Membership of the Vegetarian Society Food and Drink Guild is only available to restaurants, caterers, guesthouses, shops and bakeries that have demonstrated a clear understanding of the requirements of a vegetarian lifestyle. Restaurants must offer a reasonable choice of vegetarian dishes and submit their recipes to The Vegetarian Society for checking. The symbol is not only licensed to products. Caterers, restaurants, guesthouses, shops and bakeries, who meet our criteria, can also be approved through our Food and Drink Guild Scheme. Restaurants and caterers find the seedling symbol an effective way of promoting their vegetarian credentials and members of the scheme can be licensed to use our trademark symbol on menus, associated literature and advertising.
Members also receive a free advertisement and regular listing in The Vegetarian magazine.
The Vegetarian Society's trademark seedling symbol was established in 1969. Since then it has become the most widely recognised and trusted stamp of vegetarian approval anywhere in the world. The Food and Drink Guild Logo Setting Standards -More about the history of the seedling symbol and what it stands for. Unauthorised use of our trademark is a criminal offence.