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A Complete Guide to Vegan KFC
Fast-food is going vegan, and KFC is leading the way—who could have guessed. KFC—which is the second-largest chain restaurant in the entire world—has now introduced plant-based Kentucky fried chicken at branches in the UK and...
KFC Admits Its Chickens Suffer From Painful Inflammation
In a bid for transparency, KFC has admitted to poor welfare conditions in its supply chain. It disclosed its chickens suffer from painful inflammation. The fast-food chain made the revelation in its first-ever chicken welfare...
KFC’s Vegan Chicken Is Now Available Across Canada
KFC Canada just announced that vegan chicken is launching nationwide. KFC Canada and plant-based meat brand Lightlife first trialed a Plant-Based Fried Chicken Sandwich and a vegan Popcorn Chicken Bucket at an Ontario branch...
KFC Is Developing Lab-Grown Chicken Nuggets in Russia
KFC is developing lab-grown chicken nuggets made from real animal cells and plant-based ingredients in Russia. The international fast-food chain partnered with Russian biotechnology company, 3D Printing Solutions, which produces bioprinters and materials for 3D...
KFC Is Launching Vegan Beyond Fried Chicken In 50 California Locations
(Updated July 17, 2020) | KFC is about to trial vegan fried chicken in Southern California. The test will take place in more than 50 locations in Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange County, and the...
KFC Just Launched a ‘New Era’ of Vegan Chicken In Hong Kong
KFC has launched "New Era" vegan chicken with Alpha Foods and Gardein at select restaurants in Hong Kong. It follows on the heels of a major announcement by parent company Yum! Brands in China...
Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and KFC Just Partnered With Beyond Meat In China
Updated 06.01.20 - Taco Bell, KFC, and Pizza Hut in China just announced new partnerships with Beyond Meat. Yum! Brand Foods, parent brand to Taco Bell, KFC, and Pizza Hut, revealed the details in a...
Cargill Is Launching a Vegan Meat Range In China After KFC Success
(Updated May 29, 2020) Cargill recently successfully trialed vegan nuggets at three KFC locations in China. The meat giant is now planning to roll out a whole range of plant-based products in the country. Cargill's...
KFC China Launches Vegan Chicken By Cargill
KFC China is launching vegan chicken nuggets for the first time ever amid growing interest in China's meat-alternative industry. The announcement follows successful trials of vegan chicken at KFC in the U.S. and Europe....
KFC UK Shuts Down to Prevent Spread of Coronavirus
KFC announced it will be closing all of its U.K. and Ireland locations amid the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. The fast-food giant made the announcement on Twitter. “As of today, we will begin closing all our...
Top 11 Plant-Based News Stories for February
Once January is over, it feels like the months go by in an instant. However brief, February was an exciting month for plant-based news. "Joker" star Joaquin Phoenix's Oscars speech talking about exploitation within the...
This KFC Just Replaced All of Its Chicken With Meat-Free Alternatives
Rotterdam’s KFC will go meat-free for an entire week. The Rotterdam KFC location will ditch meat for the Netherlands’ annual National Week Without Meat. The meat-free week is observed March 11 through the 17. It will...
KFC’s Vegan Fried Chicken Expands to 70 Locations
It's official. KFC is trialing vegan fried chicken in more than 70 locations.
Last August, the fast-food giant teamed up with California-based vegan meat brand Beyond Meat to create Beyond Fried Chicken. The collaboration made...
KFC’s Vegan Chicken Is Coming to the UK
KFC is launching vegan chicken across all 900 UK locations on January 2. According to Vegan Food UK, a new vegan burger named The Zero Chicken Burger will launch in January at the fast-food chain....
KFC’s New Vegan Chicken Just Sold Out In Six Hours
Late last month, KFC Canada trialed vegan chicken at a restaurant in Ontario. KFC teamed up with Lightlife to add a Plant-Based Fried Chicken Sandwich and a vegan Popcorn Chicken Bucket to the menu....
Snoop Dogg Is the Real Reason KFC Launched Vegan Chicken
As you may have heard by now, KFC trialed vegan fried chicken in Atlanta on Tuesday. According to a recent video on his Instagram, the whole thing was Snoop Dogg's idea. He says in the...
Customers Line Up Down the Street for Vegan KFC
KFC is selling vegan fried chicken in Atlanta today and the restaurant on Cobb Parkway is dressed for the occasion. KFC announced on Monday its collaboration with Beyond Meat, maker of the realistic Beyond burger....
Asda Now Has Vegan KFC Style Popcorn Chicken
Asda, the UK's second-largest supermarket chain, has vegan KFC-style popcorn chicken. The soy-based chicken pieces, which come in a crispy southern-fried coating, are being sold frozen under Asda's own-brand line. They are low in saturated...
Glastonbury Festival Has a Fully Vegan KFC
Glastonbury Festival just kicked off and this year, the vegan food options are stealing the show -- vegan KFC chicken is available at the festival. Club Mexicana, London's first all-vegan Mexican street food, has two...
Vegan Fried Chicken Could Be on Its Way to KFC U.S.
Will KFC be the first American fried chicken chain to launch vegan meat? Kevin Hochman, president of the multi-national fried chicken chain's US branch, told Business Insider that he is in the process of meeting...
Chick-Fil-A to Launch Vegan Chicken Options
Chick-fil-A is the latest fast-food chain to announce it's working on vegan options. The chicken chain told Business Insider that it's in the "early stages" of identifying meatless options including vegan chicken. "We're definitely aware,...