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London’s wildly popular vegan junk food brand Biff’s is coming to Manchester

Biff's, originally formed in London, has been pleasing plant-eaters in the Big Smoke for three years - and is now set to launch another delivery outpost on Oxford Road.

The Manc The Manc - 21st September 2020

The vegan junk food brand that’s taken the capital by storm is opening a branch in Manchester.

Biff’s, originally based in London, has been pleasing plant-eaters in the Big Smoke for a little over three years – and now staff have confirmed they’re setting up a brand new delivery outpost on Oxford Road.

Announcing the launch on social media, Biff’s said that they were “buzzing” to build a site in the North West and introduce Mancs to their colourful-looking vegan grub.

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“We’ve been desperate to create a Biff’s outpost further north for ages and we’re psyched to be able to finally bring our Crispy Fried Jackfruit to a huge part of one of our fave cities,” stated representatives. ⁣

“We’ll be delivering a menu of stone cold classic Biff’s burgers, wingz and loaded fries seven days a week from our base in the Oxford Road area of town – and we can’t wait for you to come get stuck in.”

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Biff’s is already available on Deliveroo – which gives you a chance to have a good old peek at what’s up for grabs.

Among the top dishes include fried jackfruit burgers, jackfruit wings and filthy fries, with Brewdog beers serving as an ideal accompaniment.

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Check out the full menu online here.

Biff’s is based at 144 Oxford Rd, Manchester, M13 9GP.

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Northern bakery with Greater Manchester pop-up fires back perfectly at ‘bigots’

Danny Jones Danny Jones Finch Bakery Halal hate comments

All of us were no doubt hoping to start off 2026 on a completely positive footing, but we were gutted to see some of the messages and comments received by cult Northern favourites, Finch Bakery – still, at least they responded in a pitch-perfect way.

Who doesn’t love a good comeback?

In case you haven’t seen the story yet, Lancashire-born independent business Finch Bakery were met with a series of what they have quite rightly dubbed as “ill-educated, bigoted conversations” with a number of users on social media over flagging that lots of their food is halal-friendly.

Surely just a bonus and therefore a good thing across the board, right? Well, you would think so, but unfortunately, the beloved indies were still somehow met with backlash.

Sharing their reaction in the caption to this post, sharing a glimpse at some of the remarks they received, Finch Bakery wrote: “Just in case anyone was wondering why we’re halal-friendly: we have Muslim friends. We want to be inclusive.

“Everyone deserves to be able to shop where they want based on dietary requirements, whether that’s for religious or cultural reasons, allergy or intolerance purposes, sensory reasons, or digestive disorders.

“And we will continue to try and provide a selection for all of these people as long as it’s safe for us to do so (like our lack of a GF kitchen means we cannot provide gluten-free items). It also makes business sense to try to cater to as many people as possible.

“If you’re going to slide into an inclusive business’ DMs and then immediately block them, don’t think I won’t come for you. Yes, I’m 34. Yes, I’m a mum of 2. Yes, I’m a grown-up (apparently).”

The response to the messages, which left the team and countless others among their customer base ‘rolling their eyes’, continues: “You don’t have to agree with something to respect someone’s choices. Especially when we’re not adding any meat products into our brownies.

“We will and always will be inclusive for a wider group of people, and we are proud to be halal-friendly. If you don’t like it. Please unfollow.” Well said, guys.

The bakery itself was founded by two twin sisters, Rachel and Lauren Finch, who are now approaching more than a decade of success since opening their first proper location in Great Harwood near Blackburn. They now have pop-ups as part of the Selfridges chain.

We also enjoyed how they used it as an opportunity to simply show more of their stunning menu, which – while not fully Halal Certified – has extensive disclaimers and signposting towards what is appropriate for different diets.

Many of those individuals in question are said to have unfollowed the brand on Instagram; however, their hundreds of thousands of fans across the North West and online have sent plenty of love and praise for how they handled the situation, not to mention respecting other cultures and life choices.

If you want to show your support for a brand doing things right, which also happens to be bloody delicious, go and try some of their brilliant bakes at their site in The Trafford Centre.

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A restaurant dedicated to all things truffle is opening in the Northern Quarter

Daisy Jackson Daisy Jackson A restaurant dedicated to all things truffle is opening in the Northern Quarter

A new restaurant and takeaway with a menu dedicated to truffle-infused dishes is opening in the Northern Quarter.

Mother Truffler is set to open on Tib Street, taking over the former Kingfisher chippy (which we didn’t even know had shut down).

Signs have appeared in the windows of the corner unit, which will count venues like Siop Shop and Ad Maiora as neighbours.

Mother Truffler has been successfully operating as a dark kitchen with glowing reviews on delivery platforms, but is now venturing out into its first bricks and mortar site.

Based on their delivery menu, Mother Truffler will be serving a menu of different burgers, each one featuring a truffle-infused sauce.

And there’s a gap in the market for burgers in the Northern Quarter since the closure of Super Awesome Deluxe.

Founder Youssef Taha has been sharing updates of the renovation of the space, as work gets underway to transform the old chippy into a truffle restaurant.

The new website states: “Proudly crafting truffle-rich food in the heart of Manchester. Rooted in quality. Inspired by truffle.”

And menu items are set to include smash burgers with truffle mayo, chicken burgers with truffle ranch, truffle parmesan fries, and a range of other mouth-watering sides.

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Featured image: The Manc Group

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