Sponsors
Huge thanks to all our sponsors for their support for the Brighton Vegan Fayre - they play a massive role in helping ensure that a show like this can deliver the icing on the cake as well as the nut and bolts!!! Please do show your support for any or all of these delightful firms, they are a big part of what goes on and their efforts to ensure the success of our shows is so appreciated!!! If you get the chance when visiting, why not go up to one of our sponsors and tell how wonderful they are!!! Welcome aboard to our Supersize Sponsors BUTE ISLAND and redwood wholefoods, also our Large sponsors PLAMIL, THE VEGAN SOCIETY, INFINITY WHOLEFOODS & OFF THE HOOF, and our Regular sponsors EXCELLART, SHAKEAWAY, VEGGIEVISION, FOODS FOR LIFE Chunkies WWW.MAD-PROMOTIONS.CO.UK and WWW.MANDALAKHANI.MYARBONNE.CO.UK
Welcome to our latest Supersize Sponsor – Redwood Wholefoods
We are thrilled to announce that the esteemed and fabled Redwood Wholefoods, one of the world’s biggest and most innovative vegan manufacturers, has chosen to sponsor the first ever Brighton Vegan Fayre. This is particularly fitting because Redwood also sponsored the first ever Bristol Vegan Fayre back in 2003!!! And look where that one’s gone!! So a huge and heartfelt thanks to this superb vegan outfit that has once again demonstrated an enormous show of support for our efforts to promote the best of the vegan lifestyle at these events. Welcome aboard, Redwood Wholefoods, and take a richly deserved bow.
Redwood’s vegan product range reads like a dream and includes a magnificent vegan cheese range called Cheezly which includes the years-in-the-making super Melting Cheezly range which comes in 4 flavours – Mozzarella, Cheddar, Gouda and Edam. The Mozzarella especially is outrageously supreme with a sublime texture and completely cheesy taste and feel to it – and best of all it melts like a dream and so makes all those things like pizzas, lasagnes and even cheese on toast completely within the realms of the vegan diet, which is awesome. Redwood also have a stunning ‘fake’ meat range called Cheatin’ which is most meat like and top for those especially who are looking to reduce the meat and dairy intake, or who are making the transition to the veggie vegan diet, as well as established veggie/vegans. Brilliant for kids too, innovative, tasty and appealing, and sensibly priced – and importantly, easily available too. In fact Redwoods have recently been putting a lot of energy into getting their products into other countries and often are the only vegan option available, thereby reaching out to a whole new generation of veggie vegan lifestyle choicemakers on a global level! Now that is some of the most seriously effective vegan campaigning anyone could ever come up with and Redwood remain at the helm of steering the vegan meal option worldwide.
Renowned for its compassion and rated highest in the Ethical Company Organisation’s list of ethical vegetarian food suppliers, Redwood produces nearly 50 different natural plant-based foods, all free from lactose, cholesterol, hydrogenated fats, artificial colours/preservatives, GMOs and animal ingredients.
Cheatin’ Ham
Brilliant in baguettes and bagels! Unbeatable too for a veggie version of the classic French toasted cheese and ham sandwich Croque Monsieur.
Cheatin’ Beef
Fabulous in stroganoff and fajitas.
Cheatin’ Chicken
A truly magic and infinitely versatile ingredient. A must in sandwiches and salads
Cheatin’ Pepperoni
Perfect for pepping up pizzas. Devilishly hot and spicy
Vegideli chicken style pieces
Perfect for stir-fries, curries, salads, fajitas and all your favourite recipes
Fish Style Fingers
A family favourite - simple but special. A big hit with children and adults alike
Ready to eat Lincolnshire Style Sausages
These delicious meat free sausages are seasoned with herbs and spices for a traditional flavour – they came top in a Sky TV taste test too!
Chorizo Chunks
Redwood’s tantalisingly spicy meat-free version of the highly flavoured Spanish cured sausage
Beanfeast pate
Nutritious and wholesome, Beanfeast Pâté is a tasty blend of eleven different beans and seeds, packed with delicious, natural goodness.
Vegideli Turkey-Style Roast
Perfect for quick and easy entertaining, new Vegideli Turkey-Style Roast is stuffed with wild rice and fresh cranberries.
You’ll find Redwood’s delicious guilt-free foods that help protect people, the environment and animals on sale at Asda, Waitrose, Morrisons, Tesco, Holland & Barrett and independent health food shops. For your nearest stockist, please call 01536 400557 or visit Redwood’s online shop at www.redwoodfoods.co.uk
Supersize Sponsors - Big Up Bute Island!!!
A vast and heartfelt thanks to our first Supersize sponsors for the Brighton Vegan Fayyare - vegan sheese makers Bute Island. This wonderful bunch from the divine Isle of Bute in Scotland have once again backed us to the hilt in the form of a Supersize sponsorship. Their ecstatic range of vegan products has thrilled visitors to Bristol for several years and now Brighton is in for the same treat as the Bute Island team descend upon town armed with loads of free samples of their wondrous sheese range - both the 'Creamy' and the 'Hard' varieties, in a arrange of flavours and well priced too! www.buteisland.com
We heartily recommend you give the Sheese range a try - many people who are going vegan say they find it hard to give up cheese, well now you don't have too, you can just replace with Sheese! With so many textures and flavours its hard not to find one that's doesn't suit, and one of the joys of a show like the Brighton (and Bristol) vegan fayres is that visitors can get to taste the many different varieties on offer, and then buy some usually at a special discount price, so it really is an excellent way to wean yourself off dairy if you are a vegetarian or omnivore, or to expand your horizons if you are already vegan!
As you can see from the article below, it's not just the vegan aspect that makes the Sheese range so attractive - it's the taste too! The Bute Island range has recently been awarded a gold 'Great taste Award 08' which is a stunning achievement from this wondrous outfit!
You can get Sheese products in loads of different places now, including not only the Independent Health stores but also supermarkets and other multiples, making Sheese accessible to nearly every part of the UK. Big Up the Bute Island Clan!! Marvellous!!
Large Sponsors - Shout out to Infinity, The Vegan Society, Plamil and Off The Hoof
Big thanks to our latest LARGE sponsors who have confirmed - your support is magnificent!. Big shout out to Brighton Based INFINITY WHOLEFOODS who have been most excellent with their support for us, and a warm welcome to original vegan outfit THE VEGAN SOCIETY, now in its 65th year of promoting the vegan lifestyle to the masses! And a huge thanks to vegan chocolate maestros PLAMIL, who also make a wide selection of other delectable vegan goodies, including soya milk and mayonnaise! And a very warm welcome to the latest vegan veggie magazine to hit the streets, OFF THE HOOF which is on board for a large sponsorship too.
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Infinity
Gorge outfit on the south coast that ships untold volume of vegan goodies and groceries across the UK, mainly in the South East and London. Famed for their Fair trade and Organic produce as well as their veggie and vegan selections, Infinity are truly one of the pioneers of the Natural Products Trade from ‘back in the day' and have been flying the colours ever since. They have a huge warehouse just outside Brighton that supplies the Distribution end of the firm, and they also have both a retail outlet and also a juice bar/café of the same name in Brighton City Centre. The shop is particularly wondrous and has just doubled in size a year or so ago, making room for literally thousands of lines in what has to be a vegan paradise on earth. Infinity have been most excellent in their support over the years for our ventures and are most appreciated for their support once again in the form of a Large Sponsorship! Thanks boys and girls, it's been emotional www.infinityfoods.co.uk
The Vegan Society
Coming up to celebrating 65 years in November 09, the Vegan Society has never looked so good, with a stable Council to guide the ever willing team of staff through the perils and challenges of establishing the vegan lifestyle as the lifestyle of choice for generations to come. Not all the society's work goes unnoticed, and they have made in particular most excellent progress in helping establishments especially like Prisons, Hospitals, Schools and Universities get a decent grasp of the basics of vegan nutrition and catering. Recently moved location to Birmingham and now nicely settled the society continues to support loads of grass roots vegan activities as well as producing a very tidy quarterly magazine that highlights the best of the vegan lifestyle in style! Never shy to support the efforts of others, the Society remains at the heart of the vegan community and we hope will continue to flourish for years to come!! For details on how to join the Society or get involved in any way, see www.vegansociety.com
Plamil
Started life back in the 60's, making Plamil the longest running and most successful vegan business ever. With a factory in Kent, Plamil continue to develop cutting egde vegan products as they always have done, whilst supplying some of their basics like their complete Soya Milk range, and one of the most excellent vegan chocolate ranges imaginable. Add to this other groundbreaking products such as their vegan mayonnaises and it's easy to see why this adorable outfit remain a firm fave throughout the vegan community and beyond. Plamil are also supporters of many vegan events and projects, and probably knowing them a lot more than they let on, because with this firm the age old ingredients of modesty, humbleness, politeness, old fashioned good manners and a bit of love are mixed together with their sublime products and policies to redefine the 21st century ethical business. Where Plamil treads, others follow, and we are once again truly grateful for their presence and support at our first ever Brighton Vegan Fayre. Cheers Drive, gert lush!!!. www.plamilfoods.co.uk
Off The Hoof
Brand new vegan veggie lifestyle magazine Off The Hoof started life in November 08 when the first issue hit the streets amid a wave of controversy as vegan characters like Al Slurry (vegan pub landlord), Maz The Gob (having a Rant and Rave), DJ Doofer (the reluctant vegan), Super Kazza and Large Tone descended into our back yard for the first time. With an appalling jokes page and shocking usage of the word ‘twat' at least more than once, the first issue has quickly become a collectors item, and with issue Two out Feb 1st featuring an investigation into Palm Oil, an undercover report into Greyhound Racing, plus an interview with Macka B, as well as full preview of the Brighton Vegan Fayre, Off The Hoof has already taken a new direction and ditched the poor jokes in favour of some classic reportage of matters more interesting than some of the drivel in issue 1. For those with a sense of humour as well as curiosity, Off the Hoof will remain a firm fave and must have read as it appears every 3 months (Feb 1st, May 1st, Aug 1st and Nov 1st 09), and for those who suffer from HUYOA syndrome (Head up your own....work it out) the magazine will undoubtedly continue to shock, outrage and offend. Published by Yaoh, see www.offthehoof.co.uk for more details.
Regular Sponsors - Thanks Excellart, Shakeaway, VeggieVision, Foods For Life, Vegeco, Mad Promotions + Arbonne
Thanks due also to our latest Regular Sponsors, including the brilliant EXCELLART www.excellart.co.uk vegan design and PR company, SHAKEAWAY www.shakeaway.com the vegan milkshake specialists, who have a branch in Brighton, also to VEGGIEVISION www.veggievision.co.uk the UK's leading veggie internet TV station, thanks as well to FOODS FOR LIFE www.foodsforlife.co.uk the vegan nutritional advice specialists, also to CHUNKIES www.nuvale.com/chunkies and the ever affable Damien whose vegan specialities include Chunkies, Veggiepets and Yagga! And a big thanks to Karin Ridgers from MAD PROMOTIONS www.mad-promotions.co.uk and also Manda Lakharni from ARBONNE INTERNATIONAL www.mandalakhani.myarbonne.co.uk
Excellart - Excellart is a vegan Design company and PR company wrapped into one - and first rate they are too. Steadily building a reputation for fantastic design and PR work, this firm consistently delivers the extra 10% required to set them apart from the competition and always on time too! Hard working, knowledgeable, creative, resourceful and professional are just some of the words that can truthfully describe this ethical partnership and those of us who have had the pleasure of working with them will undoubtedly have no hesitation in recommending their services to others! www.excellart.co.uk
Shakeaway - Shakeaway can be found in over a dozen UK towns these days, and are expanding as we speak. Predominantly a Milkshake outfit, this wonderful chain specialises in a number of vegan versions too, with currently over 40 on the menu!! ‘Imaginative' and ‘creative' don't even begin to describe some of the flavours these guys have come up with, and they are definitely making a name for themselves on the vegan circles and beyond as they challenge the concept that dairy free is dull! Visit their shop in Brighton for a first hand taster, or visit their website to get a flave of what they are about www.shakeaway.co.uk Thanks for your support, peeps!!
VeggieVision - brilliant internet TV station with loads of veggie info including footage of interviews with Jodi Marsh and Benjamin Zephaniah, amongst others. Run by the ultra amazing Karin Ridgers, who also manages her own vegan PR company, MAD Promotions, Karin is a regular on loads of radio shows and her groundbreaking work with VeggieVision continues to inspire, educate and entertain those around her as well as across the four corners of the globe! Thanks, Kazza, one in a billion!! www.veggievision.co.uk
Foods For Life - Harley Street Nutritionist and frequent TV guest Yvonne Bishop Weston brings plenty to the table when it comes to the latest vegan nutritional advice and research, and as the mother of a beautiful bouncing baby boy (well, 3 or 4 years old now, mind) and an equally childish husband, Yvonne is well placed to offer the most expert advice as well as some cutting edge vegan products. We love Foods For Life and they continue to flourish as more and more people seek the best knowledge and experience available for all things vegan veggie. www.foodsforlife.co.uk Muchos gracias hombre!!
Chunkies - Big thanks to Chunkies for sponsoring the show - Nuvale 'Chunkies' are intensely flavoured vegetarian snacks with loads of satisfying flavour but none of the nasty stuff, hence the motto "More Chunk, Less Junk". They are savoury jerky-style snacks made from soya, with 30% fewer calories than most crisps or nuts, 35% less fat than most potato crisps and more protein than peanuts. Chunkies are free from GMO's, artificial colours or flavours, wheat and dairy. There are two vegan flavours: Wildfire - very spicy and smoky with rich Cajun spices, and Teriyaki - rich oriental flavours with real pineapple, ginger and coriander.Chunkies are Vegetarian Society approved and carry the logo on the packs. (the Wildfire and Teriyaki flavours are suitable for vegans). Nuvae's vision is that vegetarian food shouldn't taste dull and that everyone should enjoy vegetarian products. So these products are presented in attractive packaging that would tempt non-vegetarian customers too. Available from independent health food shops now. Also available online from www.veggiestuff.com and www.veganstore.co.uk
Find out more: www.nuvale.com/chunkies/
Mad Promotions - Most excellent veggie friendly PR company run by the quality Karin Ridgers, specialising in Radio, TV and magazine PR work. Karin has some brilliant contacts and a very lively and radiant personality which ensures her clients come back year after year for cost effective and instant marketing results to help her clients stand out from the crowd. Well recommended for both Independent and corporate clients www.mad-promotions.co.uk
Arbonne International - Big suppliers from the USA, and here represented by the exotic and charming Manda Lakharni, who is flying the Arbonne flag here at the Brighton show, as the sole representative of this luxurious and evocative range of vegan beauty products and make up. Bask in the glow of these amazing cruelty free ranges, and a visit to Brighton to this stall will result in gasps of surprise and wonder at some of the greatest vegan beauty products on the market today. Must visit experience, and thanks to Manda for her commitment and support for the show. www.mandalakhani.myarbonne.co.uk
