Ms Mills launched VBites in 1993, producing plant-based alternatives in the meat, fish and dairy free sectors.
The business grew as demand jumped for vegan products, acquiring supplier Redwood Wholefood in 2009, but was hit by rising costs and supply issues.
The business grew as demand jumped for vegan products, acquiring supplier Redwood Wholefood in 2009, but was hit by rising costs and supply issues.
“This is extremely distressing for me on a personal level but also for my wonderfully loyal and hard-working staff,” she said.
She said she had personally invested “tens of millions of pounds into the business” and offered “every solution I feasibly could to keep it going, but sadly mine and my staff’s efforts have been thwarted”.
Sales of vegan food, which is often more expensive than competing meat or dairy products, have been hit as shoppers grapple with higher food prices.
In August, Beyond Meat, which is stocked in supermarkets and supplies McDonald’s, said that its sales had fallen by almost a third over the previous three months.
Sausage maker Heck announced in May it was slashing its range of meat-free products from ten to just 2.
The business grew as demand jumped for vegan products, acquiring supplier Redwood Wholefood in 2009, but was hit by rising costs and supply issues.
Ms Mills launched VBites in 1993, producing plant-based alternatives in the meat, fish and dairy free sectors.
“This is extremely distressing for me on a personal level but also for my wonderfully loyal and hard-working staff,” she said.
The business grew as demand jumped for vegan products, acquiring supplier Redwood Wholefood in 2009, but was hit by rising costs and supply issues.
The business grew as demand jumped for vegan products, acquiring supplier Redwood Wholefood in 2009, but was hit by rising costs and supply issues.
“This is extremely distressing for me on a personal level but also for my wonderfully loyal and hard-working staff,” she said.
She said she had personally invested “tens of millions of pounds into the business” and offered “every solution I feasibly could to keep it going, but sadly mine and my staff’s efforts have been thwarted”.
Sales of vegan food, which is often more expensive than competing meat or dairy products, have been hit as shoppers grapple with higher food prices.
In August, Beyond Meat, which is stocked in supermarkets and supplies McDonald’s, said that its sales had fallen by almost a third over the previous three months.
Sausage maker Heck announced in May it was slashing its range of meat-free products from ten to just 2.
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