This trend highlights how global consumers consider plant-based alternatives to be healthier and better for the planet. This move is in line with the #2 trend from Innova Market Insights for 2022, Plant-Based: A Canvas for Innovation. “The launch is another positive step in reducing our carbon footprint and driving innovation in our menus in response to the growing demand for meatless alternatives and products with no animal protein in the UK.” “Adapting to customer preferences is a key focus at Burger King – we are committed to helping our guests make good decisions about what they eat and drink and providing them with informed choices – whether through clear nutrition and allergen labeling or by offering vegan and vegetarian options. “We’re pleased to announce the launch of BKUK’s new vegan nuggets across our menus nationwide – an important next step in achieving our target of a 50% meat-free menu by 2030,” Murdoch states. Meanwhile, McDonald’s recently also launched its vegan McPlant burger in Britain and the Greggs vegan sausage roll and vegan steak bake have proved extremely popular choices in the UK.Ĭutting emissions through plant-based diets Burger King's new vegan nuggets.īurger King UK wants to boost its plant-based offerings, with chief executive Alasdair Murdoch describing the launch as a “significant milestone.” The company says keeping half of its menu meat-free will help lower its greenhouse gas emissions by 41%. To keep pace with the demand for vegan offerings within the foodservice arena, the vegan nuggets follow other plant-based Burger King offerings, including a Rebel Whopper burger and a Vegan Royale burger. The vegan nuggets are made from soy and plant proteins and certified by the Vegan Society.īurger King stresses they taste the same as its chicken-based counterparts. And, kicking off the new year, vegan nuggets are being served up in UK restaurants. All rights reserved.- Fast food giant Burger King has pledged to ramp up its commitment to cutting carbon emissions by shifting to a 50% plant-based menu by 2030. ™ & © 2021 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. Popeyes also launched chicken nugget versions of its sandwich.īurger King is also launching Ghost Pepper Chicken Nuggets (made with real chicken) for a limited time, the chain said Wednesday. Earlier this year, KFC, McDonald's and Burger King, which shares a parent company with Popeyes, introduced new chicken sandwiches or made improvements to existing ones. On the heels of the wildly successful launch of Popeyes spicy chicken sandwich in 2019, the chain's rivals have been launching newversions of their own products. Chains have also been leaning into their real chicken offerings. With plant-based options, food sellers have been appealing to flexitarian eaters looking to reduce their meat intake for health or environmental reasons.īut new menu additions haven't been limited to meatless options. And notably, McDonald's has announced the launch of a McPlant line of plant-based items, including a McPlant burger. Since then, other chains have experimented with plant-based options. The fast-food giant said the nuggets, made from soy and plant proteins, had been. Plant-based burgers and sausage hit big fast food restaurants with the launch of Burger King's Impossible Whopper and the Beyond breakfast sandwich at Dunkin' in 2019. Burger King will sell vegan nuggets across the UK as part of a pledge to make its menu 50 meat-free by 2030. Kevin Hochman, US president of KFC, told Bloomberg in a September interview that "our plan is to try to replicate that Kentucky Fried Chicken as close as we can, obviously without using the animal," without sharing details of when or where that might happen. KFC also tested out a plant-based chicken option with Beyond last summer, and has done smaller tests in the past. The product will be prepared in oil used for meat and cheese products, Burger King noted, so they may not be suitable for strict vegans.Įarlier this year, Panda Express started testing out a meatless orange chicken dish made with Beyond Meat's plant-based chicken. Impossible launched its nuggets in grocery stores, smaller chains and independent restaurants this summer. While Burger King is following other fast-food companies in testing out a plant-based chicken option, the test runs makes Burger King the first major fast food chain restaurant to do so using Impossible's product. Starting on October 11, Burger King restaurants in Des Moines, Iowa, Boston, Massachusetts and Miami, Florida will serve eight-piece plant-based nuggets made by Impossible Foods for a limited time. (CNN) - Two years after launching the Impossible Whopper, Burger King is testing out Impossible nuggets.
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