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UK pastry brand Higgidy has launched a new range of veggie and vegan-friendly products, which includes quiches, slices and pies. The new line consists of a limited-edition summer release vegetable quiche, Petit Pois & Whipped Feta, which encompasses mint, courgettes and peas, combined with feta and ricotta and encased in seeded spelt shortcrust pastry. Higgidy is also expanding its vegan range with the release of its second Little Vegan Quiche – with a Petit Pois & Courgette with a hint of mint & chilli option. The brand is also launching its Roasted Chickpea Masala Vegan Pie, which is an Indian-inspired, layered curry pie.

The brand's slices range is adding two new additions – a Spinach, Feta and Red Pepper Slice, featuring red peppers, spinach, and Greek feta with crème fraiche and wrapped in puff pastry, and a Sweet Potato Katsu Curry Slice, featuring roasted sweet potato and cauliflower in a mildly spiced Katsu curry sauce and wrapped in puff pastry. The range varies in RRP from £2.40 to £4.40 and will be available in Waitrose and Sainsbury's from April.