The Vegetarian Society - National Vegetarian Week


The Seedling Symbol and National Vegetarian Week See what our clients are doing for National Vegetarian Week!
Seedling Symbol Clients Products that are licensed to carry our Seedling Symbol must meet four strict criteria: Products have to be free of animal flesh, meat or bone stock, animal carcass fats, gelatine, aspic, or any other products resulting from slaughter. Products and ingredients should not have been tested on animals Eggs used must be free range Products must be GMO free Products must also be free from cross contamination with non vegetarian products/ingredients in the production process.
All Good Stuff All Good Stuff, makers of frozen, vegetarian, organic baby food (suitable as a first weaning food from 6 months and for all the family), are marking National Vegetarian Week by issuing a "Create a Recipe" challenge using their pureed savoury or fruit products: Savoury: Tender Carrots; Sweet Little Peas; Scrummy Swede; Butternut Squash. Fruit: Fruity Apple; Juicy Pear; Totally Bananas; Bananas about Apples; Zingy Orange; Strawberry Fruitful; Berry Banana They urge you to be creative, eg melt portions of the savoury range into sauces, mix into pasta, pastry, pancakes. Use the fruit range in yoghurts, ice cream, sorbets, pancakes etc. To enter: Send your recipe ideas to christine@allgoodstuff.com Prizes: The ten lucky winners will get a suberb selection of All Good Stuff Frozen Fruit & Vegetable portions (40x25gms pots) worth £21.95 plus a discount voucher for 15% off your next online order. Each entrant will also receive a discount voucher for 10% off your first online order. More information on: www.allgoodstuff.com
Beanies Health Foods (Wholesale) Ltd Unit 6, Cherry Tree Industrial Park, 312 Botley Road, Burridge, Southampton, SO31 1BQ. Tel: 01489 574593 web: www.beanieshealthfoods.co.uk Willing to supply samples of Fry's special vegetarian foods (burgers, hot dogs, nuggets etc) which are all vegan, to Veg Soc groups that are holding food tastings or fairs etc during National Vegetarian Week. Please note: any group applying should have sufficient freezer storage space.)
Bouchard L'Escaut UK Ltd Bouchard, (web: www.bouchardlescaut.com) who are based in Ghent Belgium, are the first Belgian Chocolate Company to be approved by The Vegetarian Society. To Celebrate National Vegetarian Week they are offering 6 drums of their Dark Mint Neapolitan chocolate to the first 6 people who email them with the answer to the following question : " Where is the Bouchard Product produced? a) Ghent, Belgium or b) Geneva, Switzerland. Answers should be emailed to : boucharduk@btopenworld.com
Golden Casket group Fort Matilda Industrial Estate, Greenock, PA16 7QF. Manufacturers of "Millions" sweets. Planning trade promotions with tubes of Millions. Also hope to have a new flavour approved by Veg Week "Clint Mint Millions" which will be linked to some wild west promotions.
Judges Choice Petfoods Can your dog keep it up for a week? Dogs are omnivores and are able to find all the nutrients they require for an active, healthy life through vegetarian sources. Judge's Choice Petfoods are encouraging you to try a veggie diet for your dog in National Vegetarian Week and see for yourself. Simply call 01603 759567 or log on to their website www.judgeschoice.co.uk and follow the link to Happidog for your order. While online, you can also enter the free competition to win a sack of vegetarian dog food and some fantastic dog's accessories.
Marlow Food's Quorn brand Sponsors National Vegetarian Week Marlow Foods has joined forces with The Vegetarian Society to celebrate National Vegetarian Week with an exciting Headline Sponsorship deal. A recipe featuring Quorn sausages has been included on 100,000 NVW fliers, made available to the press and included on the NVW pages of the web site. In addition to sponsoring the event, Marlow has also asked The Vegetarian Society’s Cordon Vert School to create a special range of summer recipes, all using Quorn. The recipes are ideal for summer BBQ's and will be featured in the summer issue of the Society's membership magazine, The Vegetarian. Individuals will also receive a helping hand from Marlow Foods who will be offering them the chance to sample the Quorn range - now entirely approved by The Vegetarian Society - in selected branches of Sainsbury’s and Morrison’s during the week. There’s just no escape from the veggie challenge at Marlow Foods, as even the staff pay slips will be accompanied by individual NVW fliers! For those employees needing a little extra encouragement towards the end of the week, the company is throwing a special Quorn buffet on Friday 27th May to celebrate National Vegetarian Week.
Oldfields Chilled Food Manufacturer Prologis Park, Twelvetrees Crescent, London E3 3JG We'll be running special promotions with our range of "Cranks" branded sandwiches - supplied to NHS, Public Sector, Education and Food Service customers throughout the UK.
Pitrok (Seedling Symbol holders) PO Box 1416, London W6 9WH web: www.pitrok.co.uk Pitrok are holding a National Vegetarian Week competition where you can win a month's supply of Tofupill, the product that has changed the lives of thousands of women with unpleasant menopausal symptoms. Click here to take part in the competition.
Kendermann's Organic Wines Reh Kendermann is a family company owned by Carl and Andrea Reh, and has wineries located at Bingen and Leiwen in Germany, and one in Romania. It is considered to be Germany’s most modern and innovative winery and is the leading exporter of premium German wines worldwide. More information. Reh Kendermann is delighted to support National Vegetarian Week with a prize of three cases - that's 18 bottles - of delicious, Kendermanns Organic wine, and wishes the event every success. Click here to take part in the competition
Simtom Food products Unit 17, Merry Lees Industrial Estate, Leeside, Merry Lees, near Desford, Leicestershire LE9 9FS. Tel: 01530 230776. web:www.simtom.co.uk May 27: Look out for Simtom Vegetable curries in Asda, Hinckley Leics (and possibly in Colindale in London) as part of a vegetarian sampling promotion.
Skincare Cafe May 16 - June 5: Special offer for National Vegetarian Week! You can buy our Luxury Organic Orange and Vanilla Body Conditioning Lotion and our Organic Orange and Chamomile Bodywash for just £19.99 (usual price £26.99). Telephone orders only, call 0870 44 327 44. Please quote "Vegetarian Week Offer" when calling. All Skincare Cafe products are vegan and vegetarian approved, of plant origin and 100% free from parabens, petrochemicals and sulphates. For further product information, please visit our website: www.skincarecafe.com
The Redwood Company Redwood House, Burkitt Road, Earlstree Industrial Estate, Corby, Northants NN17 4DT. Tel: 01536 400557. www.redwoodfoods.co.uk Redwoods will be celebrating National Vegetarian Week by launching a trio of tasty new foods: Vegideli Falafel - succulent patties of subtly spiced ground chickpeas, based on a traditional recipe dating back to biblical times. Vegideli Thai Fish-style Cakes, also made with chickpeas, are delicately flavoured with lemongrass, cocnut, galangal and lime and are perfect served with sweet chilli sauce. Vegideli Lincolnshire style sausages are seasoned with herbs and spices for a traditional flavour, ready to eat, delicious hot and cold. All Redwoods products are free from animal ingredients, find them in good health food stores including Holland & Barrett.
VMM (Vegetarian Matchmakers) Tel: 0207 039 0059 web: www.veggiematchmakers.com May 24: VMM celebrate National Vegetarian Week by hosting a speed dating event. Vegetarian Matchmakers (VMM) and Xfactordates have teamed up to offer all veggies aged 23-35 a night of flirtatious fun at a speed dating event exclusively for vegetarians and vegans in the London WC2 area. The event is open to the public and costs £25. For further information please visit the VMM website. VMM are also running a photo competition to mark National Vegetarian Week. The theme is: animals, doing what they do naturally! It's open to all vegetarians and vegans in the UK, the first prize is a one-day course at the Cordon Vert Cookery School, runners-up will get free VMM membership for a month. Closing date 31st May. Please click here for details and entry form.

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