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A ‘rockstar lineup’ of vegan business founders headline Vegan Business Tribe in London in November

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Nov 9, 2023 #Heather Mills

Heather Mills is also the founder of multi award winning vegan food company, VBites, which exports to over 24 countries worldwide with over 130 products in its range. In this interview with Karin Ridgers from MAD Promotions, Heather will share her secrets and advice for overcoming adversity and building a successful vegan business.

Heather will also be showcasing her vegan makeup brand Be At One.

In addition Andy Shovel, co-founder of THIS will also be speaking too.

The event, sponsored by Vegan Accountants, is returning to London as part of VegfestUK after a hugely successful premier in 2022.

 

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More than 20 industry experts, vegan business founders and investors will be walking the Vegan Business Tribe stage over the two days, including the founders of some of the fastest-growing vegan and plant-based brands in the UK, such as One Planet Pizza and Better Nature Tempeh who have both seen huge breakthroughs into the supermarkets and major retailers this year. (Full list noted below.)

The event is organised for a second year as a collaboration between Vegan Business Tribe and Vegan Accountants, aiming to showcase the best of the vegan business scene and give help to those looking to grow a vegan business.

The lineup also includes industry experts such as Indy Kaur, founder of Plant Futures, who will be sharing the next big trends in the vegan and plant-based sector, following her time working in plant-based strategy and food trends at Tescos. Others, such as vegan PR expert Karin Ridgers, will be delivering workshops on how to get your vegan business in the news, while a panel of vegan angel investors will be sharing how to attract investment into your company.

Organiser, and Vegan Business Tribe founder, David Pannell said,

“We had hundreds of attendees last year and we knew that event was going to be hard to top. However getting expert speakers like Andy Shovel from THIS and Chris Kong from Better Nature Tempeh to join us on stage has helped us build an unmissable rockstar lineup.

Vegan-run businesses can find it hard to get good-quality support and advice from people who understand their mission. I mean, just talking to a business advisor or your accountant as a vegan business can be a minefield if they don’t share your ethics. That’s why it’s been so important to us to get a fully-vegan lineup this year of people who have gone out there and done it themselves, and are willing to help other vegan businesses follow in their footsteps”.

The event is part of VegfestUK, who is celebrating 20 years of vegan events in the UK and are hosting a number of areas and stages as part of the weekend.

VegfestUK founder Tim Barford said,

“Vegan Business Tribe have delivered another excellent lineup this year, stunning even. It’s been incredibly hard for all businesses over the last couple of years, especially our retail exhibitors who were hit so hard by the covid lockdowns. Vegan Business Tribe have been a rock for many vegan businesses to cling to.”

Attendee Jason Rustage founder of Gourmet Poke adds;

“I attended the first Vegan Business Tribe Live last year with some ideas about setting up my own business. After listening to the session on how to start a vegan business, I quit my job and launched Gourmet Poke! A year on, I’m now running an award-winning food business in Bristol and am already expanding. The information I learned at the event was crucial for getting me off the ground.”

Please Find more information : https://veganbusinesstribe.com/

More than 20 industry experts, vegan business founders and investors will be walking the Vegan Business Tribe stage over the two days, including the founders of some of the fastest-growing vegan and plant-based brands in the UK, such as One Planet Pizza and Better Nature Tempeh who have both seen huge breakthroughs into the supermarkets and major retailers this year.

Vegan business owners speakers include:

Andy Shovel, This!

Co-founder & co-CEO of THIS™, the UK’s fastest growing food brand

 

Joe Hill, One Planet Pizza

Improving the planet one slice of pizza at a time, now available in Asda

 

Chris Kong, Better Nature

Bringing Tempeh to the masses with one of the UK’s fastest growing vegan brands

 

Indy Kaur, Plant Futures

Strategic advisor to plant-based businesses, former Plant Based Strategy & Food Trends at Tescos

 

Anant Joshi, Vegan Angel Investor

Vegan entrepreneur, coach, investor and host of the PLANT CEO podcast

 

David Pannell, Vegan Business Tribe

VBT founder and host of The Vegan Business Tribe Podcast

 

Andrew Threlfall, Vegan Angel Investor

Successful vegan tech entrepreneur turned angel investor and mentor

 

Dan Sherrard-Smith, MotherTree

Vegan fintech start-up who raised £300k in 6 weeks

 

Laura Chepner, The Vegan Society

Chair of The Vegan Society’s Education Network and host of the new Mainly Humanely podcast

 

Chloe Bullock, Materialise Interiors

Winner of PETA’s vegan interior designer of the year

 

Kelly Vowels, Pixal Rose

Superstar vegan stylist and activist who survived grilling on breakfast TV

 

Steve & Mel Ferrett, Vegan Muscle

Vegan YouTubers, street activists & vegan gym wear brand

 

Daniel Morgan Jones, The Aspie World

Vegan YouTuber and autism influencer with more than 200k followers and subscribers

 

Jess Saunders, Vegan Punks

Vegan food influencers with over 35k Instagram followers

 

Karin Ridgers, MAD Promotions

Radio presenter, journalist and PR expert to show you how to get your vegan business in the news

 

Dana Burton, Vegan Kids

Founder of the UK’s only vegan kids support network and the Vegan Kids Festival

 

Keith Lesser, Vegan Accountants

Helping vegan companies save tax and increase profits to grow

 

Jai Street, Mindful Wealth

Helping vegans put their money where their heart is

 

Shabari Das, World Vegan Market & London Vegan Business Network

Vegan entrepreneur helping vegan businesses be seen by a global audience.

 

Kayleigh Nicolaou, Kakadu Creative

Founder of the 100% vegan and ethical creative agency

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