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They said 2019
would be the “year of the vegan” and they weren’t kidding. So far this
year, major pizza chains Domino’s, Pizza Hut, and Papa John’s all announced
they’d add vegan options to their menus—and it’s only January, folks.
In Australia, Domino’s just
released its Vegan Summer BBQ Pizza (it’s summer down under) in 700 stores!
It features vegan mozzarella, a barbeque sauce base, and tons of veggies. In
the U.K., Pizza Hut blew
out of its new vegan Jack ’N’ Ch**se Pizza, selling more than 9,000
jackfruit-topped pies in just two weeks. And on Monday Papa
John’s announced it would introduce vegan cheese options across the U.K. due to
consumer demand.
All this is super exciting but we have just one tiny
question: When is this vegan pizza revolution
coming to the U.S. and Canada?
In case pizza chains haven’t noticed, the movement toward
plant-based eating is well on its way in North America. In fact, research shows
that there were six
times as many vegans in the U.S. in 2017 as in 2014. And to the north,
Health Canada, the governmental department responsible for Canada’s public
health, just
released guidelines that favor plant-based foods and exclude dairy as a food
group.
This shift away from dairy is not only excellent
for our health and the environment
but good for animals. The fact is, cows exploited for dairy are some of the most
abused animals on the planet. Kept in crowded, filthy conditions, these
animals are routinely mutilated without painkillers, forcibly impregnated, and
violently slaughtered.
As more people awaken to the truth behind cheese, milk, and
other dairy products, they’re choosing humane and delicious plant-based alternatives.
This is one reason sales
of vegan cheese spiked 43 percent last year!
While we celebrate the deliciously dairy-free pizza boom
happening overseas, we don’t have to wait to make our own pies. From Daiya to Follow Your Heart to Parmela, vegan cheese abounds in the
U.S. and Canada. Check out these 17
amazing vegan pizza recipes and our
tips for ordering plant-based pizza pies at your favorite chain
restaurants.