Original version

BBC World Service Online

Witness History

Podcasts

Factual: Life Stories

Factual: History

History as told by the people who were there

History as told by the people who were there.

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa Schedule

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa

BBC World Service Australasia

BBC World Service schedule for American satellite radio and the Caribbean

BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

BBC World Service

BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East

BBC World Service South Asia

BBC World Service West and Central Africa Schedule

BBC World Service West and Central Africa

BBC World Service East Asia

Witness History: The Vege-Burger

Documentaries

News

The Vege-Burger

25/01/2018 GMT

BBC World Service - Witness History, The Vege-Burger

How one of the mainstays of vegetarian cuisine was launched in 1982

How one of the mainstays of vegetarian cuisine was launched by an American entrepreneur in 1982.

In 1982, American entrepreneur Gregory Sams launched a product that would help take vegetarianism into the mainstream in the UK. "Vege Burgers" were cheap, tasty and a deliberate attempt to provide a meat-free alternative to one of the mainstays of the fast food industry. Gregory Sams talks to Simon Watts.

(Photo: The Vege Burger range, courtesy of Gregory Sams)

Accessibility links

Programme Index

Witness History

The Vege-Burger

Genres

Formats

Brand

BBC World Service Online

About BBC World Service