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Products & Launches

Yet Another Vegan Launch From Greggs, the Tandoori Chicken-Free Flatbread

Just two days ago we reported on the consistent vegan launches from UK bakery chain Greggs after the business reported sales increases of 17% for the first quarter of 2023, and looked back at its vegan story which began with the famous sausage roll in 2019. Today, the ever-divisive Daily Mail reports that Greggs is to introduce three new products including a Vegan Tandoori Chicken-Free Flatbread. The Mail says that the new product comes with cucumber, salad, vegan tandoori mayonnaise, and mango chutney. Then, predictably, goes on to attempt to show this as a bad thing by listing some comments from Twitter. As we know, such products are not only good for people and the planet, let alone the animals, but also have provided an …

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Meat- and Fish Alternatives

The Vegan Sausage Roll Phenomenon, How it Changed the Game For Greggs, and Who Followed

Greggs today reports a 17% increase in total sales for Q1 2023 compared to the same period last year, stating that its discount offerings, including vegan products such as the Mexican Chicken-Free Bake launched just last month, are set to maintain the sales growth across the rest of the year. This year so far has seen the introduction of several vegan sausage roll products, including a new SKU from Gosh! which launches into Tesco on the 29th of this month as described below. But the OG was, of course, the Quorn-filled roll from Greggs back in 2019, which famously sent sales soaring above £1bn for the first time for the company, whose market value rose to over £2bn, thanks in part to a flurry of …

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Products & Launches

Greggs Launches Vegan Mexican Bake Featuring THIS Chick*n Pieces

UK bakery chain Greggs has launched a new limited edition vegan option, the Mexican Chicken-Free Bake, with the chicken-style pieces produced by alt meat brand THIS, which also worked with the bakery chain for the Vegan Turkey and Stuffing Baguette. According to the chain, the bake consists of “chicken-free pieces, mixed vegetables and Mexican style tomato sauce, packed into a deliciously crispy pastry case topped with a cheese-flavour crumb”. Customers can now find the new bake at Greggs stores across the UK; however, it is not clear how long it will be available. Customers demand vegan options Greggs launched its first vegan option — a sausage roll — in 2019. The new offering was so successful that the chain’s profits skyrocketed, leading it to develop …

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Retail & E-Commerce

Greggs Partners With THIS to Launch Vegan Turkey and Stuffing Baguette

UK bakery chain Greggs has joined forces with alt meat brand THIS to launch a vegan turkey and stuffing baguette for the festive season. The baguette contains plant-based turkey goujons with a sage and onion crust, along with vegan gravy and cranberry sauce. Available at all 2,200 Greggs locations, it is the chain’s second partnership with THIS, after the two brands began offering a vegan southern fried chicken baguette earlier this year. Another plant-based Christmas option on the menu at Greggs is the vegan festive bake, first offered in 2021. The puff pastry bake contains Quorn mycoprotein pieces, sage and onion stuffing balls, vegan bacon crumb, and sage and cranberry sauce. Greggs has been working to expand its vegan range since 2019, when the chain’s …

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Greggs vegan southern fried chicken Baguette

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Products & Launches

Greggs Launches Vegan Southern Fried Chicken Baguette & Bean and CheeZe Toastie

UK bakery chain Greggs has launched two new plant-based options — the Vegan Southern Fried Chicken Baguette and the Bean and CheeZe Toastie. The first option is a meatless version of one of Greggs’ classic sandwiches. It features a crunchy baguette with plant-based chicken goujons, vegan cheddar slices, red onion, and chipotle sauce. The toastie is a simple sandwich containing baked beans and grated vegan cheese. Additionally, the chicken-free goujons featured in the baguette will be available as a separate menu option from September 15. They consist of plant-based chicken pieces coated in spiced southern-fried breadcrumbs. Vegan options by Greggs Greggs launched its first vegan option — a sausage roll — in 2019. The product was a huge success, helping the chain’s previously stagnant sales …

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Sustainability / Environment

UK Bakery Chain Greggs Opens Eco-Shop to Trial Sustainability Initiatives

British high-street bakery chain Greggs has opened an Eco-Shop in Great Billing, Northampton, to test out new sustainability solutions. Technologies currently being trialled at the store include environmentally friendly ovens, air-assisted toilets, heat pump air curtains, and more. Those that prove successful will be rolled out at other Greggs stores nationwide. The new store is part of the Greggs Pledge, a set of ten ethical and sustainable commitments made by the company. The sixth commitment relates to opening “shops of the future” and incorporating sustainable solutions into 250 existing stores by the end of the year. Through better waste management and reducing energy and water usage, Greggs aims to become carbon neutral and install Eco-Shop elements at a quarter of its stores. Plant-based at Greggs …

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Beverages

Greggs to Give Away Thousands of Vegan Festive Bakes and Hot Drinks

British high-street bakery chain Greggs has announced it will be giving away free Vegan Festive Bakes throughout the month of December. A total of 50,000 Festive Bakes — both vegan and non-vegan — will be given away to customers who download the free Greggs app. This giveaway is in addition to the existing offer of a free hot drink for each download. Drinks from the festive menu, including Mint Mocha, Mint Hot Chocolate, and Salted Caramel Latte, are included. Greggs’ Vegan Festive Bakes are a new launch, containing Quorn mycoprotein pieces, sage and onion stuffing balls, vegan bacon crumb, and sage and cranberry sauce. The filling is wrapped in the chain’s signature puff pastry. Once customers have downloaded the Greggs app, they will receive other …

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Interviews

Quorn Foods: “We Are Expecting the Category to Recharge and Rebuild This Year”

Launched in 1985, Quorn Foods is one of the UK’s oldest and most successful meat alternative brands. The company was the first to recognise the potential of mycoprotein, a form of single-cell protein derived from fungi, as a healthier and more sustainable protein source. Quorn products are now available in 14 countries, for both retail and food service. In 2023, Quorn’s parent company, Marlow Foods, created an ingredients division to make its mycoprotein available to other brands. Later in the year, the company’s food service unit was rebranded to QuornPro, with the aim of giving the unit its own values and mission. Quorn already has highly successful food service partnerships with major chains such as KFC, Greggs, JD Wetherspoon, and more. We spoke to Marco …

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MYCO, Producer of Mushroom Protein Hooba, Appoints David Wood of VBites as New CEO Ahead of Expansion

Yorkshire, England-based MYCO, producer of a mushroom protein called Hooba, has appointed David Wood — most recently MD of VBites which sadly called in administrators last week — as new CEO as it enters its next stage of growth predicted to create 70 jobs in the region over the next three years. In his new role, Wood will oversee the launch of MYCO’s new sustainable food strategy at a new 20,000sq foot purpose-built site in North Yorkshire as the company ramps up production. “I’m thrilled to be joining MYCO, especially at such an exciting time in the company’s expansion,” comments Woods. Hooba indistinguishable from meat in taste tests Founded in 2016, the company was originally Hooba in its early iteration and now MYCO Holdings, specialising …

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Investments & Finance

Monde Nissim CEO Provides Financial Support to Quorn from Family Fortune, Confident Growth Will Return

Henry Soesanto, CEO and major shareholder of Monde Nissim Corp., has announced he is to provide financial support for its alternative meat company Quorn via MNSG Holdings, a family business.  In April, Monde Nissin took an impairment charge of over $350 million on Quorn (acquired in 2015) due to the plant-based industry’s headwinds in the UK and globally. Now, Soesanto has pledged to backstop new impairment losses by backing the Quorn with his family’s fortune for the next ten years. The meat-free market is encountering challenges, due to macroeconomic conditions affecting Europe and the USA. However, it is reasonable to assume that growth will come back, he told Inquire.Net.  The news comes only months after Marlow Foods, the parent company of Quorn, launched its ingredients …

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British plant-based meat brand Squeaky Bean launches its first-ever fish alternatives

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Food & Beverage

PETA UK Names Winners of Vegan Food Awards 2023

Animal rights organisation PETA UK has revealed the winners of its Vegan Food Awards for 2023. This year’s awards feature 21 categories, recognising the following products and companies. Best Vegan Milk: Marks & Spencer Chilled British Oat Drink. This new product by M&S is one of the first plant-based milks to be sold in the same bottles as conventional cow’s milk. Best Vegan Chicken: VFC Chick*n Stompers. VFC previously won this award for its original plant-based chicken range in 2021, and has taken the top spot again with a new option for kids. Best Vegan Burger: THIS Isn’t Beef Burgers. Newly reformulated, these burgers contain 30% less saturated fat than beef and have a much lower carbon footprint. Best Vegan Meat: Redefine Meat Beef Flank. …

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Quorn Foodservice Business Unit announces new brand identity

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Company News

Quorn Foodservice Business Unit Reveals New Brand Identity

Quorn’s Foodservice Business Unit has announced an “extensive repositioning exercise” and new brand identity. The unit will now be known as QuornPro, as the brand works to position itself as an ideal protein solution for food service customers. The change comes in response to research which suggested that the unit would benefit from having its own values and mission, complementing Quorn’s retail division. According to the brand, the unit has already gone beyond selling frozen food and is now helping chefs at food service outlets to offer sustainable alt meat solutions. Quorn says it aims to be “the best protein on the planet”, becoming more than a classic meat alternative. Starting this month, the rebrand will roll out across the UK and the EU, with …

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Fairs & Events

Major Companies Including Kraft Heinz & Nestlé Register for Plant Based World Expo Europe

Less than a month after registration opened for Plant Based World Expo Europe, the organisers have revealed a list of notable companies who have already signed up. The companies include: ISS — Hospitality and catering facilities management. Sodexo — Catering giant working to make a third of the meals it sells plant-based by 2025. Spar — Supermarket offering a range of vegan options. Pilgrims Food Masters — Owner of brands such as Richmond and Fridge Raiders. Culinor Food Group — Produces fresh meals for retail and food service. Sysco — Wholesale restaurant food distributor. Bella Italia — Italian restaurant chain offering several vegan dishes. Greggs — Bakery chain famous for its vegan sausage rolls. Avondale Foods — A leading UK food manufacturer. Green Cuisine (owned …

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Ingredients

Quorn Parent Company Marlow Foods Creates Ingredients Division, Making Mycoprotein Available to Manufacturers

Marlow Foods, the parent company of leading UK  brand Quorn, is set to make its hero ingredient mycoprotein available to other food and beverage manufacturers. Derived from fungi, mycoprotein is rich in protein and fiber and low in saturated fat. Studies indicate that it can boost healthy gut bacteria, along with reducing the intestinal genotoxins that cause bowel cancer. The ingredient also uses 90% less land and water than beef, while generating 98% fewer carbon emissions. After producing mycoprotein for over 40 years, Marlow has created a new division called Marlow Ingredients to make the protein available to other producers. The ingredient will initially launch in Europe, before expanding further afield. The move is part of the company’s mission to become a net-positive business by …

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Society

Study Reveals Impact of Veganuary in UK and Netherlands

Marketing research firm Toluna surveyed consumers in the Netherlands and the UK on the impact of Veganuary on their diets in 2023. To find out just how much the trend has caught on, the Toluna Germany team conducted a survey of Veganuary participants in the UK and the Netherlands for the second year running. The results of the survey, which was conducted among consumers on 21 and 22 January, show that the consumption of vegan food continues to rise. Participation and overall impact In the 2022 Toluna Veganuary study, an increase in popularity was noted compared to 2021. However, this figure stagnated in 2023. In the UK, 54% of consumers said they were thinking about participating in the Veganuary – similar to the 55% who …

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