Support for Vegan Businesses 'Main Feature' at VegfestUK London 2022

a whole feature at the event is taking place focused on supporting both fledgling and established vegan businesses in their goals to flourish & expand, whilst navigating increasingly tricky waters.

The return of VegfestUK London to Olympia Grand in November 2022 has been warmly greeted from a number of quarters – not least the up and coming vegan businesses in the UK, many of which pre covid were flourishing on the back of over 300 regional vegan events across the UK.

Then the pandemic altered the landscape dramatically and now post covid, vegan businesses are facing some real challenges as they scale up to meet demand in unprecedented times.

The event is already shaping up to be the biggest indoor vegan exhibition of 2022 in the UK, with a hunger and appetite from both exhibitors and visitors for live events again after the 3 year absence.

Whilst for many vegan businesses the market is still growing, it is of course still a challenging year, as unforeseen issues hit home in varying degrees. And with this in mind, a whole feature at the event is taking place focused on supporting both fledgling and established vegan businesses in their goals to flourish & expand whilst navigating increasingly tricky waters.

Vegan Business Tribe Live aims to provide real support and assistance for a multitude of business challenges and includes some excellent panels and industry experts including Mitali Deypurkaystha AKA The Vegan Publisher, Esther Pearson - MD of Clive’s Pies, Thibault Guenat - Sustainability and Growth Manager at Minor Figures, Louisianna Waring - Senior Insight Officer at The Vegan Society and Keith Lesser from Vegan Accountants (also sponsoring the area) amongst the early-confirmed speakers and panellists, with lots more to come event-wide, the full line up of which to be revealed in the early Autumn. The area is curated by Vegan Business Tribe founders Lisa Fox and David Pannell and features 12 brands - all VBT members - exhibiting within, too.

“We’re thrilled to be partnering with Vegan Business Tribe for VegfestUK London 2022” says the event organiser Tim Barford from VegfestUK “and even more so to be providing such valuable and informed expertise around Business for our multiple exhibitors and visitors. In some respects it’s never been a better time to be running a plant-based business – and we’ve seen plenty of start-ups this past 2 years – but in other ways it’s a very tough set of conditions for business owners generally. The Vegan Business Tribe Live Zone really does give some insights into best practices and importantly, lessons that have been learnt along the way, with a supportive and inclusive approach that is fun, uplifting & informed. And as vegan businesses continue to bounce back from 2+

years of struggles, a whole new set of challenges await. Vegan Business Tribe Live addresses this area in depth.”

Vegan Business Tribe Live organiser David Pannell added “We are thrilled to be providing such a supportive area for both new and established vegan businesses at VegfestUK London this autumn. It’s a really exciting time to be in business – but also an exceptionally challenging one. Overcoming and flourishing in these times requires experience, fortitude and - to a degree - confidence, and our Vegan Business Tribe Live area helps with all of this – and more. We look forward to welcoming visitors and exhibitors alike to this really dynamic occasion within the world of veganism.”

‘COP27 – Collaborating on Positions’ includes multiple talks including introductions to the benefits of plant-based diets for people new to these areas, as well as evidence-based expertise from healthcare professionals.

Sustainability is another key focus for vegan businesses right now and the event coincides with #Cop27 on the weekend of 12th & 13th November, and Barford confirms that there will be an additional focus on addressing climate change and in particular the benefits of plant-based options and the multiple solutions they provide. ‘COP27 – Collaborating on Positions’ includes multiple talks including introductions to the benefits of plant-based diets for people new to these areas, as well as evidence-based expertise from healthcare professionals. Full line-ups for all areas are unveiled in the autumn.

The event is expected to attract upwards of 12,000 visitors over the weekend alongside around 250 - 300 exhibitors.

Tickets are on sale in the autumn from the website and potential exhibitors are invited to register their interest here.

https://london.vegfest.co.uk/register-your-interest/

Or you can check out the event website here.

https://london.vegfest.co.uk

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