The Happy Pears twins

I am not saying they can't, but for me the list of ingredients would have to tell me their origin down at the very least the country of origin. Do you believe that these premade foods are made to the standards of the Happy Pear or they just use their name and image to market them?

https://shop.supervalu.ie/sm/delivery/rsid/5550/product/the-happy-pear-chilli-korma-meal-pot-380-g-1856507000

Coconut MILK (21%) [Coconut Extract, Water], Tomatoes (15%), Water, Carrots (9%), Yellow Split Peas (8%), Peas (8%), Onions, Red Peppers, Coconut Flakes, Spring Onion, Spices, Garlic Purée, Corn Starch, Ginger Purée, Rapeseed Oil, Agave Syrup, Desiccated Coconut, Salt, Red Chillies (0.4%), Coriander, Garlic Powder, MUSTARD

Agave Syrup - South American, Irish honey could be used.

Honey cannot be used in vegan products.

Because it tells me the source of the product, I try to buy local, I can't do that with read made foods, from an organic point of view it should be noted on the packaging that it comes from an Organic farm in New Zealand, I wouldn't buy because NZ is too far way.

Their argument against is that even high quality, conventional beehive honey is produced by bees for their own future food, and you're nicking it. Cheap honey (like would be used in a ready meal) is made by farmed bees being fed sugar syrup and the amount of deaths is huge and its pretty easy for vegans to use that position.

If you really want to get in to an argument with a vegan about this sort of stuff, ask about almonds (farmed almonds use forced pollination, e.g. beehives of bees being made work over plants they'd probably avoid otherwise) and figs (figs from certain areas contain a dissolved dead wasp)!

You don't really get what I am saying.

The Happy Pear have licensed their name for these product, they have little to nothing to do with their production beyond what they are willing to have on the product labels as the happy pear, as I say the licensing agreement possibly states only organic and only vegan (are they vegan?).

As I say I have no problem with the mass-production of ready made meals (I tend not to buy them, save for a frozen pizza, which I am sure isn't massively produced in Ireland or in the EU, but its a rare occasion that I buy one).

My issue is that The Happy Pear are in some way suggesting wholesomeness. I think overall it is a myth and purely a marketing ploy. I'd go as far as to say neither have ever eaten their ready made food.

I must check out that vegan article by some vegans, I am sure it is very interesting.

Ireland is one of the largest producers of frozen pizza in the world - Goodfella in Naas is the largest or second largest factory globally I believe. Germany is another huge producer. So yes, it's made extensively in the EU; and the biggest non-EU producers wouldn't really sell to Europe anyway.

Ireland is a huge, huge producer of processed foods (and processed ingredients) of all kinds

Regarding the pesto’s I’ve tried them and they were tasty. Started making my own without the lashing of parmesan/more garlic and chili flakes. Literally takes a couple of minutes to knock up a batch.

You are very naive if you think that something that says it's organic is definitely organic. The only way to be sure its organic is to grow it yourself.

Look I will say it now …

The Happy Pear would happily launch a vegan Happy Pear burger for McDonald's.

Organic food is next to a scam, but food production and labeling is fairly robust in Ireland.