Roasted Seeds, Snacks & Coffee Alternatives

Michel Mouillé is using Lytefire Deluxe Oven + Roaster to create a “fake” coffee based on local grains and beans in Vendée, West France. His micro-company is called Lug, named after the Celtic sun deity and it started in 2022.
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In the Pyrenees mountains, in Targasonne (Cerdagne), at 1700m above the sea level, Quentin Mercier and Caroline Penacq created Aurinko (meaning “Sun” in Finnish) with a Lytefire Deluxe Oven + Roaster. Since summer 2023, they specialized in solar roasted seeds that they are selling on local marketplaces and restaurants.
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Since 2019, Arnaud Crétot has been using Lytefire Deluxe Oven + Roaster and then Lytefire Deluxe Big Oven + Roaster to bake nutritious sourdough bread, and to roast seeds and nuts to create fake coffee, muësli and energy bars. Based in Normandy, NeoLoco is the first solar bakery in Europe and has a lot of sales points. The team is also organizing workshops and training.
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Since 2021, Lydiane Tirel et Manu are running their local activity in Bourg Argental. They have been among the very first to follow NeoLoco’s model in France. With their Lytefire Deluxe Oven + Roaster, they are offering a great set of sweet and salted roasted seeds products. They also organize training days at their place.
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Didier Ménard runs l’Atelier Bélénos in France, near Rennes. He is roasting seeds and creates energy bars wiht his Lytefire Deluxe Oven + Roaster. His innovative spirit was awarded in 2023 with a local “Eco-Défis” (Eco-Challenges) from the Chambre des Métiers et de l’Artisanat.
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Biscuits, roasted seeds and “bean to bar” chocolate, that’s what Bruzhun (meaning “crumbs’’ in the Breton language) offers with the Lytefire Deluxe Oven + Roaster. Enora and Nicolas got their solar oven during summer 2023 in Brittany. This chocolate is very specific and the team is mastering the process in house from A to Z with no sugar added.
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