Vegan District Gourmet Market (a grocery store in Malaysia)

If you’re feeling discouraged at all the big supermarkets selling animal products, take heart. There are only a few at present, but the world does indeed have a few all-vegan supermarkets! Let’s take a look, for inspiration.

Vegan District Gourmet Market was Malayia’s first vegan grocery (it’s currently urgently looking for new premises, so get in touch if you can help).

If it does not find premises in time, it will still operate online, so still get in touch if the campaign does not succeed, as they could open somewhere else in the future!

Set up by someone passionate about animal welfare, it has big ambitions to help local animal sanctuaries.

Here you’ll find plant-based groceries and pantry essentials, vegan snacks and specialty foods, dairy-and-meat alternatives, frozen products and unique brands not found in supermarkets. It also offers same-day delivery within Kuala Lumpur and Selangor.

If buying plants or flowers, read up on pet-friendly gardens to know what to avoid. For tinned foods, rinse/remove lids (or pop ring-pulls over holes) then step on cans to pinch the inner rims together, to avoid wildlife getting trapped at recycling points.