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This Valentine’s Day love your food and canoodle with noodles!
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09 February 2015
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This Valentine’s Day love your food – canoodle with noodles, tempt yourself with tarts and find pleasure in little pots of love......... read more
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Meet KIN 2015 - a kinder way of living - a thought provoking event!
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28 January 2015
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The Vegetarian Society is pleased to announce a brand new event: KIN 2015. On July 11 2015, speakers from around the world will gather......read more
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Celebrate Burns night - Sunday 25 January. Not so offal mini veggie haggis.
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21 January 2015
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No traditional Burns Night menu would be complete without the haggis but now you can cut out the ‘yuk’ factor with your own veggie haggis! Packed with the wholesome goodness of oats and deliciously spiced for a traditional taste, there’s definitely nothing offal about this recipe.
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Five festive feasting tips - keep all your guests happy!
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16 December 2014
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Christmas celebrations bring family and friends together for festive food but keeping all your guests happy at Christmas can be tricky. Read full story...
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Meet KIN 2015 - a kinder way of living a new event!
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11 December 2014
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The Vegetarian Society is pleased to announce a brand new event: KIN 2015. Scheduled for 11 July 2015, KIN will bring together speakers from around the world to Manchester to take part in this thought-provoking event ...read more here
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Are your customers falling out of love with meat this Christmas?
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04 December 2014
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With Christmas approaching around 20% of the population could be considering a meat free Christmas! This news prompted us to contact catering press to ask "Will your customers be happy with your menu? " Read the full news release here
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Nothing But are headline sponsor of National Vegetarian Week 2015
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18 November 2014
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The Vegetarian Society is pleased to announce “Nothing But” - a brand of the Premium Snack Company - as the headline sponsor of National Vegetarian Week 2015. Commenting on the announcement....read more here
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Halloween - treats without the tricks
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28 October 2014
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It’s dark and spooky, the pumpkins are carved, cobwebs in place and frightful happenings are on the cards – it’s time for a Halloween party. Disgust your friends and family with sumptuous slimy snails and scare your taste buds with a black widow cake. For more on this
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Foie gras - in the news
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21 October 2014
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Today Vanessa Feltz's show on BBC Radio London is discussing a butcher's shop in Primrose Hill which is importing foie gras pate from France. Our Chief Executive Lynne Elliot is appearing on the show to discuss this issue...... For more info and alternative recipes click here
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Climate Summit 2014 - Why food choice matters
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22 September 2014
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The UN Climate Summit takes place this week in New York where world leaders will debate one of the biggest challenges ever to face the planet.There is a lot on the agenda. While for world leaders global energy use and fossil fuels might be a big issue when it comes to climate change, as individuals, one of the best things to consider is our food. Read full news item
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Latest diploma students from the Vegetarian Society’s cookery school
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12 September 2014
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The Vegetarian Society’s cookery school Cordon Vert is pleased to announce the two latest graduates from the Cordon Vert Professional Chef’s Diploma programme as Gavin Kellett from Surrey and Jackie Phillips from Kent. Read the full news item
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Study says global consumption of meat needs to fall.
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03 September 2014
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Research from Cambridge and Aberdeen universities says that global consumption of meat
needs to fall - to ensure demand for food can be ..... Read the full release here
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Vegetarian Society – response to BBC2 Horizon programme.
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19 August 2014
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The BBC2 programme entitled “Horizon: Should I eat meat?” shown on Monday 18 August 2014, has sparked quite a debate on social media and in the press – and has evoked comments from people with a variety of viewpoints. Read the full response
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Should I eat meat? The Big Health Dilemma
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18 August 2014
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Tonight the BBC’s Horizon programme is asking the question ‘Should I eat meat? – The Big Health Dilemma.’ The Horizon programme’s pre publicity says that in the first episode Dr Michael Mosley seeks to establish the truth about meat. Are those barbecue favourites like burgers and sausages really that bad? Should we all go vegetarian instead? Ahead of the programme the Vegetarian Society was invited onto several regional BBC radio stations to discuss how a well-balanced vegetarian diet is kind to the planet, your health and animals. Read the full release here.
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World War 1-The Vegetarian Messenger's editorial on the outbreak of war
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08 August 2014
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The outbreak of war on 4 August 1914 was commented on in the September issue of the Vegetarian Society's magazine The Vegetarian Messenger and Health Review. To mark the centenary ....... Read full news story
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Special offer for a tasty September
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08 August 2014
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Back to school? Forget the uniform – grab an apron! The Vegetarian Society’s Cordon Vert cookery school in Cheshire have a special offer for a tasty September. To soften the blow of the end of the holidays, Cordon Vert are giving you the opportunity to increase your cookery skills, recipe ...... Read full news story
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Top five al fresco favourites
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30 July 2014
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Eating outside can bring its own pleasures. When the sun shines grab a blanket, a cool drink, something tasty and head to the hills, ..... Read the full news story
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Beef ten times the damage
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22 July 2014
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Further evidence of the damage beef production is doing to the environment was revealed yesterday. ... Read the full news story
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No sirloin for Sir Richard
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10 July 2014
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Yesterday Sir Richard Branson announced in his blog that he had given up beef, adding that “Eating less red meat can be healthier, better for the environment and – surprisingly to me – really easy to do so.” His blog also asked ..... Read the full news story
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National Vegetarian Week 2015 dates announced
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09 July 2014
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National Vegetarian Week 2015 is from Monday 18 to Sunday 24 May. Keep up to date with news of the week through www.nationalvegetarianweek.org Now in its twenty-third year this celebration of all things veggie is a great time to ....
Read the full news story..
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Turn the heat up - top ten BBQ tips
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08 July 2014
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It doesn’t matter whether the skies are blue or grey, the UK has caught the barbecue bug and veggies are no different than the rest of the population. So if you are hosting an outdoor food extravaganza it’s best to be prepared....... Read the press release
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Vegetarians have helped to change school meals for the better
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02 July 2014
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Earlier in 2014 the government asked for feedback on the proposed School Meals Plan. The Vegetarian Society sent official feedback and encouraged parents and members to do the same. Now, following ... Read the press release
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Put your chef hat on with Quorn and the Cordon Vert Cookery School – winners announced.
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01 July 2014
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To mark National Vegetarian Week Quorn UK ran a Facebook competition giving customers the chance to win a day’s cookery experience at the Vegetarian Society’s Cordon Vert cookery school in Altrincham. Read the press release
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Cordon Vert goes one better than the World Cup - Knockout food created by chefs from Brazil, the Netherlands and England!
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30 June 2014
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Brazil, Netherlands and England all had representatives at the Cordon Vert cookery school this week. This was no footy match but chefs getting some top training in catering and developing knockout menus for their meat free customers. Read the press release
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Rabbits are not the only animals...
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19 June 2014
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Award-winning writer, Jeanette Winterson, has received a backlash from the social media community this week by posting images of a rabbit she caught, killed and cooked.
Read the press release
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Cordon Vert Chef of the Future 2014 is Gavin Kellett
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21 May 2014
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The Vegetarian Society’s cookery school, Cordon Vert, is pleased to announce that the winner of the Chef of the Future 2014 competition is Gavin Kellett, Head Chef at the Manor House, Godalming. Read the press release
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Nearly half of British public would rather go veggie for the week!
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16 May 2014
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If you were asked to go meat free for a week could you do it? What would you miss? Would you rather do something else instead?
Read the press release
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Meet Matt, he's a cat man! Everymealcounts.org
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12 May 2014
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Meet Matt, Winnie and Alan. Matt’s a cat man, Winnie loves her granddaughter and having adventures, and Alan wishes he loved his waistline a little more! These three are the lead characters in the Vegetarian Society’s brand new set of films called ‘Every Meal Counts’. Read the press release
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Free veggie recipe app launched for National Vegetarian Week 2014
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01 May 2014
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If you like to browse your recipes on the move, then you need the Vegetarian Society’s free recipe app, launched just in time for National Vegetarian Week 19-25 May 2014. Read the press release
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