Regular Greggs customer brands vegan sausage roll 'bland mush': "stick to what you know"

A regular Greggs customer - who happens to be an editor at the Worthing Herald - has branded Greggs' vegan sausage roll as 'bland mush'.
Worthing Herald series editor Oliver Poole with his vegan nemesisWorthing Herald series editor Oliver Poole with his vegan nemesis
Worthing Herald series editor Oliver Poole with his vegan nemesis

Content editor Oliver Poole is a loyal customer at the Chapel Road store, and is a connoisseur of the bakery chain's carnivorous cylindrical treat.

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He said: "The delight of the Greggs bag appearing in the office quickly turned to disappointment when the contents were revealed as a vegan sausage roll.

Worthing Herald series editor Oliver Poole with his vegan nemesisWorthing Herald series editor Oliver Poole with his vegan nemesis
Worthing Herald series editor Oliver Poole with his vegan nemesis

"The lovely staff in Chapel Road, to my shame, know my usual order - and it certainly won't be changing from the regular sausage roll to the veggie version.

"I've no idea what they put in them, and a taste of the bland mush inside the passable pastry coating left me none the wiser. Stick to what you know, Greggs."

Others in the Worthing Herald series office disagreed.

Senior reporters Stephen Wynn-Davies and Jennifer Logan both thought it tasted exactly like the meat version.

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Jennifer added: "It's delicious; I'll have to go out and buy one."

John Holden took the moral high ground. He said: "I approve. It has a good consistency and you know the difference - but at least I'll be able to sleep soundly tonight knowing I've made a strong ethical choice."

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