Dairy Free Ice-Cream Provides Relief For Parents As Dairy Intolerance Rises Amongst Children
With 13.7 million people affected by dairy intolerance of which children comprise a high proportion, Steve Bessant had an idea to create a healthier sweet treat for his clients keen to avoid dairy.
His dairy and gluten free, coconut milk based ice-cream will now go into 200 Waitrose stores around the country.
The ice-cream was developed when wellness expert and exercise coach Steve Bessant starting experimenting in his kitchen with a borrowed ice-cream maker, believing that taste needn't be compromised when avoiding dairy.
Although originally developed for the Free From sector - with dairy intolerance affecting 13.7 million people in the UK the growth of the 'want to' rather than the 'need to' market is fast growing. 
Already stocked in 300 Tesco stores, 200 Waitrose stores and over 200 independent retailers around the UK, Bessant & Drury's is a luxury dessert made with the finest natural ingredients, including highly nutritious coconut milk.
Renowned for its health benefits, coconut milk gives Bessant & Drury's a rich, creamy smooth texture yet it has less than half the fat of a dairy ice cream.
Since launch Bessant & Drury has scooped two Great Taste Awards, competing against mainstream ice-cream and also won the Innovation Award at the Free From awards - its creamy taste bucking the trend of dairy free desserts which until now have been dull and watery and with the inclusion of nuts or soya.
Bessant & Drury is quickly growing into a luxury health brand and free from dairy, gluten, soya, cholesterol, artificial additives, colourings and preservatives it comes in four flavours; strawberry, vanilla, chocolate and lemon.
Quashing beliefs that Free From foods also compromise on taste Bessant & Drury was the first coconut milk based ice-cream in the UK, enjoying all of the health benefits of coconut.
With its highly nutritious and "functional food" status, coconut was chosen as the main ingredient because it provides many health benefits beyond its nutritional content, which includes being cholesterol free, increasing metabolism, improving calcium and magnesium absorption.
It is also a good source of fibre with the added benefit of the fat from coconut being burned by the body rather than stored as body fat.
For more information visit www.bessantanddrury.com