Thursday 14 March 2013

Veggie Event sees massive rise in interest since Horseburger Scandal!



 
One of Europe’s biggest veggie events, VegfestUK Brighton, held at The Hove Centre on March 16th and 17th, has seen a massive rise in interest since the breaking of the Horseburger scandal, with all stall space sold out a month before the event; website hits have more than tripled year on year, and Facebook and Twitter activity has gone through the roof as vast sectors of the UK look towards veggie options to replace processed meat and ready meals.

‘It’s incredible’, say the organisers of this weekends’ event. ‘Literally since the day the news broke about what they were finding in the food chain, we have seen a surge of interest in every way. There are especially a lot of new businesses springing up that cater for veggies and it seems most of them are sensing an opportunity to reach more potential customers very quickly right now, which would explain why we have sold out of all available stall space for the first time ever – and that was a month ago.’

‘We are expecting capacity crowds at the event and especially a big rise in the ‘meat reducers’ – those looking for veggie options but not necessarily wanting to go veggie – just ditch the horseburgers and get some decent healthy options instead. VegfestUK Brighton is the right event for people like this right now. You can sample the best, for free, and buy at discount prices, whilst accessing cookery demos, talks and a host of other information about the veggie lifestyle, in a friendly, relaxed and fun environment. Vegfest rocks!’

The show is opened by BBC Radio 2 presenter Janey Lee Grace, and other celebrities including Sara Jane Honeywell (CBeebies), Roxy Shahidi (ex Emmerdale actress) and Dean Howell (Fleetwood Town FC) will be joined by a host of other top speakers and performers, including comedy hours each day with Andrew O’Neill and Sarah Pascoe. Admission to the public is completely free, and you can access more information about the event by downloading the free event programme here http://brighton.vegfest.co.uk/programme

VegfestUK events continue during 2013 with their tenth birthday party at Bristol in May, with the Happy Mondays and Caravan Palace, and a new show in London at Olympia in October with comedians Dave Spikey and Jamie Kilstein – see www.vegfest.co.uk for more information about both these shows.

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