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Witness History, Witness History, The Vege-Burger

Witness History

Witness History

The Vege-Burger


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January 25, 2018

9 minutes

Available for over a year

In 1982, American entrepreneur Gregory Sams launched a product that would help take vegetarianism into the mainstream in the UK. "Vege Burgers" were cheap, tasty and a deliberate attempt to provide a meat-free alternative to one of the mainstays of the fast food industry. Gregory Sams talks to Simon Watts.

(Photo: The Vege Burger range, courtesy of Gregory Sams)

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