Anglia Crown launches eight new Crown Advantage vegan meals

Anglia Crown launches eight new Crown Advantage vegan meals

Anglia Crown extends its vegetarian range for hospital patients with the launch of eight new dishes, which are also suitable for people following a vegan diet.

The new individual frozen meals form part of the company’s award-winning Crown Advantage with the Torus Pak technology range.

They have been launched in November this year to coincide with World Vegan Day (1 November) and World Vegan Month (1-31 November).

Dishes range from stews, casseroles and hot pots, to pasta-based meals and curries, as well as vegetarian sausages and burgers.

Anglia Crown, which manufactures chilled and frozen prepared meals for the healthcare sector, has developed the range in response to a significant increase in demand for vegan meals in recent years.

Paul Howell, managing director at Anglia Crown, said: “We recognise that a stay in hospital can be a stressful time and the last thing patients want to worry about is whether there will be a suitable meal option for their diet, preferences or needs.

“At Anglia Crown, we have been working hard to extend our vegan meals as demand has quadrupled over the last seven years.”

“According to figures released by the Vegan Society last year, there are now three and a half times as many vegans as there were in 2006, making it the fastest growing lifestyle movement.”

The research commissioned by the Vegan Society in partnership with Vegan Life magazine found there are more than half a million vegans in Britain – at least 1.05% of the population aged 15 and over.

The study also concluded that 3.25% of the population, equating to around 1.68 million people, are either vegetarian or vegan.

New dishes being introduced by Anglia Crown include a vegetable and lentil stew; a vegetable casserole; a vegetable hot pot and a vegetable jalfrezi (pictured below, left).
There will also be a vegetarian pasta and vegetarian pasta bolognaise (pictured top right), as well as vegetarian sausages and burgers.

A total of 15 vegetarian main dishes are available within Crown Advantage, of which 11 are suitable for vegans.

Howell added: “More people are increasingly turning to a vegetarian diet, with meat- free dishes regularly being requested within the NHS.

“Our existing vegetarian range includes dishes inspired by international cuisines including popular Italian-style meals such as Quorn™ tomato pasta and penne pasta with mushroom, leek and cheese sauce, as well as pan-Asian and Indian meals from sweet and sour Quorn™ to creamy lentil, tomato and cauliflower daal.”

Anglia Crown also supplies several vegetarian takes on traditional British meals including a cottage pie made with Quorn™ and cheesy mash, a chunky warming vegetable casserole with dumpling and a vegetable hot pot.

The company works with more than 100 sites, either directly with each NHS Trust or via partner suppliers such as facility management companies or contract caterers.

Anglia Crown has a number of products registered with the Vegan Society.

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About Anglia Crown
Anglia Crown is an award-winning prepared chilled and frozen meal manufacturer for the healthcare sector in the UK.
It works with more than 100 hospital sites, either directly with each NHS Trust or via partner suppliers such as facility management companies or contract caterers.
Anglia Crown is part of Bakkavor, a leading international manufacturer of fresh prepared foods, employing more than 18,000 people worldwide across 43 operating facilities.