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When the French government introduced in 2021 a decree that prohibited the use of “meaty” denominations for plant-based foods, the rationale it presented to justify the new law largely rested on the notion of consumer confusion. Calling plant-based products by familiar names like “burger,” “steak,” or “sausage” misleads shoppers into thinking they’re buying animal-based products – or …

Solving a problem that didn’t exist: how plant-based label bans confuse consumers Read More »

The demand of vegetarian and vegan dishes is increasing more and more, and the need for more plant-based products in restaurants as well. However, one of the problems identified in our research on the eating habits of Greeks in 2022 is that there are not enough vegetarian or vegan options in restaurants of our country, …

Mapping of restaurants with vegetarian and vegan meals. First stop is Thessaloniki Read More »

There was extensive coverage by mass media of the primary research conducted by HellasVeg, in June 2022, regarding the eating habits of Greeks, based on the consumption of meat on the one hand and on the other hand their conscious intention to switch to a more plant-based diet. One major finding of this research was …

Extensive media coverage of HellasVeg’s research on the eating habits of Greeks Read More »

Nowadays, we are facing unprecedented phenomena occurring in the planet. Powerful earthquakes, conflagrations, floods, are some of the most characteristic examples of those phenomena. However, the environmental disaster is caused by our daily choices and specifically our eating habits. The current environmental repercussions, mostly related to food production are predicted to raise by 80% more …

Dietary choices with devastating consequences Read More »