McDonald's expands McPlant to San Francisco, Dallas markets

January 20, 2022

McDonald's will expand its plant-based sandwich, the McPlant, to 600 locations in the San Francisco Bay and Dallas markets beginning Feb. 14, according to a…

Wienerschnitzel releases plant-based hot dog

January 10, 2022

Wienerschnitzel has released its plant-based hot dog, the Field Roast Plant-Based Signature Stadium Dog, to its restaurants nationwide, according to a press…

KFC to launch national plant-based Beyond Fried Chicken

January 5, 2022

Kentucky Fried Chicken will launch its highly anticipated plant-based Beyond Fried Chicken nationwide on Jan. 10. The plant-based Beyond Fried Chicken was…

Mary Brown's adds plant-based chicken to menu

January 5, 2022

Mary Brown's Chicken has introduced plant-based chicken menu options to stores across Canada, according to a press release.

Food experts do deep-dive at what's driving plant-based movement

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group

Plant-based foods have become a movement embraced by more than just vegans. Three restaurant industry executives discussed the meatless movement at the Fast…

MrBeast Burger debuts plant-based burger

November 3, 2021

Virtual dining brand MrBeast Burger is bringing a plant-based category to its menu with the addition of Impossible Burger, the plant-based beef patty from…

Jack in the Box to test Impossible Burger

October 18, 2021

Jack in the Box is partnering with Impossible Foods to test its plant-based beef patty at participating Phoenix locations. The company will test the burger…

McDonald's to test plant-based McPlant burger in eight US markets

October 14, 2021

McDonald's will test its plant-based McPlant burger in eight domestic restaurants in November, according to a company press release.

Impossible Pork to launch in Hong Kong

September 24, 2021

Impossible Foods has announced the commercial launch of Impossible Pork Made from Plants on Oct. 4 in Hong Kong and in Singapore later this fall, according to…

Could the next chicken war be vegan?

September 14, 2021

Diners have more choices than ever before, and that include vegans. Impossible Foods launched its plant-based chicken product for restaurants this week, while…

Pizza Pizza adds plant-based chicken to menu

August 26, 2021

Canadian pizza company Pizza Pizza is partnering with Greenleaf Foods SPC to add plant-based chicken to menus at more than 400 locations across the country.

Plant Power Fast Food: Mission-rooted and ready to grow

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Plant Power Fast Food is not a restaurant, says its co-CEOs, but a mission.

Has food become secondary to foodservice?

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Being a restaurant customer today involves many considerations beyond just the food itself. In fact, at least one group of forecasters said the food is…

Plant Power Fast Food names sustainability expert as CFO

January 19, 2021

Plant Power Restaurant Group has named Edmund Har, an expert in sustainability, as its top financial executive, according to a news release.

Dunkin' perks up plant-based breakfast with LTO

January 5, 2021

Dunkin' is now offering a Southwest Veggie Power Breakfast sandwich to its lineup for a limited time, according to a company press release. Featuring a…

Plants dig deeper at McDonald's, Pizza Hut

McDonald's and Pizza Hut are embracing plant-based menu items.

Jack in the Box tests 'Unchicken' sandwich

October 15, 2020

Jack in the Box is putting a player in the chicken sandwich fray, only this sandwich is not chicken at all. It's a plant-based item and is called the Unchicken…

New Jersey virtual restaurant takes supermarket sampling to new level

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

The pandemic has produced some amazing restaurant innovations, including a partnership between a New Jersey virtual restaurant and a plant-based grocery…

Plant-based KFC sandwich permanently joining Canadian menu

August 7, 2020

Plant-based KFC sandwiches will be a permanent menu addition for KFC Canada on Aug. 10, a news release said. The company said that following "an incredibly…

KFC heads west for latest Beyond Chicken offering

July 17, 2020

Kentucky Fried Chicken's Beyond Meat partnership product, Beyond Fried Chicken, is returning to the market, this time to more than 50 stores in the Califorinia…