Best vegan brand?

[Shivles]

What are your favorite vegan brand names in the UK and what do they sell? Im trying to get as many products in my head as I can since im still new to this and have trouble finding stuff :)

I like

Original Source: shower gel, shampoo etc
Cauldron: tofu
Alpro soya: soy milk, yogurt etc.
Barry M: make-up
Lush: soap, shampoo, moisturisers, body glitter bars etc

[Mr Flibble]

Cauldron are probably one of my least favourite tofu makers. Taifun and Clearspot are far better.

[harpy]

Plamil and Redwood are both handy brandnames to remember because they only make vegan stuff so you don't have to read the labels for once.

Plamil http://www.plamilfoods.co.uk/products/
Redwoods http://www.redwoodfoods.co.uk/

[Senza]

My favourite tofu is made by an Edinburgh company called Engine Shed (http://www.theengineshed.org/).

Another Edinburgh based company called Jordan Valley (http://www.edinburghspotlight.com/2009/11/jordan-valley-foods-saleh-safi/) make all sorts of vegan treats for sale in glasgow and edinburgh at least.

I pretty much always have some of Provamel's blueberry yoghurt in the fridge too..

[leedsveg]

The price of Cauldron tofu in Morrisons seemed to go up overnight from £1-09p to £1-58 overnight and I'm not sure why.

The prices of Tofutown/Viana products sold in the Out of this World store in Leeds have also rocketed over the last few months. An assistant explained that 'It's because they're made in Germany and the sterling/euro exchange rate is poor.' Maybe, but not as poor as that.

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[Shivles]

I learned recently a lot of superdrug own brand stuff is vegan! Makes my life so much easier x

[The Lurker]

Bute Island make a lot of vegan cheese but vegan cheese is so hit and miss that I'm not making any recommendations - their garlic & herb is faaaaaaaaar better than tofutti though

Original Source and Lush are excellent for toileteries

Nakd Bars - yum

Redwood and Fry's are great too

Swedish Glace for ice cream etc

[Daffodil]

Bute Island make a lot of vegan cheese but vegan cheese is so hit and miss that I'm not making any recommendations - their garlic & herb is faaaaaaaaar better than tofutti though

Original Source and Lush are excellent for toileteries

Nakd Bars - yum

Redwood and Fry's are great too

Swedish Glace for ice cream etc


Are all Lush products vegan then? I emailed them a few years ago to ask and they said they were vegetarian and where possible organic but they try to keep their carbon footprint low so if they can get a non-vegan/non-organic product easier then they will use that instead.

[helen105281]

No but lots of them are and the ones that are have the vegan society logo on them.

[Daffodil]

No but lots of them are and the ones that are have the vegan society logo on them.

ok thanks for the information.... I will check their website later :-) I love their stuff - smells so nice.

[helen105281]

I recommend the Fabulous Mrs Fox bubble bar they are selling at the mo, Proceeds go to the Hunt Sabs. They are also doing something for Sea Shepherd.

[mchelle81]

yeah how come the cauldron tofu goes up in price overnight went in other day sainsburys it was £1.49 went in next day it was £2.19 ??? today its £1.99

[Buddha Belly]

The Kikoman soy sauce was worse in Sainsbury's.
First week £1
Second week £1.33 ok then introductury price, so gone up
Third week £1.69 WTF?

My fav is swdish glace

[The Lurker]

sometimes the cauldron tofu is a different price in the main tesco as it is in the nutri centre which is also tesco - they must have a schitzophrenic price setter allocated to tofu . . .

[Mr Flibble]

world soya bean shortage?

[The Lurker]

world soya bean shortage?


that'll be it - they change the price on an ongoing basis using global commodity prices ticker taped into the store room at the back of the shop . . . .

[mchelle81]

or trying to see how much we are willing to pay for it :)

[Troutina]

Redwoods is always a clear winner for meat replacement.
Be Never 2 Busy To Be Beautiful for make up.
Organica for chocolate. Nana's bakery cookies.
Alpro Soya yogurt.

[HotSquirrel]

Skincare - Faith in Nuture
Body and hair care - Yoah!
Cosmetics - BWC (their waterproof mascara is the best ever)

Beans, pulses, oats, nuts etc - Tree of Life
Tofu - Clearspot
Soya milk - Provmel
Chocolate - Montezuma & Organica
Meat & diary substitutes - Redwood (my cats totally agree)

[johnb]

Chocolate, its got to be Booja Booja,
Ice cream, Swedish galce, or Booja Booja as a Treat

[Tofu Monkey]

Milks/Yoghurts - Alpro
Ice Cream - Swedish Glace
Meat replacements - Redwoods
Toiletries - Lush, Faith in Nature
Chocolate - Whoever does the Twilight/Jokerz bars

[twinkle toes]

although lush is really expensive, i think its great that they give you free samples all the time. today i left the shop with three shampoo samples, a bar of soap and some shower jelly stuff :)