How to go Vegan UK. Although many would disagree, the UK must be one the most vegan friendly places in the world. Near every restaurant has a vegan option, most supermarkets such as Tesco and Asda have a growing selection of vegan friendly products. Cruelty free businesses are springing up all across the UK, businesses such as Tyne Chease, a family run vegan friendly cheese company located in Tyne and Wear, also Hendersons Edinburgh which is one of the best vegan restaurants in the UK. One of the toughest things about becoming vegan, must be traveling abroad, we are presented with thousands of beautiful restaurants, but nothing really edible (or at least from a Vegan point of view). The UK is a different animal (pardon the pun), most would agree the cruelty free industry in the UK has grown exponentially in the last few years, today near every UK city has a vegan fair or a vegetarian food festival, such as Birmingham Vegan Festival and Leeds Vegan Festival A recent article I read pointed out the vegan movement in the UK has increased 350% in the last 10 years.
Becoming Vegan UK
Google trends (above) clearly show the increase in interest in the veganism ( LINK ).
Some would say eating vegan can be a bit of a minefield, this is due to some ingredients/products look fairly harmless, but the reality 
is a little different. For example chewy sweets such as wine gums, jelly babies, cola bottles, even soft mints, have got their delicious bite from gelatine, a protein derived from collagen, which is derived from the tendons, ligaments and tissues of mammals.
It may look on the surface that most products will contain some kind of animal derivative, but once you get the hand of reading the labels on foods, you probably will be surprised what food are actually are vegan, for example – Starburst Millions Haribo – Sour Rainbow Strips, Sour Rainbow Twists Flying Saucers Love Hearts Polo Mints Original Jelly Tots Sherbet Fountain Skittles ( Read on).
If your intention is to go cruelty free,or if you want more information on becoming vegan in the UK, why not pop along to one of our vegan festival, you will find information, food stalls, talks and demonstrations, plus get the chance to run shoulder with like minded people.
