Award-Winning Kebab Shop Chain Goes Meat-Free for World Kebab Day
For Immediate Release:
09 July 2026
Contact:
Anushka Yadav; [email protected]
Sanskriti Bansore; [email protected]
London – In collaboration with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) UK, award-winning kebab chain Great British Doner (GBD) is celebrating World Kebab Day (10 July) by going completely meat-free at two of its locations. The popular chain – known for creating the first-ever vegan doner on a spit – will offer exclusively vegan food at its Manchester and Liverpool sites, with the first 25 customers at each location receiving a free vegan kebab and 20% off all food for the day. The discount will continue for a week, making it easy for customers to try the vegan option.
“We’ve always believed vegan isn’t a compromise, it’s the future”, says GBD owner Mehmet Nezir Korkut. “We’re delighted to team up with PETA to flip the script on World Kebab Day. No meat, no compromise, just seriously good food. If you think a kebab needs meat, come down and let us change your mind.”
“GBD continues to lead the way in creating mouthwatering kebabs that are kind to animals, better for the planet, and bursting with flavour,” says PETA UK Vice President of Vegan Projects Dawn Carr. “PETA UK is delighted to team up with GBD for World Kebab Day to show customers just how delicious compassionate eating can be.”
Vegan meals spare animals immense suffering. As PETA India reveals in its India-focused video exposé “Glass Walls,” chickens used for eggs are confined to cages so small they cannot even spread a wing. Cows and buffaloes are crammed into vehicles in such large numbers that their bones often break before they’re dragged off to the slaughterhouse, and pigs are stabbed in the heart as they scream. On the decks of fishing boats, fish suffocate or are cut open while they’re still alive. Newborn male chicks in the egg industry are ground up, burned, or buried alive since they cannot lay eggs, along with other unwanted chicks, while male calves in the dairy industry are commonly abandoned, left to starve, or killed since they cannot produce milk. Moreover, raising animals for food is a leading cause of water pollution and land degradation, and a United Nations report concluded that a global shift towards vegan eating is necessary to combat the worst effects of climate catastrophe.
Each vegan person spares the lives of up to nearly 200 animals per year. In addition, people who eat vegan food reduce their risk of developing heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. Raising animals for food is also a leading cause of water pollution and land use, and a United Nations report concluded that a global shift towards vegan eating is necessary to combat the worst effects of the climate catastrophe. PETA India offers a free vegan starter kit for those ready to switch.
PETA India—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to eat”—opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview. For more information, please visit PETAIndia.com or follow PETA India on X, Facebook, or Instagram.
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