The Vegan Society

Promoting ways of living free from animal products for the benefit of people, animals and the environment.

Catering & Cookery

Whatever your tastes, there will be something to delight you in the vast range of vegan foods that are now available. Shops now provide everything from delicious vegan chocolate ice cream to vegan fishless scampi or smoked salmon-less pate.

Our main task is now to break out of the vicious circle where caterers say "I never get asked for vegan food". Why would you ask if you know the answer is likely to be "no"? You'll most like just carry on to the next restaurant where you know both you and your friends will find both satisfaction and value for money. New restaurants are opening all the time. We only have ourselves to blame if we don't politely request the same service, choice, quality and value for money as other customers.

The Vegan Society is here to help - whether you're experienced in talking to caterers, or are just starting out. The resources below will help you expand the choice of vegan food everywhere you eat.

Dining out feed-back cards

Print off these cards and keep them with you when dining out to applaud those who are serving great vegan food, and to encourage those who don't to send off for our catering pack. There are 4 cards per sheet and have been designed to be printed off as a double-sided card (side 1 and side 2).

Both are PDF files, so you'll need Acrobat Reader to be able to access and print them. Please note, the best way to access them is to right-click on each file, select 'Save As' and then save them to your computer. Once fully saved, double-click to open and then print them.