The Marks & Spencer food hall is about to become more vegan-friendly at lunchtime, with the launch of new vegan sandwiches.

The introduction of the new sarnies is an indication of the amount of people choosing to turn their backs on meat, fish, dairy and eggs, with M&S revealing that one of its biggest requests from customers is for more vegan products.

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The new sandwiches include the Super Green sandwich, with a tasty edamame and minted pea filling, plus the Rainbow Veg sandwich, containing roasted vegatables and avocado. There are also new veggie pots in the range.

Recent Vegan Society statistics suggest there are now over half a million vegans in the UK, which could help explain why M&S saw its biggest ever Christmas sales of vegan foods, according to the Daily Mail.

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M&S sandwich expert Helen Brennan said: ‘Veganism is very popular in California and the trend has now spread to the UK.

'We did a research trip to San Francisco searching for inspiration for our range – we found some delicious ingredients and very clever recipes that we’ve used to inspire our products here in the UK.’

Now that’s the kind of work trip we could get on board with!

The sandwiches, which retail for £2.60 each, are available now.

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