Swissveg, previously known as the Swiss Association for Vegetarianism (German: , SVV), is a Swiss association in the legal context of article 60ff of the Swiss civil code (SCC), where members are exclusively

vegetarians Vegetarianism is the practice of abstaining from the consumption of meat (red meat, poultry, seafood, insects, and the flesh of any other animal). It may also include abstaining from eating all by-products of animal slaughter. Vegetarianism ma ...

. Swissveg runs campaigns, organizes events with the goal to reduce the consumption of animal products.

Organisation

The association has its registered office in

Winterthur , neighboring_municipalities = Brütten, Dinhard, Elsau, Hettlingen, Illnau-Effretikon, Kyburg, Lindau, Neftenbach, Oberembrach, Pfungen, Rickenbach, Schlatt, Seuzach, Wiesendangen, Zell , twintowns = Hall in Tirol (Austria ...

. The president is Renato Pichler, who is also on the board of EVU. Swissveg is the biggest community in Switzerland for vegetarians and vegans.

History

The association was founded on 8 August 1993 in

Sennwald Sennwald is a municipality in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of Werdenberg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Geography Sennwald has an area, , of . Of this area, 49.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 31.5% is forested. ...

under the name of ' (SVV). On 3 March 2014 the name of the association was changed to Swissveg. The association is an active member of the EVU and the

International Vegetarian Union The International Vegetarian Union (IVU) is an international non-profit organization whose purpose is to promote vegetarianism. The IVU was founded in 1908 in Dresden, Germany. It is an umbrella organisation, which includes organisations from ...

. It is also associated with the organisation ProVeg in Germany.

V-Label

Swissveg has, together with the EVU, developed the European Vegetarianism-Label

V-Label The European Vegetarian Union (EVU) is a non-profit, non-governmental umbrella organisation for vegetarian societies and groups in Europe. The union works in the areas of vegetarianism, nutrition, health, consumer protection, the campaign for ...

. They control which products and services can use this label within Switzerland. Products with the

V-label The European Vegetarian Union (EVU) is a non-profit, non-governmental umbrella organisation for vegetarian societies and groups in Europe. The union works in the areas of vegetarianism, nutrition, health, consumer protection, the campaign for ...

are available at all major groceries in Switzerland: For example in

Migros Migros () is Switzerland's largest retail company, its largest supermarket chain and largest employer. It is also one of the forty largest retailers in the world. It is structured in the form of a cooperative federation (the Federation of Mig ...

and

Coop (Switzerland) Coop () is one of Switzerland's largest retail and wholesale companies. It is structured in the form of a cooperative society with around 2.5 million members. As of 2019, Coop operates 2,478 shops and employs more than 90,000 people in Switze ...

. About 350 Swiss companies use the

Events

Swissveg annually organises several events, including vegetarian and vegan festivals. Veganmanias have been held since 2011. The 2016 edition in Aarau attracted 5,000 visitors, making it the largest of all vegan festivals in Switzerland. Previous editions were held in

, but due to a lack of space to accommodate the attendees, the organisation chose to move the festival to Aarau. In

Gossau, St. Gallen Gossau is a municipality in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of St. Gallen in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. History Gossau is first mentioned in 824 as ''Cozesaua''. Geography Gossau has an area, , of . Of this area, 63% is used ...

, Veganmania was held first in 2017, then featuring 60 stands.

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