Germany: Germany is Leading a Vegalution - Vegan Revolution - in Europe

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German food culture is turning more and more vegan. In 2017-2018, 15 percent of worldwide new vegan food and drink product launches occurred in Germany. According to a study from the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, about 35 percent of the population see the availability of vegetarian or vegan products as ‘very important’, and 63 percent of Germans are trying to reduce their meat consumption, making the country one of the most vegetarian places in the world. 

Germany: Germany is Leading a Vegalution - Vegan Revolution - in Europe

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