April 2009

Contract catering services celebrate National Vegetarian Week 2009

Contract caterers across the UK are all getting ready to celebrate National Vegetarian Week 18-24 May 2009.

Here are a few examples of caterers already signed up:

Last year over 1400 businesses, schools, pubs, caterers, libraries and retailers all got involved with finding out the benefits of a meat-free lifestyle. Go to www.vegsoc.org/nvw or call 0161 925 2000 to order free National Vegetarian Week resources and download an action pack full of ideas on how you can make a fresh start this summer.

National Vegetarian Week 18-24 May 2009 is sponsored by Cauldron Foods. Cauldron Foods together with the Vegetarian Society are encouraging more people to discover the possibilities and benefits of vegetarian cooking.

National Vegetarian Week (NVW) is the annual awareness-raising campaign promoting inspirational vegetarian food. Now in its 17th year, NVW has gone from strength to strength and has become a key date in the food industry calendar.

Notes for editors

· For more press information, logos, or recipes, please contact Su or Liz in the Vegetarian Society Press Office: 0161 925 2000. Email: su@vegsoc.org or liz@vegsoc.org outside office hours on 07973 108 165/7.

· The Vegetarian Society of the UK (founded in 1847) was the first organisation worldwide to adopt the term “vegetarian”. A vegetarian does not eat any meat, poultry, game, fish, shellfish or crustacea, or slaughter by-products.

· For more press info and to see images please visit http://www.vegsoc.org/nvw/2009/press