Your Vegan Weekly News Roundup – 23.10.20

1. EU Backs Vegans And Veggies On Keeping The Right To Use The Names ‘Sausages’ And ‘Burgers’

After a controversial campaign, the EU has today (23.10.2020) rejected the meat industry’s plea on revoking access to plant-based companies using ‘meat-related names’. The bid saw meat aficionado-lobbyists calling for vegan alternatives to be rebranded as ‘tubes’ and ‘discs’ (instead of ‘sausages’ and ‘burgers’) with the law extending to ban on dairy terms too, like ‘plant-milk’, ‘cheese alternatives’ and ‘yoghurt style’.

Not today, seitan. 

2. The UK’s First Entirely Vegan ‘Butchers’ To Open In London 

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Rudy’s Vegan Diner is set to make history again. It was the UK’s first fully vegan diner and will open a 100% vegan ‘butchers’ next week in Islington on the 1st of November. Its launch is timed to coincide with the start of this year’s World Vegan Month. Its design resembles a traditional British butcher, but with one big difference: everything will be plant-based and cruelty-free. Customers will be able to buy everything from rack of jack, lobstah salad and meatballs to chick'n lover pâté, shredded BBQ pulled porc and turk'y! 

Want to know more about World Vegan Month 2020? Read this post here.

3. Brighton Named UK’s Most Vegan-Friendly City

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It’s that time of year again when Holidu and Happy Cow release the UK’s top 10 vegan cities, and Brighton has come in on top. Their criteria for the rankings analyses the number of plant-based restaurants, cafes and establishments in relation to its population and the gem of the South Coast, Brighton, has 9.14 restaurants per 15,000 inhabitants. Great work, Brighton! 

4. Vegan Meal Vending Machines To Be Rolled Out In 500 UK Hospitals

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Hillingdon Hospital, London, has received the first of what will be 500 vegan meal vending machines available in hospitals across the UK over the next three years. This initiative is in response to a survey of NHS staff in which 78% of healthcare professionals and hospital workers would choose a hot plant-based meal if it were available. 

5. Bio-Pic, ‘I Am Greta’, Is Out Now 

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The climate activist’s documentary has been released and is available to watch now. The film follows the teenage campaigner’s passionate efforts to be heard by world leaders on behalf of a generation who are taking action. Greta shared the poster on Instagram with the caption stating that she, or anyone on her team,  won’t receive any payments for the film, but half of the film’s revenues will be ‘donated to organizations and projects fighting for a sustainable world, defending nature and supporting people already facing the worst impacts of the climate- and ecological crisis.’ The documentary can be streamed on Hulu and is being shown in select cinemas across the UK.