New data released today by the Plant Based Foods Association and The Good Food Institute reveals that US sales of plant-based meat, dairy, and eggs have outpaced sales of animal products for the third year running, with over 40% consuming non-dairy milk and one in six US households consuming plant-based meat. Plant-based cheese grew by 42% – almost twice the rate of dairy cheese, while plant-based eggs grew 168%, almost 10 times the rate of poultry eggs.
US Congressional Coalition Calls on President Biden to Increase Plant-Based Food Options in Federal Facilities
55 members of the US Congress have collectively urged President Joe Biden to expand the availability of plant-based food options within federal facilities across the nation. Initiated on March 14, 2024, by Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD), this letter underscores the dual benefits of adopting plant-based diets: significantly reducing the federal government’s carbon footprint and enhancing the nutritional health of Americans. The letter reads, “Our federal government spends billions of dollars on food procurement each year and can play an important role in empowering and providing consumers with healthy food offerings. Today, we write to encourage your administration to work with federal agencies to make a plant-based option available everywhere our federal government serves a meal—from museums to national parks, and federal agency cafeterias to military …