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Moo Free named Most Ethical Dairy Free Manufacturer

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Moo Free has been named “Most Ethical Dairy Free Manufacturer” at the 4th annual Food & Drink Awards hosted by LUXlife.

The family owned, UK based free-from manufacturer, which was founded in 2010 by husband and wife team Mike and Andrea Jessop, scooped the award in recognition of its hard work in ensuring all aspects of the business are based on the highest ethical standards.

All of the organisation’s chocolates are organically certified and vegan certified meaning that you can be sure that no animals were harmed during the manufacturing process. Each product is made using natural, high quality ingredients including single origin, organic cocoa mass from plantations in the Dominican Republic.

What’s more, Moo Free’s factories send zero waste to landfill and none of its chocolates are made using any animal derived products. And because all of the company’s chocolates are made from raw ingredients in its own free-from factories, they are 100% dairy free, gluten free and soya free.

Moo Free believes that everyone should be treated equally and this is reflected in its work force. Men and women are paid equally, relative to their role and skill level, while the organisation works with several charities to provide employment for people who have difficulties finding a job and as a result around 20% of its workforce is autistic.

This was one of Mike and Andrea’s key motivations when they founded Moo Free and their goal moving forward is to set up a charity to help support children with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) and their parents. These children often desperately need a diagnosis in order to receive the educational and emotional support they deserve, while their parents often need support, advice and a shoulder to lean on.

Mike and Andrea said:

We would like to thank all of our amazing staff and everyone who works with us that helps us to maintain our high ethical standards. A big thank you must also go to our wonderful customers and supporters, we couldn’t do it without you! When our customers buy our chocolates they are making a difference to so many lives. It enables us to help support and employ lots of wonderful people, many with ASD, in an area where opportunities are limited.

In addition to all of the above, Moo Free is one of the chocolate brands recommended by Food Empowerment Project’s Chocolate List. This list helps consumers locate companies not sourcing their chocolate from child labour and unfair working conditions.

Yay for Moo Free! Visit their website and follow them on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

Super quick post: cake!

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I’m stopping by today for just a few quick minutes to make sure you know about The London Vegan Bakery.

This independent vegan business is causing a storm with their delicious plant-based cakes and bakes, mostly showing up at markets around the UK capital.

The London Vegan Bakery is the exclusive sweet stall at the final Hackney Downs Night Market for 2019 on Friday September 13. They will be there from 6pm with STACKS of gorgeous vegan cake. Click here to read about this fun night out.

But what about if you are not in London?

The London Vegan Bakery sends their tasty products around the UK via Royal Mail and you can even buy gift cards for friends and family.

Even if you can’t get along to our vegan market night on September 13, you can get familiar with The London Vegan Bakery online.

Yay for cake! Follow The London Vegan Bakery on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

Vegan brownies with free UK delivery

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Some of the best brownies I have ever tasted in my life were made by Horia Vegan.

Every single time Horia would trade at one of my events in London, they would completely sell out of their luscious, decadent brownies.

If you aren’t in the London area and cannot get along to an event showcasing these gorgeous baked treats, the good news is Horia is now delivering these delights via Royal Mail all over the UK.

And delivery is FREE!

Yep, Horia is shipping these beauties via Royal Mail 1st Class for free.

People of the UK. Get familiar with one of the best brownies on the planet!

Click here to browse brownies and order.

Be sure to follow Horia on Instagram.

New vegan light sweetener from Sweet Freedom

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I’ve loved Sweet Freedom for many years so it is great to see this fab new product suitable for people looking to cut down their sugar intake.

This new Light Syrup contains 31% less calories than sugar and is sweetened with carob and apple.

Aldi is currently the only place in the UK selling this gorgeous new vegan product AND if you buy a bottle from them, you can enter a competition to win a hamper featuring twelve products of your choice from the Sweet Freedom range.

Simply email a photo of your Aldi receipt showing a Light Syrup purchase, tell them why you love it and where else you’d like to see it stocked for your chance to win the exclusive goodie box!

In the meantime, you can follow Sweet Freedom on Instagram and see all their products online.

*Competition closes at midnight on Monday 2nd September, 2019

Vegan vending machine in UK first

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Manchester. You have a wonderful thing in your midst.

On the second floor of Afflecks Palace (you know the big old fleamarket style place in the Northern Quarter with lots of cool traders?) you’ll find the UK’s first (and definitely not last) all-vegan snack vending machine.

The vending machine by Peace by Piece Vegans is the first all-vegan machine in the UK (unless someone can tell me otherwise).

And because homelessness sucks, ending the intense levels of homelessness in Manchester is something the machine is getting behind. 10% of all their profits will go towards this cause.

Vegan snacks AND sending some funds to a solid cause. Sounds fab.

Here’s all you need to know about the machine:

• Second floor of Afflecks Palace (next to vegan Not So Sweet Nails)
• Open 10:30am-6:00pm Monday to Friday and 10am-6pm on Saturdays
• Sundays… afraid not!
• They have regular stock updates to keep things exciting
• They only take card payments

If you wanna keep updated with all the treats being loaded into the Peace by Piece vegan vending machine, follow them on Instagram.

Deluxe vegan sweet treat box

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First, a warning.

Every single time I post about Convectionery, they sell out. Like, in record time.

So if you like what you are about to read, you need to order instantly or it will be gone.

Convectionery has launched a deluxe box in the UK which includes a sample of every glorious thing the company makes including vegan versions of Kit Kats, Jammie Dodgers, Peanut Butter Cups, and Wagon Wheels.

The deluxe box from Convectionery costs £20 and includes:

1x peanut butter cup
1 x Vego chocolate cup
Rocky Road bites
2 x Jammie Dodgers
2 x Kit Kat
1 x Wagon Wheel
2 x White Kit Kat
2 x peanut butter Kit Kat
1 x white peanut butter cup
1 x white Vego cup
1 x white Wagon Wheel
2 x white chocolate covered Oreos
2 x chocolate covered Oreos

That is one impressive box!

Click here to order a box (or two) for yourself right now. This blog post went live on August 14, 2019 and I’ve been told it will only be available for 7 days or until it sells out.

You can follow Convectionery on Instagram.

UK vegan chocolate bars

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Sheffield. Have you been into your superstar vegan grocery store lately?

Well, I’ve got a very solid reason why you need to get in there ASAP.

The Incredible Nutshell located in Heeley has long been one of the best vegan shops on the planet. They stock a HUGE range of plant-based treats, chilled products, and goodies for your pantry.

And now they are selling the new and improved Jeavons toffees and chocolates.

Check out these images below.

Jeavons have spent several years raising funds for new machinery and trialling how to use it in order to produce all their treats on a bigger scale as opposed to their previous handmade techniques. This upgrade was crucial due to the immense demand for their tasty treats.

The Incredible Nutshell has always been a champion of independent vegan food producers, so it should be no surprise that the Sheffield store is proudly selling these toffees and chocolates.

Get into The Incredible Nutshell to be one of the first in the UK to try the new and improved treats by Jeavons. Click here to see all the details including address of the shop.

You can also follow The Incredible Nutshell on Instagram.

If you are not in Sheffield but want these treats, order online from the Jeavons website. You can also follow the brand on Instagram.

Vegan white chocolate

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You are going to need to be VERY fast to get your hands on some of these delights.

ConVEctionery is an online UK store specialising in vegan treats, chocolates, and bakes.

For a super limited time (as in this weekend ending Sunday July 7, 2019) you can order two AMAZING items for delivery to your home or office.

Check this out.

If you are able to view the images above, you will have witnessed vegan white chocolate Kit Kats and white chocolate Wagon Wheels.

Oh, yes!

Of course CoVEctionery has plenty of other treats to order as well, but these white chocolate Kit Kats and Wagon Wheels are only available this weekend.

You gotta get over to their online shop as fast as you can because I predict they will not last long.

Click here to shop with CoVEctionery and follow them on Instagram.

Ms. Cupcake returns to Venn St

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Great news!

Legendary London vegan business Ms. Cupcake is returning to the FGV section of Venn Street Market EVERY Saturday!

The Brixton bakery has been serving up sweet treats to the capital for about a decade and is one of the true pioneers of the vegan scene in the UK.

We are simply honoured to have them return as our resident cake and bake trader at our market section in Clapham Common.

To celebrate their return on Saturday June 15, 2019, I am sharing my top 5 picks from what they will be serving.

Cookie Dough Brownie – fudgy chocolate brownie with baked caramel choc chip cookie dough baked on top.
Jam Doughnut Muffin – a doughnut/muffin hybrid. Cut open the cinnamon flavoured dough like sponge to reveal tons of gorgeous sweet jam.
Lemon Blueberry Cookie – New for summer! A giant American-style cookie made with real lemon and plump, juicy blueberries, finished with a lemon sugar glaze.
Red Velvet Cookie Sandwich – Two chewy American-style cookies lightly flavoured with cocoa, sandwiched by a soft cloud of vanilla cream cheese icing.
Ambassador Cupcake – a Ms. Cupcake classic. It’s take on the Ferrero Rocher chocolate with it’s mash-up of chocolate and hazelnut elements.

That is some good eating right there.

Venn Street Market takes place every Saturday between 10am and 4pm. It is a 30 second walk from Clapham Common Underground Station.

You can follow Ms. Cupcake on Instagram.

Order vegan fudge online: UK

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Lucky Cat Fudge is a 100% vegan fudge business based in Brighton. You need to know this information!

Lucky Cat doesn’t use any refined sugar, palm oil or E numbers in the production of their fudge, just pure and natural ingredients!

The company has a little shop in the Brighton Open Market and supply their fudge to many shops independent stores, including Infinity Foods.

Lucky Cat Fudge products will soon be available from The Vegan Kind, but if you can’t wait you can also order online at their website.

Use the website to see a full list of stockists and follow Lucky Cat on Instagram.