Advocate more vegetarian/vegan choices in restaurants and stores.

IT IS THE INTENT THAT THIS PETITION WILL BE FORWARDED TO REPRESENTATIVES WITH THE USDA (usda.gov), THE FDA (fda.gov), THE UNITED NATIONS WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME (wfp.org), AS WELL AS MAJOR GROCERS (grocerysupershop.com) AND THE CORPORATE OFFICERS OF MAJOR FOOD CHAINS ONCE SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS ARE ACCUMULATED.
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We the undersigned are choosing to formally declare our support of the following information, for which we hope the government agencies and corporate leaders listed above will take into strong consideration and follow up with the appropriate changes necessary. 

1) Vegetarians and Vegans are interested in eating more than "salad" or "steamed vegetables", and would like to see more selections offered, including such "mock-meat" items by companies such as Quorn, Morningstar Farms, Boca Foods, Tofurky and many other fine makers of healthy, delicious and versatile vegetarian foods.

2) We would also like to see these products on restaurant menus and store shelves at a FAIR PRICE and not the exorbitant markup that is currently being seen.  (These higher prices are particularly seen in the vegan cheese market.)  Vegetarians and vegans should not be price-gouged just because we make different dietary choices.

3) It has been the current situation of localized restaurants and stores to not carry or stop carrying these requested items because they are not making the volume of sales to justify offering them.  If your establisment(s) (whether stores or restaurants) already DO OFFER or START OFFERING these requested vegetarian and vegan items, please MAKE IT A PRIORITY TO ADVERTISE THAT ARE OFFERING THEM!  How can we patronize your establishments if we do not know that you have made them available?
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We vegetarians, vegans and veg-curious people are growing in numbers all the time, with people deciding against the unnecessary mistreatment and slaughter of innocent animals.  We are also making the choice to not eat animal products in order to live longer and healthier lives, with lesser instances of high cholesterol, high blood-pressure, heart-disease and certain cancers that are a result of eating a carnivorous diet.

Please take the time to learn about what products are available to add to your menus and inventories.  You might be pleasantly surprised with what you find and ultimately, YOU WILL ADD CUSTOMERS TO YOUR BOTTOM LINE.  In other words, adding these items to your menus and inventories is a WIN-WIN situation for everyone (including the animals that do not lose their lives)!

We health-conscious eaters thank you in advance for taking the time to evolve your businesses and worldwide health-programs into the 21st Century and ultimately co-creating a healthier world.