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gertvegan
Sep 13th, 2005, 09:39 PM
Reward and encourage the people and companies making a difference to people, animals, and the environment, and show appreciation for those making veganism even easier and more convenient by voting in the Vegan Society Awards 2005.

You can vote using the form that came with the latest copy of The Vegan, mail them to The Vegan Society, Donald Watson House, 7 Battle Road, St Leonard's on Sea, East Sussex, TN37 7AA, or fax them to 01424 717064. Theres no page for nominations on the website I learnt today.

The winners will be announced and the awards dished out at the Bristol after show party ( after the Bristol Vegan Fayre 2005 (http://veganforum.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=10) ) at the Raijpoot restaurant on the 29th October.

Place your votes for .....


BEST VEGAN FAIRLY TRADED PRODUCT ?

Nominate your favourite product that benefits people. It could be anything from fairly traded food n drink to fair trade clothing.

Nominated product and company
Reason for nomination

VEGAN ACHIEVEMENT AWARD ?

Who do you think deserves recognition for their contribution to veganism ? It could be a celebrity or your local vegan contact who's out there making a big difference.

Nominated Person
Reason for nomination

BEST CRUELTY FREE NON-FOOD PRODUCT ?

Which cosmetics, toiletries, pharmaceuticals or household products are not tested on animals and are making life easier.

Nominated product and company
Reason for nomination

BEST VEGAN CATERING ?

Who is pleasing everybody and delivering the most exciting examples of how good vegan food can be.

Nominated caterer
Reason for nomination

BEST FOOD PRODUCT ?

Nominate your favourite vegan product that's at the cutting edge of encouraging more people to benefit people, animals and the environment by simply eating more vegan food.

Nominated procuct and company
Reason for nomination

BEST DRINK ?

What's your favourite drink free from isinglass, gelatine and other animal based ingredients

Nominated product and company
Reason for nomination

BEST RETAILER FOR ANIMAL FREE SHOPPING ?

Which shop makes the biggest difference to your life and encourages others to follw in your vegan footsteps.

Nominated retailer
Reason for nomination

BEST VEGAN ENVIRONMENTALLY ?

Which vegan product has a low environmental impact and makes a major difference to the health of the planet.

Nominated product and company
Reason for nomination

BEST VEGAN PROJECT OR CAMPAIGN ?

Which project do you feel deserves recognition and appreciation for making the world a better place.

Nominated project
Reason for nomination

VEGAN RASPBERRY AWARD ?

Which product could - and should - be vegan but isn't? Maybe it used to be vegan, but the ingredients were changed, or it contains a hidden animal ingredient not listed on the packaging. Anything that makes your life more difficult than it has to be.

Nominated product and company
Reason for nomination


Everyone who returns a completed nomination form will be entered into a draw to win a pair of tickets to the dinner and party on the evening on the Bristol Vegan Fayre (http://veganforum.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=10) on October 29th.

catmogg
Sep 13th, 2005, 10:07 PM
My raspberry award went to Happidog... And a big FAT raspberry it was too!!:mad: Their dog food nuggets used to be vegan but now contain animal products. WHY??????:mad: My dog loved those nuggets and now i've had to change his whole diet. Does anyone know of any other dried vegan dog food available? I'm having to cook him rice, pasta and veg every day at the moment...:mad:

Stu
Sep 13th, 2005, 11:03 PM
I can't find "The Vegan Forum's Sexiest Real Person" category.

Kevster
Sep 14th, 2005, 06:50 PM
Moggridge, Lembas do dog food.

StevieP
Sep 15th, 2005, 10:26 AM
VEGAN ACHIEVEMENT AWARD ?

I'm voting gertvegan for his constant championing of the good works of others. Promoting the vegan message is key. If only the VS had a PR post again ....

gertvegan
Oct 26th, 2005, 08:15 PM
The Vegan Society announced today that Vegan Buddies (http://veganforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4470) have won the Vegan Society Award 2005 for Best Project or Campaign.

They will receive the award at the Vegan Society Awards Ceremony (http://www.veganbristol.makessense.co.uk/events/58.html) at the Rajpoot Restaurant after the Bristol Vegan Fayre 2005. (http://veganforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3294&page=1&pp=20) :)

pixeequeen
Oct 28th, 2005, 08:08 PM
Happy UK vegan week! Did you know it will also be international herpes week this week!

Coincydink? I think not...

countmeincalender (http://www.countmeincalendar.info/countme/CMIHome.nsf/frmMainHomepage?ReadForm&m=11&y=2005)

Kevster
Oct 30th, 2005, 10:15 PM
'Vegan vote for Bristol firms
Bristol companies have won two out of 10 annual Vegan Society awards for 2005.'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bristol/content/articles/2005/10/27/vegan_feature.shtml

Yaoh got an award, as did Realfood and Plamil. Guinness got the raspberry.
I heard that Redwoods may have got one too. I think the full list will probably be posted soon.

gertvegan
Nov 11th, 2005, 06:11 PM
I think the full list will probably be posted soon.
From www.vegansociety.com

The Vegan Society Awards 2005

Fairtrade chocolate, fishless fishcakes and organic ale were among the winners of The Vegan Society’s annual awards for people and companies making a difference to people, animals and the environment, while Guinness came in for criticism for using fish gelatine in their stout-making.

And the winners are…

Vegan Society members nominated Jungle Passion Chocolate Nibs, fruity chocolate direct from the Amazon, as the best fairly traded vegan product, while high street cosmetic chain Lush took home the award for best cruelty-free non-food product for their Veganese hair conditioner.

The best animal-free drink accolade went to Samuel Smiths for their Organic Best Ale and Yaoh's (http://www.yaoh.co.uk) hemp milk maker won the gong for the best environmentally friendly vegan product. The best food product award was won by Redwood Wholefood Company’s tasty Thai Fish Style Cakes.

In the retail and catering stakes, Glasgow’s 100% vegan restaurant, Mono, was awarded the best vegan catering award and Bristol-based Wild Oats Natural Foods (http://www.veganbristol.makessense.co.uk/locations/128.html) was voted best retailer for animal-free shopping.

The Vegan Achievement Award was given as a posthumous tribute to Arthur Ling, long time vegan campaigner and founder of Plamil Foods who died earlier this year, and campaign group Realfoods won the award for best project or campaign for VeganBuddies.org.uk – a web-based mentoring scheme for new vegans.

There’s something fishy about this guinness!

The inaugural Vegan Raspberry Award - for products that could and should be vegan but aren’t - went to Guinness for their fishy production techniques. Isinglass, a type of gelatine made from the swim bladders of fish, is used to remove the yeast from the stout. Vegan-friendly companies, such as Samuel Smiths and Pitfield Brewery, have shown that fish-free vegan stout is not only possible to make but tastes delicious. Hopefully the award will encourage Guinness to change their ways and prove that good things really do come to those who wait.