An Omaha gluten-free business wants to help people with gluten allergies enjoy their favorite treats. Lauren Wright was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, which forced her to learn how to cook. “I started her Conscious Comforts in 2019. I actually got out of my house. I made Thanksgiving and Christmas desserts, so I had a lot of pie and a little bit of cinnamon rolls.” Conscious Comforts business employees do not mix dough and flour. Instead, they offer fun gluten-free flavors to everyone in Omaha. “I started it as a vegan concept, but I always wanted to cater to everyone and I had some friends who were gluten-free,” she said. “So, that's something I always wanted to address as well.” The idea to open a business came after the COVID-19 pandemic posed challenges for Wright, but that's when things turned around. She said it was time to start. In March 2020, the world shut down. So we had to kind of pivot and come up with new ideas. And we started making home-cooked meals,” she said. “We offered free delivery, and Omaha embraced us, and that helped get our name out there. And that was really where we started.” Co-owner Alexis Jensen said she is extremely proud of the business. She said she has gotten better at making gluten-free Pop-Tarts over the years. Jensen said making gluten-free food means equality to her. “It's important for gluten-free people to have multiple options. So, in this market, it's really all about collaboration and this,” Jensen said. She has 14 wholesalers in the Omaha area and wants more people to enjoy something that brings families together. “So much of our culture is celebrated with food, whether it's a graduation, a birthday party, getting a promotion, going out to dinner, or ordering dinner to celebrate. '' Jensen said. “Many people have allergies, so something as simple as enjoying a meal with just family and friends can become very difficult if you're using eggs from soy-free dairy products.” Click here for the latest headlines from KETV NewsWatch 7.
An Omaha gluten-free company wants to help people with gluten allergies enjoy their favorite treat.
Lauren Wright was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, which forced her to learn to cook.
“In 2019, I actually started Conscious Comforts from my home. Thanksgiving and Christmas desserts are what I make, so it's a big pie and a little bit of cinnamon roll.”
Employees at Conscious Comforts businesses do not mix dough and flour. Instead, we offer delicious gluten-free flavors to the people of Omaha.
“I started it as a vegan concept, but I always wanted to cater to everyone and I had some friends who were gluten-free,” she said. “So, that’s something I always wanted to address as well.”
The idea to start a business came after the COVID-19 pandemic posed challenges for Wright, but she said that's when things started to look up.
“The world shut down in March 2020, so we had to pivot and come up with new ideas. And we started making home-cooked meals,” she said. Told. “We offered free delivery, and Omaha embraced us, and that helped us get our name out there. And that's really where we started.”
Co-owner Alexis Jensen said she is extremely proud of the business. She said she has gotten better at making gluten-free Pop-Tarts over the years. Jensen said making gluten-free food means equality to her.
“For gluten-free people, it's important to have multiple options. So what's really important in this market is collaboration and this,” Jensen said.
With 14 wholesalers in the Omaha area, we want more people to enjoy what brings families together.
“So much of our culture is celebrated with food: graduations, birthday parties, promotions, going out to dinner or ordering dinner to celebrate,” Jensen said. “Many people have allergies, so something as simple as enjoying a meal with family and friends can be very difficult when using eggs from soy-free dairy products. It is.”
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