Burger King Won’t Offer More US Plant-Based Options in Near Term
- Chain is focusing on core offerings like flame-grilled burgers
- Restaurant Brands International CEO speaks in interview
An 'Impossible Whopper' sits on a table at a Burger King restaurant in Richmond Heights, Missouri.
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Not too long ago, vegan and plant-based offerings at fast-food restaurants seemed like the wave of the future. Now, they’re starting to look like a relic of the past.
“It’s not a big part of the current focus,” said Josh Kobza, chief executive officer of Restaurant Brands International Inc., the parent company for Burger King. The chain made headlines in 2019 when it became the first major national fast food chain to put an alt-meat burger, the Impossible Whopper, on its regular menu.