Veganuary encourages people to go vegan for the month of January. There are an estimated 3.5 million vegans in the UK, with a further 22 million flexitarians who want to reduce their meat and dairy consumption. 

Designed with speciality diets in mind the grill divider will enable chefs to cook vegetarian and meat-based products on the same grill, reducing the risk of rogue splashes. 

Justin Cadbury, chairman of Synergy Grill technology, said: “There is no question that caterers have a moral and lawful obligation when it comes to preventing cross-contamination of flavours and ingredients, particularly given the recent growth of veganism, vegetarianism and allergen awareness over the past year. It was for this very reason that Synergy Grill Technology added grill dividers to their innovative accessory portfolio. 

“Offering the perfect solution for caterers that are looking to support customers that wish to eat succulent grilled foods which have not been contaminated during the cooking process, these dividers can simply be slotted into any Synergy Grill model, thus allowing caterers to cook meat, fish and plant-based products side by side.”

The Synergy Grill features atomising technology, which results in the grill not needing a fat tray ensuring caterers can be confident that contamination of flavours will not occur. 

Caterers will be able to cook under different heats separately. For instance fish can be grilled at a high temperature and vegetables can be grilled on a different section of the grill at a lower temperature.