A member of staff works inside 'Rudy's Vegan Butcher' shop (Photo: Reuters/Henry Nicholls)In a corner of north London, a new gleaming butchers is preparing to open. To coincide with World Vegan Day, Britain’s first permanent vegan butcher, Rudy’s, is opening, set to sell meat-free versions of traditional products such as baycon, soysage and turk’y. Food products on display inside the butcher shop (Photo: Reuters/Henry Nicholls)Demand for vegan products has surged in recent years in Britain, with increasing numbers of people cutting out animal-derived ingredients completely, while others reduce the amount of meat and dairy they consume each week. It tastes like meat, it’s got meat-like texture.”Law firm EMW reported a 128% jump in new trademarks registered for vegan food in the UK last year, with both large corporates and small companies registering such trademarks as vegan ice cream and pastries. The substitutes, set out in the brightly lit shop with white walls and sketches of animals on the walls, are made from soya and seitan.

Source: Standard Digital November 02, 2020 05:36 UTC