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Tazzy Candy is Bringing Lollipops Back and Leaving Sugar Behind
Tazzy Candy, a women-owned, better-for-you candy company, announced today the launch of their new lollipop line. Tazzy Candy lollipops have no sugar and are made exclusively with natural flavors and colors from real fruit and vegetable juice. The lollipops are vegan, gluten-free, kosher, and only 12.5 calories per pop. Founded by Delia Hughes and Lindsay Simon, the two 29-year old entrepreneurs are on a mission to disrupt the better-for-you candy space with alternative sweets that are satisfying, long-lasting, and full of vibrant, unconventional flavors.
“Our obsession with candy started over ten years ago when Delia and I met in college while studying Food Science in a candy laboratory,” said Simon, co-founder of Tazzy Candy. “We were candy fanatics, but also into health and wellness, which is a conflicting combo. Delia would buy “better-for-you” candy and complain they lacked flavor and had funky textures. My issue was I always ate snacks too quickly. We were just never satisfied,” continued Simon. “One night, we found ourselves brainstorming solutions, just as we had back in the candy laboratory,” said Hughes. “We would meet on Tuesday nights in my apartment and…
