a lot to the company.

The Excellence Awards help build Scotland’s reputation as a Land of Food and Drink and we are proud to be playing our part in this as a dedicated gluten, milk and egg-free site in Scotland. The mission of Lazy Day is to make great-tasting free-from and vegan treats that mean no-one should miss out on the joys of everyday life: from social occasions, to celebrations, to moments of peaceful indulgence.

Sally Beattie, Managing Director says: “Innovation has always been at the heart of what we do at Lazy Day Foods, and it is fantastic to be recognised for all our team’s hard work. We truly believe that everyone should be able to indulge in delicious, quality treats, regardless of their dietary restrictions or choices.”

Scotland Food & Drink Fortnight

Today marks the start of Scottish Food & Drink Fortnight! As the theme for this year's Fortnight is ‘Stories to Savour’ it’s the perfect time to tell our story.

Dr Sally Beattie and Emer Bustard’s exciting journey began when they met while working together as product developers at Kerry Foods. They always felt they worked well together and even went on to start a charity outside of work!

Fast forward to 2006, when Lazy Day was founded. Back then there was very little choice within the vegan and free-from market which left them increasingly frustrated at the lack of sweet treats available that catered to the free-from dietary needs of their families, so they set themselves the goal of creating a range of delicious and trusted free-from treats, with no compromise when it came to taste. They both have first-hand experience with the challenges and complexities that restricted diets bring to busy family life. Sally, along with other members of her family, has a number of food intolerances herself, including ones to dairy and gluten. Emer is a coeliac and also has a young daughter with a food allergy.  

Since launching in 2006, Lazy Day has achieved many memorable milestones. One of the company’s first big milestones was being stocked in Waitrose in 2008, the excitement that Sally and Emer felt when seeing their product on shelf for the first time in a well-known retailer continues today when Lazy Day products are seen on shelf in any store! In 2019, the company went on to win Scotland Food & Drink Business of the Year award. This was a massive achievement, to have the work of the whole team recognised meant a lot to everyone.

Lazy Day has already achieved so much so far in its journey and it’s exciting to see what the future will hold!

Salted Caramel Crispies Reveal!

It’s time to introduce our Salted Caramel Crispies! While we’ve been revealing all of our new branding and exciting new packaging designs, we’ve also been working in the background to create some tasty new treats for you to enjoy.

The Salted Caramel Crispies are a new take on an old favourite. With a crunchy base of sticky rice crispies topped with a smooth layer of caramel and covered in a generous coating of Belgian dark chocolate you won’t want to miss out on trying these!

This delicious treat can now be found on our online website and will be launching soon in Waitrose, Ocado and Booths.

Millionaire's Crispie Bites

Our Millionaire’s Crispie Bites Tub is still on offer and will be for a limited time. They’re currently £1.95 down from £2.60.

They are perfect for sharing around the office or at a picnic in the park. Make the most of this offer while it’s on and keep an eye on our newsletter and blogs to be first to hear about any offers that we have on.

Summer Days!

Summer is here (although on occasion the British weather forgets!), and what better time than to share some of the best ways to enjoy our treats!

If you’re packing up a picnic, be sure to grab some of our new packs of Rocky Road to brighten up your picnic basket.

Needing to cool down? Our Chocolate Tiffin makes a fab dessert, just add some free-from and vegan ice-cream and sauce (thank you @plant_powered_rachel for your pic) for this delicious pudding! One for the kids: the classic ‘slider’ – Chocolate Chip Shortbread ice cream sandwich…just make sure to eat it quickly before the ice cream melts!

We would love to hear about the different ways you combine our treats. Tag us on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter with your recipes.

Join in the Joy!

Join in the Joy!

We're really excited to launch our new look at Lazy Day, which we’re certain will put a smile on your face. 'Join in the joy,' our new brand essence, is exactly what we want you to experience when you try our delectable goodies. The only thing more joyful than sweet treats, are sweet treats that can be enjoyed by everyone!

Our co-founder Emer says, “We are so excited about the rebrand, which brings real warmth and personality to our products. We love to brighten up someone’s day with moments of peaceful indulgence. We hope that the new packaging will make people smile as much as the products inside the boxes do.”

The core belief that has always remained with Lazy Day, is that no one should need to miss out, regardless of dietary requirements, which is why we are so proud of each of our products being hand baked in our dedicated gluten, milk, egg and nut-free site.

Our founders, Sally and Emer know only too well the difficulties and disappointments that restricted diets can bring.  Before they started Lazy Day in 2006, the lack of treats that catered to the free-from dietary needs of their families, meant that joyful celebrations were often accompanied by busy days of preparation and baking.

Co-Founder, Sally says, “Lazy Day has always had a single mission – to create delectable free from treats so that everyone can ‘Join in the Joy’.   People with allergies or restricted diets often feel alienated and left out. Innovation, taste and inclusion have always been at the heart of the brand. We have lots of fantastic new products in the pipeline that we can’t wait to share.”

We truly believe that everybody deserves a ‘Lazy Day’ and to enjoy indulging in good quality treats without spending copious amounts of time in the kitchen beforehand.

Keep an eye out for our new and improved products in retailers and on our online store in the coming weeks. Our recipe improvements ensure our products are the best tasting yet whilst keeping the same free-from claims.

Let us know what you think of our new look on social media #JoinInTheJoy.

Don’t forget to tag us in any social media posts or stories with the new packaging. You could be one of the first to get your hands on it!

A Hat-trick at the Free-From Food Awards 2022

We were delighted to be celebrating three award wins at the prestigious Free From Food Awards! A Gold award for our Chocolate Chip Shortbread, Silver for our Mini Scottish Shortbread Gift Tin and a Bronze for our Chocolate Cake Bars.

The awards celebrate the best foods on the market that are free from one of the ingredients (including wheat, gluten, dairy, eggs, yeast, nuts and soya) that trouble so many people with food allergies and intolerances.

The core belief underpinning Lazy Days, is that dietary requirements shouldn’t mean that you miss out on the delight of utterly delicious treats, that are trusted to be free from all the main allergens, with no compromise, so that everyone can join in the joy.  Hand baked in a dedicated gluten-free, milk-free and egg-free Scottish bakery, our treats are widely loved, which is reflected in this hat-trick of award wins!

Shona Price, Head of Marketing at Lazy Day says: “We are absolutely delighted to receive these awards and it really shows testament to the dedication that Lazy Day have shown over recent years in producing delicious treats that can be enjoyed by all. At Lazy Day, we are driven by inclusivity and the idea that everyone should be able to enjoy our range - the rapid growth of the free-from sector in recent years is demonstrating that people are turning to free-from treats, regardless of their dietary needs and we are thrilled to be able to support them. This award is confirmation that as a brand we’re continuing to gain recognition within the Free From Food and Food Service industry for our growing variety of free-from and vegan products which is fantastic news all-round.”

Trick or Treating

At Lazy Day Foods, we understand how difficult living with food allergies can be, especially for children. Halloween for many, can be one of those times of year that children with allergies can feel excluded from joining in Trick or Treating. That’s why we have created a printable poster, for you to use on Halloween night to show children that you have safe snacks that those with food allergies can enjoy. Many children often miss out on the fun of trick or treating, Lazy Day Foods sweet treats mean that you can have something to offer everyone!

We have also created a Trick or Treat Halloween Bundle on our website containing a Tiffin Bites Tub, Rocky Road Stacker, 2 Chocolate Cake Bar Boxes and 2 Cornflake Cluster Mini Bite Boxes. This bundle is perfect to have on Halloween night, with a fun mix of treats that the kids will enjoy.