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Waitrose & Partners Commits To Removing 134m Plastic Bags

Published on September 17, 2018 | in Green Living, Veggie News By theflexitarian + |

Waitrose & Partners has announced that it has committed to removing loose fruit and vegetable plastic bags by spring 2019 and 5p single use plastic carrier bags by March next year in all shops. The move will save 134 million plastic bags, the equivalent of 500 tonnes of plastic a year. The retailer will become […]

A Visit To Shrek’s Adventure

Published on September 7, 2018 | in Family By theflexitarian + |

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Over the summer, we headed to London on a Sunday morning to visit Shrek’s Adventure. Located in County Hall, just five minutes’ walk away from Waterloo station and right next to Sea Life, this is a 4D virtual walk-through tour, dubbed as an immersive experience, around the world of Shrek and other DreamWorks’ characters. I will happily […]

GO! Organic Festival

Published on August 28, 2018 | in Festivals, Food Shows & Markets, Green Living By theflexitarian + |

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Organic September is just a few days away. Do you fancy trying out the latest organic products out there? Join me in Battersea Park, London on 8-9 September, for GO! Organic Festival and get up close and personal with some of the best-known certified organic brands as well as emerging start-ups and specialty producers. From […]

La Suite West Vegan Afternoon Tea at Café Forty One

Published on August 13, 2018 | in Eating Out By theflexitarian + |

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Café Forty One has given the quintessential British tradition of afternoon tea a vegan make over, as La Suite West Vegan Afternoon Tea becomes London’s first to include vegan French pâtisserie. La Suite West, a London luxury boutique hotel, is conveniently located minutes from Hyde Park, just around the corner from Bayswater and Queensway tube stations. […]

ProVeg UK Set To Give School Meals Major Plant-Based Shake-Up

Published on July 19, 2018 | in Family, Veggie News By theflexitarian + |

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Looking at the scarcity of vegan and vegetarian options in my kids’ school cantine, I for one, would like to see more plant-based school dinners. ‘School Plates’, a new campaign by food awareness organisation ProVeg UK, aims to do just thus improving children’s health, helping save the planet and easing school budgets. Working with schools, […]

Circus Vegan Tasting Menu

Published on July 12, 2018 | in Eating Out By theflexitarian + |

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Established 10 years ago, Circus London is a cabaret, restaurant and cocktail bar cleverly hidden in the heart of Covent Garden. Its new Vegan Tasting Menu is the latest plant-based gem to hit the London’s restaurant scene. Behind the minimalist entrance of Circus, stretches a long dining room adorned with an extremely well-stocked bar. An […]

All Bar One Unveils Sustainable Wine Collection

Published on June 26, 2018 | in Eating Out, Product Reviews, Veggie News By theflexitarian + |

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Establishing a movement called One for All & All for Wine, All Bar One is unveiling one of the biggest sustainable wine collections on the high street that is set to greatly reduce its impact on the environment while delivering maximum impact on your taste buds. After pioneering plastic straw removal last June, All Bar […]

Used Your Loaf ! M&S Launches New Beer Brewed With Surplus Sandwich Bread

Used Our Loaf ! M&S Launches New Beer Brewed With Surplus Sandwich Bread

Published on June 23, 2018 | in Fighting Food Waste, Veggie News By theflexitarian + |

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This summer, sandwich experts M&S are launching three new beers brewed using surplus bread from their sandwich factory. Aptly named ‘ Used our Loaf ’ surplus crusts replace some of the malted barley in the brewing process – helping reduce the carbon impact of the beers and reducing food waste. Brewed by Adnams in Southwold, […]

Tesco To Sell Perfect Green Lemons To Cut Down on Food Waste

Published on June 20, 2018 | in Fighting Food Waste, Veggie News By theflexitarian + |

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Tesco is to help prevent a potential lemon shortage by putting perfect green lemons on its supermarket shelves. This follows the move by the retailer to remove ‘best before’ dates on selected fruit and vegetable lines to avoid food being thrown out unnecessarily. Despite the skin being slightly green the fruit is still as crisp […]

A Vegetarian Family Meal at Pizza Express

Published on June 16, 2018 | in Eating Out By theflexitarian + |

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A couple of weeks ago we were invited to do a vegetarian family meal review at our local Pizza Express. Not a hard sell with the kids who simply love to go there. The timing was perfect as our eldest, fresh from a week of SATS tests, was keen to relax with one of his […]