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The Impossible Whopper is coming to every Burger King in America next week
Burger King will start selling its meatless Whopper across the United States on August 8, the biggest rollout for Impossible's plant-based product.
The burger chain has been selling the Impossible Whopper, featuring a meatless patty made by Impossible Foods, in a few markets in the United States since April. It first tested the product in St. Louis before announcing in May that it would offer the Impossible Whopper nationally this year.
Interest in plant-based protein has surged as many people try to reduce their meat intake for health or environmental reasons. US retail sales of plant-based foods have grown 11% in the past year, according to a July report from trade group Plant Based Foods Association and the Good Food Institute, a nonprofit that supports plant-based businesses.
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(Score: 3, Interesting) by Gaaark on Sunday August 04 2019, @05:46PM (4 children)
There's an A&W near us that puts our burgers (lettuce wrapped, no bun) on a real plate with real utensils.
The fries go into a wire basket, the root beer into real glass mugs (pre-frozen to keep the drink cold without ice to water it down).
You throw away your napkin and a little paper thing they put under the fries. That's it. The rest is washed and reused.
McDonald's? You throw away EVERYTHING.
I SOOOOO appreciate A&W... awcoupon.ca FTW!
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(Score: 2) by takyon on Sunday August 04 2019, @06:00PM (1 child)
Does the root beer use sugar?
The canned A&W I'm drinking this very moment contains high fructose corn syrup and was produced under the authority of Dr. Pepper/Seven Up, Inc. in Plano, Texas.
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(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Sunday August 04 2019, @08:37PM
Natural cane sugar, all natural flavours (and SOOO good in the frosty glass)
https://web.aw.ca/en/our-menu/drinks/aw-root-beer [web.aw.ca]
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 05 2019, @02:43AM (1 child)
Everything? Including the "food"? Well done! Healthy choice right there!
(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Monday August 05 2019, @12:18PM
Pretty much.
Not. a. fan.
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