The dish needs to be 100% plant-based to qualify for entry
This means no animal products at all. No honey, no fish paste and no butter. Not sure how to do that? Ask us for clever swaps and ideas.
Offer more than one plant-based dish
This means guests have options if they come in a group of veggie lovers. It also increases your votes overall, which puts you in the running to win the best Edgy Veg cafe in the Ranges award.
Avoid making this the vegan option of an existing dish
Create or list a dish that is unique or you will limit your potential voters. If you are only chasing the vegan crowd, only vegans will vote! Everyone LOVES veg, and will want to support you if you create an awesome dish.
Don't use ‘vegan’ in the dish title !
If you’re not a vegan, you are not likely to try a vegan dish. In fact, the title could put you off trying it. We want regular omnis to try the dishes and say - hell yes, veggies are AWESOME. Use symbols to show the dish is vegan and come up with an exciting title instead.
Get creative in your description of the dish
Describe the dish with reference to texture, flavours, and visual elements to attract the most interest. Get creative!
GET THE MOST OUT OF THE
EDGY VEG AWARDS
REPOST our social media posts online!
Maximise our amazing social media campaign and promote voters for your dish.
Publicise the event on your socials
Get your regulars excited, and encourage them to try the dish and support you with votes
Give out promotional material with your menus, so that people see it and order!
The promo material is not for voting after the dish is ordered, it is to get more people ordering AND voting on the dish.
Put the dish ON YOUR MENU for the Autumn period (April 1-30th)
If people miss the promo material - they could still order the dish. ALSO, if they are looking at the menu options on line, they can clearly see it on your menu.
Placement on the menu makes a difference.
The higher up the dish on the menu - the more likely people will try it! Don’t stick it down the bottom if you can help it.
Encourage your regulars to try the dish and vote on it, even if they are not vegans
OMNIVORES LOVE VEGGIES TOO (seriously) and if the dish is good, everyone will love it! And that means more votes for you.