Resources for caterers

The Vegetarian Society has a wealth of information to help you and your business cater for vegetarians. We are an educational charity and are here to help.  

The Vegetarian Society Cookery School

Established in 1982 this unique school based at Parkdale, the home of vegetarianism, is a must for any chef wanting to attract vegetarians through their doors. With an extensive recipe collection, possibly the worlds largest collection of vegetarian cookery books, purpose designed inspiration days and the Cordon Vert Diploma, why would you you learn vegetarian cuisine from anybody else?

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Information & recipe booklets 

We produce a number of booklets and posters that may be of interest to you. All are available to order free of charge within the UK.

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If you're catering for older vegetarians or vegans, Vegetarian for Life may be able to help.

The recipe collection 

As the oldest vegetarian organisation in the world, we’ve been working on our vegetarian recipe collection for some time now. If you need some ideas or inspiration for vegetarian cooking - both sweet and savoury - this is the best place to be.

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Vegetarian Society Approved Trademarks

The Vegetarian Society Approved vegetarian and vegan trademarks are licensed to those products that meet our strict criteria, which means they provide real confidence to the consumer.

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Food & Drink Guild

Join the Vegetarian Society's influential Food & Drink Guild, widely recoginised as the best way to display your vegetarian and/or vegan credentials. This is the caterers' version of our Vegetarian Society Approved vegetarian and vegan trademarks.

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Fact sheets

Our research and information team make sure we get you the facts.  Make sure you check out the following:

Alcohol

Cheese

E Numbers   

Veggie Aware A-Z