Loving Hut

Loving Hut is a chain of vegan restaurants in which each restaurant is owned and operated independently and sets its own menu. There are restaurants in Asia, Europe, South America, North America, and Australia. Their slogan is "Be Vegan, Make Peace!"[1]

The Loving Hut International Co. Ltd
TypePrivate
IndustryRestaurant
FounderChing Hai
ProductsVegan food
Websitelovinghut.com

The Loving Hut concept was created by Ching Hai, whose followers call her "Supreme Master".[2][3]

Most restaurants broadcast "Supreme Master TV", a channel inspired by Master Ching Hai, in their dining areas, broadcasting "24 hours of positive news a day".[4][5]

In 2011, the Phoenix New Times wrote that "detractors depict the Loving Huts as a recruiting mechanism for a cult with a dictatorial leader who exploits her followers" and that Loving Hut restaurants soft-peddle Ching Hai's messages "through free literature, DVDs of Hai's lectures, and the presence of TV screens fixed to the Supreme Master TV satellite channel in every restaurant."[6]

See also

References
  1. "About us - Welcome to LovingHut.com - Be Veg Go Green SaveThe Planet". www.lovinghut.com. Archived from the original on 27 January 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  2. "At vegan Loving Hut, a carnivore's search for inner peace". Washington Post. 26 February 2014. Archived from the original on 11 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  3. "In the Know: Vegan Kitchen evolves from Loving Hut in Naples". Naples Daily News. 6 September 2017. Archived from the original on 12 December 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  4. Caffier, Justin (15 July 2016). "Visiting the Vegan Restaurant Chain Owned by a Cult". www.vice.com. Archived from the original on 6 February 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  5. Schumacher, Elizabeth (13 August 2018). "Vegan restaurants run by cult leader who 'speaks to God'". Deutsche Welle. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  6. Lemons, Stephen (2 June 2011). "Critics Claim Supreme Master Ching Hai's Followers' Restaurants Featuring Tasty Vegan Fare Front For an Exploitive Movement". Phoenix New Times. Archived from the original on 25 February 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
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