Food orders for work related events are to be vegan and vegetarian only

Yes I know that I'm not thick

That's not good enough for a Coeliac, as there's no visible bottle to check in the case of a random dressing.

This gives a long list of things that have to be checked - including tofu, soy sauce (and no, not all Thai soy sauce is wheat free, any more than all fish sauce is) https://www.coeliac.org.uk/document-library/6679-gluten-free-checklist-january-2020/

I have notified caterers in advance before. That's how I've ended up with soya mince - with barley and wheat in the ingredients that they didn't expect me to want to check. No salad because it had croutons, couscous or pasta mixed in. No cheese because it was on plates with crackers and bread. No falafel because of wheat in it. And so on...

At least with a standard buffet, there's a fighting chance of being the first to a sealed packet of antipasti and a few olives before the breadstick snappers fetch up and render everything inedible.

Those ssaying they will not attend if food is vegetarian and vegan - it sounds far more like a promise than a threat.

Notwithstanding allergies is it not exactly the same thing? Vegans/vegetarians choose that diet?

@Mumofoneandone it's much worse to impose abuse, pain, suffering and death needlessly on billions of innocent animals every year.

Slightly healthier for everyone else.

Not necessarily no.

Less reasonable that it might seem:

Many people don't eat vegan food because much of it is so highly processed.

Vegans don't eat all vegetarian food.

Would slightly irritate me, because I don't enjoy vegetable sandwiches, usually find they are mushy and a bit unpleasant would stick with the fruit platter.

I think this is pretty standard in my experience.

It is a lunch on someone else’s dime.

Get over yourselves.

As a vegan I get meat-eating shoved in my face as 'the done thing' on a daily basis and am expected to endure this constantly without complaint. Yet some meat-eaters whinge and moan at this initiative. How pathetic!

It's a great idea and I'd be so proud if I worked for that company.

How is it being imposed? Nobody is forced to eat it are they?

I'm not vegan but do enjoy a lot of vegan dishes. I never buy anything processed, vegan or otherwise. Vegan dishes are full of lovely fresh ingredients much more than a ham, chicken or cheese sandwich is

The problem is I think a lot of places do it as a cost-cutting exercise rather than really doing it for dietary or environmental reasons so you then get the shittest of shit vegan buffet that everyone complains about.

im not adverse to it if some money is spent on the catering. The best wedding food we ever had was an Indian wedding where all the food was vegan. That is quite different to a dried up carrot sandwich.

Totally wrong for this to be imposed on people. Came across one council sets of meetings who tried this and most of the food had to be binned at the end as people didn't want to eat, particularly, vegan food. They ended up with all food ranges in the end.
Look at all the vegan food companies going bust/reducing their ranges as there isn't the interest in it.

The vast majority of soya produced in what was rain forest is for animal feed.

If you don't like it, buy your own.

What are you? Five? You are actually hilarious. In the same way, vegetarians/ vegans/ religious persons/ allergy sufferers have to do without meals when they’re in spaces which don’t cater for them, I’m sure you can deal with the occasional meal without screaming discrimination.

Personally I object to eating ultra processed foods and most commercial vegan foods are. Far better to eat local from a carbon footprint point of view too. I personally struggle with cheese too, due to health issues

Yeah vegan stuff is horrible, we had this awful vegan lunch, harrisa roast veg, couscous with mint, pomegranate seeds and charred chicory leaves.

🙄when people say “vegan food” like they’ve never eaten a banana, nuts, Soreen malt loaf, an Oreo, jacket potato with baked beans, Bisto red gravy with roast potatoes, peanut butter on toast, popcorn, jam doughnuts, pitta and hummus, a nice big salad or soup!

LOL “vegan food” is just food.

Who’s paying for the food at events? If staff are then it’s unreasonable not to be allowed a choice. If it’s paid for by the company then they can offer what they like

Nope this is insane!!

In my immediate team I have:

• a vegetarian
• a muslim who only eats halal
• a Jewish guy who only eats kosher
• someone who is gluten and dairy free due to allergies
• a vegan
• One of those people who only eat meat and whole grains (I forget the name of the diet, he has been eating this way for 5+ years though)

and we can still arrange a meal out or order food in the office to suit everyone (usually a decent Indian that has a vast vegan/veggie menu and halal meat options)

unless your office is in the middle of nowhere it should be possible in this day and age to cater for all diets. And as for the carbon thing, I wonder how many of your management team drive fancy company cars, have massive bonuses, take regular holidays abroad and live in massive houses way bigger than their needs.

its virtue signalling on the backs of the regular employee, who’s only perks probably include a free lunch every now and then and some free tea and coffee.

Great decision

Thanks so much for enlightening me, @Beautiful3 . I've been eating 'vegan stuff' for nearly 30 years and never noticed how horrible it is.