Across the world, colleges and universities are increasing plant-based food options on campus. In the United States alone, hundreds of university menus are set to increase their vegan meal offerings to 42 percent of total meals by 2025.
Vegan meat brand Everything Legendary is one of the companies committed to making healthier, plant-based foods readily available on college campuses. Last month, the Black-owned brand announced it was partnering with Bowie State University (BSU), a historically Black university located in Maryland, to provide on-campus dining facilities with its plant-based proteins.
I am very grateful to be recognized by the Anthem Awards for the honor of creating more pathways for HBCU students like the team behind Everything Legendary to soar. HBCU’s hold decades and centuries of food and agricultural knowledge. Now is the time to unlock a better future of food with more equity across the academic ecosystem.
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