Marks and Spencer joins vegan boom with plant-based sandwich range

Highstreet retailer Marks and Spencer is the latest company to add a list of vegan options to its lunchtime range.   The retailer sells over 1.5 million sandwiches every week, with over 30 fillings but this is the first time it has sold sandwiches suitable for vegans.   M&S sandwich expert, Helen Brennan, said: “We’ve…

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Young people to lead ‘move towards veganism’

The UK can expect to see an ‘increasing move away from meat and fish products towards veganism’, mainly led by young people, according to research undertaken by market research company Canadean. Tom Vierhile, innovation insights director at Canadean, told one business publication: “The UK is a potential market for things like that with younger consumers…

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Artisan vegan 'meat' company latest to offer Veganuary advice and promotion

To celebrate Veganuary, Gambardeli’s is offering every customer one free pack of their meat-free sausages with every three packs of steaks purchased.   Gambardeli’s is a vegan deli that sells meat-free sausages and steaks made to its own recipe. Three decades ago, founder Margaret Gambardella investigated an ancient Chinese method of concentrating the proteins in…

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High Street brands show support for Veganuary

A number of prominent food outlets have joined forces with Veganuary to offer animal-free food.   Veganuary – which sees participants try veganism for the month of January – has seen a record number of signups this year, with tens of thousands of people taking part.   These people will now be able to choose…

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