Follow Your Heart

Win Follow Your Heart Products with FGV

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What would you say if I told you I want to give you four bottles of the creamiest, most-delicious vegan salad dressings on the market?

And what would you say about getting these bottles, made by one of the longest-lasting and best vegan companies on the planet, for free?

Fat Gay Vegan (that’s me!) has teamed up with Follow Your Heart to give one lucky person a delivery of four of the most sought-after vegan products in the UK.

But before I tell you what you can win and how you can win it, let me tell you a little bit about Follow Your Heart.

Follow Your Heart began in 1970 when founders Michael, Bob, Paul, and Spencer opened a seven-seat soup, salad, and sandwich counter in the back of a small natural food store in the San Fernando Valley in Southern California.

What followed has been nothing short of a runaway success story that now sees a huge range of Follow Your Heart vegan products sold in countries all over the globe. These products include plant-based cheeses and the legendary Vegenaise, the mayo alternative that paved the way for countless imitators.

In 2020, Follow Your Heart is a vibrant, ethical company invested in looking after the people working with them, while they also fight the good fight for animals and the environment.

They are decent people making amazing vegan products!

OK. Enough of the love fest. On with the winning.

One winner will be randomly chosen to receive a delivery of the following salad dressings:

  • High Omega Vegan Bleu Cheese Dressing
  • High Omega Vegan Ranch Salad Dressing
  • Vegan Honey Mustard Salad Dressing
  • Organic Vegan Caesar Salad Dressing

These salad dressings are versatile and perfect for any time of the year. Dress your favourite greens or salads, drizzle over roast potatoes, or even use them as a dip for your favourite vegan wings or nuggets.

How can you win? Simple.

That’s it. One follower will be chosen at random to receive a delivery of the salad dressings.

The competition will close at midnight UK time on Monday October 19, 2020. Winner must be UK mainland resident. I’ll contact the winner and Follow Your Heart will arrange delivery of the prize.

Get following and hopefully get winning.

You can buy Follow Your Heart dressings in the UK at The Vegan Kind Supermarket, Alternative Stores, Whole Foods Market, Planet Organic and various independent health food stores.

Extra note: this post is sponsored content.

Follow Your Heart now in Tesco

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Do you love vegan success stories?

Let’s have a round of applause for vegan food company Follow Your Heart and their new listing deal with Tesco stores around the UK!

So what can you buy from the Follow Your Heart range in Tesco stores?

Vegenaise is the best vegan product on the planet (in my fat, humble opinion) and the plant-based mayo is now in over 550 Tesco stores.

You will also be able to find the Smoked Gouda slices and Medium Cheddar slices in 300 Tesco stores.

The Californian brand launched in the UK in 2015 after decades of selling their products around the world and are now available via Ocado, Holland & Barrett, Sainsbury’s, Whole Foods Market, Planet Organic, The Vegan Kind, and independent retailers.

And now in Tesco, too!

Follow Follow Your Heart on Instagram.

Join the Follow Your Heart UK Facebook group to swap recipes with other consumers.

Superstar vegan brand back as sponsors

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This is the third year in a row I get to make this announcement and I am just as delighted as I was the first time.

Superstar vegan food brand Follow Your Heart is back as proud sponsor of UK Vegan Beer Fest 2018.

The cost of running a series of community-focussed events around the country while keeping all tickets under £10 (early bird tickets under £5 for most dates) can be daunting, but the financial support we receive from Follow Your Heart makes it possible.

Vegan Beer Fest UK events are focussed on creating inclusive spaces where people can celebrate their veganism (or vegan curiosity) with like minded party goers. Events this year include the 6th annual London Vegan Beer Fest, as well as outings in Sheffield, Glasgow and Coventry.

Every single person attending one of our beer events will be handed a durable pint cup to use on the day. The cups are decorated with the event details as well as the Follow Your Heart logo. Once the beer fest is over, attendees can take their cups home to use again and again.

Follow Your Heart makes these showcases of vegan beer and food providers possible and I am extremely grateful of their continued support of our community.

You can see the entire range of Follow Your Heart sauces, cheeses, mayo, dressings, and more online here.

You can follow the brand on Instagram, too!

Order your early bird tickets for UK Vegan Beer Fest now!

Find Vegenaise in Sainsbury’s

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A few days ago I broke news of Vegenaise and a couple more Follow Your Heart products being launched into 130 Sainsbury’s stores around the UK.

The news came close to breaking the vegan Internet but of course people wanted to know which stores were selling the products.

I didn’t know then. I do now.

Click this Sainsbury’s Store List to see the full list of Sainsbury’s stores stocking the Original Vegenaise, Vegan Honey Mustard Salad Dressing and the Organic Vegan Caesar Salad Dressing.

How exciting! Is your local on the list?

Vegan cheese sweeps the world

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Have you noticed the complete domination of vegan cheese across the planet recently?

From the UK to Australia and from the USA to Greece, processed vegan cheese blocks and slices are available seemingly everywhere.

But have you ever wondered where all these cheeses are being made?

One surprising source of this vegan cheese onslaught is a Greek dairy company called Viotros.

Viotros started making vegan cheese a number of years ago to fill a gap in the Orthodox Christian market.

If you didn’t know, a lot of followers of the Orthodox Christian church fast on a regular occurrence which can include the removal of dairy products on certain days. You can read more about the fasting here.

Viotros discovered that vegans were just as excited about dairy-free cheese as Orthodox Christians, so they started packaging the fasting-suitable cheese for the plant-eaters and a revolution commenced.

Violife took Europe by storm and it didn’t take too long before other vegan brands started partnering with Viotros in order to get their own branded version.

Take a look at some of the brands making vegan cheese in conjunction with Viotros.

The above isn’t the full range of brands that have been tasking Viotros to make cheese for them, so please list anymore you know of in the comments below.

You can read more about Viotros online.

Free VeganEgg!

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As you probably know, London Vegan Beer Fest is just one week away.

The 4th annual version of the event is taking over The Old Ship W6 in Hammersmith on Saturday July 16, 2016. There will be multiple food stands, cold beer, wine, cider, live music, beer info talks and a gorgeous uninterrupted view of the Thames.

This is one event you don’t want to miss.

The event is sponsored by the world-leaders in compassionate food, Follow Your Heart. Not only is the company supplying many of their ingredients to add that extra kick to meals and snacks served on the day, it is also donating 600 boxes of their groundbreaking VeganEgg product for our guests to take away at no extra cost.

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Yes, you read that correctly. 600 retails packets of VeganEgg.

Each packet retails for £6.99 but one can be yours for no extra money if you are one of the first 600 guests to visit the Follow Your Heart tent at London Vegan Beer Fest and leave them your email address. (One packet per person)

Advance purchase tickets for London Vegan Beer Fest are just £5 plus small booking fee and you can grab them online now.

Tickets will be £8 on the day depending on availability.

London Vegan Beer Fest is child and dog friendly. You can RSVP and invite friends on the Facebook event.

Read more about VeganEgg and the entire Follow Your Heart range online.

Follow Your Heart products headed for UK

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During my recent trip to California, I had the immense pleasure of being invited to the Follow Your Heart headquarters north of Los Angeles.

I saw a lot of amazing things but the biggest news for UK readers is this batch of products headed to stores this July. Yes, in a matter of weeks!

Check them out:

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Which of these glorious products are you most looking forward to getting your hands on?

I can vouch for both the shredded and grated Parmesans. I’ve tried these in Mexico and they are delicious. The ranch dressing is legendary.

You can check out the entire Follow Your Heart online here and tell them on Twitter how excited you are for these new products.

Extra note: Follow Your Heart are sponsors of Vegan Beer Fest UK taking place in London, Glasgow and Manchester. Click here to find tickets.

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Pick just one

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If you had to pick just one…

Within an hour of landing in LA, I’m shopping for @followyourheart goodies. #vegan

A video posted by Fat Gay Vegan (@fatgayvegan) on

Amazing choice of vegan dressings and sauces by Follow Your Heart on the shelves of Whole Foods Market in Los Angeles.

I was wondering which one you all would pick if you could only have one. Answers below!

Click here to discover more info about Follow Your Heart and go here to read about the company sponsoring Vegan Beer Fest UK events in London, Glasgow and Manchester.

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New vegan Parmesan shreds in a tub!

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Wowsers.

I love a good vegan cheese and I especially love a good vegan cheese when it’s in nifty packaging.

I picked up the Follow Your Heart Parmesan shreds in the Mr Tofu vegan grocery store in Mexico City only yesterday and it is almost gone completely. I’m in love.

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I wouldn’t say this tastes like Parmesan (being vegan for so long means I have forgotten) but it is one of my favourite vegan cheeses I’ve tried in along while. I’ve already eaten it in a delicious toasted sandwich and Josh loved it on top of a hot plate of pasta.

And I suppose UK people want to hear the good news?

Follow Your Heart is launching this Parmesan cheese in the UK this July (2016) as well as a grated version.

If you are a trade person (or sneaky), you can be one of the first people in the UK to try this vegan Parmesan when Follow Your Heart preview samples of it at the Natural & Organic Products Europe show in London in April.

Rejoice, vegan cheese lovers!

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Vegan Egg

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I tried Vegan Egg by Follow Your Heart for the first time.

Check it out.

What do you think?

It is launching in the UK later in 2016 and is already widely available in North America.