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Vegan Life Festival 2025: The Largest Vegan Event in the Heart of Athens
With thousands of visitors and strong interest, the Vegan Life Festival 2025 has returned to Athens, confirming its status as the largest vegan event in Greece. The event, held since ...
HellasVeg & Vegan Life Festival 2025: A Celebration of Inclusion and Expression of the Vegetarian Community in Greece
The Hellenic Vegetarian Association, HellasVeg, actively participated in the Vegan Life Festival 2025, showcasing initiatives that highlight both the development and promotion of vegetarian nutrition in Greece. The festival took ...
Press Release: More than 200 organizations are calling on the EU to stop the restrictions on labeling plant-based foods.
European Alliance Calls on Parliament to Reject Commission's Proposal to Ban Terms like "Burger" and "Sausage" from Plant-Based ProductsA broad coalition of NGOs, consumer organizations, environmental groups, and food companies ...
Press Release: HellasVeg against amendment 645 of the EU, which prohibits the use of certain terms in plant-based foods and causes confusion among consumers.
The Hellenic Vegetarian Association (HellasVeg) is closely monitoring the recent developments in Brussels and expresses its disappointment regarding the recent decision of the European Parliament (08/09/2025), which voted for a ...
Press Release: Opportunities and Obstacles in the Vegan Cosmetics Market. Focus on Thessaloniki – NEW RESEARCH
The Hellenic Vegetarian Association, HellasVeg, presents the results of a recent groundbreaking study it conducted on identifying consumer behaviors and market trends in Thessaloniki regarding vegan cosmetics. This is a ...
Sports & Quality Nutrition: HellasVeg supports the children of Panorama Tennis Academy (P.T.A.) as part of the Summer Tennis Camp 2025
HellasVeg and Panorama Tennis Academy (P.T.A.) continue their strong partnership in 2025, offering the children of the Summer Tennis Camp healthy and delicious vegetarian snacks. Following the successful initiative of ...
European Commission to forbid the use of 29 words for plant-based alternatives
The European Commission unveiled a proposal to restrict the use of certain names by plant-based alternatives, stating it will enhance transparency to consumers and protect historical and cultural significance of ...
Press Release: Greece to Say “Yes” to Plant Proteins, Requests the Association of Greek Vegetarians
In a letter sent today to the Minister of Rural Development and Food, Mr. Konstantinos Tsiaras, the Association of Greek Vegetarians (HellasVeg) is requesting the official support of Greece for ...
Press Release: The message to the EU is loud: “No to restrictions on plant-based food names – Yes to informed consumer choice and European innovation.”
The Hellenic Vegetarian Association (HellasVeg), prompted by the reintroduction of the proposal to ban terms such as “veggie burger,” “plant-based sausage,” and “plant-based steak” for plant-based products, called on the ...
Press Release: The Impact of “Veg.contest Thessaloniki 2024” on the Public – Findings of Nationwide Research
The Hellenic Vegetarian Association (HellasVeg), following the successful completion of the veggie competition "Veg.Contest Thessaloniki 2024 – The Gastronomy of the City is Changing," presents the impact that the competition ...
Press Release: New Survey on Vegetarianism in Greece – Consumers demand healthy and sustainable options
The Hellenic Vegetarian Association – HellasVeg presents the results of a recent survey it conducted on dietary trends in Greece for 2024, with a general emphasis on plant-based nutrition and specifically on ...
Understanding Consumer Attitudes Towards Veganism and Sustainability in 2024
The global push for sustainability is reshaping the food industry, with plant-based eating gaining momentum across Europe. Veganuary, the campaign encouraging people to try a vegan diet in January, has ...
More than 130 organisations call for EU Action Plan for Plant-based Foods
More than 130 groups representing farmers, health professionals, consumers, animal welfare and environmental interests have written to European Commissioner for Agriculture and Food, Christophe Hansen, urging him to develop an EU Action ...
A Look Back at 2024
A look back at 2024 - Key ActionsWith joy and excitement, we begin the new year, reflecting on the successes of 2024 and the many new actions waiting for us ...
Solving a problem that didn’t exist: how plant-based label bans confuse consumers
When the French government introduced in 2021 a decree that prohibited the use of “meaty” denominations for plant-based foods, the rationale it presented to justify the new law largely rested on the ...
