$14,615 raised out of $350,000
Overview
Platform
Indiegogo
Backers
166
Start date
Feb 24, 2021
Close date
Mar 27, 2021
Concept

Sugar-free gummy bears with no after-taste, explosive side effects, or crap ingredients. Tasty AF.

Story

Hi there. My name is Siouxie (pronounced Susie).

I’m a wife, mother of 4 grown children, and grandmother of three.

I started making my own gummy bears a couple of years ago because when it comes to a gummy bear I’d feed my own grandchildren, the selection is extremely limited. And when it comes to sugar-free, zero impact, truly tasty gummy bears…there are none.

Until now.

I spent a lot of time researching these little guys. I tried to find gummy bears that aren’t filled with crap. But I couldn’t find them. What I found were:

  • “sugar-free” gummy bears that have actually been shown to spike blood sugar.
  • sugar-free brands have been known to cause explosive side effects.
  • organic gummies that have 12-15g of sugar per serving. That’s only 8 or 9 gummy candies. That’s more than 3.5 tsp of sugar.

I decided to make something that wasn’t like any of the others. Something better.

Zero sugar with no sugar alcohols and no artificial sweeteners without the weird aftertaste.

Only organic natural flavors and natural colors from fruit and vegetable sources made with non-GMO ingredients, and that actually tastes delicious.

We chose unique sweeteners with diabetic and keto people in mind, that taste as good (if not better) than the real thing.

It’s a recipe that consistently makes tasty gummy bears with the perfect gummy texture and chew, and (bonus) doesn’t stick in people’s teeth. 

We came up with flavors we love based on our favorites and taste-tests with people like you.

 

 

Every ingredient has been carefully chosen to ensure that there’s nothing sketchy, and our ingredients are sourced within the USA. This was challenging on some ingredients. But we did it.

Manufacturing Gummy Bears

There is a lot that goes into bringing a custom gummy bear recipe to market. The manufacturing process is lengthy and costly. We had no idea when we started down this path.

That’s probably why there isn’t another product like this on the market. But we decided that it had to be done anyway.

We’ve created a perfect recipe. Designed the packaging. And we are almost ready to release our Awesome Gummy Bears to the world.

Gummy bears can’t be made in small batches at home for retail purposes because they can’t be made at any volume and it’s not sustainable…

Gummy bears are made on very specific equipment and the smallest commercial run is 25,000 pounds which works out to 200,000 bags-and that’s only if we can guarantee bigger runs in the future. The equipment alone for a gummy line costs over a million dollars. We checked.

But right now, we have a state-of-the-art facility here in the USA standing by to make our Awesome Gummy Bears, we just need your help funding it.


 

Why Awesome Gummy Bears Matter

This is the first truly sugar-free gummy bear that doesn’t come with horrific digestive side effects or a hidden sugar load. The ingredients are all clean, nothing artificial. They are super keto-friendly with only 1 net carb in a whole bag. AND they taste really yummy!

The world needs these. These are truly the gummy bears I would have been happy to buy for myself and my family.

The Process to Market

We’ve formulated a recipe that works every time, and we’ve gone through exact steps to approximate the manufacturing process. Our prototypes are awesome, but now we’re ready to scale.

This is a unique recipe that has never been used in the manufacture of a commercial gummy bear, but we’ve worked closely with formulators, R & D, a professor of candy making, flavor experts, and each ingredient’s manufacturer to create a product that we’re confident will scale. 

Each small batch test costs just under $20K in ingredients and manufacturing. We are anticipating no more than two of these to ensure that everything goes smoothly. Our full commercial run will cost just over $300K for ingredients, packaging, and manufacturing. We’re confident that this will sell out quickly based on early taste tests and hundreds of surveys. 

Ways You Can Help

So, I’m asking you first, to:

1) Pre-order now as a backer. And then

2) Share this campaign with your family, with moms and dads, keto-enthusiasts, and friends. And help us bring Awesome Gummy Bears to the world.

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