The Vegan Society

Our history

The Vegan Society is the world's original Vegan Society.

The founders of The Vegan Society were the inventors of the word 'vegan'.

The Vegan Society was established in 1944 in England.

Our work today

The Vegan Society's Trademark scheme promotes vegan products and services through our widely-recognised and trusted Sunflower symbol.

The Vegan Society is also a membership organisation - we welcome new members to help support our work.

The Vegan Society supports all who wish to replace or reduce animal products in their diets and provides expert advice to:

The media
Doctors, dietitians, caterers and food producers
Authorities dealing with food labelling, additives, school meals and other public health issues

People rely upon The Vegan Society for:
The authoritative nutrition manual, Plant Based Nutrition and Health
The trusted Sunflower Logo  on animal free products.