Maybe it's because I cooked for the public for eons- I don't know. But I don't understand the issue or difficulty of conforming to others' dietary needs or requests. Especially if you're a business trying to form a large customer base. It's no big deal. There are those who actually find unclean certain animal products that other populations readily consume. There are some who will consume any and all animal products- and others who will consume none at all. No one's diet is any more important or worthy than the next person's. If approached right- all can be accomodated. To those in any aspect of the food business relying on customers- this should be a complete non-issue. It's no different than catering to a customer who asks for "ranch on the side" or "no pickles, please.". Easy stuff.

>>spam
well, perhaps not directly - but it is a 'position'

think about it - keeping strict Kosher is a splendid example (I'm not Jewish so don't go into orbit should I err here . . . )

requires separate utensils, serving ware, the whole sheeeshbang. it's a religious thing - not to be discussed here - but.... "And that's the way it is"

I've frequented Jewish deli shops with sit-in service - different color plates, separate kitchen, different flatware designs - all for the singular intent of keeping really strict - from just strict - to sorta' strict - to strict 'when it works' - from a large gentile group what demands their BLT

regardless of whether a particular food service business chooses to be politically / ethnically / religiously "correct" - if they ain't economically correct, that's a real world problem.

I have no problem with a shop 'outlawing' [whatever] because their customer base won't come through the front door elsewise.

how's it go...? when in Rome do as . . . .

my dear wife thinks lambs are just too cute and she refuses to eat lamb. she did have a problem in Greece . . . . how many people do you know that relish octopus as an alternative to lamb?