Tastes of Better Manchester

Crisp, fresh salad with plant-based feta cheese, drizzled with basil oil.

Plant-based pâté served with caramelised onion chutney on a crunchy cracker.

A simple, sweet lemon and poppyseed muffin with a moist crumb.

Deliciously indulgent vegan ganache with a smooth and silky texture.

Choc-chip cookie with 20% less sugar.

Dairy-free cheesecake served with a gooey vegan salted caramel sauce.

Vegan Jaffa cakes, light, egg-free and dairy-free sponge topped with a zesty orange and coated in vegan milk chocolate.

Light dairy and egg free carrot cake bite topped with a whipped vegan cream cheese flavoured frosting

Starter
Fluffy puff pastry filled with a vegan spiced pork and plant based gouda for a new innovative twist on a sausage roll. Served with “better for you” healthy portion of sugar reduced Ketchup.
 
1st Course
Puffed pasta in a vegan creamy carbonara sauce, sprinkled with a crumble of vegan bacon and fresh garlic bread.
 
Main Course
Vegan pulled pork with a “better for you” sugar reduced BBQ sauced served in a Taco shell and topped with some homemade pickled red onions and sour cream lime drizzle and fresh
coriander.
 
Cheese
Marinated vegan Feta in herbal oil served with a variety of crackers as well as small bites of vegan scamorza (smoked gouda).
 
Cocktail
Mang-jito made using maturation keys to give rum notes, combined with mango, the most popular fruit in drinks across the UK and Europe.

Canape
Plant-based mortadella crostini, black garlic & truffle aioli, shaved parmesan.

Welcome Drink
Elderflower Shh@mpagne with raspberry.

Starter
Crispy vegan bacon, oat milk blueberry waffle, habanero & lime seasoned porkless scratching, maple syrup. 

Main Course
Plant-based Malaysian beef rendang, sticky rice, pickles, toasted coconut, nigella seeds and spring onions. 

Beverage
Beer x 2 (flavoured and non-flavoured) No/low.

Dessert
Artisan Vanilla Bourbon Vegan Cheesecake, mango and passionfruit gel, candied orange and white chocolate. 

Cheeseboard
Handmade selection of fine vegan cheese, chutney, grapes and biscuits. 

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During our interactive session we will:

– Share real-world case studies, related to current industry challenges on sustainability, affordability, health and nutrition. We will spotlight vegan product development, reformulation and alternative ingredient selection, shelf life and physical packaging testing.

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– Give you an opportunity to join our interactive Q&A session to pose your questions to our Technical Experts.

Throughout we will be demonstrating how our technical solutions can help you to solve today’s challenges.