Chicken

Updated April 14, 2019. Brits love vegan chicken. They love vegan chicken so much that KFC — the biggest fried chicken chain in the world — recently revealed it would be launching a vegan option this year in the UK in order to cater to demand. In the supermarkets, there are already a number of […]

Vegan pork and chicken products could be next on the agenda for plant-based meat company Impossible Foods. Up until now, the brand has focused most of its attention on developing and marketing its “bleeding” vegan meat patties. Its efforts have been successful; the Impossible Burger is available on restaurant menus across the U.S., as well […]

If you’re struggling to find vegan meat that tastes just like chicken – quite an uncommon problem nowadays considering the amount of nugget and wing alternatives available – you might want to consider laetiporus sulphureus. No, it’s not a disease, it’s a bright orange edible mushroom and, according to some, it tastes just like chicken. […]

Major U.S.-based chicken producer Pilgrim’s Pride is looking into the potential development of vegan protein products. According to Zacks, an investment research company, the brand has witnessed a decline of 8.5 percent in shares over the last three months. To enhance its growth, the company intends to launch more fresh products, gluten-free products, and vegan […]

The chicken egg industry is in decline, such that The New Food Economy (NFE) has denounced, “the industrial egg is starting to crack.” Credit goes in large part to animal welfare reform and the rise of vegan eggs. Public Perception Retail knowledge is not required to understand that products sell best when backed by public opinion […]

It’s almost impossible to look away. You know what’s happening. Still, it takes a few for it really to sink in. Was that the KFC colonel dancing with the maple syrup lady in some strange iteration of the iconic “Dirty Dancing” scene? It was. And it is so, so dirty in all the wrong ways. […]

At this year’s National Fried Chicken Festival, vegan catering company Atlas Monroe’s plant-based Cajun Fried Chicken and Waffles were declared “the best” by Time’s Extra Crispy editor, and one of the event’s judges, Ryan Grim. Despite the fact it was the only vegan vendor at the New Orleans festival, Atlas Monroe made quite an impression on Grim. Grim was […]

UK burger and chicken restaurants are adding more vegan menu items to keep customers, according to a new report. The report, conducted by Market Research Hub, noted that the biggest threat to the survival of traditionally meaty restaurants in the UK is the new consumer trend to ditch animal products. However, many chains are choosing […]