McDonald’s plans to test the meat-free burger as part of the MacPlant menu options it expects to debut next year, it was confirmed in a blog post on Monday. An executive for the fast food chain told CNBC that the McPlant was “built by McDonald’s and McDonald’s,” but apparently refused to identify their supplier.
In an email to CNET, the company noted that it has not announced which suppliers it will work with on the MacPlant.
However, a Beyond Meat spokesperson told CNET on Monday that McDonald’s and the company had teamed up to form a “plant-based platform” that would be part of the MacPlant platform. McDonald’s A test was run With meat ahead of meat in Canadian branches last year.
Out of meat Next to the burger And improbable food ‘ Impossible Burger Is Big names In plant-based patties that look and taste like real thing. Burger King unveiled a plant-based burger made by Impossible Foods last year, CNBC noted. McDonald’s did not respond to a request for comment.