Leicester gears up for November's 100 percent Vegan market
LEICESTER, UK / AGILITYPR.NEWS / October 30, 2019 /
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 30, 2019
Huge Success for Leicester’s NEW Vegan Market!
Next vegan foodie event November 9th & Christmas Market on November 30th
Where to Vegan, the UK’s leading 100 percent vegan product and eaterie finder, is gearing up for its second foodie event in Leicester after the major success of its first vegan market event in the city.
The event on September 14th saw over 1000 people enjoy food and products by some of the best vegan food traders in the city and even featured on BBC News.
The next vegan market takes place on Saturday November 9th, 10am-5pm, on the city’s New Market Square (Leicester LE1 5HB), followed by a Christmas themed vegan market on November 30th to kick off the festive season. Entry to both events is free and all ages are welcome - just come hungry for fabulous vegan food and drink!
The market on Saturday November 9th will see vegan delights from Leicester’s best and brightest vegan traders including: fried seitan deliciousness from Huns Vegan, cruelty-free kebabs from The Loving Kebab, as well as traders new to the event including The Hogless Roast the UK’s only “game changing plant-powered hog roast”, Clemie’s Vegan Cakes and vegan friendly and dairy-free Spainish pastry decadence from Churros Susanna.
Where to Vegan founder, Hiren Chohan, who was born and raised in Leicester and featured as an up-and-coming vegan entrepreneur Vegan Life magazine, said:
“I am absolutely delighted with the huge success of Leiceister’s newest vegan market and I can’t wait to host the November events. It was fantastic to see so many vegan traders there and so many people - vegans and non-vegans alike - enjoying fantastic vegan food!”
Leicester Market Head of Markets Paul Edwards said: “We had some excellent feedback from customers after the first vegan market, so I’m sure this next event will be even more successful.
“Where to Vegan have brought together a great range of local traders, who will be serving up some delicious food and drink on Saturday that will appeal to anyone who loves good food.”
Traders at the first Where to Vegan market were also delighted with the event’s response and keen to return:
Charlotte Harrison who runs Huns Vegan with Frank Sharman, said: “We had an absolute blast at the first Where to Vegan market and we’ve already booked in for both November dates following the success of the first market. We sold out by 3pm and met so many lovely people, including lots of curious meat eaters! It’s fantastic that Leicester is finally getting a monthly vegan market which brings the community together and a chance to try lots of amazing food!”
Steve Taylor, who runs Taylors Artisan Free-From Bakers & Pie Makers said:
“We had a fantastic time at the market and our products were very well received, especially our pies & lemon curd. We have had lots of great customer feedback from visitors on the day and we're very excited to be returning for both Leicester markets in November!”
Where to Vegan is now in talks with councils in Brighton, Leeds, Manchester, Northampton, Sheffield, Bristol, Southampton, Bath and Peterborough to hold further Where to Vegan Markets, night markets and vegan-themed events. From January 2020, Leicester’s Where to Vegan markets will take place on the second Saturday of each month.
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Notes to Editors
Hiren Chohan will be at the vegan events on November 9th and 30th and is available for filming, interview and further comment. Please contact Ruth Elkins Media & Communications on 07768988290 / mail@ruthelkins.com . Further images also available.
Where to Vegan was founded in 2019 as the UK’s leading 100 percent vegan restaurant and product finder after its founder, Hiren Chohan - a new vegan convert - struggled to find 100 percent vegan places to eat. www.wheretovegan.co.uk includes a modern filtering system allowing users to locate eateries selling gluten-free options as well as other allergy information, reviews, location and opening times. It also offers hand-picked discount vouchers and giveaways.
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There are currently an estimated 600,000 vegans in the UK according to The Vegan Society and this number has grown from 150,000 over the past four years.
Veganism is regarded as one of the top ways of preventing climate change and animal cruelty. Sales of vegan and vegetarian products in the UK were said to be worth £572m in 2017 (Mintel) and sales are expected to rise to £658m by 2021.
Vegans eat a plant-based diet and avoid all animal foods from meat, fish, shellfish, insects, dairy, milk and honey. Veganism is defined by The Vegan Society as “a way of living which seeks to exclude, as far as possible and practicable all forms of exploitation of and cruelty to animals for food, clothing or any other purpose.” Vegans may also avoid animal-derived products and materials and places using animals for entertainment (Source: The Vegan Society)
The traders at the Where to Vegan November 9th market
? Home Kitchen - Vegan The Indian Thali Company
? Vork pie
? VeganTakeawaycompanyofficial
? Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust
? Taylors Artisan Free-From Bakers & Pie Makers
? MBS Health - CBD Specialists
? DoTerra
? and… Where To Vegan Beverages
Hiren Chohan, 27, founder of Where to Vegan.
Leicester’s finest vegan crispy fried ‘Chickhun’ producers, Huns, will be frying up their seitan delights once again.
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