Wagamama vegan protein food

A meat eater asking "what happened to choice"- you can eat anything, mate. Meat menu options at practically any non-specialist restaurant vastly outnumber the meat free option and vegans are lucky if there's a single token vegan option on their menu 😅
 
Billy69_uk said:
I find it bizzare just home many meat eaters are triggered by Veganism in general.

You have NEVER been forced to eat vegan food, against your will. Makes me wonder who the real snowflakes are.

If you dont like vegan food, then dont eat it. If you dont like establishments who offer vegan food, then dont go there. Its really not that difficult.

These businesses arent adding vegan food out of the goodness of their hearts, despite what their marketing tells you. They are doing it because they can make money.

Not only can they make more profits from vegan food, but they also open up more potential business by offering some vegan dishes. If a group of 6 people are going out to eat, and only 1 of them is a vegan, then the whole group will go somewhere where there are options, so the restaurant now has 6 additional covers just because 1 guest is a vegan.

I call it "Veganomincs" (and the TM is pending)
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Alexis Gauthier- french chef who had a Michelin starred restaurant turned it full vegan in 2021.
His restaurant in Soho is an absolute joy and has always been full when I’ve visited.

Touch of irony that a French Chef took the step.

Now also openned a bistro

As you say - veganomics in action
 
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Billy69_uk said:
These businesses aren't adding vegan food out of the goodness of their hearts, despite what their marketing tells you. They are doing it because they can make money.
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Exactly. If there was no demand they simply wouldn't do it, and plunge themselves into bankruptcy purely to appear 'woke'.
 
35to39 said:
A meat eater asking "what happened to choice"- you can eat anything, mate. Meat menu options at practically any non-specialist restaurant vastly outnumber the meat free option and vegans are lucky if there's a single token vegan option on their menu 😅
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Well he can't choose to eat meat at Wagamama's if they don't sell meat 🤷🏻‍♂️

I don't see it as being particularly triggered to prefer that meat selling chains that he visits continue to sell meat, I have no issue with vegan options being available but I wouldn't go to a chain I go to if it turned vegan on account of not liking vegan food.
 
Meaters act like they can't have vegan food. Alright don't have peanut butter, oreos, biscoff, bananas, potatoes, beans, lentils, Dahl, bread, oats, weetabix, nuts etc etc etc etc ever again
 
GibbosEmpire said:
Meaters act like they can't have vegan food. Alright don't have peanut butter, oreos, biscoff, bananas, potatoes, beans, lentils, Dahl, bread, oats, weetabix, nuts etc etc etc etc ever again
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Have to say, discovering Oreos were vegan was a bit of a lightbulb moment for me.
 
ThatFragranceGuy said:
Well he can't choose to eat meat at Wagamama's if they don't sell meat 🤷🏻‍♂️

I don't see it as being particularly triggered to prefer that meat selling chains that he visits continue to sell meat, I have no issue with vegan options being available but I wouldn't go to a chain I go to if it turned vegan on account of not liking vegan food.
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He could go to one of the many, many restaurants that cater for meat eaters. The post claimed "what happened to choice"- the reality is that meat eaters have far more to choose from (although admittedly not in Wagamamas once it eventually goes all vegan, which it most likely won't, at least not for a long time).
 
GibbosEmpire said:
There's a social media account called Accidentally Vegan, it's a life saver, you'd be surprised how much stuff is vegan.
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its also weird (or a bit sad) that some food manufacturers have taken the decision not to label some foodstuffs as being "Vegan" even though they are.

I guess its to prevent the "Arrgghh, I am not eating that shyte" from the easily offended, whereas people with special dietary requirements usually study the ingredients list anyway and will discover it for themselves.

as a now non milk "user" I am astonished about the number of thinks that contain milk or milk powder that just shouldn't.
 
Billy69_uk said:
its also weird (or a bit sad) that some food manufacturers have taken the decision not to label some foodstuffs as being "Vegan" even though they are.

I guess its to prevent the "Arrgghh, I am not eating that shyte" from the easily offended, whereas people with special dietary requirements usually study the ingredients list anyway and will discover it for themselves.

as a now non milk "user" I am astonished about the number of thinks that contain milk or milk powder that just shouldn't.
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Yes, sometimes it says 'suitable for vegetarians’ but when you look at the ingredients there is nothing remotely dairy-based in it. I have to google it for a definitive answer sometimes.
 
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GibbosEmpire said:
There's a social media account called Accidentally Vegan, it's a life saver, you'd be surprised how much stuff is vegan.
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It can be used as an indicator of quality as well because the reason most of those things are vegan is because it is cheaper to use vegetable/palm oil and throw a load of flavourings/emulsifiers in than it is to use butter. The crap chocolate that you get in advent calendars etc used to be super cheap. Now it's marketed as vegan chocolate for a premium instead.
 
35to39 said:
He could go to one of the many, many restaurants that cater for meat eaters. The post claimed "what happened to choice"- the reality is that meat eaters have far more to choose from (although admittedly not in Wagamamas once it eventually goes all vegan, which it most likely won't, at least not for a long time).
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But he's already going to Wagamama, which is his point. It was said that there was no change to choice but he isn't going to be able to get meat at a place he already goes to, so probably isn't going to go somewhere with a vegan menu, is he? Therefore, he has no choice if he doesn't want vegan food than to go elsewhere. Hence what happened to choice.

Doesn't matter if he has other places to choose from - I imagine most people would stop going to their restaurants of choice if they turned their menu full vegan. Some would try it but it's geberslly a completely different market.

The argument of "plenty of other places to choose from" is a bit silly. Plenty of vegan places as well.
 
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