2012 Vegetarian Directory

About the Print Edition

The next edition of the popular Vegetarian Directory will be launched at the  Annual Vegetarian Food Festival which takes place September 9-11th, 2011 at Harbourfront Centre. This event attracts around 15,000 people!

Don’t miss out on this excellent opportunity to promote your business to vegetarians and the growing number of people cutting back on meat for environmental, ethical and health reasons.

Printed annually since 1993, the Vegetarian Directory is a concise full-colour guide to vegetarian-friendly restaurants, bakeries, caterers, food stores, organic produce suppliers, cooking classes, vacation spots, bookstores and organizations in the Toronto area. The current edition features restaurants and food stores listed alphabetically, along with neighbourhoods maps..

55,000 copies: After the Food Fair, the directories will be available, free of charge, from clear plastic dispensers in over 150 food stores, restaurants, bakeries, community centres, and non-profit organizations. We also distribute them through our office and information tables at community events. This past year we attended over 40 events, including the Green Living Show, Pride and many corporate and university health fairs, reaching over 80,000 people.

Reaching students: The Toronto Vegetarian Association strives to have directories included in first year university mailing kits. Last year 10,000 copies of a new student version of the Vegetarian Directory were prepared for first-year university students. These full colour postcards promote the full print and online editions of the Directory. See veg.ca/campus.

Don’t miss out on this excellent opportunity to introduce your business to an extensive, vegetarian-friendly audience.

Please email me at  directory@veg.ca   to learn more about listing in our Vegetarian Directory and to get pricing information.

Sincerely,

Angela Del Buono
Directory Coordinator

 

“Of all the places that we advertise in, The Vegetarian Directory gets us the most response.”
 _{– Monica, Organics on Bloor, June 15, 2006}

Download your copy of the print version

• TorontoVegDirectory-current.pdf (2.5 mb)

About the Web Edition

Our main focus is the Toronto area. The web edition includes several pages starting with What's New, which is updated monthly.

Reach
Our website, veg.ca, receives 60,000 unique visitors per month and this number has been steadily increasing. The number of times people view the Vegetarian Driectory section depends on the page. Based on daily figures, the main page receives 36,000 viewing per year.  We also have a very high standing with the search engines. If you google "Toronto vegetarian" or Toronto vegetarian restaurants" we are at the top. And if you search for just "vegetarian," we are currently third from the top.

How it works
Everyone who purchases a listing in the printed Vegetarian Directory will receive a free linked listing in the web edition. You also have the option of adding a photo or logo for an extra small.

We reserve the right to add additional content to website listings – generally this is to enhance listings with more information and commentary by visitors. Toronto Vegetarian Association is not responsible for individual comments. Businesses have the option of responding to comments.

If you have a place to recommend, please send us an email to directory@veg.ca with the name, address, phone, website, and short description or use the form on our Contact page.

 

Congrats on another fabulous edition of the Veg Directory. Very attractive and well documented.  Thank you for being our number one advertising venue ... for restaurants like us on a limited budget!”
   _{– Carrie McKitrick, Get Real Café, Sept. 19, 2007}

 

...congratulations on your success. I'm impressed by the number of our vegetarian customers who have told me about your guide and website.”
   _{– Jared, VEDA Healthy Indian Takeout, Sept. 7, 2006}

 

“The website has been tremendously helpful in sending us clients and we can't wait to be in the print edition.”
– Raisa, Hearth to Home, June 28, 2006

 

"Hi there, I am visiting eastern Canada later this year and have just searched for veggie places to visit around the Toronto area and got your site. I just wanted to say that the info is great especially with the little maps for areas of Toronto. The site overall, is of high quality... Thanks for your assistance!"
 – Kate, June 25, 2006 email

 

"Hi, Just wanted to tell you that your website is great, it's one of the most informative, easy to navigate Vegetarian sites out there. I'm visiting Toronto this weekend & your printable Vegetarian directory was a wonderful resource that I could easily print out to take with me on my trip.
   Keep up the great work!"
 – Suzy, Aug. 19, 2004 email