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https://news.sky.com/story/row-over-new-greggs-vegan-sausage-rolls-heats-up-11597679 (https://archive.ph/5Ba6o)

A heated row has broken out over a move by Britain's largest bakery chain to launch a vegan sausage roll.

The pastry, which is filled with a meat substitute and encased in 96 pastry layers, is available in 950 Greggs stores across the country.

It was promised after 20,000 people signed a petition calling for the snack to be launched to accommodate plant-based diet eaters.


But the vegan sausage roll's launch has been greeted by a mixed reaction: Some consumers welcomed it, while others voiced their objections.

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#VEGANsausageroll thanks Greggs

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Cook and food poverty campaigner Jack Monroe declared she was "frantically googling to see what time my nearest opens tomorrow morning because I will be outside".

While TV writer Brydie Lee-Kennedy called herself "very pro the Greggs vegan sausage roll because anything that wrenches veganism back from the 'clean eating' wellness folk is a good thing".

One Twitter user wrote that finding vegan sausage rolls missing from a store in Corby had "ruined my morning".

Another said: "My son is allergic to dairy products which means I can't really go to Greggs when he's with me. Now I can. Thank you vegans."

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The hype got me like #Greggs #Veganuary

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TV presenter Piers Morgan led the charge of those outraged by the new roll.

"Nobody was waiting for a vegan bloody sausage, you PC-ravaged clowns," he wrote on Twitter.

Mr Morgan later complained at receiving "howling abuse from vegans", adding: "I get it, you're all hangry. I would be too if I only ate plants and gruel."

Another Twitter user said: "I really struggle to believe that 20,000 vegans are that desperate to eat in a Greggs."

"You don't paint a mustach (sic) on the Mona Lisa and you don't mess with the perfect sausage roll," one quipped.

Journalist Nooruddean Choudry suggested Greggs introduce a halal steak bake to "crank the fume levels right up to 11".

The bakery chain told concerned customers that "change is good" and that there would "always be a classic sausage roll".

It comes on the same day McDonald's launched its first vegetarian "Happy Meal", designed for children.

The new dish comes with a "veggie wrap", instead of the usual chicken or beef option.

It should be noted that Piers Morgan and Greggs share the same PR firm, so I'm thinking this is some serious faux outrage and South Park KKK gambiting here.

 

[6MillionCoofs]

Despite appearances, this is not a shitpost. This is the actual story on the BBC. Starmer is so bereft of ideas, now that he's lost Sue Gray, that he's begging anyone he can think of to come up with something.

But that is literally the point of goverment, to come up with the ideas and plans to do things and then put people in roles that are best suited to doing those things.

if the companies knew what to do they would not be in the shit.

More often than not however they do know and are not doing and need to be forced to do so. Which you cannot make them do if you have no idea what is going on.

 

[John Badman]

Trains are the best, most comfortable, cheapest and safest form of travel...Just not in Britain, the country that invented the train.

India does trains better. My father is trains.

 

[AnOminous]

India does trains better. My father is trains.

Trains is hard job.

 

[K!w!Fartz]

India does trains better. My father is trains.

India does nothing better, the only thing their trains are good for are running over Indians

 

[the rat]

India does nothing better, the only thing their trains are good for are running over Indians

And that's why they do trains better.

 

[FedPostalService]

supporting Brighton

I for one think it’s very progressive that we have one openly gay poster in the thread.

 

[Morethanabitfoolish]

I for one think it’s very progressive that we have one openly gay poster in the thread.

And one whose father is trains.

 

[Otterly]

Happy middle-bit-between-Christmas and new year everyone. Are we still munching our way through the Christmas ham? Wondering exactly when the leftover turkey will start to be a risk? Have we forgotten what day it is yet? Are you living in a strange hinterland of mild food coma and walks in the park ‘to burn it off’? Have the children got bored enough to start that 2000 piece jigsaw yet? Did you have that awful fog?

 

[-Jack-]

I for one think it’s very progressive that we have one openly gay poster in the thread.

You're courageous for coming out, I didn't realise faggots knew how to access the internet.

 

[teriyakiburns]

Did you have that awful fog?

Foggiest I've seen it for years. Last time it was this foggy, we had days of blizzards a week later.

 

[K!w!Fartz]

Happy middle-bit-between-Christmas and new year everyone. Are we still munching our way through the Christmas ham? Wondering exactly when the leftover turkey will start to be a risk? Have we forgotten what day it is yet? Are you living in a strange hinterland of mild food coma and walks in the park ‘to burn it off’? Have the children got bored enough to start that 2000 piece jigsaw yet? Did you have that awful fog?

Eating the chocolates first before the expirables because I'm a low IQ nigger.
No snow is predicted for this year on the Isle of Man, just been foggy and windy as per usual.
Still got to order the Kintsugi kit I promised my mom I'd buy cus she sent me the money for it, but it has been delayed because I've done research and need to find the ingredients for traditional Kintusugi using real urushi, rice powder, clay powder, gold dust, and other ingredients for a reasonable price that delivers here.
Started a 500 piece puzzle.
I saw a baby seal trying to sleep alone while walking dogs on the beach at night.
Taken all the present wrappings to the tip in my car because not enough space in the bin.
I like your vocabulary, particularly "hinterland" mainlander.

 

[FedPostalService]

You're courageous for coming out, I didn't realise faggots knew how to access the internet.

I walked right into that one and I thoroughly deserve it.

 

[Chaos Theorist]

Is Anne Widdecombe a femcel?

 

[FedPostalService]

Is Anne Widdecombe a femcel?

She knows that no man could handle those curves and keep his sanity. She is doing the men of this country a service.

 

[Chunky Salsa]

M40 is so packed right now, that I can talk about how packed it is while driving. All because someone crashed, people need to pay more attention to the road.

 

[A-Logato]

Another day, another bunch of immigrants die in channel. I still feel as if the establishment wants us to feel sorry for them but the consensus I get from family, friends and co workers (namely after I get a few drinks in them) is that no one really cares any more, if anything some think they deserve it.

 

[K!w!Fartz]

Another day, another bunch of immigrants die in channel. I still feel as if the establishment wants us to feel sorry for them but the consensus I get from family, friends and co workers (namely after I get a few drinks in them) is that no one really cares any more, if anything some think they deserve it.

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[Otterly]

Foggiest I've seen it for years. Last time it was this foggy, we had days of blizzards a week later.

I’ve heard that too - really bad fog is always followed by heavy rain or blizzards. It is forecast for colder next week so let’s see.

Kintusugi

That’s a great idea for a project/pastime. Have fun!

 

[FedPostalService]

Another day, another bunch of immigrants die in channel. I still feel as if the establishment wants us to feel sorry for them but the consensus I get from family, friends and co workers (namely after I get a few drinks in them) is that no one really cares any more, if anything some think they deserve it.

My “don’t be racist as it’s not nice” (but weirdly really antisemitic) mum is now loudly saying “what are these people doing in the country?” a lot when the news is on.

There seems to be a massive seas change in the normies.

Next election will be a bloodbath for Labour.

 

[Otterly]

Next election will be a bloodbath for Labour.

It’s almost five years away. We need things to start getting better well before that or we won’t just be headed towards that cliff, we will be a nasty mess on the rocks below. We can’t afford another five years of this.