Frequently Asked Questions
Where are you located?
We are at 52 Glebelands, OX3 7EN.
What payment types do you accept?
For pick-up orders, we’ll send you a link to pre-pay, and you’ll have the option of using either Stripe or PayPal.
What kinds of cups and straws do you use?
We use 10 oz (that’s about 280 ml) disposable, recyclable PET cups and paper straws. Our cups are made of recycled materials and are recyclable.
What ingredients do you use?
All of our lemon juice is from fresh lemons, squeezed by hand. So is our lime juice.
Our strawberry lemonade uses fresh strawberries.
Our pomegranate lemonade uses Pom Wonderful 100% pomegranate juice from concentrate.
For our pink lemonade, we use James White brand Beet It Beetroot Shot as a colourant (ingredients: organic beetroot juice from concentrate (98%), lemon juice from concentrate (2%) ).
We use Simply Rose Flavoured Syrup in our rose lemonade (ingredients: Sugar, Water, Glycerine, Natural flavouring, Salt, Preservative E202, Colours: Carantho OF0900, Citric acid). The label notes that this is suitable for vegetarians. It is also certified as being Halal.
The ingredients in our lollipops include sugar, water, corn syrup, citric acid, and flavourings.
In our lollipops we use Karo brand Light Corn Syrup (ingredients: Corn Syrup, Salt, Vanilla Extract (Vanilla Beans, Water, Ethyl Alcohol) ).
Our lollipop flavourings are Lorann brand. Different flavours contain different ingredients. A flavour may contain oils, propylene glycol, citric acid, and alcohol. When a flavour contains alcohol it will be clearly stated as such.
We may sometimes put sprinkles on our lollipops, but we will always have sprinkle-free options available. The brand of sprinkles we use is Out Of The Box Sprinkles, which contain the following ingredients: Sugar, Dextrose, Corn Starch, Rice Flour, Thickeners: (Dextrin, E415), Non-Hydrogenated Palm Oil, Anti-Caking Agent: (E470b), Colours: (E120, E162, E160C, E160A, E133, E153, E100), Glazing Agents: (E904, E903). May contain traces of Soy.
Are your products suitable for vegans?
All of our lemonades are suitable for vegans, with the possible exception of the Rose Lemonade. We use Tate & Lyle Sugar, which in the UK is certified as vegan.
The Simply Rose Flavoured Syrup used in our Rose Lemonade is labelled as being suitable for vegetarians, but the label does not mention its suitability for vegans. Because the ingredients do not include dairy, one might assume that this means it is also suitable for vegans – but please make your own decision about this.
Are your products Halal?
All of our lemonades are Halal.
Please note that the Karo brand corn syrup we use to make our lollipops contains ethyl alcohol as part of the vanilla extract flavouring.
Please be advised that some of the flavourings we use for our lollipops contain alcohol in trace amounts.
Do your products contain any allergens?
There are no known allergens in our lemonades. The sprinkles on our lollipops may contain traces of soy. If you are sensitive to any of the ingredients in our lemonades or lollipops, we suggest caution when ordering.
Are you donating any of the proceeds of this lemonade stand to charity?
No – this is a business enterprise run by a school pupil. While we do enjoy contributing to charities in other ways, The Pink Lemon was set up in part to learn how to run a small business. Your payments go entirely towards the cost of running the business, and towards its profits.
How did you decide how to price your lemonade?
A lot of costs are involved in the running of any business – even running a lemonade business isn’t as simple as it used to be! For The Pink Lemon, costs include not only the ingredients in our delicious lemonade, but also materials such as serving materials, equipment, and signage, as well as back-end costs such as website fees, payment processor fees, training in Food Hygiene and Safety, and public liability insurance. Our prices are in line with our costs.
I’d like to order for pick-up
Please email [email protected] and we’ll discuss your needs and see if we can make it work!
Do you have a Food Hygiene and Safety Certificate?
Yes, both Frieda and Nadia have a Level 2 Certificate in Food Hygiene and Safety.
Are you insured?
Yes, The Pink Lemon is covered by public liability insurance.
What is your Food Hygiene Rating?
We are delighted to say that we have received a Food Standards Agency Food Hygiene Rating of 5 from the Environmental Health Officer at Oxford City Council, dated 25 June 2024.