VeggieWorld
VeggieWorld is annual vegan food and clothing festivals held in numerous locations around Europe and Asia.[1][2][3] VeggieWorld is one of the biggest Vegan/Vegetarian festivals in the world, and one of the biggest such fairs, with on average 8,000 visitors[4] (compared with 14,500 visitors at the 2018 London Vegfest[5]). The first VeggieWorld festival was held in Wiesbaden in 2011, hosted by ProVeg Deutschland (known as Vegetarierbund Deutschland until 2017).[6]
Locations
[edit]These festivals take place in the following countries: cities:
- Germany: Düsseldorf (since 2015),[7] Berlin (since 2015),[8] Frankfurt & Wiesbaden (since 2011),[9] Hamburg, Cologne (since 2019),[6] Munich, Karlsruhe (since 2023)[10]
- France: Paris,[11] Lyon[12]
- Netherlands: Utrecht (since 2016)[13]
- Switzerland: Zürich
Editions
[edit]10 editions of VeggieWorld have been held in Wiesbaden from 2011 to 2020, with the last attracting 13,000 visitors.[9] The next edition is scheduled to take place in 2021 in Frankfurt.[9]
VeggieWorld Berlin was first held in 2015 with 55 stands, which grew to 130 stands in 2019. The 2019 edition saw 10,000 visitors.[8]
VeggieWorld Utrecht has been organised by ProVeg Nederland (known as Viva Las Vega until 2017) since 2016. The first edition attracted over 7,600 visitors, making it the largest vegan fair in the Netherlands.[14] The 2020 edition attracted 9,000 visitors.[15]
VeggieWorld Paris 2019 was the 7th Parisian edition and attracted over 8,000 visitors, which was 14% more than the 6th.[11] The 3rd edition of VeggieWorld Lyon was held in 2019.[12]
See also
[edit]- List of vegetarian festivals
- European Vegetarian Union
- International Vegetarian Union
- Veganmania
- World Vegan Day
- World Vegetarian Day
- List of food days
References
[edit]- ^ "Veggie World by VEBU". Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ "VeggieWorld". Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ "VeggieWorld. The trade fair for a vegan lifestyle". VeggieWorld. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
- ^ "10 good Reasons". VeggieWorld. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
- ^ "Our events". VegfestUK. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
- ^ a b "VeggieWorld findet erstmals in Köln statt". Vegconomist (in German). 3 October 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ Claudia Hötzendorfer (27 October 2019). "Fünf Dinge über die VeggieWorld in Düsseldorf". Westdeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ a b Anne Brüning (1 November 2019). "Veggie-World 2019 in Berlin: Gesundheitsapostel und Tofu-Krieger – was ist dran an den Veganer-Klischees?". Berliner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ a b c Patricia Andreae (21 February 2020). "Frankfurt: Mehr Platz für Veggie-World". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ Neue Messe: „VeggieWorld“ wird künftig in Karlsruhe stattfinden
- ^ a b Eric De La Chesnais (21 May 2019). "La mode végane séduit davantage". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ a b Amandine Eymes (1 February 2019). "On se met au vegan ? Chiche !". Le Progrès (in French). Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "Gaat het nieuwe vlees het oude vlees verslaan?". NOS (in Dutch). 5 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ Martje Schoemaker (4 March 2016). "Media Monks, Veggie World en startup pitches". Zakendoen met... BNR Nieuwsradio. Retrieved 5 January 2018.: 52:30
- ^ Steffen van Beek (2 March 2020). "Bruisend vegan beurs VeggieWorld trekt veel aanhangers". Food Clicks (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 June 2020.