The Fry Family Food Co is a legendary vegan brand that is known and loved all over the planet.
The family-owned brand is especially famous amongst vegans and the vegan-curious in the UK. Their meat alternatives have been keeping people happy for what must now be a few decades.
In what is great news for lovers of this meat-free brand, The Fry Family Food Co now has products available in Tesco supermarkets around the UK.
You can now find their chilled Pepper Pie, Mushroom Pie, Curry Pie, Med Veg & Squash Slice, and Twin Chicken-Style Sausage Roll (new and seen first in Tesco) in around 800 stores.
Both the slice Slice and Sausage Roll are ready-to-eat straight from the pack, or you can heat them in the oven for a warm and tasty treat.
You can view the entire range of Fry’s products (including the range of pastries available in Tesco) online here.
Fry’s will also be launching three frozen products later this month, so keep your eyes open!
I understand that I rattle on endlessly about the importance of supporting independent vegan businesses, but like anything worth saying it is worth saying until you can’t say it any longer.
With that unstoppable determination in mind, I want to share my list of the top 5 online UK vegan shops that you could be supporting right now.
It includes a mix of groceries, cheese, clothing, wine, footwear, and baked treats.
Shopping online with these businesses keeps money in the pockets of vegan and independently-owned operations, allowing them to offer work to other vegans.
These businesses support other independent traders. Your money spent with these people keeps money in local UK communities, more so than if you shop with huge chain stores.
The Vegan Kind Supermarket is grocery heaven for online plant-based consumers. Of course the shop grew from the runaway success of their monthly subscription boxes, but the online shop has become an unstoppable force all of its own.
Click here to shop with The Vegan Kind Supermarket. They offer 15% off your first order!
The Third Estate is not just the physical vegan boutique in London. Angela and James also operate an online version of their ethical shop. These people care about every aspect of doing the right thing by animals, people, and the planet so expect fairtrade and zero sweatshop goods. Select from a range of gorgeous boots, dress shoes, sneakers, sandals, handbags, belts, backpacks, clothing, and seasonal trinkets and candles.
Click here to shop with The Third Estate. Be sure to check out the online sale section.
Ms Cupcake is a world-famous, pioneering vegan bakery based south of the River Thames in Brixton, London but did you know they also deliver a selection of their treats all around the UK? Choose from tray bakes, cookie sandwiches, muffins, brownies, branded merchandise, and even the Ms Cupcake recipe book!
Click here to shop with Ms Cupcake. Look for seasonal items available for a limited time.
La Fauxmagerie is a 100% vegan gourmet cheese deli in East London. If you are a cheese lover, this place is your dream come true. If you don’t have a lot of spare time for vegan cheese shopping in that part of the city or you live at the other end of the country, why not shop for their gourmet cheeses online?
Click here to shop with La Fauxmagerie. Spend over £100 for free shipping. It’s easier to do than you think with such a huge range! Perfect for special occasions.
Vegan Wine Box is THE online place to shop for home delivery wine that is all guaranteed to be vegan. Their selection of mixed cases is perfect for adventurous drinkers. The company has a strong focus on sustainable wines and you won’t get cheap, nasty vino in any of your deliveries. You can order a one-off box or subscribe for monthly deliveries.
Click here to shop with Vegan Wine Box. Look out for the Prosecco and rosé boxes!
If you have been to London during the past few years, or you live there permanently, you will probably have visited vegan ice cream parlour Yorica!
The Soho location (along with their travelling ice cream van) really is one of the leading vegan food providers in the UK.
But the great news for those outside London is that Yorica! is now making waves in supermarkets around the UK.
As of today (Monday May 6, 2019) you can now buy the brand new vanilla Yorica! tubs in Waitrose stores around the country.
This is fabulous news.
And if you didn’t already know, their Double Chocolate Cookie tubs are available via Ocado and Waitrose while the Salted Caramel is being sold exclusively via Ocado.
Be sure to follow Yorica! on Instagram to keep updated with their expansion.
Plymouth Vegan Company is a brand new vegan supermarket located at Faraday Mill, Plymouth.
Not only is the store your one stop shop for compassionate groceries, it is also home to some fabulous vegan events that I know locals are going to adore.
Plymouth Vegan Company is only a few weeks old but has already established itself as THE place to shop for plant-based good. Shelves are packed solid with pantry staples, vegan treats, cheeses, household products, and everything else you need to eat kindly.
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And in even better news, Plymouth Vegan Company has a series of events planned for their customers.
You can get along to their first vegan cheese tasting event on April 9, 2019.
Multi award-winning Oumph! is continuing its expansion into new markets, now with Tesco Ireland.
Five Oumph! products are part of the initial launch: Pulled Oumph!, Kebab Spiced, The Chunk, Salty & Smoky and Oumph! Pizza Italian Style.
“Having successfully launched with Tesco in the UK we are delighted that Tesco Ireland have also agreed to launch our delicious Oumph! products”, says Nick Jacobs, Head of Sales for Oumph! in the UK and Ireland.
Jenni Fisher, frozen buyer, Tesco Ireland comments: “We’re very pleased to bring the Oumph! range exclusively to customers in Ireland. We’re delighted to partner with Oumph! to bring high quality exciting products to the vegan, vegetarian and flexitarian customer base in Ireland.”
Oumph! at Tesco Ireland
Pulled Oumph! – Oumph! chunks in a flavourful BBQ sauce – delicious in tacos or burgers. Price: €5 (280 g)
Oumph! Kebab Spiced – Oumph! strips seasoned with a classic kebab spice mix – just add fresh vegetables and sauces to create your own plant-based kebab. Price: €5 (280 g)
Oumph! The Chunk – This is unseasoned for those who like to add their own herbs, spices and creativity to a dish. The Chunk contains only soya beans, water and a little salt. Oumph! Price: €5 (280 g)
Oumph! Salty & Smoky – With its salty, smoky and slightly sweet taste Oumph! Salty & Smoky is a perfect partner for brunch, served with American pancakes, or in a bagel. Try it with a full English breakfast, or in an Oumph! ‘O.L.T.’
Oumph! Italian Style pizza – inspired by Italy with semi-dried tomatoes, rocket, thyme and garlic seasoned Oumph!, and organic and plant-based cheese. The pizza base is hand-stretched and baked in a wood-fired brick oven. Price: €5 (280 g)
If you are anything like me, you are actually struggling to keep up with all the vegan changes taking place so rapidly around the UK.
I hadn’t even seen the full vegan frozen range from supermarket chain Iceland so thankfully my buddy Mirel sent me through photos from her recent shopping expedition.
Check it all out below!
The UK sure has undergone a MASSIVE vegan change over the past two years and the most noticeable signpost is radical supermarket changes such as this.
Do you live in, or visit, the northern town of Halifax in West Yorkshire?
Great news. You have a brand new independent vegan business to throw your support behind!
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Leaf is a small, independent business situated inside The Piece Hall in Halifax.
It is stocked with plant-based food, groceries, pantry items, toiletries, gifts and zero waste products.
I used to work in Halifax many years ago and it was tough to imagine something like Leaf popping up, so I can’t tell you how thrilled I am for the people of this town.
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Take a moment out of your day to follow Leaf of Halifax on Instagram.
