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Since vegetarian food is often cheaper, more environmentally friendly, and (to some) even more delicious than meat, a lot of companies are starting to feed their employees meatless meals – even if it’s just once a week, as part of the Meatless Monday initiative. One of those companies is Ovo Energy, based in Bristol, who are serving up a delicious vegetarian meal to their employees once a week from March, with the help of Friska. Their aim is to raise awareness of the effects of meat consumption vs. vegetarianism. Take a look at their infographic about going meatless – did you know that if just 500 people gave up one portion of meat each week, 5000 road miles of carbon dioxide would be saved?! Ridiculous.
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