Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport has announced plans to switch to more plant-based products in the name of sustainability.
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In a statement, the airport said it will make 60 percent of its food and dairy offerings – measured by the amount of ingredients – plant-based by the end of the decade. In addition, it aims to reduce CO2e emissions from food by 50 percent by 2030 compared to 2023.
The airport hopes to achieve a resource loss target of less than one percent by 2030, making it virtually waste-free. Schiphol has announced that its products will be certified as deforestation-free by 2025 and that cocoa and coffee will be sourced exclusively FairTrade-certified from the same year.
Schiphol Airport is the Netherlands’ main international airport and the third-busiest in Europe. It welcomed over 60 million passengers in 2023, 18 percent more than the previous year, giving its sustainability promises potentially great impact.
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Passengers demand vegan food at airports
In July, Schiphol Airport announced a “plant-based bonanza” in its dining area thanks to food and beverage partners FEBO, Toko To Go, LEON, STACH and Burger King. The latter has even teamed up with the airport for an exclusive dish, the Veggie Crunchie Chicken Deluxe, which features plant-based meat from the Vegetarian Butcher.
The current range of plant-based options at Schiphol Airport can be found on the airport’s website here. These include the ‘Health Food Wall’ vending machines as well as Pizza Per Tutti!, Up To Do Good, La Place, Kebaya and Amsterdam Bread Co, most of which also offer vegan meals.
Airports in general have recently seen a sharp increase in demand for vegan and non-alcoholic options, including plant-based milks, meat-free breakfast and brunch dishes, and healthy smoothies.
Slutty Vegan founder Pinky Cole announced in July that her plant-based fast-food chain would open a location at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, one of the busiest in the U.S. This will be the first all-vegan restaurant at Hartsfield-Jackson.
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