September 2003
Nominations for The Vegetarian Society Awards 2003
The Vegetarian Society
is pleased to announce the shortlist for this year’s Vegetarian
Society Awards.
The prestigious
Vegetarian Society Awards, sponsored this year by vertese™,
are known and respected by both consumers and the food trade. Being put
forward for such an Award by members of the public is an accolade in
itself, as Vegetarian Society Chief Executive Tina Fox says:
“The Awards
aim to showcase outstanding food, service and integrity in the vegetarian
marketplace.
The public nomination process was designed
to reflect the views of the consumer so to be nominated really is something
to celebrate.”
The nominees now
face a rigorous judging panel made up of food experts and mystery diners
whose final
selection will be announced at the Awards
ceremony which takes place at London’s Magic Circle on Thursday
30th October.
The Nominations for each category are:
Best Vegetarian
Café or
Restaurant:
Plant Restaurant, London
Quince & Medlar, Cockermouth, Cumbria
Pintos, Lochgiliphead, Argyll
The Greenery, London
V2GO, Manchester
Rainbow, Cambridge
Manna, London
Best Vegetarian
Provision in an Omnivorous Café or Restaurant
Arisaig Restaurant, Glasgow
Pizza Express
Zumbar, Manchester
Bluecoat Café, Liverpool
Best Retailer for Vegetarian Products
Veganstore
Fresh & Wild
Tesco
Sainsbury’s
Holland & Barrett
Best Vegetarian Ready Meal
Dalepak Indian Vegetable Escalopes
Linda McCartney Deep Country Pies
Quorn Garlic & Herb Fillets
Marks & Spencer Vegetable Moussaka
Get Real! Ambledown Pies
Best Meat or Fish Substitute
Cauldron Foods Lincolnshire-style Sausages
Redwood Foods Making Waves Fish-Style Fingers
Quorn Bacon Flavour Deli Slices
Realeat Vege-mince
Quorn Pieces
Best Vegetarian Wine or Beer
Grolsch
Becks
Caledonian Brewery Golden Promise
Hoegaarden
Hardy’s Varietal Range Merlot
Carl Jung Brut Champagne
(Im)Perfect World Award (Products
that could be vegetarian but – infuriatingly - aren’t!)
Haribo Sweets
Marshmallows
Walkers Cheese & Onion Crisps
Muller Lite Yoghurts
Bassett’s Jelly Babies
Notes for editors
- For more information about the Awards, and quotes from the nominees,
please contact Kerry Bennett, Press Officer T. 0161 925 2012, E. kerry@vegsoc.org.
Out of office hours call 07973 108 165 or visit www.vegsoc.org
- Thanks to vertese™, Sponsors of The Vegetarian Society Awards
2003. For more information about vertese™ your gelatin-free choice
for vitamin and mineral supplements,please contact:
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Bloomsbury Communications
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Press
Officer press@vegsoc.org
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