I agree. I think in some places in North America, a growing population of, for example, Muslims, may have had some influence into the move away from lard in cer

I agree. I think in some places in North America, a growing population of, for example, Muslims, may have had some influence into the move away from lard in certain restaurants. The omnipresent Canadian chain, Tim Hortons, for example, stopped using lard in it's baked goods in 1997 and I seem to remember at the time this was partially due to a lobby from Muslim community groups.