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To: Symingtons
Sosmix, made by Direct Foods was one of the first veggie sausage foods. Since at least the early 1980s it’s enabled people to barbecue, fry, bake or grill great tasting burgers and sausages. It tastes incredible and made a massive difference to veggies in the days before Linda McCartney sausages and the like.
Direct Foods have been bought out by Symingtons who have renamed Sosmix ‘Meat Free Sausage Mix’ – and added cow’s milk! Now thousands of vegans and dairy allergic people will have to forgo the wonderful experience that was Sosmix.
We know Sosmix can be made vegan as it was for years by Direct Foods – and these days there are more vegans that ever before. We call on Symingtons to revert to the wonderful old recipe and MAKE SOSMIX VEGAN AGAIN!
Sincerely,
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Well Miss, in these times of money woes. Sosmix are using cow milk now because of economic reasons i’d guess. Let me stress this is a guess because i have no other rhyme or reason other than making an educated guess on what i have read here. Not seen or read or even heard of Sosmix until this post. Not sure that the biggest campaign in the world would change this
maybe i’m just a coporate cynic :p
Funny that! I hadn’t heard of them until I received the info. Now I know I want to help the company understand the vegan’s point of view.
I find it really hard to find vegan sausages. the Linda McCartney ones that were dairy free seem to have disappeared! The thing is, I love a good grilled breakie with sausages, Linda McCartney pies, hash browns, onion rings and a freshly made coffee! Of course with mayo and mustard.
Oh well….the quest continues!
I reckon it would be better to appeal to the Linda McCartney brand rather than try persuade Sosmix. Unless you can actually find out the reason as to why they changed their product to use cows milk. As you saw on a very very minor scale at the hotel at the wedding in leicester. People tag vegans and vegetarians with the same label and Sosmix havent given thought to the difference of the 2 i assume. The hotel struggled to accomodate you properly as a vegan because the people in charge just didnt understand vegans rules on food, and didnt research properly. Narrow minded world we live in
Yep, what you say is very true!
We spoke to the hotel manager to make sure they improved their provision for vegans in the future.
As for appealing to the Linda McCartney – what a good idea! I’ll do that now! Or try anyways
Thanks Kops
I bet though the hotel would have forgotten all you said sunday evening
haha i’m too much of a cynic. A pleasure as always Miss :p
I hope not!!!