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À propos de Bonbon Collections
Fondée en 2016 par Thao, Bonbon Collections se spécialise dans la fabrication de douceurs sucrées et de plaisirs gourmands sans allergènes prioritaires, sans gluten, sans colorants ou ingrédients artificiels. 100% des produits sont naturels et véganes. Notre entreprise familiale québécoise emploie plus de 20 personnes au sein de la Fabrique à Bonheur, notre usine centrale de production, 100% dédiée à la confection de pâtisseries & desserts sans Gluten, Sans Allergènes prioritaires et véganes. Une formation est offerte aux jeunes finissants en pâtisserie ou aux pâtissiers souffrant d’allergies alimentaires. Les produits de la marque sont aussi disponibles dans plusieurs centaines de points de vente au Canada mais aussi via la boutique en ligne www.bonboncollections.com. |
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About Bonbon Collections
Founded in 2016 by Thao, Bonbon Collections specializes in the manufacture of pastries, sweet treats and gourmet pleasures free from Top-10 allergens, no gluten, no artificial dyes or artificial ingredients. 100% of the products are natural and vegan.
Our family business employs more than 20 people at The Happiness Factory, our 100% dedicated Production Unit baking exclusively Gluten-free, Top-Allergen-free & Vegan Pastries & Desserts.
Training is offered to young graduating bakers or pastry chefs suffering from food allergies. The brand's products are also available in hundreds of points of sale in Canada but also via the online store www.bonboncollections.com.
Founded in 2016 by Thao, Bonbon Collections specializes in the manufacture of pastries, sweet treats and gourmet pleasures free from Top-10 allergens, no gluten, no artificial dyes or artificial ingredients. 100% of the products are natural and vegan.
Our family business employs more than 20 people at The Happiness Factory, our 100% dedicated Production Unit baking exclusively Gluten-free, Top-Allergen-free & Vegan Pastries & Desserts.
Training is offered to young graduating bakers or pastry chefs suffering from food allergies. The brand's products are also available in hundreds of points of sale in Canada but also via the online store www.bonboncollections.com.
Thao Nguyen
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Thao Nguyen, Présidente & Co-Fondatrice
Thao est diplômée en Administration des Affaires & Marketing ainsi que de la London School of Fashion en Angleterre. Après avoir développé des produits en tant que directrice de marques et marketing pour L'Oréal, Burberry, Hugo Boss et Ricardo Cuisine, Thao a décidé de se lancer dans la grande et belle aventure Bonbon Collections fin 2016. En charge de la stratégie globale de l'entreprise & du développement de la gamme de produits, Thao supervise les Opérations de productions et de R&D de Bonbon Collections. President & Co-Founder Thao has a degree in Business Administration & Marketing and the London School of Fashion in England. After developing products as a marketing & brand director for L'Oréal, Burberry, Hugo Boss and Ricardo Cuisine, Thao decided to start the big and beautiful adventure of Bonbon Collections at the end of 2016. In charge of the global strategy of the company & the development of the product range, Thao supervises the production and R&D operations of Bonbon Collections. |
Geoffrey Vande Weerdt, Co-Fondateur (Corporate Finances & Projets Spéciaux)
Après avoir travaillé plus de 15 ans dans les technologies et la finance, Geoffrey décide de rejoindre à temps plein la belle aventure familiale de Bonbon Collections afin d'accélérer la croissance de l'entreprise et sa présence au niveau national.
En charge de la gestion administrative, financière et commerciale de l'entreprise, Geoffrey supervise le développement des ventes et la stratégie d'ouverture de nouveaux marchés en Amérique du Nord.
Co-Founder - Corporate Development & Special Projects
After working more than 15 years in technology and finance, Geoffrey decides to join full-time the great family adventure of Bonbon Collections to accelerate the growth of the company and its presence at the national level.
In charge of the administrative, financial and commercial aspects of the company, Geoffrey oversees the business development program and the new markets strategy in North America.
Après avoir travaillé plus de 15 ans dans les technologies et la finance, Geoffrey décide de rejoindre à temps plein la belle aventure familiale de Bonbon Collections afin d'accélérer la croissance de l'entreprise et sa présence au niveau national.
En charge de la gestion administrative, financière et commerciale de l'entreprise, Geoffrey supervise le développement des ventes et la stratégie d'ouverture de nouveaux marchés en Amérique du Nord.
Co-Founder - Corporate Development & Special Projects
After working more than 15 years in technology and finance, Geoffrey decides to join full-time the great family adventure of Bonbon Collections to accelerate the growth of the company and its presence at the national level.
In charge of the administrative, financial and commercial aspects of the company, Geoffrey oversees the business development program and the new markets strategy in North America.
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Notre Histoire = Notre Famille
Entreprise familiale québécoise, Bonbon Collections veut répondre à la demande grandissante pour des produits naturels et véganes, sans les dix allergènes prioritaires identifiés par Santé Canada, soient : arachides, œufs, lait, noix, blé, soja, sésame, fruits de mer, sulfites et moutarde. « En tant que maman de petites filles avec des allergies alimentaires, je voulais pouvoir servir des douceurs sucrées et saines à mes petites princesses », explique Thao. « Je n'aimais pas qu'elles se sentent mises à l'écart à l'école ou dans les fêtes d'enfants à cause de leurs allergies... sauf que tous les produits "soi-disant" sans allergènes prioritaires comportaient énormément de colorants et d'arômes artificiels. » Our Story = Our Family A Canadian family-owned company, Bonbon Collections aims to meet the growing demand for natural and vegan products, without the top 10 allergens identified by Health Canada: peanuts, eggs, milk, nuts, wheat, soy, sesame, seafood, sulphites and mustard. "As a mom of little girls with food allergies, I wanted to be able to serve cakes and healthy sweets to my little princesses," says Thao. "I did not like them feeling sidelined at school or at children's parties because of their allergies ... except that all "so-called" allergen-free products contained a lot of artificial colors and flavors. " |
Notre famille lors du passage dans l'émission Dans l'Oeil du Dragon sur Radio Canada.
Our family during the screening of Dragon's Den (French version) on CBC-Radio Canada.
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La garantie « Sans allergènes prioritaires », tout un défi !
Conscients que les produits dits sans allergènes sont, trop souvent, préparés dans des environnements non sécuritaires et non réglementaires tels que des cuisines résidentielles, les propriétaires de Bonbon Collections ont construit «La Fabrique à Bonheur », une cuisine centrale sans allergènes prioritaires occupant plusieurs milliers de pieds carrés sur la Rive-Sud de Montréal. Totalement isolée des produits pouvant comporter des allergènes prioritaires et donc protégée contre la contamination croisée, la Fabrique adhère à des protocoles stricts et détient tous les permis prévus par la loi. Ses fournisseurs et partenaires doivent, eux aussi, soumettre leurs certificats d'allergènes prioritaires sur des bases régulières et vérifiées en permanence. «Toutes ces règles et procédures sont contraignantes pour nous, avoue Geoffrey Vande Weerdt, mais libératrices pour nos clients qui sont garantis de pouvoir profiter au maximum de la vie et de passer des moments de plaisir, de convivialité et de gourmandise en toute tranquillité d'esprit. » Pas étonnant donc que l'entreprise ait su convaincre les sièges sociaux des grandes chaînes d'épicerie au Québec et affiche une présence grandissante illustrant son leadership en matière d'alimentation sans allergènes prioritaires et végane. |
Sport is Important !
Le Sport est Important !
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The "allergen-free" guarantee, a challenge!
Recognizing that so-called allergen-free products are too often prepared in unsafe and unregulated environments such as residential kitchens, the owners of Bonbon Collections have built "The Happiness Factory", an allergen-free central kitchen occupying several thousand square feet on the South Shore of Montreal. Totally isolated from products that may contain top-10 allergens and therefore protected against cross-contamination, the Factory adheres to strict protocols and holds all the permits provided by its suppliers who have to submit their allergens certificates on a regular basis. "All these rules and procedures are binding for us", admits Geoffrey Vande Weerdt, "but liberating for our customers who are guaranteed to be able to enjoy life to the full and to spend moments of pleasure, conviviality and gourmandise in complete tranquility". No wonder our company has convinced the headquarters of major grocery chains in Quebec and has a growing presence illustrating its leadership in Top-10 Allergen-free & vegan bakery & pastry products.
Recognizing that so-called allergen-free products are too often prepared in unsafe and unregulated environments such as residential kitchens, the owners of Bonbon Collections have built "The Happiness Factory", an allergen-free central kitchen occupying several thousand square feet on the South Shore of Montreal. Totally isolated from products that may contain top-10 allergens and therefore protected against cross-contamination, the Factory adheres to strict protocols and holds all the permits provided by its suppliers who have to submit their allergens certificates on a regular basis. "All these rules and procedures are binding for us", admits Geoffrey Vande Weerdt, "but liberating for our customers who are guaranteed to be able to enjoy life to the full and to spend moments of pleasure, conviviality and gourmandise in complete tranquility". No wonder our company has convinced the headquarters of major grocery chains in Quebec and has a growing presence illustrating its leadership in Top-10 Allergen-free & vegan bakery & pastry products.
Bonbon adore cuisiner !
Bonbon loves to cook !
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Le bonheur de manger de tout
Désormais disponibles en épiceries, dans les trois boutiques de l'entreprise et sur le site transactionnel www.bonboncollections.com, les douceurs de Bonbon Collections vont des viennoiseries réinventées (tels gâteaux, muffins, macarons et cupcakes) à la crème glacée, les bonbons, les chocolats, les cake pops et autres. Les cordons-bleus qui veulent cuisiner maison en toute sécurité ont enfin accès, en boutique, à une section vrac comprenant des mélanges à pains et à gâteaux sans allergènes prioritaires , des farines sans gluten, du chocolat bio, etc. Dans le même souci de créativité et d'innovation qui fait le charme de ses douceurs de tous les jours, l'atelier accepte les commandes personnalisées pour les anniversaires. Chaque année, l'équipe se fait également un devoir de développer de nouveaux desserts ou décorations festives pour que l'Halloween et Noël, notamment, deviennent des moments de bonheur pour tous. Le tout « Approuvé Enfants », bien sûr ! De conclure Thao, « au-delà de permettre aux personnes allergiques de goûter sans compromis aux douceurs de la vie, c'est important pour nous que nos produits soient si bons que même les personnes sans allergies autour de la table trouvent plaisir à les déguster. » Un pari de toute évidence relevé, puisque leur gamme a séduit les fameux Dragons de l'émission Dans l'œil du dragon, diffusée le 16 mai 2018. |
The happiness of eating everything
Now available in grocery stores, in the 3 flagship stores of the company and on www.bonboncollections.com, the products of Bonbon Collections range from reinvented pastries (such as cakes, muffins, macarons and cupcakes) to ice cream, sweets , chocolates, cake pops and more. A selection of salty delicacies also invites consumers to build a full-service menu free from top-10 allergens, including take-out, pizzas, breads, salad dressing and more. The customers who want to cook home safely at last have access, in store, to wide variety of DIY including allergen-free bread and cake mixes, gluten-free flours, organic chocolate, etc. The Bonbon Collections factory also accepts personalized orders for birthdays, weddings, celebrations… . Each year, the team is also committed to developing new desserts or festive decorations so that Valentine's day, Easter, Halloween and Christmas, in particular, become moments of happiness for all. All "Approved by Kids" of course !
To conclude, Thao always says "Beyond allowing people with allergies to taste uncompromisingly the sweetness of life, it's important to us that our products are so good that even people with no allergies around the table enjoy them. . "A gamble obviously noted, since their range has seduced the famous Dragons of the show In the eye of the dragon, broadcast May 16, 2018.
Now available in grocery stores, in the 3 flagship stores of the company and on www.bonboncollections.com, the products of Bonbon Collections range from reinvented pastries (such as cakes, muffins, macarons and cupcakes) to ice cream, sweets , chocolates, cake pops and more. A selection of salty delicacies also invites consumers to build a full-service menu free from top-10 allergens, including take-out, pizzas, breads, salad dressing and more. The customers who want to cook home safely at last have access, in store, to wide variety of DIY including allergen-free bread and cake mixes, gluten-free flours, organic chocolate, etc. The Bonbon Collections factory also accepts personalized orders for birthdays, weddings, celebrations… . Each year, the team is also committed to developing new desserts or festive decorations so that Valentine's day, Easter, Halloween and Christmas, in particular, become moments of happiness for all. All "Approved by Kids" of course !
To conclude, Thao always says "Beyond allowing people with allergies to taste uncompromisingly the sweetness of life, it's important to us that our products are so good that even people with no allergies around the table enjoy them. . "A gamble obviously noted, since their range has seduced the famous Dragons of the show In the eye of the dragon, broadcast May 16, 2018.
DANS LES MÉDIAS / AS SEEN IN
Tous ces médias ont aimé et parlé de nos produits sans allergènes prioritaires, que ce soit pour répondre aux besoins des gens qui ont la maladie cœliaque (diète sans gluten) ou encore une diète sans noix ou arachides, sans sulfites, sans moutarde ou fruits de mer, sans œufs ni produits laitiers, sans sésame ou sans soja.
