U.S. Higher Education Plant-Rich Menu Strategy Review 2010-2024

A 2010-2024 scoping review documents 166 U.S. higher education institutions across 36 states and D.C. applying marketing-mix choice architecture strategies to encourage plant-rich menu options. The analysis categorizes evidence into eight strategy domains, with profile being the most common (96.99%). The dataset compiles findings from 363 reports identified through systematic database and gray literature searches.

Use Cases

• Analyze the prevalence of eight marketing-mix strategy domains—place, profile, portion, pricing, promotion, default picks, priming/prompting, and proximity—across 166 institutions.
• Compare institutional adoption rates of specific strategies like pricing (5.42%) and default picks (10.24%) to identify underutilized interventions.
• Map the geographic distribution of documented institutions across 36 states and D.C. to assess regional trends in sustainable dining initiatives.
• Study the relationship between strategy domains, such as profile and priming/prompting (45.18%), to understand common combinations used in practice.

Strengths

• Documents a specific scope of 166 higher education institutions across 36 U.S. states and D.C.
• Systematically categorizes evidence into eight defined marketing-mix choice architecture strategy domains with quantified adoption percentages.
• Based on a review of 363 reports from academic databases, gray literature, and organizational websites spanning 2010-2024.

Limitations

• The dataset is a 212.6 KB PDF summary, containing aggregated findings rather than raw, row-level data for quantitative analysis.
• Findings are limited to documented U.S. institutions and may not reflect unreported strategies or global practices.
• As a scoping review, it synthesizes existing reports but does not provide primary observational or experimental data.

Provenance

Source

Figshare, authored by Nicole L. Furr.

Collection Method

Systematic scoping review across five databases, Google Scholar, gray literature, news, media releases, and targeted organizational websites.

Time Range

2010 to 2024

Freshness

The review covers literature up to 2024 and was last updated in March 2026.

Geography

United States (36 states and the District of Columbia)