Workers in the Netherlands are eating slightly fewer plant-based products during lunch, despite efforts by caterers and employers to increase their share, according to new industry data. The data show resistance to imposed vegetarian options and a modest but notable decline in plant-based protein purchasing across major catering operations.
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Caterers and employers have been trying for years to get staff to have vegetarian or plant-based lunches more often. But pushing meat out of the company canteen proves easier said than done. Research among fifteen large caterers shows that the share of plant-based proteins sold has even decreased slightly, reports the Financieel Dagblad.