The Vegetarian Society is the British organisation promoting vegetarianism — founded in 1847, it is one of the world’s oldest vegetarian bodies. It provides practical information on meat-free eating, runs a widely recognised trademark licensing scheme certifying foods, restaurants, and products as vegetarian or vegan, and campaigns on the health, environmental, and animal-welfare arguments for reducing meat consumption. Its guidance covers balanced vegetarian nutrition — protein combining, B12, iron — and its cookery resources serve the curious as well as the committed. Alongside younger vegan organisations, it remains one of the central institutions of meat-free eating in Britain.