About
The European Alliance for Plant-based Foods (EAPF) brings together like-minded organisations in the plant-based value chain around a unique mission: To put plant-based foods at the heart of the transition towards more sustainable and healthy food systems.
More people are turning to plant-based foods – products made from vegetables, grains, pulses (including soy), nuts, fungi, algae – out of concerns for climate change, biodiversity loss, human health or animal welfare. The Alliance strives for making this shift a reality, allowing consumers to access true, safe and sustainable alternatives to animal-based products.
The Alliance represents the entire plant-based value chain: Food producers and manufacturers, NGOs, nutritionists, research & academia and consumers.
Learn more about EAPF, check our Value Proposition.
#PlantOurFuture
As EAPF, we believe implementing a plant-based food system can deliver for everyone and help Europe thrive. To support this, we are calling on EU’s institutions and Member States to put the transition towards a sustainable food system in the EU at the heart of the next mandate and come forward with a dedicated plant-based food action plan.
Join us in our mission, let’s #PlantOurFuture now!
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Our priorities
We promote policies at European and national level that support plant-based foods and recognise their essential role in the transition to sustainable food systems.
We support clear food information on plant-based foods that guide and empower consumers to make healthier and more sustainable choices.
We advocate for a level playing field between plant- and animal-based products, to secure consumers’ equal access to healthy and sustainable foods.
We encourage and actively promote innovation towards sustainable plant-based food solutions that seize the potential of plant-based foods in addressing environmental and health challenges.
EAPF’s Call to Action
The Alliance calls on EU and national policymakers to take the following actions to actively support plant-based foods:
1. Provide incentives for sustainable practices in farming (including through the CAP eco-schemes) and in the food processing industry.
2. Allocate more funds to research and innovation on plant-based alternatives to animal-based products under Horizon Europe and other funding programmes.
3. Create fair market access for plant-based foods across Europe and remove existing barriers (e.g. higher tax rates for plant-based products).
4. Recognise the benefits of plant-based foods for people, animals and the planet and encourage initiatives to promote them.
5. Allow food manufacturers to clearly communicate about their products towards consumers through the use of commonly understood terminology (e.g. 'veggie burger’).
6. Establish an evidence-based framework for sustainable food labelling, providing transparent information about the nutritional and environmental value of foods.
Publications
Statement on ECJ ruling C2023744 - 4 October 2024
Plant-based foods movement gains international momentum: New International Plant Based Foods Working Group formed to support growth of growing sector, 19 April 2022
A far-sighted approach to EU food systems security and resilience must include a shift towards more plant-based diets, 23 March 2022
Time to Put Food on the Menu of International Climate Negotiations: Towards a Food Day at COP27 in Egypt, 19 November 2021
Global Methane Pledge: Addressing the agri-food sector is crucial to turn an important commitment into an historical breakthrough, 15 November 2021
Placing Plant-rich Diets at the Heart of the Fight against Climate Change, 29 October 2021
Adoption of the EP Farm to Fork Report: A positive step in the transition towards sustainable food systems, 20 October 2021
Am171 stopped: A positive outcome for sustainable food systems in the EU, 25 May 2021
No more 'Dairy-free oat milk'? A step backwards for the EU's sustainability ambitions, 28 October 2020
Launch of EAPF, 24 September 2020
EAPF contribution to the Strategic Dialogue on the Future of Agriculture, 05 April 2024
Planting the future of sustainable food systems in Europe, 21 June 2023
Position paper on an EU Legislative Framework for Sustainable Food Systems, June 2023
Position paper on the EU Protein Strategy, May 2023
Joint position paper on the review of the EU School Scheme, 3 May 2023
A Pathway to Plant Our Future - EAPF, HFHP, TCV, NewForesight, 12 December 2022
The European plant-based food sector - R&I priorities to drive further uptake by 2030, 16 September 2022
Joint letter on R&I, 11 April 2022
EAPF Feedback on draft Delegated Regulation on Educational Measures and Approval of Aid Applicants – EU School Scheme, 20 November 2021
Joint position paper on R&I, 5 November 2021
Joint Statement - Harnessing the power of a plant-based food system to fight climate change, 4 November 2021
EAPF Position on an EU Sustainable Food System Framework, 26 October 2021
Joint Statement - UN Food Systems Summit, 21 September 2021, 21 September 2021
EAPF Position on the Revision of EU Marketing Standards, 30 August 2021
EAPF Position on the Review of the EU school scheme, 26 July 2021
EAPF Position Towards a Level Playing Field for Plant-based Foods in Europe, July 2021
EAPF Position on the Revision of the EU Agricultural Promotion Policy, 18 June 2021
EAPF Position on the Revision of the EU Food Information to Consumers Regulation, May 2021
EAPF urges EU policymakers to take into account the view of all stakeholders in the CMO negotiations, 14 April 2021
Joint letter to Member States and the European Commission - Opposing Extra Restrictions to Plant-based Alternatives to Dairy, 9 February 2021
EAPF Position on Green Claims, 2 December 2020
EAPF Position on the EU Farm to Fork Strategy, December 2020
Joint EAPF and ENSA Position on Dairy Designations, 10 November 2020
Joint letter to MEPs - Aligning CMO with Farm to Fork Strategy, 8 October 2020
Campaigns
#StandUpForPlantBased
#StopPlantBasedCensorship
Events
A Pathway to Plant our Future
Contact
Contact us
European Alliance for Plant-based Foods – EAPF
Avenue des Arts 44
1040 Brussels
Belgium