Report Reveals Which US Food Service Companies Are Delivering on Plant-Based Menu Promises

Humane World for Animals has released its annual report evaluating U.S. food service companies on their efforts to improve animal welfare and reduce their environmental impact through plant-based menu changes. The report, called the Food Service Industry Protein Sustainability Scorecard, includes companies that collectively serve thousands of meals daily. Companies like Guckenheimer, Metz Culinary Management, Sodexo USA, HHS, LLC, Fresh Ideas, and Elior North America have all earned high grades for their commitments to offering plant-based menu options and reducing animal protein purchases.

The scorecard evaluates companies' efforts to reduce food-related emissions and finds that some companies have ambitious sustainability goals but lack meaningful progress. The highest-rated companies are actively increasing their plant-based menu options and decreasing animal-based protein purchases. According to Kate Watts, the director of Food Service Innovation at Humane World for Animals, customers are increasingly valuing transparency in companies' sustainability goals and progress. The report aims to provide a clear, fact-based view of how food service companies are turning their promises into action.