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How popular is Veganuary in the UK this year
News / Vegan Lifestyle

How popular is Veganuary in the UK this year

Elena Daniilidouby Elena DaniilidouJanuary 7, 2021January 7, 2021

It is only one week into January, but the Veganuary campaign and more than 500,000 people have already signed-up for the 31-day vegan challenge in …

New organic, vegan and gluten-free superfoods just launched in the UK
News / Vegan Lifestyle

New organic, vegan and gluten-free superfoods just launched in the UK

Elena Daniilidouby Elena DaniilidouDecember 23, 2020December 23, 2020

Daniele Siro, founder and CEO of Pasta Plant, has one goal, to make ‘Italian food truly healthy.’ With a long history of pasta-making tradition behind …

Find out the winners of the VegfestUK 2020 Awards
News / Vegan Lifestyle

Find out the winners of the VegfestUK 2020 Awards

Elena Daniilidouby Elena DaniilidouDecember 13, 2020December 31, 2020

VegfestUK organisers have been a host of almost forty vegan festivals in twenty years, and this year due to the Covid19 restrictions, they have taken …

New online events for the vegan community hit the calendar
Events / News / Vegan Lifestyle

New online events for the vegan community hit the calendar

Elena Daniilidouby Elena DaniilidouOctober 17, 2020December 29, 2020

The organisers of the VegfestUK take their events digital and offer them for FREE as the restrictions due to Covid19 toughen. VegfestUK is amongst the …

Asda pioneers in adopting dedicated vegan aisle in 359 shops and launching more than a hundred new product lines
News / Vegan Lifestyle

Asda pioneers in adopting dedicated vegan aisle in 359 shops and launching more than a hundred new product lines

Elena Daniilidouby Elena DaniilidouOctober 2, 2020December 27, 2020

The results from research contacted for Asda by Claro this January show that seventeen percent of UK households have reduced their meat intake or are …

Tesco sets target for 300% increase in sales of plant-based meat alternatives by 2025 to halve the environmental impact of the average UK shopping basket
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Tesco sets target for 300% increase in sales of plant-based meat alternatives by 2025 to halve the environmental impact of the average UK shopping basket

Elena Daniilidouby Elena DaniilidouSeptember 29, 2020December 27, 2020

The retailer has committed to a 300% increase in its sales of meat alternatives by 2025*, alongside a wider set of sustainability measures which it …

New stylish sunglasses made from up-cycled denim
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New stylish sunglasses made from up-cycled denim

Elena Daniilidouby Elena DaniilidouMarch 2, 2020March 8, 2020

After eight years and 436 prototypes, an inventor from Cornwall England has perfected his technique of up-cycling denim waste into luxury sunglasses. In a world …

Fighting fatbergs and hidden plastics: Unblocktober, the world’s first month-long national campaign to improve the health of our watercourses
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Fighting fatbergs and hidden plastics: Unblocktober, the world’s first month-long national campaign to improve the health of our watercourses

Elena Daniilidouby Elena DaniilidouOctober 18, 2019October 23, 2019

Do you want to help reduce the amount of plastic entering our seas and rivers? Well, it’s easier than you think. Unblocktober is the world’s …

Small UK retail businesses revenue drops as shoppers avoid plastic packaging
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Small UK retail businesses revenue drops as shoppers avoid plastic packaging

Elena Daniilidouby Elena DaniilidouOctober 1, 2019October 7, 2019

Consumers vote with their money and the proof of that is in the results of a new research* from Paymentsense. It reveals that over half (54%) …

New reusable Christmas gift wrap made from 100% waste plastic bottles
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New reusable Christmas gift wrap made from 100% waste plastic bottles

Elena Daniilidouby Elena DaniilidouSeptember 28, 2019March 4, 2020

Wrag Wrap is a Devon based company owned by two women Nicky and Louise who aim to revolutionize the gift wrapping market! In a bid …

National poll reveals Britons are unaware that buying preloved or second-hand furniture is greener than buying new
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National poll reveals Britons are unaware that buying preloved or second-hand furniture is greener than buying new

Elena Daniilidouby Elena DaniilidouSeptember 26, 2019October 7, 2019

With the UK on an ambitious path towards net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, a survey from online auction marketplace Auction Technology Group (ATG) has revealed …

VegfestUK returns to Olympia West on October 26th – 27th 2019
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VegfestUK returns to Olympia West on October 26th – 27th 2019

Elena Daniilidouby Elena DaniilidouSeptember 17, 2019August 22, 2020

One of the UK’s biggest annual vegan festivals – VegfestUK – makes its return to Olympia London. With around 370 stalls including many new vegan …

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