Vegan

Humpit Hummus to triple its estate in five years

11-Feb-2020 By James McAllister

Hummus and pita bar concept Humpit is planning to open a further 30 sites across the UK and beyond in the next five years.

Five Guys considers vegan option

10-Feb-2020 By Georgia Cronin

Five Guys is “actively looking at” including a vegan option in its offering, CEO John Eckbert has said.

Flower Burger planning UK roll out

10-Feb-2020 By James McAllister

A Milan-based vegan burger chain has signed a master franchise agreement to bring the brand to the UK with a view to opening more than 40 sites.

King Cook to build CookDaily franchise model following restaurant closure

05-Feb-2020 By James McAllister

CookDaily has closed its bricks and mortar restaurant in London Fields, with its founder saying he now plans to create a franchise-ready model for the vegan concept.

Purezza aiming to triple in size in 2020

04-Feb-2020 By James McAllister

Vegan pizza restaurant Purezza is looking to triple the size of its estate this year.

Vurger Co secures £1.4m investment to expand

03-Feb-2020 By Sophie Witts

Vegan burger brand The Vurger Co is to open its first restaurant outside London after securing a £1.4m investment.

Dirty Bones to grow plant-based offering following launch of first Dirty Vegan site

03-Feb-2020 By James McAllister

New York-inspired restaurant group Dirty Bones is to broaden its Dirty Vegan spinoff by converting its Soho site to the concept every Monday from next week (10 February).

Let them eat veg: the rise of plant-based cuisine

20-Jan-2020 By Restaurant magazine

Restaurant and Reynolds hosted a discussion on the rise of plant-based cuisine and how the industry is evolving to cater for customers who want to eat fewer animal products

Temple of Seitan partners with BrewDog to serve vegan fast food across the UK

14-Jan-2020 By James McAllister

London-based vegan fast food brand Temple of Seitan has signed a deal to serve elements of its menu in BrewDog bars across the UK from today (14 January).

Latest opening: Kindling

10-Jan-2020 By Joe Lutrario

The former owners of Food for Friends have opened a new Brighton restaurant that serves food that’s ‘kind to the environment and good for the soul’.

McDonald's to launch ‘fully vegan’ meal

11-Dec-2019 By James McAllister

McDonald's is to introduce a Veggie Dippers option onto its UK menus in the new year in what’s being dubbed the fast food chain’s first ‘fully vegan’ meal.

SpiceBox launches crowdfund to fire up expansion

07-Oct-2019 By Sophie Witts

Vegan curry house SpiceBox has launched a crowdfunding campaign to support its expansion outside London.

Biff’s Kitchen signs foodservice partnership with Punch

17-Sep-2019 By James McAllister

Vegan fast food brand Biff’s Kitchen has partnered with pub operator Punch to serve its jackfruit-based ‘junk’ food across the group’s nationwide portfolio.

KFC abandons plans to introduce baked products after poor sales

13-Sep-2019 By James McAllister

KFC has abandoned attempts to encourage people to eat healthier by introducing baked products onto its menus because of poor sales and ‘grief’ from customers.

Vegan takeaway orders quadruple over past two years

28-Aug-2019 By Sophie Witts

The rising demand for plant-based meals has seen orders of takeaway vegan food more than quadruple over the last two years.

Vegan-focused café and restaurant concept to open in London

13-Aug-2019 By James McAllister

A restaurant that claims to ‘reimagine plant-based dining to cater to all’ is to launch as part of a new lifestyle concept store opening at London’s Embassy Gardens next month (9 September).

UK's largest vegan restaurant to open second site, in Brighton

29-Jul-2019 By Stefan Chomka

The UK’s largest vegan restaurant, Erpingham House, is launching a crowdfunding bid next month to open a second site, in Brighton.

Neil Rankin to take on "heavily processed" vegan burgers

11-Jul-2019 By Joe Lutrario

Temper chef Neil Rankin is to launch a vegan burger restaurant that will provide an alternative to the "heavily processed" meat substitutes that most in the space are using.

By Chloe to open two new sites in London this summer

22-May-2019 By James McAllister

US-founded plant-based brand By Chloe has confirmed it is to open its third London site next month in Oxford Circus.

ProVeg to challenge EU's 'veggie burger' ban

13-May-2019 By James McAllister

Campaign group ProVeg International is to challenge the EU’s proposed ban on using names such as ‘burger’ and ‘sausage’ to describe plant-based foods.

Bun fight: how the burger market is responding to intense competition

09-May-2019 By Joe Lutrario

Competition in the premium burger space is at an all-time high. Some are concentrating on getting the basics right, while others are expanding menus with novelty items.

Olivier Blanc and Pascal Gerrard to launch StreetCube concept

25-Apr-2019 By James McAllister

Olivier Blanc, son of chef Raymond Blanc, is partnering with chef Pascal Gerrard to launch a ‘revolutionary’ sustainability-focused street dining concept.

The Lowdown: The Impossible Whopper

05-Apr-2019 By James McAllister

Burger King is jumping on the meat-free bandwagon, piloting a plant-based version of its signature Whopper sandwich in the US.

National Steak Day founder: "The meat industry is under siege"

05-Apr-2019 By James McAllister

Meat-focused restaurants are under siege from the growing presence of animal rights activists, according to a leading steakhouse operator.

Gizzi Erskine's F!lth pops up in Shoreditch

04-Jan-2019 By Stefan Chomka

Gizzi Erskine and Rosemary Ferguson have launched a three-month residency of their vegetarian burger concept F!lth, in London’s Shoreditch.

The Lowdown: Speciesism

06-Dec-2018 By Stefan Chomka

An animal rights campaigner has hit out at the use of ‘anti-animal’ language in today’s society.

The Vurger Co: 'how we proved the vegan doubters wrong'

23-Nov-2018 By Finn Scott-Delany

The Vurger Co co-founders Rachel Hugh and Neil Potts on building a loyal following, proving the vegan doubters wrong, and navigating an unfamiliar industry

CookDaily is back in east London a month after announcing closure

31-Oct-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Recently-closed vegan restaurant CookDaily has moved into the site previously occupied by another plant-based restaurant in London Fields.

Loui Blake chooses Fitzrovia to launch his second vegan restaurant

29-Oct-2018 By Georgia Bronte

The vegan influencer behind a Norwich vegan restaurant and members club will open his debut London restaurant next month.

Dreaming of a green Christmas: how restaurants can help vegans get festive

24-Oct-2018 By Georgia Bronte

The rise of diners following a plant-based diet means that vegans can no longer be left out in the cold come the festive season

Stem + Glory settles on City site for London debut

23-Oct-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Plant-based Cambridge restaurant group Stem + Glory will launch its first restaurant in London having successfully crowdfunded £350,000 through Crowdcube.

Ask the experts

Six ways for restaurants to elevate their plant-based offer

22-Oct-2018 By Louise Palmer-Masterton

Long-time vegan and restaurateur Louise Palmer-Masterton founded plant-based Stem + Glory in 2016, and has since completed two successful crowdfunds to grow the company to three sites. The Cambridge restaurateur shares her tips on how operators can improve...