Tl;dr: plant-based food options are on the rise at Canadian universities.

I’m skeptical of some universities’ self-reported #s though, particularly “York University hit 60 per cent vegan offerings in 2024.”

    • Kelsenellenelvial
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      14 hours ago

      Tell that to the people that follow those restrictions. Kosher is one thing that we never really got into at my last job, but the people that don’t eat beef or only eat halal don’t really feel accommodated when you only have vegan options rather than a halal and/or non-beef meat available. The vegan options also aren’t necessarily halal, and the kosher people expect a pretty high standard of cleansing of equipment used on multiple products. Though in all cases there’s people that are more or less demanding when it comes to someone else doing their best to accommodate.

      I’m also looking at it from the perspective of University food service where you have students on meal plans where you’ve committed to certain accommodations and providing for their complete nutritional needs. Most restaurants can get away with just not having halal proteins or just not having kosher options at all, but Universities that do dorm style housing with full meal packages have to put fort a little more effort.

      • Sunshine (she/her)
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        13 hours ago

        don’t really feel accommodated when you only have vegan options rather than a halal and/or non-beef meat available.

        Not a justifiable excuse to slit the throats of animals and steal their secretions.