It’s a fake-meat fast-food burger smackdown! Beyond Meat vs. Impossible Foods
Plant-based meat and meat substitutes have greatly increased in popularity over the last five years. Now, they’re beginning to show up in our fast food. 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 restaurants.
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Columnist Lucas Kwan Peterson and staff writer Jenn Harris sit down to sample two of the more prominent products in the fake-meat burger world: Burger King’s Impossible Whopper, made with a patty from Impossible Foods, and the Beyond BBQ Cheeseburger from Carl’s Jr., made with a Beyond Meat patty. The two faux meats are tasted against a real-beef control of a McDonald’s Quarter Pounder with cheese. Which fake-meat burger shall reign supreme?
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