Plainly each week on the earth of vegan meals information is extra thrilling than the final and this week isn’t any exception. This week’s headlines have been dominated by fast-food chains and for good purpose: KFC is lastly serving vegan rooster at its areas throughout the US; Burger King simply launched vegan rooster nuggets throughout the UK; and Domino’s UK is celebrating Veganuary with the launch of Vegan PepperoNAY, its first plant-based pepperoni pizza. With a brand new individual signing up for Veganuary each 2.5 seconds, this January is off to a really vegan begin. Learn on for extra.
KFC provides meatless rooster nationwide
The day has lastly come: vegan fried rooster is now at KFC. After two years in growth and several other smaller check launches, KFC’s vegan fried rooster is lastly accessible at its 4,000 areas nationwide. The brand new choice is made in partnership with Past Meat and options all the flavour of KFC’s well-known rooster however with none of the animal merchandise.
KFC’s large information isn’t the one vegan chicken-related launch that occurred this week. Canadian rooster chain Mary Brown’s additionally received into plant-based rooster with the launch of Lightlife’s vegan tenders, which at the moment are accessible à la carte and as a part of a “sidekick” sandwich at its 200 shops throughout Canada. And for Canadians itching for some vegan KFC, the Kentucky-based chain additionally serves Lightlife’s vegan rooster merchandise in any respect 600 areas in Canada.
Over within the UK, KFC’s vegan rooster burger—which is made with bespoke Quorn patty—was quickly faraway from the menu after COVID hit. Nevertheless, KFC has reintroduced the much-loved vegan rooster burger to its UK areas simply in time for Veganuary.
Quick-food chains go large on Veganuary
Talking of Veganuary, the marketing campaign to get folks to attempt vegan for the month of January and past is in full swing. This yr, Veganuary counted its 2 millionth sign-up and each 2.5 seconds, somebody new is pledging to present the vegan problem a attempt.
The UK-based marketing campaign can be gaining plenty of help from fast-food chains this yr, which have launched objects to assist Veganuary members keep their plant-based pledges. This week, Burger King turned the primary fast-food chain to serve vegan rooster nuggets throughout the UK. The brand new nuggets are courtesy of Burger King’s plant-based meals associate The Vegetarian Butcher, a Dutch model owned by Unilever. The brand new vegan nuggets are a part of Burger King’s better plan to attain a 50-percent discount in animal meat served on its menu by 2030.
Domino’s can be stepping up its Veganuary sport this yr with the launch of Vegan PepperoNAY pizzas. It’s first vegan pepperoni pizza within the UK, the brand new pork-free pepperoni can be made by The Vegetarian Butcher. The brand new pizza joins a slew of selections at Domino’s UK, together with the vegan chicken-topped This Chick-Ain’t Pizza that it launched for Veganuary final yr.
And it’s not simply the UK that’s having all of the Veganuary enjoyable. Chipotle is betting large on plant-based chorizo and simply added its housemade protein to its 2,700 shops throughout the US after a brief check launch final yr. The brand new spicy vegan chorizo (which is Chipotle’s second vegan protein choice subsequent to its sofritas) is created from a base of pea protein that will get its warmth from a mix of ancho chilies, chipotle peppers, and Spanish smoked paprika.
Philadelphia’s vegan cream cheese involves the UK
Along with fast-food chains, Veganuary’s affect additionally reaches the buyer items area. This yr, iconic cream cheese model Philadelphia has launched a vegan model of its best-selling cream cheese at Tesco shops within the UK. Constructed from an oat and almond base, Philadelphia guarantees its plant-based cream cheese is simply as creamy as the unique.
“With over half one million folks collaborating on this yr’s Veganuary, the urge for food for plant-based options has by no means been extra obvious,” Louise Stigant, UK Managing Director of Mondelēz Worldwide, which owns the UK arm of the Philadelphia model, stated in an announcement. “We’ve labored onerous to ensure new Philadelphia Plant Based mostly actually delivers the identical nice style and creaminess that individuals love and count on from Philadelphia and we’re delighted that there’s now a Philadelphia product for everybody—not a bagel or slice of toasted sourdough ever must go with out once more.”
VegNews reached out to Philadelphia’s US guardian firm Kraft Heinz to inquire about its plans to launch a vegan cream cheese stateside. Keep tuned!
A vegan Twix copycat? No whey!
By chance vegan chocolate bars are a factor (right here’s our full information) however, sadly, conventional Twix comprises dairy. Nevertheless, the chocolate specialists over at vegan model No Whey simply launched cleverly named “No Methods,” a completely vegan sweet bar impressed by the unique Twix. The brand new vegan confection options cookie bars layered with gooey caramel and coated in vegan milk chocolate and are bought two to a pack, similar to the unique.
The No Methods bars bought out inside a couple of hours of launch however No Whey is diligently restocking them to present prospects a style of vegan Twix. This week, the model additionally opened the No Whey Bakeshopin Howell Township, NJ the place it gives cookies, breads, baked items, and different desserts. The store additionally serves because the model’s retail outlet the place it gives No Methods bars in your Twix repair, as nicely.
However what about vegan ice cream?
If all this discuss of vegan rooster, pepperoni, chorizo, and cheese has received you craving just a little dessert, Chilly Stone Creamery is right here to assist. This week, the ice cream chain—which beforehand provided a wide range of sorbets—launched its first-ever vegan ice cream choice: Silk Chocolate Almondmilk Frozen Dessert. Chilly Stone Creamery is understood for its distinctive ice cream expertise, the place prospects select a base and mix-ins which a staff member folds right into a custom-made creation atop a frozen stone. Now, these looking for dairy-free choices can play, too.
Can’t resolve on toppings to combine into your Silk vegan ice cream? Worry not. Chilly Stone Creamery can be providing Don’t Cry Over Spilled Silk, a composed vegan ice cream creation that options bananas, peanut butter, and roasted almonds. Get it now in any respect 931 Chilly Stone Areas nationwide.
Oh and Ben & Jerry’s additionally launched two new vegan flavors this week—Increase Chocolatta and Bananas Foster—bringing its non-dairy portfolio as much as 40 % of its entire ice cream enterprise. We’re betting that 2022 will likely be full of recent vegan ice cream potentialities.
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Anna Starostinetskaya is the Senior Information Editor at VegNews and is all the time keeping track of all issues vegan in her dwelling metropolis of San Francisco, CA and in every single place else.
