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Chelsea become first Premier League club to introduce a fully vegan kiosk
“Who ate all the… buffalo cauliflower wings?” Not your standard football ground chant. But when Chelsea hosted Arsenal at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday home supporters were able to sample such delicacies at the Premier League’s first fully vegan kiosk. Click here to read the full story on the BBC.
100% plant-based tuna arrives in UK
100% plant-based tuna has arrived in the UK. Find Good Catch products in the canned fish aisle in Tesco. High in plant-based protein and contains omega-3s. And the best part? They allow fish to remain in the ocean.
Almost one in four food products launched in UK in 2019 labelled vegan
‘In past two years, proportion of Britons who have eaten meat substitutes has risen to 65%’. Click here to read the full story
JVS to host 2nd night seder
We are excited to announce that JVS will be running a second night Seder (vegan, of course) on Thursday 9th April. Please save the date! Tickets will go on sale at the end of this month. Each time we do a seder we sell out and have a waiting list, so please do book as […]
Jewish vegan deli opens in Chicago, USA
Sam & Gertie’s Jewish Vegan Deli has opened in Chicago, serving traditional dishes, with a vegan twist. Click here to read the VegNews story. Have you been? Would you like to send in a review?
Ethical veganism is philosophical belief, now protected in law
Ethical veganism is a “philosophical belief” and so is protected in law, an employment tribunal has ruled for the first time. Click here for the full story.
Israeli activist group Sentient uncovers abuse at Australian farms
Sentient has exposed the cruel reality of Australian farms that export live animals and frozen meat to Israel. Watch this interview with their founder Ronen Bar, who speaks about his tough experience at the farm he investigated. He says, ‘These are scenes that I haven’t seen even in the worst slaughterhouses in Israel.’ The most […]
‘Meat: A Threat to our Planet?’ airs on BBC1
Following on from 2018’s award-winning Drowning In Plastic, science and wildlife presenter Liz Bonnin is travelling around the world to investigate the impact that our hunger for meat is having on our planet’s environment. Reports from the IPCC and the FAO revealed that the global livestock industry is responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than […]
Vegan Cooking Series coming to ITV1
Big news! Plant-based chef due Henry and Ian aka Bosh are getting their own TV show! The 10-part series which will air on ITV on Sunday mornings (9.30am) from January, will see the chefs demonstrating their favourite recipes and showing just how accessible and tasty vegan cooking can be. Watch the full YouTube […]
JVS at Limmud Stockholm
JVS was invited to present three sessions at Limmud Stockholm over the weekend. Our Chair Dan Jacobs took up the challenge. Here’s a clip from one of the three sessions, featuring Dan alongside Rabbi Yonatan Neril, answering the question: ‘Is a kosher sign (aka a hechsher) on meat, dairy, and eggs from factory farms a […]