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‘Vegan’ snack recalled after investigators find it’s dangerous for people with milk intolerance

Snack company Graze has been forced to recall a product labelled as ‘vegan’ after investigators found it contained milk. The Food Standards Agency said the Sea Salt and Vinegar Veg Crunchers were a ‘health risk’ for people with milk allergy and intolerance. The blunder by Graze not only poses a risk to safety of consumers, …

10 ingredients which will revolutionize your vegan baking

So you’ve gone vegan, but you miss all the delicious desserts you used to make. Navigating the world of baking without eggs, cream and butter may seem hopeless, but don’t worry – the plant kingdom has got you covered. Many plant foods have properties similar to their animal counterparts, so you can still have all …

Pizza Hut launches full UK vegan menu, America asks: ‘Where’s our f***ing vegan pizza?!’

Pizza Hut has introduced a full vegan menu to all restaurants across the UK following the success of its first vegan pizza. Great news for the UK, but vegans across the world, and in the US in particular, are asking why they have been ‘tossed aside’ and given no vegan cheese to satisfy their cravings. …

Waitrose adds 14 new plant-based products as interest in its vegan range doubles

UK supermarket Waitrose has increased its vegan offer with 14 new products, bringing the total in its new plant-based range to 65. The move is a reaction to skyrocketing demand, as the retailer revealed searches for ‘vegan’ on its website have doubled in the last year, and increased by 67% for the word ‘vegetarian’. Chloe …

Vegan burgers make you fuller, happier and healthier than meat, study finds

Vegan burgers make you feel fuller for longer than the meat equivalent and are beneficial for regulating blood sugar and weight, a new study has revealed. The study published in the journal Nutrients found that a plant-based diet helps to promote beneficial gut hormones. In the research, hormone levels created by a veggie burger were …

Vegan chef feeds customers’ hair with bananas and beetroot

A vegan cafe is using leftover fruit and vegetables including beetroot, bananas and maple syrup to ‘feed’ its customers’ hair. Claire Alker creates mixtures of ingredients to create vegan shampoos, conditioners and dyes for her customers. She treats customers above the cafe at her hairdressers ‘The Hair Chef’ – which uses the slogan ‘Feed Your …

Pregnant vegan falls ‘extremely sick’ from dairy pizza amid Papa John’s vegan cheese chaos

Papa John’s delighted UK vegans with the launch of plant-based cheese pizzas this year, but joy quickly turned to anger and illness as the company repeatedly delivered the dairy version to unsuspecting vegans. The delivery chain has introduced pizzas made with Bute Island’s Sheese in place of dairy cheese, but vegans have been sharing horror stories …

Sainsbury’s to replace meat with vegan options as customers go plant-based

UK supermarket Sainsbury’s is expecting meat sales to plummet in the coming years, so it’s planning to fill shelves with vegan alternatives in its place. The chain has launched 26 plant-based alternatives following a boom in veganism and flexitarian diets. The supermarket said it is exploring ways to make meat-free options popular and accessible, while giving …

The creators of the Impossible Burger are set to launch a vegan beef steak

Impossible Foods is set to launch a vegan beef steak following the raging success of the Impossible Burger. In an interview with The Spoon, Pat Brown, founder of the plant-based company, shared plans to launch a fully vegan steak. “The next categorically new product that we are going to launch is almost certainly going to …

Boots launches on-the-go vegan options including plant-based BLT

UK shopping chain Boots has launched three on-the-go vegan meal options to cater for the booming plant-based market. The pharmacy-led shops have introduced a vegan BLT, an all day breakfast vegan sandwich and a vegan buffalo cauliflower salad. Boots UK vitamins expert Parminder Kaur said: “There is no denying that veganism has taken the UK …

Marks & Spencer’s massive new vegan range seems to go on forever, and people love it

UK supermarket Marks & Spencer has launched a massive new vegan range, and people are absolutely loving it. Vegans would not be blamed for passing out from shock and joy when they entered the stores at the start of the new year. The shelves are stuffed full of vegan treats, ready meals, snack food, healthy …

Greggs launched a vegan sausage roll and meat eaters were angry, so Greggs got sassy

Bakery chain Greggs is finally set to launch its vegan sausage roll this week. The company announced the move on social media by posting a video of the new vegan treat. The plant-based sausage roll will have 96 layers of light and crispy puff pastry, made with vegetable oil, and its own Quorn sausage. The …