Coffee Giant Costa Launches Brand New Vegan Bacon Roll

From plantbasednews.org

The latest vegan addition is part of the chain’s autumn menu and is available across the UK

Costa is adding another vegan offering across its menus nationwide. Now, UK customers can purchase the vegan bacon roll from the coffee giant as part of the autumn menu.

Costa’s vegan bacon roll

The Vegan Bac’n Breakfast Bap is on offer for £3. Moreover, it is made with Finnebrogue's Naked Bacon Without The Oink! and vegan spread.

The brand launched its meatless bacon rashers in UK supermarkets last year, dubbed to provide a good source of fibre and vitamin B12.

‘There really is nothing like the taste and smell of proper bacon. But these delicious rashers are made without the oink.

‘So, absolutely everyone can be part of that special bacon-eating experience’, the brand states.

The new bap joins a selection of other vegan options available at the coffee chain Credit: Instagram

Big reveal

Vegan Food UK hinted at the launch last month. Moreover, the organization commended Costa for providing a crisp crunch.

Costa vegan options

The new bap joins a selection of other vegan options available at the coffee chain.

Among them is an Ultimate Chocolate Slice by BOSH!, a Gingerbread Latte Vegan Cookie, as well as several other snack options.

The Vegan Bac’n Bap is subject to store availability.

https://plantbasednews.org/lifestyle/food/costa-coffee-vegan-bacon-roll/

A coffee shop has launched the UK’s first vegan bacon sandwich, and claims it’s a better hangover cure than meat

From inews.co.uk

Coco di Mama said its new bacon sandwich will help cure your hangover

A London coffee chain has become the first in the UK to add a vegan bacon sandwich to its permanent menu.
Coco di Mama, which last made headlines after it launched a black croissant made with charcoal, will launch the plant-based bacon baguettes on 11 September in all 23 of its branches.
The company is using a meat alternative made by THIS, a UK-based vegan producer that also developed pea protein chicken breasts used in burgers at Lewis Hamilton’s new plant-based fast food chain.
THIS claims its plant-based product “sizzles like actual bacon when cooked, mimicking the real thing in taste, texture, appearance and smell”. It’s made from soya beans and peas, with flavourings, canola oil, and potato starch.

                                       High in protein but low in meat Photo: Coco di Mama

“Launching the UK’s first vegan bacon sandwich with Coco di Mama is exciting new territory for us,” said co-founder Andy Shovel, who also went on claim his plant-based bacon is a better option when battling a hangover.

“The THIS Isn’t Bacon sandwich is nutritionally proven to be better for hangovers and we’re glad that we can be there for the nation in their times of hungover. And we’re pretty sure they won’t tell the difference.”
It was Dr Magda Robinson, a doctor from the UK quoted by Coco di Mama, who gave her backing to the claim. A degree of scepticism might be required.

Cynicism aside, Coco di Mama claimed customers couldn’t tell the difference in a culinary sense during trials. The chain also claimed the artificial bacon contains more protein then traditional pork-made produce and said it was “healthier” to boot.
Sara McCraight, head of brand, said: “We’re so excited to be the first UK brand to serve the THIS Isn’t Bacon sandwich, which not only tastes great but is also better for your hangover, better for your health and better for the environment. Adding a vegan option makes complete sense.”

Coco di Mama’s bacon sourdough baguettes will cost £2.95 and will also be available for delivery. They come in at 295 calories and contain 12 per cent of a man’s recommended daily intake of protein, more per gram, THIS said, than other food used as meat substitutes such as tempeh, seitan, and tofu.

https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/food-and-drink/coco-di-mama-vegan-bacon-sandwich-this-isnt-bacon/