One of the lovely things about running the Viva! Incredible Veggie Roadshows is the opportunity to introduce the wonderful world of vegan goodies to a new audience. It really does open people’s eyes when they get to try luscious chocolate, cheeses, sausages – tons of stuff – that are 100 per cent animal-free. Our publications, campaigns and talks explain why it’s important to go vegan or veggie – the food gives you the practical means to try a cruelty-free diet.
Chocolate is a particular stumbling block for wannabe or new vegans. Many of you will have heard about our expose of Cadbury’s dairy farms and have discovered the brutality behind all dairy farming.
But giving up dairy doesn’t mean giving up your favourite treats. Many supermarkets sell dairy-free milk and dark chocolate now. Look on the Milk Myths link for info about chocolate and other goodies, including the range stocked by Viva!’s own shop!
So we decided to make it easier for VRC visitors to find other vegan goodies too! Below are links to all the companies we use – many of whom have given us generous food donations to enable us to run the Roadshows. It's not an exhaustive list but it's a pretty good start! You may recognise some but there are plenty of new ones here too. Click on the links to get to each company’s website – from there you can find stockists in your area. If not, you can order from them direct or from one of the on-line stores we list at the end. If we've missed out on one of your favourite companies, let us know and we'll do our best to sort it.
We include both food manufacturers and also on-line stores. If you live in a big city there are excellent independent health food shops such as Unicorn in Manchester; Infinity in Brighton; Harvest in Bath; Harvest and Scoopaway in Bristol; Grass Roots in Glasgow etc etc - they sell many of the products from the companies listed below.
Mainstream outlets are the only option to many of you but supermarkets and health food shop chains like Holland & Barrett and Julian Graves are improving rapidly. However, there are some goodies that they just haven’t got their heads round yet!
Clearspring are the UK's dedicated Oriental and Macrobiotic food producers. Quality soya sauces, tofu, miso, noodles and more - pure artisan products!
Fry's - for some of the best Veggie Sausages, Burgers, Poloni and much much more
Goodlife recently made their entire savoury meals range vegan, hooray!
Impulse are a well-established producer of high quality, tasty and versatile tempeh and tempeh rashers. Check out their link for recipes - and on our site too!
Merchant Gourmet - not a dedicated vegan company but their range of pulses and couscous in ready-to-eat pouches; sundried tomatoes and other gourmet goodies is hard to beat
Meridian Foods are the business when it comes to cooking sauces, yummy nut butters and more
Montezuma is a quality chocolate company with a big vegan range
Plamil - soya milk, mayo, chocolate - a dedicated vegan company and one of the first. We salute you!
Provamel fine quality soya milk, yoghurt, desserts - and lots more. One of the originals and best.
Redwood for a huge range of vegan-friendly foods: cold cuts, sausages, cheeses and much much more
Sheese sell a great variety of vegan hard and soft cheeses
Suma is one of the UK's longest established veggie and vegan wholefood suppliers whose commitment to ethics and quality shows. Find their products wholesale or from good health food shops and some supermarkets
Tofutti - for vegan-licious cream cheese in a variety of flavours and plenty more...
Vegusto - the new kid on the (vegan cheese) block. They sell a fantastic range of cheeses, cold cuts, other faux meat products - and more. All vegan, too.
Windmill Organics : a veggie company that is home to Taifun tofu; Biona and all sorts of other superb vegan products
Online Stores
Alternative Stores - for lots of veg*n goodies - footwear, clothing, food....
Goodness Direct - not 100% veggie or vegan, sadly - but they do carry a massive range of vegan products and are a brilliant resource for those of you far from a decent health food store. Check out their minimum order to cut down on p&P.
Vegan Store - shoes and sweeties, groceries and cosmetics - oh, all sorts!
Veggiestuff - a dedicated veggie and vegan online store. Great stuff!
Viva! (of course!) for chocolate, sweeties, recipe books, campaign resources, nutritional resources, clothing, gifts. We update our range regularly and our Merchandise department is always on the sniff for fabulous new vegan goodies. And of course, all profits go towards spreading the veg*n message and saving animals and the planet.
