Join VSDC for a Plant-Based Lunch & Learn at GMU's Veg Dining Hall, The Spot

Are you passionate about creating meaningful change for animals that benefits the climate? Join VSDC and our friends at Plant Based Lunch & Learn on Monday, February 17 (President's Day) for a presentation about foodservice giant Sodexo’s roll-out of its DefaultVeg program. The event will be held in George Mason University's vegan dining hall, The Spot: Where Plants Power You and will feature an all-you-can-eat vegan buffet. The Spot is located at Hampton Roads and Pilot House, 4401 Patriot Cir, Fairfax, VA 22030. The price for this event is $22. Sodexo, one of the world’s largest foodservice companies, has massively expanded its use of the DefaultVeg strategy where plant-based meals are replacing some animal-based meals at nearly 400 college dining halls. This strategy, first piloted in all-you-can-eat university dining halls by Sodexo in partnership with the Better Food Foundation and Food for Climate League, uses behavioral nudges to encourage plant-based diet change. Information in a peer-reviewed study from this pilot indicates that the average rate of students choosing plant-based dishes increased by almost 60 percent on plant-based default days.