For Immediate Release:
August 9, 2022
Contact:
Moira Colley 202-483-7382
Newport, R.I. – The results are in for PETA’s 2022 list of the Top 10 Vegan-Friendly Beach Towns in the U.S., and Newport’s plethora of vegan eateries and innovative animal-free fare has landed it on the list. PETA has sent an award certificate to Mayor Jeanne-Marie Napolitano.
“From crispy ‘chicken’ sandwiches to creamy coffee-infused smoothies, the restaurants in the City by the Sea are dishing up some of the best vegan offerings for holidaymakers and residents,” says PETA President Ingrid Newkirk. “Newport joins all the other great beach towns on PETA’s list that are hot spots for the animal-friendly fare people are craving this summer.”
Newport’s many standout vegan eateries include Sprout and Lentil, where diners rave about the V-Rex black bean burger, smothered in barbecued jackfruit, avocado, “cheddar cheese,” and slaw, all on a savory pretzel roll. Serving up nostalgic fast food classics, Plant City X offers cashew nacho cheese–drizzled chili cheese fries—and coffee lovers can indulge in the cacao smoothies made with nitro cold brew, almond butter, dates, and bananas. At Root, menu highlights include the coconut bacon BLT, the berry-and-basil-topped ricotta toast, and the Born Redy juice—a refreshing blend of beet, carrot, pear, cucumber, celery, and lime. There’s also The Power of the Juice, where beachgoers can cool off with cold-pressed grapefruit juice and enjoy fresh lemon blueberry chia or apple pecan muffins.
Consumers’ demand for vegan food has sent the vegan food market skyrocketing: It grew two and a half times faster in 2021 than it did between 2018 and 2020, and it’s expected to reach $22 billion by 2025. Each person who goes vegan saves the lives of nearly 200 animals a year; dramatically shrinks their carbon footprint; reduces their risk of developing heart disease, cancer, and diabetes; and helps prevent future pandemics. SARS, swine flu, bird flu, and COVID-19 all stemmed from confining or killing animals for food.
Rounding out PETA’s list are Atlantic City, New Jersey; Charleston, South Carolina; Galveston, Texas; Grand Haven, Michigan; Long Beach, New York; Nags Head, North Carolina; San Diego and Santa Cruz, California; and West Palm Beach, Florida.
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to eat”—opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow the group on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.