An article by Intermountain Jewish News has surveyed Israel’s booming vegan industry, and has named the country as “tops for vegan tourism”. Similarly, Roy Dado of Be Tel Aviv Tours named Israel as “the world’s No. 1 vegan destination”.
Jason Baker, the Vice President of international campaigns for PETA Asia, told Intermountain Jewish News: “Vegan travelers will find a lot to like in Israel. The country is a leader in the switch to vegan eating: plant-based restaurants are thriving and easily accessible to the one million Israelis – out of a population of eight million – who don’t eat meat.”
Veganism is quite popular of late. From dominating the Internet, wedding menus, restaurant trends, and school lunches, vegan eating is set to be this year’s ‘mega-trend’.
Data from last year revealed that Israel has the largest percentage of vegans per capita in the world, which is roughly 5% of the population. Another 40% has “drastically reduced the usage of animal products.”
The popularity of plant-based living is reflected in Israel’s changing industries. Currently, there are only eight companies around the world producing lab-grown meat alternatives. Three such companies are in Israel: Meat the Future, Future Meat Technologies and SuperMeat.
Food journalist Phyllis Glazer said, “We have come a long way from four decades ago, when veganism was rare and vegetarian food was considered odd.”
Israel has discounted health insurance for vegans, plant-based hotels, the official banning of all animal testing for cosmetics, and was the first country to get vegan cheese on Dominos’ pizzas.
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