Leading UK retailer Marks & Spencer is set to launch a new line of vegan food that includes more than 60 plant-based meals, snacks, and ingredients.
Called Plant Kitchen, the range includes “dirty” vegan comfort food like Cauliflower Popcorn, Cashew Mac, Lasagne, and BBQ Pulled Jackfruit Pizza made on an ultra-thin wood-fired pizza base.
Healthier dishes will also be available like Green Thai Curry & Jasmine Rice, Mexican Supergrains, and M&S‘ new rich and creamy Mushroom Stroganoff which provides three of your five a day.
Cumberland-style soya No Pork Sausages will also reach store shelves, as will curries, burgers, pies, pasta, sushi, tofu, and salads – all free from animal products.
“Some people think meat-free food is boring but that couldn’t be further from the truth, it’s experimental – and it’s delicious,” Claire Richardson, part of the Plant Kitchen team, said in a statement. “We’ve created a collection that will appeal to everyone – whether you’re a longstanding vegan, want to lead a more flexitarian lifestyle or you love meat but think cauliflower popcorn sounds amazing! It’s all about delicious tasting food first – and plant-based second.”
Other UK retailers are introducing plant-based products to cater to the growing number of shoppers looking for vegan food. In fact, research from earlier this year suggested that the number of vegans in the UK surged by 700 percent in two years alone.
In response to upped demand, Tesco, the biggest supermarket chain in Britain, more than doubled its range of vegan Wicked Kitchen dishes. Additionally, leading UK supermarket Sainsbury’s launched 21 meat-free products, including vegan mince and curry, for the 22 million “flexitarians” in the UK.
The product launches appear to be paying off. Vegan and vegetarian food sales have upped by 20 percent at Sainsbury’s and a notable 85 percent at Waitrose. Similarly, Tesco’s revenue spike has been attributed to its introduction of vegan ready-made meals.
The new Plant Kitchen range will be available in Marks & Spencer from January, just in time for 2019’s Veganuary – the growingly popular month-long pledge to go vegan. One person is signing up for Veganuary every eight seconds, with participants for this year estimated to reach around 300,000 people.
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Marks & Spencer Launches ‘Plant Kitchen’ With 60 Vegan Meals and Ingredients
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UK retailer Marks & Spencer is launching Plant Kitchen, a new line of vegan food that includes more than 60 plant-based meals, snacks, and ingredients.
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