Tag Archives | Veganuary

Asda Launches ‘Veelicious’ – A Vegan Butcher Counter

Published on January 5, 2021 | in Veggie News By theflexitarian |

As more and more people embrace flexitarianism and seek out plant-based alternative, Asda is launching ‘Veelicious’ a vegan butcher counter in its Watford store. This new concept will be trialled for six months and if successful expanded to other locations. This latest initiative comes in the footsteps of Asda refill stations designed to cut out […]

Wagamama to make 50% of its menu meat-free by the end of 2021

Published on January 2, 2021 | in Eating Out, Veggie News By theflexitarian |

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Wagamama is launching a new 2021 Veganuary menu on January 5th with plant-based versions of some of its cult favourite dishes: Chilli Squid, Sticky Ribs, Firecracker Curry and Grilled Duck Donburi. Following a challenging year on the restaurant scene, Veganuary 2021 marks the beginning of Wagamama’s ‘Year of Change’ by its ‘Midori’ (meaning green in […]

How to make a success of Veganuary

Published on December 31, 2020 | in Beginners' Guides, Green Living By theflexitarian |

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Will this be the biggest Veganuary ever? That is certainly what the organisers of the 31-day vegan challenge are hoping for. As many more people have experimented with plant-based diets during the pandemic, to improve their health, Veganuary is predicting that 500,000 people will take the pledge this year. A vegan diet will not only […]

Why Not Try Vegan This Veganuary?

Published on December 21, 2019 | in Beginners' Guides, Green Living By theflexitarian |

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Why not try vegan this Veganuary and join an expected 350,000 others in going plant-based this January? Launched in 2014, Veganuary is focused on changing consumer behaviours and attitudes, while providing all the information and practical support required to make the transition to veganism as easy and as enjoyable as possible throughout the month. Last […]

Virgin Trains Offers First Vegan Society Approved Wrap

Published on February 11, 2019 | in Veggie News By theflexitarian |

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Virgin Trains has launched a new wrap approved by the Vegan Society after forming a partnership with the charity to provide more plant-based food. The Hummus and pomegranate wrap has gone on sale in Virgin’s onboard shops following a rigorous registration process by the Vegan Society to ensure all its ingredients are free from animal […]

A Record 250,000 People Have Tried Vegan This Veganuary

Published on January 31, 2019 | in Veggie News By theflexitarian |

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250,000 people have tried vegan with Veganuary this year, making the current campaign the most popular since the charity was launched in 2014. In fact, ‘Veganuary 2019’, which culminates today, saw Veganuary match the total number of pledges that the charity achieved in the previous four years combined, highlighting how far veganism has come in the space […]

Toby Carvery – “The Home of The Roast now has a vegetarian and vegan menu”

Published on February 1, 2018 | in Eating Out By theflexitarian |

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Over the past 30 years, Toby Carvery has built its reputation on serving meat feast roast dinners. As such, it’s probably not a place that vegetarians or vegans would immediately think of as a destination. If you are vegetarian or vegan or simply looking to eat less meat, you’ll know that in spite of more […]

The Hot List : 12 Must Try This Veganuary

Published on January 16, 2018 | in Product Reviews By theflexitarian |

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This month’s Hot List is a bumper issue of vegan products to help make your Veganuary a success. I tend to cook from scratch most of our meals but modern family life gets in the way. For busy days, I really appreciate having good plant-based options at hand such as some of the convenience foods […]

4 Ways To Help You Make This Veganuary A Success

Published on December 28, 2017 | in Beginners' Guides By theflexitarian |

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Veganuary is back with 2018 promising to be the biggest ever. Veganuary aims to inspire people to try going vegan for January and throughout the rest of the year. It began in 2014 with 3,300 participants. By 2017, that figure had grown to 60,000, and this year the campaign announced an ambitious goal to help […]

I Am . . . Flexitarian: Sophie Peters

Published on January 26, 2017 | in I Am A Flexitarian By theflexitarian |

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Where do you live? Bristol Current Diet? Usually Flexitarian, currently having a go at Veganuary. What was your motivation to start eating less meat? Sustainability. I have always been a bit of an environmentalist, conscious about the planet. At uni, I studied Environmental Science, an interdisciplinary course that discussed the effects of almost everything on […]