Salt Lake City Food Cart Drives Off With peta2 Award

Eatery on Wheels Beats Out Competitors From Across the Country to Claim a Libby

For Immediate Release:
December 21, 2012

Contact:
Shakira Croce 202-483-7382

Salt Lake City -- Voter turnout was heavy, as usual, but now all the ballots have been cast and tallied to help peta2—PETA's youth division—decide who should be named the winners in the group's seventh annual Libby Awards. Libby Awards ("Libby" is for "liberation," as in animal liberation) went to animal-friendly people, companies, and products in 22 categories this year, and the victor in the category of Best Vegan Food Truck is Salt Lake City's City Dogs street-vending cart.

"Thanks to convenient and conscientious businesses such as City Dogs, enjoying delicious, top-quality vegan food is easier than ever," says PETA Youth Marketing Manager Emily Rodriguez. "More and more people are demanding health-, Earth-, and animal-friendly vegan food, and young people are leading the charge."

City Dogs offers all-vegan food. In addition to the Dee Dog (dairy-free cream cheese, avocado, vegan cheese, and jalapeños), the tangy City Dog (tomatoes, pickled asparagus, sport peppers, onions, and celery salt), and the Beer Brat Dog (made with Full Sail ale), City Dogs offers a host of other vegan specialties. peta2's favorites include the barbecue-rib sandwich; spicy house-made chili; the potato salad, which lives up to its claim of being the best in town; and the Mad Hatter salad, a salad wrap with local greens, steamed tempeh (made from soy), parsley, pickles, peas, onions, sunflower seeds, and dressing. Don't feel like leaving the house? No problem. City Dogs operates an all-bicycle delivery service.

Note: City Dogs is closed for the season and will reopen in the upcoming months.

Winners were selected based on several factors, including vote count. For more information, please visit peta2.com or click here.