Bare Life Celebrates Milestones and Expands Product Line for 2025

After a highly successful holiday season, Bare Life, the innovative plant-based and allergen-friendly hot cocoa company founded by Ali Lazowski, is poised for significant growth and exciting developments in the new year, having achieved numerous milestones this past year.

The company recently achieved a remarkable milestone of over 600,000 mugs of hot cocoa sold, demonstrating strong consumer demand for its health-conscious alternatives. This comes among numerous 2024 highlights, setting a strong foundation for continued growth, including:

• Expanding to 300+ retail locations nationwide.
• Making their 9th and memorable appearance during QVC's Christmas in July event.
• Launching convenient Peppermint Single-Serve Packets to enjoy on the go.
• Planting 300+ trees with One Tree Planted to give back and help offset their carbon footprint.
• Growing the Bare Life team to four team members, welcoming team members in the marketing, sales and operation arenas.
• Launching a partnership with the Noble Sales Brokerage firm to expand retail in 2025.
• Launching a partnership with the in-store sampling and demo company, Golani Demos, and hosting over 34 sampling events in November and December of 2024 alone.

Production Expansion and Retail Growth

Building on the momentum of 2024, Bare Life has ambitious plans for 2025. Following the overwhelming success of its seasonal offerings, the company is set to expand production again in 2025 to meet demand.

Their limited-edition Pumpkin Spice Hot Cocoa mix sold out within 10 days of its re-launch, prompting the company to execute and complete its largest production run to date.

Whole Foods stores across New England have launched Bare Life's new 5-Pack Single Serving Boxes of Dairy Free Coconut Hot Cocoa mix. Furthermore, for a limited time, Whole Foods stores from New England to Virginia carry Bare Life's new 5-Pack Single Serving Boxes of Dairy Free Peppermint Hot Cocoa.

This marks the debut of their beloved Peppermint Hot Chocolate in recyclable single serving packets as well. These convenient, recyclable packets make it easier for consumers to enjoy the award-winning hot cocoa, which is made with simple, organic, and sustainably sourced ingredients. The company aims to continue to expand its retail presence nationwide in 2025.

"As we enter 2025, Bare Life is more committed than ever to reimagining the food system by creating better versions of nostalgic foods that are accessible and compatible with our busy lifestyles," said Ali Lazowski, founder of Bare Life. "We're thrilled with the response to our products this past year and are excited about the opportunities to make an even greater impact in 2025."

Bare Life Beginnings

Founded by Ali Lazowski, Bare Life is dedicated to transforming the food system by creating easy-to-enjoy versions of nostalgic foods that cater to various dietary needs. The company’s mission is to make allergen-friendly, plant-based treats more accessible and compatible with busy lifestyles.

Bare Life's products are gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan, organic, soy-free, and made with simple ingredients. The brand prides itself on sustainability and quality, sourcing ingredients responsibly and supporting local communities.

Ali started Bare Life after being diagnosed during her junior year of college with IBS, Hashimoto's disease, Thyroid cancer, and Lyme disease. The chronic conditions and diseases she was diagnosed with required a change in her lifestyle and diet. Her dietary needs included foods that were gluten-free, dairy-free, and refined sugar-free. She found that the foods available either did not taste good or did not cover multiple allergens. Taking matters into her own hands – literally – Ali developed the original Bare Life recipe in her own kitchen.

Recognizing the number of people with unmet dietary needs, Ali launched Bare Life in 2018. Statistics show that many Americans live with chronic illnesses, allergies, and sensitivities: 133 million Americans (40% of the population) live with chronic illness, and even more are affected by these illnesses, and 15 million Americans have food allergies and sensitivities.

Delectable Dessert Recipes

Bare Life continues to expand the delectable array of dessert recipes, available on the Bare Life website, quick and easy to prepare. The marvelous and memorable dessert recipes include Hot Cocoa Bombs, Peppermint Hot Cocoa Brownie Bites, Taylor’s Hot Cocoa Mug Cake, Hot Cocoa Peanut Butter Protein Bites and Kristina’s Coconut Hot Cocoa Brownies.

Recipes for Hot Cocoa Protein Muffins and Bare Life Hot Cocoa Pancakes, Hot Cocoa French Toast, and Homemade Marshmallows are also featured on the website, along with an array of delicious beverage recipes.