Award-winning Pie Maker Goes Fully Vegan For Veganuary

Viva Las Vegans!

The founders of famous pie company Pieminister announced that their restaurant located in Exeter goes entirely meat-free for a month of January.

The shop that is known for its chicken and steak pies will serve plant-based pies till the end of the month.

The company's entire team will also join the challenge. They want to encourage their visitors and customers to follow a plant-based diet which is better for their health and for the environment.

To make Veganuary easier, from the 5 to 31 January 2022, Pieminister will be serving up a vegan only menu. The vegan range includes their award-winning 'Mooless Moo' pie. 

On Monday 17 January, the restaurant will be offering 50 per cent off all vegan pies, patties and sides.

Pieminister co-founder Jon Simon told DevonLive: "Creating a delicious meat, dairy and gluten free pie filling is relatively simple, but pastry without gluten and butter is another matter altogether! It’s taken years of trial and error to reach a point where we’re ready to launch our Gluten Free Mooless, just in time for Veganuary 2022. 

"Our vegan, Coeliac customers have waited a long time for a decent pie and we’re confident they’ll love the results."

He added: "We’re confident that even the most hardcore beef pie fans in Exeter will be pleasantly surprised when they try a Mooless Moo instead. Made with deforestation-free jackfruit, slow cooked in a rich, well-seasoned stout gravy and encased in a short, crisp pastry, many who’ve tried it say it’s hard to believe it’s not a classic steak and ale pie.

"We’re not saying people should stop eating beef and dairy altogether and we have no plans to take our British farm assured beef pies off the menu. But there’s no denying that we need to reduce the amount we consume globally for the sake of the planet. That’s why we want to tempt pie fans to try plant-based - even if only sometimes - by serving up delicious meat pie alternatives."