Heroes in the Kitchen Preparing Vegan Meals for Heroes at the Frontlines
TEL AVIV, Israel, Oct. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In the wake of the devastating events of the October 7th terrorist attack, when Israel awoke to the dawn of a major conflict, a restaurant kitchen in the heart of Tel Aviv became one of many immediately turned into a command center dedicated to the task of churning out hundreds of meals a day. These meals are sustaining the 400,000 soldiers, reservists, and support personnel who have been urgently mobilized to the front lines, as well as the half-million Israeli families forced to evacuate their homes.
- Chef Tal brought together a collaborative of Israeli foodTech startups, vegan food producers, and 100 volunteers and private chefs.
- The facility had immediately been rigorously sanitized to strict vegan and kosher standards with approval from the Tel Aviv rabbinate.
- Dairy alternatives, such as vegan cheeses, were contributed by the vegan food companies Plenty 4u, Mama Q, and Utopi E.y.m.
- The Israeli vegan organization arranges vegan meals for soldiers with dietary restrictions.