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in the entire United Kingdom, people spend More money on vegan products, and plant-based diets are trending online.

With major super markets, fishing and storage, to the vegan-friendly food, and asks, what's behind The Rise ?

A vegan diet involves cutting out animal products such as meat, fish, eggs and dairy products.

According to the latest research, carried out in the year 2018, there are currently around 600,000 vegans in the UK.

the 600,000 estimated by the Vegan society, the survey of 2,000 people in the year 2018

£740mEstimated sale of meat-free food in 2018

87% Most of the Veganuary participants in 2019 were female

It is, that these are up to 150,000 in 2006, and there are twice as many women than men are vegan.

Around 360,000 people also describe themselves as a " lifestyle vegans, the Only with the help or the purchase of cosmetics and clothing free of animal products, for example.

supermarket chains in the UK are stocking More vegan options to the consumers with the selection of food.

In the year 2018, Waitrose introduced a dedicated vegan section in More Than 130 shops, while Iceland reported that the sale of his plant food, an increase of 10% compared to the previous year.

And A Number of fast-food businesses, from Greggs to McDonald's and Burger King , KFC, initiated, or announced, the vegan options for the UK.

The UK market for meat-free food, it was said that to the value of £740m in the year 2018, according to market researchers, up from £539m in just three years.

interest in vegetarian and vegan products shows no signs of slowing down, as retail Sales are expected to increase to £658m to 2021.

Social Media has a large part to The Rise of plant-based life style.

celebrities like Ariana Grande , Miley Cyrus and Ellen Degeneres are some of the well-known personalities, who eat no animal products, while #vegan listed More Than 87 million posts on Instagram.

veganism is a Hot Topic - The Number of searches on Google worldwide has spiked in The Last few years

The Search engine is represented by A Number of 100, to have the interest in a search term. In 2009, the word "vegan" had a peak of popularity-score of Only 33, but it had increased to 100, Only 10 years later.

popularity for The Search term " vegan" recorded in June of each year

The Top three of the most commonly searched questions related to the Topic in the UK, what veganism is about their sustainability and the impact on Climate Change .

Giles Quick, a Director at market researcher Kantar world panel, said: "The vegan market has changed fundamentally in The Last six or seven years - it is now possible for everyone.

"Social Media has brought it to The Top of the heads of the customers, and the mainstream. It is not More Than a decision For Life , but as a choice for a meal, a moment, for a day or two in the week. "

Flexitarianism, part-time vegetarianism or veganism is becoming More and More popular. And in January 2019, 250,000 people pledged to go vegan for The First month of the year.

Launched in the UK in 2014, and supported by a wide range of Social Media , Veganuary is encouraging people, "vegan since January and beyond. "

According to the analysts of the Young Women is driving the growth of the vegan movement.

But, for A Number of reasons behind veganism.

a total of 49% of the prospective customers for cutting down on your meat consumption said that they would do that, for health reasons, according to a survey of More Than 1,000 adults in the UK by Mintel.

weight-management, animal welfare and environmental concerns, the major motivators were the gates.

With interest, grow healthy food, part-time veganism, this could be. also full-time device, in the lives of many people

Update: This piece was originally published On June 18, 2018. It has been updated to the latest available Statistics .

Source of news: bbc.com