When Avraam Sidiropoulos first adopted a vegan diet in 1979, it would be roughly two years before he came across another vegan in the country, a student from Sparti that he met in 1981, according to ANA.
Forty years later, the vegan population in Greece was estimated at some 80,000 people and growing, or 0.8 pct of the country’s total population, Sidiropoulos said.
Announcing that a Vegan Festival will take place in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki on April 13-14, he noted that the vegan event held in Athens last October attracted more than 20,000 visitors. The Thessaloniki festival will be followed up by a festival in Crete during the summer, which is being held on the island for the first time.
Even though the figures in Greece were not even close to those in other countries with strong vegan movements, such as Israel, Poland, the UK or Germany, there was an upward trend in the country.
This trend has led to the foundation of an increasing number of businesses catering to vegans and an widening range of vegan foods available in supermarkets, such as his own business of handmade vegan products sold in 150 locations throughout Greece.
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