The food website said the move is ‘about sustainability and being pro-planet’, labelling the meat the ‘biggest climate offender in the American diet’.
Vegans
Burger King® and Impossible Foods Announce the Canadian Launch of the Impossible™ Whopper®
Burger King is the first quick-service restaurant in Canada to put the award-winning, plant-based Impossible Foods patty on its menu nationwide.
“The Whopper is an icon, and we know how much our guests love its unique, flame-grilled taste. But, we also know those guests – and really, all Canadians – are always looking for more choice, and are increasingly interested in options without beef,” says Matt Wright, General Manager, Burger King Canada. “That’s why we’re thrilled to have worked with the team at Impossible Foods to create a burger that is truly just as juicy and delicious as the classic Whopper.”
Cultivated Meat Projected To Be Cheaper Than Conventional Beef by 2030
The San Francisco–based company Just Eat grows cultivated chicken nuggets in vats from real chicken muscle and fat cells; you can buy them at restaurants in Singapore. The Israeli startup Aleph Farms recently unveiled its lab-grown ribeye steak. These nuggets and steaks are just the beginning, according to a new life cycle analysis by researchers at the Dutch consultancy CE Delft.
Vegan mania: 1 in 3 Americans think country will go meatless — by 2039!
Will the stereotypical “Western diet” be a meatless diet within the next two decades? A new survey finds one-third of Americans think people will all be eating meat-free diets in the future and that “the future” is closer than you think.
Beyond Meat clinches coveted deals with McDonald’s, Yum Brands
Plant-based meat maker Beyond Meat said on Thursday it has signed multi-year supply deals with McDonald’s Corp and Taco Bell owner Yum! Brands Inc, underscoring consumers’ appetite for vegetable-based alternatives and Beyond Meat’s leading position.