Burger King: Impossible Whopper to be sold across US
5 years, 5 months ago

Burger King: Impossible Whopper to be sold across US

The Independent  

Sign up to IndyEat's free newsletter for weekly recipes, foodie features and cookbook releases Get our food and drink newsletter for free Get our food and drink newsletter for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Following a successful trial, Burger King has announced it will start selling its plant-based burger across all of its US stores in August. In April, the fast food chain revealed it would test its Impossible Whopper in 59 locations in the St Louis area. But the meatless patty proved so popular among Burger King customers that the company decided to roll it out nationwide to more than 7,000 stores. When the nationwide roll out was first announced, Chris Finazzo, president of Burger King North America, said that the fast food chain was targeting omnivores who were looking to reduce their meat intake.

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Burger King is giving away free Whoppers for one day only – here’s how to get one
2 years, 7 months ago

Burger King is giving away free Whoppers for one day only – here’s how to get one

The Independent  

Sign up to IndyEat's free newsletter for weekly recipes, foodie features and cookbook releases Get our food and drink newsletter for free Get our food and drink newsletter for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Burger King has announced the return of Whopper Day, which …

Burger King is giving away thousands of free whoppers after ‘app glitch’
2 years, 9 months ago

Burger King is giving away thousands of free whoppers after ‘app glitch’

The Independent  

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It’s a fake-meat fast-food burger smackdown! Beyond Meat vs. Impossible Foods
5 years ago

It’s a fake-meat fast-food burger smackdown! Beyond Meat vs. Impossible Foods

LA Times  

Plant-based meat and meat substitutes have greatly increased in popularity over the last five years. Beyond Meat, a Los Angeles company founded in 2009, now has its products in restaurants including Carl’s Jr., Subway, Del Taco and Dunkin’. Its primary competitor is Impossible Foods, a company based in Redwood City, which has partnerships with Burger King, White Castle and other …

McDonald’s to test Beyond Meat plant-based burger in Canada
5 years, 3 months ago

McDonald’s to test Beyond Meat plant-based burger in Canada

LA Times  

McDonald’s is finally taking a nibble of the plant-based burger. The small-market test is rolling out about six months after rival Burger King began testing the plant-based Impossible Foods burger, which — no surprise — is a rival to Beyond Meat. Shares of Beyond Meat Inc. bolted 11% higher at the opening bell on the McDonald’s announcement. Business Impossible Burger …

Impossible Burger hits supermarkets, joining rival Beyond
5 years, 3 months ago

Impossible Burger hits supermarkets, joining rival Beyond

LA Times  

Starting Friday, Impossible Foods Inc. will finally offer its eponymous plant-based burger in U.S. grocery stores. The Impossible Burger will make its retail debut at 27 Gelson’s Markets locations in Southern California before expanding its retail presence late this year and early next, the company said in a statement. Along with competitor Beyond Meat Inc., Impossible’s protein substitute has helped …

Impossible Burgers will start selling in grocery stores for the first time this week
5 years, 3 months ago

Impossible Burgers will start selling in grocery stores for the first time this week

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Impossible Burgers will hit grocery shelves for the first time on Friday. Plant-based protein company Beyond Meat sells burger patties, sausages, crumbles and grounds at Safeway, Kroger, Shop Rite and othergrocery stores. Kroger, which is testing out a plant-based section in the meat aisle of some stores, recently announced that it is launching a line …

How Beyond Meat made it into the meat aisle
5 years, 7 months ago

How Beyond Meat made it into the meat aisle

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Beyond Meat, the plant-based protein company, is on fire. “It feels like this breakthrough moment,” Beyond’s executive chair Seth Goldman told CNN Business. But “in the consumer’s mind, it’s definitely been a step-change in terms of awareness and acceptance.” One thing that likely helped more people learn about Beyond was its placement in the meat …

The meatless burger revolution is just getting started
5 years, 8 months ago

The meatless burger revolution is just getting started

CNN  

New York CNN Business — The plant-based protein trendis growing more rapidly than most people anticipated. Burger King announced plans to roll out an Impossible burger nationally, and Ikea said it’s developing a new meatless meatball designed to taste like animal meat. Other chains, like White Castle, Carl’s Jr., Bareburger, Qdoba and others also feature Beyond Meat or Impossible Foods …

Burger King plans to roll out Impossible Whopper across the United States
5 years, 8 months ago

Burger King plans to roll out Impossible Whopper across the United States

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Burger King’s test of a vegetarian version of its signature Whopper was such a success, the chain is planning to roll the Impossible Whopper out nationally this year. The test took place in St. Louis and “went exceedingly well,” a spokesperson for Restaurant Brands International, Burger King’s parent company, said. The new product is designed …

Burger King tests plant-based meat with an Impossible Whopper
5 years, 9 months ago

Burger King tests plant-based meat with an Impossible Whopper

LA Times  

A meatless Impossible Whopper and fries at a Burger King restaurant in Richmond Heights, Mo. The chain announced a test run for the burger, which uses patties from Impossible Foods Inc., in 59 restaurants in the St. Louis area. Burger King says the sandwich will use patties from Redwood City, Calif.-based Impossible Foods Inc. Impossible Burgers, however, are designed to …

Impossible Burger: Can the new vegan recipe fool meat lovers?
6 years ago

Impossible Burger: Can the new vegan recipe fool meat lovers?

CNN  

Las Vegas CNN Business — The new Impossible Burger might make some vegetarians uncomfortable. “They’re really made for meat lovers, not so much for vegetarians,” said chef Mary Sue Milliken, who serves Impossible Burger at her Border Grill in Las Vegas. “The mission of the company really is to eliminate the need for animals in the food system,” said David …

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