What is Plant-Based by Default?
Plant-Based by Default is an easy, research-based climate solution for food service settings. Learn how to use the top 5 strategies.
Tools for scaling plant-based defaults.
Plant-Based by Default is an easy, research-based climate solution for food service settings. Learn how to use the top 5 strategies.
Demand for plant-based milks has skyrocketed in recent years, due to customers’ concern for sustainability, inclusivity, and animal welfare. Oat milk is the next frontier for coffee shop chains and many businesses making the shift to plant-based defaults to meet demand.
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A meal doesn’t have to have animal products to be considered legitimate: That meatless sandwich doesn’t need to be called a “meatless sandwich.” You can just call it a sandwich! Better yet, describe it… Does that sandwich have sun-dried tomatoes? Sweet vidalia onions? Fluffy ciabatta?
Nationally and globally, political leaders are recognizing the harms of industrial animal agriculture and are taking action by modeling a more sustainable and healthier food norm—one that centers plants.
To keep up with the demand for non-dairy, coffeeshops are moving beyond merely offering plant-based milks as an option. They’re flipping the norm and serving plant-milks as the default. This phenomenon is emerging worldwide, from Birch Coffee in New York to LinkedIn’s offices in San Francisco to Starbucks in Shanghai. You can flip the default too!
Care about sustainability and inclusivity, then this toolkit is for you—no experience needed!
Why center plant-based foods and drinks on your menu? So everyone can eat! Even small changes like defaulting to oat milk in your co fee or egg-free mayo in your sandwiches can make your offerings more inclusive.
From World Resource Institute’s Better Buying Lab: How can food companies take advantage of the trend toward plant-based eating, and draw more flexitarians and meat-eaters to choose veg-heavy dishes? A simple fix can be the name you choose.
In this guide from the Humane Society of the United States, you’ll learn why eating plant-strong is sweeping the nation, what to serve and how to promote these options. It need not be an all-or-nothing endeavor. Go at your own pace and do what works best for your institution.