OUR story
FudgePots was dreamt up by Rita, whose Bengali father brought her up to cook and enjoy all types of Indian cuisine, and Catrin, who is all-Welsh, and whose mother contributed our original fudge recipe. Food has been a driving force in each family and we wanted to use both influences to create something new. Rita spiced the first fudge with cumin, black nigella and white mustard. Catrin had been somewhat dubious about all this, but one bite was enough to change her mind! A posse of local amateur fudge tasters (the neighbours were always keen to help!) also loved the sweet, spicy flavours. Armed with a trestle table, a ravishing fuschia sari and armfuls of fudge, FudgePots made its first public appearance at a tiny Christmas market in Penarth. Customers not only snapped up fudge on the spot; afterwards, they found the website and ordered more online. Even better, we were approached by two farmers’ markets, and started selling on a regular basis.
After an exciting year of markets and food festivals, Covid-19 threatened to put it all to an end. However, customers realised FudgePots could deliver across the UK, online sales shot up, and word of mouth spread even more. Christmas in 2020 and 2021 were tremendous successes, helped by a gorgeous new packaging design. Since then, we’ve continued selling online and also at food festivals and country shows across South Wales — see our Twitter feed for updates