UK's most affordable vegan cities

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New List Ranks UK’s Most Affordable Vegan Cities 🏙️

• Coventry is ranked as the most affordable UK city for vegan food, with nearly a quarter of its vegan eateries considered cheap.

• Brighton, known for its vegan-friendliness, is recognized both for its affordability and quality, with 20% of its vegan options deemed affordable.

• The study, which assessed UK cities for vegan affordability, also highlighted Brighton, Wolverhampton, Edinburgh, and Leeds as top contenders, considering factors like the percentage of lower-priced plant-based food options and vegan restaurants per capita.

Lallemand Adds Garlic-Parmesan Style to Popular Engevita Range of Nutritional Yeast Flakes 🍝

• Lallemand Bio-Ingredients has launched a new Garlic-Parmesan Style Powder within its Engevita range of nutritional yeast flakes, responding to the increased demand for plant-based and flavourful food alternatives.

• Aimed at a variety of culinary uses, this powder is suitable for enhancing the taste of snacks, sauces, and ready meals with its robust, savoury flavours.

• The new product highlights Engevita's dedication to offering high-quality, nutritious vegan options, rich in protein, fibres, and vitamins, boasting shelf stability and kosher and halal certifications.

Stop Using ‘Misleading’ Ultra-Processed Label, Says New Report 🗒️

• A new report criticises the use of "ultra-processed" as misleading when describing vegan meat alternatives, arguing it detaches from nutrition science and conflicts with health and sustainability goals.

• The term "ultra-processed" is challenged for not accurately indicating the healthiness of foods, including plant-based meats, and for contributing to consumer confusion and misconceptions about food health benefits.

• Recommendations include shifting focus towards promoting plant-based foods through chef training, media, and research, aiming to enhance understanding of sustainable diets and counteract misleading health messages from the meat and dairy industries.

Copenhagen, London, and New York City Are the World’s Best Food Cities. The Common Denominator: A Booming Vegan Food Scene

• Copenhagen, London, and New York City are highlighted as the world's best food cities, with a particular emphasis on their thriving vegan food scenes.

• These cities are praised for their culinary innovation and diversity, incorporating vegan options into their gastronomic offerings.

• The report emphasizes the importance of vegan cuisine in defining a city's culinary reputation, showcasing a global trend towards plant-based eating.

Reflecting on Behavioural Nudges Could Reduce Meat Consumption

• A study at a German university cafeteria explored how behavioral nudges and reflection could influence reducing meat consumption.

• Reflecting on nudges showed a significant reduction in meat demand by up to 7%, although the effects were short-term, reverting once interventions stopped.

• The study suggests combining nudges with reflection on choices can promote more sustainable eating habits temporarily.

This realistic vegan beef flank steak is finally available to cook at home

• Grubby collaborates with Redefine Meat, offering an exclusive vegan Beef Flank steak recipe kit for home cooking, available from 9th February to 22nd March.

• The initiative allows consumers to prepare a premium vegan beef flank steak at home, previously only served in top UK restaurants.

• This partnership underlines both companies' dedication to ethical and sustainable plant-based food practices, adding innovative textures and flavours to Grubby's plant-based meal kit range.

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My mum came to visit this week and brought this ‘Tofoo Shin Ragu’ with her made from a recipe spotted on Instagram. Made with grated extra firm tofu, walnuts and mushrooms, It’s a delicious, protein packed and filling meal. The combination of textures between the tofu, mushroom and crunch of walnuts worked really well and had me going back for seconds!

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