Wagamama vegan protein food

Nano said:
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.
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Ah so the wokerati haven't taken over advent calendars?
 
ThatFragranceGuy said:
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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Currently in the menu at Waggammas
Pulled Pork
Pulled Duck
Belly Pork
Chicken

How much choice is ‘choice’ 😂
 
1finny said:
Currently in the menu at Waggammas
Pulled Pork
Pulled Duck
Belly Pork
Chicken

How much choice is ‘choice’ 😂
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And? How much of that would he be able to choose from if they went vegan?

You also forgot fish, prawns, eggs, honey, squid and several others. Also every category has at least one but often 3+ vegan options, so currently a 'choice', with strong representation for a group that makes up 3% of the population.
 
ThatFragranceGuy said:
And? How much of that would he be able to choose from if they went vegan?

You also forgot fish, prawns, eggs, honey, squid and several others. Also every category has at least one but often 3+ vegan options, so currently a 'choice', with strong representation for a group that makes up 3% of the population.
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As far as I can tell they haven’t said they are going vegan
Someone on a message board said it
 
ThatFragranceGuy said:
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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No there aren’t, your argument that vegans and meat eaters have similar levels of choice when it comes to dining out isn’t correct. You could try being vegan for a period of time and you’d soon find that your choice is severely limited when you’re not cooking bespoke meals for yourself at home.
 
1finny said:
As far as I can tell they haven’t said they are going vegan
Someone on a message board said it
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They have not said they're going 100% Vegan. I don't know where that idea came from.

Maybe I should post about less controversial things in future like, oh I don't know, cyclists? :ROFLMAO:

I genuinely just thought what a nice change to eat something really different, but still as satisfying as a conventional meal. It just didn't feel like a veggie option at all...
 
ThatFragranceGuy said:
And? How much of that would he be able to choose from if they went vegan?

You also forgot fish, prawns, eggs, honey, squid and several others. Also every category has at least one but often 3+ vegan options, so currently a 'choice', with strong representation for a group that makes up 3% of the population.
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The thing is meat eaters can and (as per OP) sometimes do eat vegan options. It doesn't really work the other way round.

Apparently the UK has 3m+ vegans, but that will be a higher percentage of Wagamama's target audience ie millenials and young families who live near towns and cities etc.
 
1finny said:
As far as I can tell they haven’t said they are going vegan
Someone on a message board said it
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That's not the point being discussed though?

As already said it's very unlikely they would because majority of their customer base isn't vegan but none of these posts have been discussing sources or citations.

an independent chain might go vegan as a business choice but for a massive chain to do it would be suicide because there are so few vegans.


35to39 said:
No there aren’t, your argument that vegans and meat eaters have similar levels of choice when it comes to dining out isn’t correct. You could try being vegan for a period of time and you’d soon find that your choice is severely limited when you’re not cooking bespoke meals for yourself at home.
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I didn't say similar levels of choice, so that wasn't my argument. I said plenty of choice. Be it restaurants or menu options.

They don't need similar levels of choice because it wouldn't be sustainable, it's a tiny fraction of the population.

I don't need to try. going vegan because majority of vegan food I've tried has not been enjoyable. If I was vegan I'd probably go to places that catered well to it. Like Wagamama's 😂
 
Nano said:
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.
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Whilst alot of vegan stuff is crap, a lot more of non vegan stuff is crap. Bad food is bad food regardless if it's vegan or not, and bad food will make you feel bad. Whole food plant based with the odd treat every now and again is best as you don't feel like you're missing out.
 
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I'm looking forward to having my wagama breakfast at Manchester airport next week like. There avacoardo bowls are nice
 
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I did wonder how it would take off. It is expensive, but there isn’t really anything like this around us.

When 5 Guys opened I was really interested, but I never go there at all after a couple of initial visits - it’s just another burger joint really. I have not bothered with Hortons at all. Nando’s doesn’t do much for me really.

This is the first food chain I’m genuinely pleased to have.
 
Thanks for sharing OP. I don’t really understand some of the responses on this thread. Particularly the one that seems to think vegans just live in a small circle of London.

I’m not vegan and haven’t got any intention to be - but I’ll quite happily eat anything vegan if it tastes decent. I’ll quite often use quorn etc instead of beef just for ease.
 
GibbosEmpire said:
Whilst alot of vegan stuff is crap, a lot more of non vegan stuff is crap. Bad food is bad food regardless if it's vegan or not, and bad food will make you feel bad. Whole food plant based with the odd treat every now and again is best as you don't feel like you're missing out.
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There is loads of rubbish that is non-vegan, I agree, but my issue is that the vegan chocolate is marketed as a premium product and has a premium price. The crap chocolate that's always been cheap doesn't so you get what you pay for and that's fine.

My wife doesn't eat dairy so I buy the vegan stuff and it feels like being ripped off paying a premium for the fact it is vegan even though they are using really cheap ingredients. I buy the cheap crap not marketed as vegan instead but I can't get away with that for gifts!
 
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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I disagree with the latter, that the whole group of 6 would change to suit one person.
 
Loop said:
I disagree with the latter, that the whole group of 6 would change to suit one person.
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after spending 3 years as a vegan, my experience is that a group of friends or work colleagues will almost always want to accommodate folks..
In fact it was one of the "pressures" that made me not be so rigid about it all, especially when travelling with work. I really didnt like being that one person in a group of 6 or 10 where everyone would flex around. It was a lot of pressure, but I did really appreciate the sentiment.
 
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