On Fri, 7 May 2021 08:03:48 +0100, alan_m
wrote:

On 06/05/2021 19:48, T i m wrote:

But hey-ho, if the Co-Op are only bringing the price of their vegan
range down to that that better match all the others, at least they
might benefit from that in the same way as Greggs have with their
(fairly restricted) vegan range and yet another place we know we can
pick stuff up if convenient etc. ;-)

It is all posturing. The Coop claim to have ethical policies and support
the community but its hardly supporting the poorer in society with their
pricing policy.

It's supporting everyone if it's to do with the environment?

Staying with friends in an area of the country where the only 3
supermarkets within a radius of 10 to 15 miles of where they live are
Co-op shows me how really expensive they are, and I don't live in a
"cheap" part of the country (S.E. Essex). My friends now get home
deliveries from the more distant mainstream big supermarkets - a service
expanded greatly in their area since the start of the covid pandemic.

Noted.

Better for us, better for them, better for the animals and better for
(all of our) environment. ;-)

It's easy to have price parity between goods if you have high prices to
start with.

Of course.

Surely vegan "substitute food" should be cheaper anyway as
the raw ingredients are cheaper?

It will be, as demand further increases and as subsidies on the animal
based stuff is removed.

Perhaps some organisations have
realised that a fool and his money are soon parted and there is a lot of
money to be made from the vegan fad while it lasts?

It's not a fad, it's a lifestyle choice for people who don't want to
contribute cruelty and exploitation of animals and has been growing in
popularity for years. Many million people have been doing this for
thousands of years of course, but just not under the name 'vegan'
(which was invented to differentiate them from vegetarians).

If the co-op are embracing veganism as part of their ethical policies
shouldn't that also stop selling meat, milk, butter, eggs, fish etc.?

Not if they don't want to become a purely 'vegan supplier' as many
places now are.

I'm not sure why vegans are paying more for food.

Depends on what food you are talking about? They aren't paying more
for the things that non vegans regularly buy, like fruit and veg?

When I go and buy
fruit and vegetables, nuts, spicy bean burgers and a variety of other
goods I don't seem to be paying more than anyone else, however I don't
get these items from the vegan aisle!

No, and nor do we, but some places make it easier for those who only
want to buy vegan products to group them together so they don't have
to traipse around all the animal carcasses to get their burgers.

Personally, I don't mind if they are just in with similar things
because that way others might see them when they might not realise
that 'vegan food' is for everyone ... '(or just 'food without
unnecessary animal cruelty' as we call it.) ;-)

Cheers, T i m