About Lush
Lush is the brainchild of Laurie Freeman Pauker, a mom and product developer who started making and selling her Lush English Toffee when she realized there was nothing else that she thought about as much as candy. Unable to outgrow her sweet tooth and and equipped with a product developer's keen sense of "how to", Laurie started creating her own confections several years ago. A family tradition of German and Russian pastry making inspired her approach to the sweet science.
Eager to expand her repertoire, Laurie studied chocolate and confections at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in conjunction with Retail Confectioners International (RCI); at University of California - Davis with Richardson Researches; and at the Institute of Culinary Education (ICE) in New York. Her three boys happily taste and critique the output of her confectionery test kitchen. Before candy, Laurie had a long career in marketing and advertising.
Lush is the brainchild of Laurie Freeman Pauker, a mom and product developer who started making and selling her Lush English Toffee when she realized there was nothing else that she thought about as much as candy. Unable to outgrow her sweet tooth and and equipped with a product developer's keen sense of "how to", Laurie started creating her own confections several years ago. A family tradition of German and Russian pastry making inspired her approach to the sweet science.
Eager to expand her repertoire, Laurie studied chocolate and confections at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in conjunction with Retail Confectioners International (RCI); at University of California - Davis with Richardson Researches; and at the Institute of Culinary Education (ICE) in New York. Her three boys happily taste and critique the output of her confectionery test kitchen. Before candy, Laurie had a long career in marketing and advertising.
