Original Range Product Withdrawal

Many apologies that you haven't been able to get hold of our Original Truffle Range due to our allergy alert and product withdrawal.

We want to give you an update on what we have been working on here with regards to the recent product withdrawal and allergy alert that we have experienced. We are doing everything we can to allow us to re-launch our Original Truffle Range with their dairy free status.  In order for us to be able to do this, we have been researching alternative chocolate suppliers who are able to maintain and guarantee that they can supply us with chocolate which is dairy free. Currently we have one supplier who we are hopeful will be able to fulfil our needs, but we are still gathering all of the relevant information we need in order to make a final decision on using this company and therefore remaining dairy free.

All being well, we should be able to give you a further update on this at the end of this week or early next week.  As soon as we are able to, we will let you know what the final outcome on the Original Truffle Range is for us.

Remember that our delicious Alternative to Dairy Ice Cream and our delectable Raspberry and Dark Ecuadorian Truffles are still available and are NOT affected by the recent allergy alert.

£1 OFF ALL 500ml BOOJA-BOOJA
ORGANIC, DAIRY FREE
'ICE CREAMS' AT PLANET ORGANIC

To celebrate the start of summer we've teamed up with our good friends at Planet Organic to offer you £1 OFF each and every one of our divine ice cream varieties (500ml pots). It's the perfect opportunity to try a flavour you've never tried before or just stock up for those long, hot days ahead.Click here to find your nearest Planet Organic. And if you need a little inspiration for just how best to enjoy our 5 gorgeous flavours read on...

We all enjoy eating our delicious alternative to dairy ice cream straight from the pot (go on... admit it!) but with the season of barbecues, parties and al fresco dining well and truly upon us don't forget that our 5 gorgeous flavours each work wonderfully well with all sorts of delectable desserts. 

Here are just a few of our perfect pudding partners...

Coconut Hullabaloo... with gorgeously gooey chocolate brownies
Feisty Winjin Ginger... with fruity apple and apricot crumble 
Pompompous Maple Pecan... with seriously creamy cheescake
Keep Smiling Vanilla M'Gorilla... with poached pears in red wine
Hunky Punky Chocolate... with fresh raspberries and blackberries


And of course we'd love to hear what you're eating yours with... it might give us an excuse to try something new! 

Why not share your perfect pudding partners with other Booja-Booja fans on Facebook now?

ALLERGY ALERT

Traces of Milk

26^TH MAY 2011

Hazelnut Crunch; Around Midnight Espresso; Ginger Wine; Cognac Banana and Champagne Truffles.

All pack sizes and selection boxes containing these truffles.

The Booja-Booja Company has identified that some of the above products may contain traces of milk.   This has been caused by an error at our chocolate supplier.  A proportion of a batch of chocolate that they produced contains traces of milk that risk causing allergic reaction amongst consumers with a milk allergy.

There have been no consumer incidents but as a precautionary measure all of these products are being withdrawn from sale. We ask customers with a milk allergy not to consume these products.

We are alerting consumers via allergy sites as well as our own website and social media. We would like to stress that all of our actions are precautionary.

Our production facilities remain dairy free and our Vegan Society Status is not affected. All of our products including those we have identified as containing traces of dairy continue to be Vegan and carry the Vegan Society logo.

Our Raspberry and Dark Ecuadorian Truffles and our Alternative to Dairy Ice Cream are not affected and continue to be dairy free.

The Booja-Booja Company apologises to our customers for any disappointment and inconvenience caused. Please rest assured that we are doing our utmost to effectively address this situation and we remain committed to creating delicious, wholesome, dairy free, organic chocolates and 'ice cream'.

BEHIND THE LABEL...

WHY OUR ECUADORIAN TRUFFLES ARE UNIQUE

The raw chocolate used in our Dark and Raspberry organic truffles is made by our friends at family owned Pacari Chocolate in Ecuador. This chocolate was the first ever chocolate to be produced by cacao farmers in Ecuador and it is a result of five years joint product development and cooperation.

Pacari Chocolate is a family-owned company built on strong socially and environmentally sustainable principles. Its founders Santiago Peralta and Carla Barboto have always been keen to ensure that what they do and the products they make support their local community and the land it farms. They are dedicated to the organic way and to preserving Ecuador’s prestigious native Arriba Nacional cacao; their chocolate is single-origin, made from this, the very finest of cocoa beans.

Booja-Booja and Pacari have been working together for more than five years, getting to know one another, learning to understand each other’s principles and discovering a shared passion for quality, sustainability and fairness. The exciting and innovative partnership that now exists is the fruit of many hours of discussion and plans, visits both ways and much painstaking joint research and investment.

Pacari only works with small scale cacao farmers, supporting their sustainable farming methods and paying them a premium above the market rate. Small scale farming protects the genetic diversity of Ecuadorian cacao. Unlike plantation production it allows for cross pollination which strengthens the cacao trees and makes them less susceptible to plague and disease. Over many years Santiago and Carla have built up solid, trusted relationships with the farmers who live in their local area and who are the guardians of Ecuador’s precious native cacao.

Like our friends at Pacari we at Booja-Booja are obsessed with quality and we didn’t launch our Ecuadorian Truffles until we were fully satisfied with the consistent quality of the chocolate being made by our partners in Ecuador. This high quality is achieved by producing the chocolate in small batches and using only carefully selected ingredients. The chocolate is made using only Arriba Nacional cacao, which is native to Ecuador and renowned for its full taste, complex, fruity and floral notes. We have relished the challenge of taking this fine chocolate and turning it into the mouth-watering truffles you enjoy today.

This is why we believe our Ecuadorian Truffles – the silky smooth Dark Ecuadorian and the fabulously fruity Raspberry Ecuadorian – are so very special. They really are a dream come true! There have been numerous hurdles to cross along the way and many challenges to overcome but that’s what you expect when you’re in uncharted territory, working to achieve something nobody’s ever done before. We all had our hearts set on reaching our goal and in the end our determination, focus and passion has paid off. We are delighted to have found such great partners in Pacari Chocolate, we love our Ecuadorian Truffles and we hope you do too!

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The Amazing Adventures of Raggy Rat & Booja-Booja…

It all started when we discovered that Raggy Rat was rather fond of Booja-Booja…

...as were, it transpired, lots of Raggy Rat’s friends and relations!

“How about we make you a little film?” they said

“Great” we said “we’ll send you some truffles”

“Hoorah!” they cheered

…and so began the amazing adventures of Raggy Rat and Booja-Booja…

The little film is still in the making, but we’ve had a sneak preview behind the scenes: http://bit.ly/hcELX0

... more amazing adventures of Raggy Rat and Booja-Booja coming soon!

Is Your Local Stockist a Winner?
We'd like to give a prize to the shop with the best Booja-Booja Easter Display... so please help us find them and maybe you'll help us put a smile on their face!

Let us know if you like the way your local shop's displaying their Booja-Booja. Whether it's quirky, cute, stylish or sleek, it doesn't have to be anything extravagant as long it's caught your eye.

Just give us the shop's details (and if you can include a photo too that would be wonderful). Either post a comment here or on our Facebook page, tweet us or email louise@boojabooja.com

We look forward to hearing from you! 

A Boutique Booja-Booja Experience...

This Easter those lovely people at myhotels are offering you the chance to enjoy a little Booja-Booja indulgence when you spend a night at any one of their exquisitely stylish boutique hotels. Whether you visit Bloomsbury, Chelsea or Brighton you’ll find myhotels offer an oasis of calm, warmth and superb service in surroundings that combine award-winning design with distinctive local flavour. Add some Booja-Booja deliciousness into the package and it’s the perfect Easter treat, so go on, spoil yourself!

To find out more just click one of the links below:

myhotel Bloomsbury

http://www.avvio.com/hotels/myhotel_Bloomsbury/bookings/client.php?formname=searchspecials&mode=group&group=The+Easter+offer+with+Booja+Booja+-+From+%A3159+%2Bvat#ipulsestart

myhotel Chelsea

http://www.avvio.com/hotels/myhotel_Chelsea/bookings/client.php?formname=searchspecials&mode=group&group=The+Easter+offer+with+Booja+Booja+-+From+%A3159+%2Bvat#ipulsestart

myhotel Brighton –

http://www.avvio.com/hotels/myhotel_Brighton/bookings/client.php?formname=searchspecials&mode=group&group=The+Easter+offer+with+Booja+Booja+-+From+%A3116+inc+VAT#ipulsestart