I love getting products to try (for free!) and I love sharing them with you, too.
Take a look at this batch of goodies I was sent by vegan companies and PR people this week.
If you want to see anything more about the products, click through to the original Instagram posts as I have all the tags so you can visit the relevant pages.
Some of the posts have multiple images, so be sure to make use of the little arrows to see them all.
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.
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.
A few months ago, I blogged about a fabulous soap initiative being used to raise funds for crucial charities and social support groups.
Well, it’s time for an update.
The wonderful Bars of Hope is back with another fundraising drive this month, this time raising money for G(end)er Swap through the sale of their vegan-friendly bars of soap.
G(end)er Swap is a UK based LGBTIQ+ clothing outreach initiative and community interest company that supports gender non-conforming individuals to access clothes and community. They are a charitable organisation that creates safe(r) spaces for the queer community to access clothes through community pop-ups, bespoke workshops and exhibitions. G(end)er Swap mainly operates in England and Wales.
Bars of Hope is donating 50% of money raised from the sales of their gorgeous vegan-friendly soaps in October to G(end)er Swap.
I’ve been using their soaps for the past three months or so and they are not only great quality but they smell amazing, too. They are lovingly handcrafted and carefully packed for shipping around the country.
When shopping via their Etsy store, you can choose from:
Translucent Lavender Soap with Fresh Lavender buds & Vitamin E Oil
Imagine ten years ago someone telling you it was possible to order frozen gourmet vegan pizzas for home delivery and that you had a huge range from which to choose.
It would have seemed laughable (and desirable).
Well, guess what?
One Planet Pizza are the future and they have all the pizzas for your taste buds and can ship directly to you, including this cheeseburger variety!
You can order all of the pizzas from the One Planet Pizza online shop, where you can even set up a monthly rolling order to ensure you will never run out of pizza again with their UK delivery option.
Many companies are listening to the concerns of consumers and are trying to get their products onto shelves without depending on as much plastic as they did previously.
One such food manufacturer is Chickee Food.
The London-based company recently sent me a care package of their fabulous vegan hummus flavours and I was thrilled to see them all house in glass jars.
I got the Spicy Pumpkin Hummus, Spinach & Herb Hummus, Beetroot & Rosemary Hummus, and Roasted Garlic & Thyme Hummus.
They are tasty!
You can buy Chickee Food hummus for UK delivery via their online store.
Extra news: you can visit the Chickee Food market stalls around London to reuse your jars! Eco friendly hummus for the win. Check out their other products and look out for new flavours coming soon by following them on Instagram.
There have been quite a number of PR gifts and free samples sent to me over the past few weeks, so I thought I would share some of the highlights with you.
Click through to each of the Instagram posts if you wanna discover more information or follow the brands.
If you have ever wondered what is the most decadent thing I have ever had delivered to my house, you are about to see.
Bakery business Cinnamon Square is based in Hertfordshire and they specialise in square cinnamon buns. Yes, square!
They have made quite a name for themselves by selling these decadent and over the top square buns and now they are out to impress plant-based eaters as well.
Check out this huge box of the vegan square cinnamon buns I was sent by Cinnamon Square.
My box contained nine square buns packed tightly into the box, all smothered in rich and irresistible frosting.
Click here to visit the Cinnamon Square online shop and get some delivered!
Apparently their is another heatwave coming for this weekend in London, so you probably should know about this vegan ice cream option in Angel.
Launched this summer by Copperhouse Chocolate, the rich and smooth ice creams are coconut milk-based. In even more tempting news, the chocolate ice creams on the menu are flavoured with their very own Copperhouse Chocolate drinking chocolate mixes.
That’s right, London. You have a vegan chocolate shop. You knew this, right?
Exclusively available in the Copperhouse Chocolate cafe in Angel, you can have a scoop with a brownie or waffles, try a milkshake, or they can fill a take-home tub for you.
Mint Chocolate ice cream, made using their Mintchievous Hot Chocolate, is one of the most favourite flavours for milkshakes. Other rotating flavours include Coffee Caramel, made with Monmouth Coffee and swirled with Coconut Salted Caramel, and Raspberry Chocolate made with Raspberry Dream hot chocolate and swirled with a homemade raspberry puree.
It all sounds fabulous!
You can see the exact location of Copperhouse Chocolate thanks to Google Maps.
You can follow Copperhouse Chocolate on Instagram.
