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99% of UK School Lunch Programs Could ‘Save Lives’ By Removing Processed Meat
Ninety-nine percent of UK primary schools serve processed meat, despite the growing body of research that highlights it as a danger to both personal and environmental health. The findings are the result of research conducted by Jimmy Pierson, director of the UK branch of food awareness organization ProVeg International. “The daily hot meal that schools provide is […]
School Boards Urged to Require Vegan Options At Every Meal
A new report by the international network of environmental organizations, Friends of the Earth, is urging school boards across the country to require vegan options at every meal, as part of its new recommendations to secure environmental and health benefits. The report, titled “Scaling Up Healthy, Climate-Friendly School Food,” is the first-of-its-kind and may revolutionize school meals. Based […]
Vegan School Meal Programs from German Nonprofit ProVeg Receive United Nations Climate Change Action Award
Two vegan school meal initiatives in Germany have received the 2018 Climate Action Award from the United Nations (UN) in recognition of their positive effect on the health of the students and the planet. The programs include Climate-Efficient School Kitchens (KEEKS) and Plant-Powered Pupils (Aktion Pflazen-Power). Both of these initiates are lead by ProVeg, an […]
Santa Barbara School District Says Ditching Processed Meat Was ‘the Right Thing to Do’
The Santa Barabara Unified School District has just become the first school district in the United States to ban processed meats from all lunch menus. The Physician’s Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) reports that the update to Santa Barabara Unified School District’s (SBUSD) school lunch menu means that processed meats such as hot dogs, pepperoni, bacon, […]
Fort Walton Beach High School Went Vegan for One Student and Now All the Kids Love It
Fort Walton Beach High School in the Florida Panhandle is currently the only public school in the county to offer vegan school lunch options. Despite going plant-based for one student, local news site NFW Daily News reports that the food is a hit with all students. Cafeteria manager Robin Brown first began offering plant-based options when a vegan student began emailing her daily […]
Schools Must Now Serve Meat-Free Meals At Least Once a Week in France
Schools across France are set to offer a meat-free menu at least once a week for a two-year trial period. During the trial, the French Government and catering companies will monitor the new veggie menu’s impact on food waste, the cost of meals, and the number of pupils who take up the scheme; results will be […]
UK Schools to Serve 3.1 Million Meatless Meals to Improve Student Health
In a bid to improve student health across the nation, UK primary schools have committed to serving 3.1 million meatless meals within the next 12 months. The major change is part of the nonprofit organisation ProVeg UK’s School Plates programme, which works with schools and catering companies to improve school menus. Since summer, 110 primary schools have […]
Vegan Meat Is the Hottest Category in Food Service Industry
At a time when global vegan food sales in grocery stores are experiencing rapid growth and new and established omnivore brands are taking a chance with new product launches seemingly every week, a new trend is emerging in the plant-based food space. In late 2017, food-focused Chicago-based market research company Winsight released the 2018 Noncommercial Trends Forecast. […]
