VEGETARIAN SOCIETY AWARDS 2008

Winners gallery

Traditionally, the North is often seen as offering poor choice for vegetarians, so we’re delighted to see that it now boasts two of the best veggie restaurants in the UK. Congratulations to both Dandelion & Burdock and The Waiting Room for helping to break the mould.

Dandelion & Burdock, Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire
www.dandelionandburdock.uk.com

Katie Douglass Catering Services Manager presenting the award to David Wilson and staff at Dandelion & Burdock.

Luke Harding and his team, at the Waiting Room, received the award from Catering Services Manager Katie Douglass

The Red Lion, Great Bricett, Suffolk The Red Lion, Great Bricett, Suffolk
www.theveggieredlion.co.uk

Our mystery diners couldn’t praise the Red Lion enough. The pub is exclusively vegetarian, the range and choice of food was excellent, the staff were helpful and the atmosphere warm - congratulations to the staff and owners at the Red Lion.

Christine Tilbury, Head of Cordon Vert travelled to Suffolk to present the award to Jan Wise and her team.

Winner

Marks & Spencer Melty Middle Chocolate Dessert

I don’t think we need to say any more about this product but once tasted never forgotten. Annette Pinner, Chief Executive at the Vegetarian Society, visited Marks and Spencer’s Head Quarters in London where she presented the award to Helen Brennan, Desserts Product Developer.

Winner

Halo: Light Moisturising Cream

Halo was founded in 2007, by Soni Zuberi Shah, after her own search for affordable, natural, unperfumed, paraben-free, skincare products revealed that there was very little choice in the UK market. Vanessa Brown, Corporate Relations Manager, presented the award to Ziggy Shah from Halo.

The observant among you may have noticed that the look of the awards changed this year. Usually the awards have been made of glass but this year we decided on a new design – here it is - it’s made of recycled plastic bottles.