Olivia Harrison
Staff Writer
These days, eating veggie/plant-based burgers has become
really popular. About two months ago, Burger King released the vegan,
plan-based Impossible Foods burger “the Impossible Burger.” It has risen in
popularity and is available at over 7,000 Burger King Restaurants. It is now
also available at select Wegmans supermarkets around the US. However,
McDonald’s is ready to serve up some competition for Burger King.
On Sept. 30,
McDonald’s will release their own version of the Impossible Burger called the
PLT, which stands for Plant, Lettuce and Tomato. It will feature a popular
vegan patty called Beyond Meat. The burger will consist of everything a normal
McDonald’s burger consists of.
However, the only
downside is, the burger is only available as of right now in Southwestern
Ontario, Canada for 12 weeks.
“During this test,
we’re excited to hear what customers love about the PLT to help our global
markets better understand what’s best for their customers.” McDonald’s vice
president of global menu strategy Ann Wahlgren told the NY Post:
The chains in Canada
are not the only ones who have tested out vegetarian and vegan options. In
2017, McDonald’s Finland launched a veggie burger called the McVegan and then
expanded the vegetarian/vegan options. This year, McDonald’s UK came up with a
happy meal with a vegan chicken wrap. Sadly, McDonald’s franchises in the US
have yet to add a vegetarian/vegan burger option. But, hopefully this 12-week
test goes well and McDonald’s decides to bring the burger to the US.
