Charanjot Singh – Main photo: Derby Telegraph
By Ava Forbes | The Derby Telegraphy |
A teenager from Littleover has chosen not to follow his friends to university and instead has decided to fulfil his dream of opening a vegetarian and vegan takeaway. Charanjot Singh, 19, is opening V Shack today (Thursday, June 2).
Charanjot decided to start the business due to the lack of options that he has experienced for vegans and vegetarians at fast-food outlets. He told Derbyshire Live: “Having a vegetarian lifestyle has been a struggle for me when I go out and eat at restaurants because there is only a scarce number of dishes available when I go out to eat. I have always had to struggle because I am limited with what I have to eat.”
Charanjot and his family are Sikh and he has eaten a vegetarian diet his entire life.
He said: “Opening a food business has always been a lifetime goal for me. The interest sparked in me when I was 10 years old when I started to enjoy cooking with family members.
“I have been working on this project for about a year now so I finished my A-Levels last May and since then I have been working on this project every single day. I have always added a new idea every single day.
“I went through the process of attending university open days and stuff but it has never been an interest for me to go to university. I went through the entire process just in case and if I ever choose to go to university, there is always an option there but in my mind, I have always had that passion for making a vegan and vegetarian takeaway.”
“I also have a really supportive family and they have seen my vision and seen my potential in creating this business and they have all offered full support.”
Charanjot is setting up shop on Tutbury Avenue on the Highfields estate in Littleover. The takeaway was previously operated by Derby fish and chips chain Zan Fish.
V Shack’s menu offers takeaway favourites with a variety of meat-free alternatives including: veggie burgers, paneer, soya burgers, soya chicken, halloumi and Beyond Meat dishes. It hopes to offer as many options as possible from pizza and burgers to curries and kebabs.
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