The Greater Manchester vegan bakers vying to be Aldi's Next Big Thing
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA pair of Manchester-based bakers are competing for their vegan toad in the holes to be stocked at Aldi. Lauren Hurley and Sophie Gorecki of Mabel’s Foods beat hundreds of hopefuls to appear on the Channel 4 show, titled Aldi's Next Big Thing.
Airing from Tuesday April 2 at 8pm, the six-part series sees food and drink suppliers vying to win a life-changing contract to be listed in 1,000 Aldi stores nationwide.
Married couple Lauren and Sophie were picked from hundreds of applicants for a spot on the show. Lauren, 34, has been a vegan since the age of 16 and found herself missing what she considers the best part of a roast dinner - a Yorkshire pudding.
She managed to recreate the Sunday dinner staple without using dairy or eggs. READ MORE: Move over Dubai - the overlooked destination you can reach from Manchester Airport that's one of travel's best kept secrets It was 2019 when Lauren and Sophie, originally from Hampshire and France respectively, began posting their vegan Yorkies to Instagram.
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