Veganuary: New Year plant-based diet campaign attracts record number of participants

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More than 700,000 people signed up for Veganuary this year, with participants in almost every country in the world

There were a record number of global participants in 'Veganuary' this year, with 706,965 people from nearly every country in the world signing up to the plant-based campaign. The high profile campaign,...

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