Sustainability
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SponsoredBeef Quality Assurance: raising beef the right way
For more than 30 years, the beef community has participated in a voluntary Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) program to ensure U.S. beef is produced under stringent animal care standards, resulting in high-quality beef.
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McDonald's invests in solar, wind projects
The QSR joins Starbucks as one of the only restaurant brands investing in renewable energy projects as part of long-standing sustainability initiatives.
By Lauren Stine , Julie Littman • Nov. 08, 2019 -
Industry, government take aim at food waste in the supply chain with formal commitment
The National Restaurant Association joined a cohort of grocery and food industry groups in signing a memorandum of understanding Wednesday to reduce food waste 50% by 2030.
By Emma Cosgrove • Oct. 31, 2019 -
Dig pilots reusable bowl program in NYC
The fast casual chain's mobile app lets customers rent and return melamine bowls with plastic lids for $3 per month.
By Lauren Stine • Oct. 30, 2019 -
Impossible Whopper drives 5% of Burger King's Q3 US comp sales
The sandwich helped drive the chain's strongest U.S. growth rate since 2015, and could kick-start the creation of a plant-based platform both domestically and abroad for the restaurant.
By Julie Littman • Oct. 28, 2019 -
Carl's Jr. grills up second Beyond Meat burger
The fast food chain will sell its Beyond BBQ Cheeseburger starting on Wednesday, expanding its plant-based offerings after selling 4.5 million Beyond Famous Star burgers since December.
By Lauren Stine • Oct. 08, 2019 -
Impossible Foods CEO: Plant-based competitors 'suck' and stifle industry growth
Pat Brown also said the company's supply shortage is over, and he expects to regain restaurants that stopped carrying its product "once we can assure them that we got them covered."
By Christopher Doering • Oct. 07, 2019 -
McDonald's trials Beyond Meat burger in Canada
The plant-based burger will be available at 28 Ontario stores starting on Monday, and marks Beyond Meat's largest restaurant partner to date.
By Julie Littman • Sept. 26, 2019 -
Tim Horton scaling back Beyond Meat from menus
The restaurant is removing its plant-based breakfast sandwich from all but two of its Canadian markets.
By Lauren Stine • Sept. 19, 2019 -
Just Salad cuts steak in favor of Beyond Meat
The fast casual chain will now serve Beyond Beef Meatballs instead of grilled steak as part of its sustainability push.
By Lauren Stine • Sept. 13, 2019 -
McDonald's Germany served edible packaging in 10-day pilot
The experiment, which also collected diner feedback on burger wrappers made from grass and wooden McFlurry spoons, was launched ahead of the European Union's impending 2021 ban on many single-use plastics.
By Lauren Stine • Sept. 11, 2019 -
SponsoredZero-waste chef Joel Gamoran shares his secret to the perfect beignet
Sur La Table’s National Chef Joel Gamoran explains why soy is his cooking oil of choice.
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KFC's Beyond Fried Chicken sells out in less than 5 hours
The chain is the first U.S. QSR to pilot plant-based poultry and is evaluating the results of its single-store test to determine potential rollout plans.
By Emma Liem Beckett • UPDATED: Aug. 27, 2019 at 5:10 p.m. -
Minneapolis banned drive-thrus. Will more cities follow?
The ban comes two months after Long Beach, California, imposed a six-month moratorium on drive-thrus and as other cities push to reduce carbon emissions and improve pedestrian safety.
By Julie Littman • Aug. 19, 2019 -
Vinyl gloves used at major QSRs linked to health risks, study says
Gloves used at McDonald's, Burger King and Wendy's contain chemicals that can cause reproductive issues in adults and brain development delays in children, according to the report.
By Lauren Stine • Aug. 12, 2019 -
Impossible Burgers are coming to grocery shelves in September
The plant-based burger maker announced a large co-packing agreement with OSI Group that will ramp up its production and reach, which could help ease supply shortages for restaurants.
By Emma Liem Beckett , Jessi Devenyns • Aug. 02, 2019 -
Beyond Meat will double production capacity by the end of 2019
Internal production capacity is essential to meeting the company's goal of underpricing meat in multiple categories, said CEO Ethan Brown.
By Emma Cosgrove • Aug. 01, 2019 -
Taco Bell Spain debuts vegan meat substitute
The chain has opted for a more robust vegetarian menu in the U.S. as the list of QSRs going plant-based grows.
By Lauren Stine • July 31, 2019 -
Beyond Meat's restaurant and foodservice revenue skyrockets 486%
The division raked in $53.8 million in the first half of the year, driving half of the plant-based company's revenue just three months after its IPO.
By Emma Liem Beckett • July 30, 2019 -
Tim Hortons fries up plant-based eggs for breakfast
The Canadian QSR is the first major fast food restaurant to use Just Egg and follows up on its addition of Beyond Sausage to its menu.
By Lauren Stine • July 26, 2019 -
Dunkin' will roll out Beyond Meat breakfast sandwich nationwide
The chain will offer the plant-based product across U.S. stores beginning Nov. 8, and diners can sample the menu item for free for a limited time.
By Lauren Stine • UPDATED: Oct. 21, 2019 at 10:40 a.m. -
Despite plant-based boom, beef burgers still reign supreme
While consumers ordered 228 million plant-based burgers at QSRs, up 10% from last year, 6.4 billion beef burgers were served in the same time period.
By Lauren Stine • July 18, 2019 -
McDonald's to test plastic-free toys in British Happy Meals
Following a petition with nearly 400,000 supporters, the fast food chain says it's exploring ways to reduce plastics in the U.K., but has yet to commit to similar goals in the U.S.
By Julie Littman • July 18, 2019 -
Oregon governor signs laws banning plastic bags, straws
Legislation signed by Gov. Kate Brown last month is the latest in a series of statewide plastic reduction measures to pass this year.
By Cole Rosengren • July 09, 2019 -
OpinionBeyond Meat and Impossible Foods: First mover advantage in a rapidly growing market
Since its IPO in May, the price for shares in the company known for its plant-based burgers have taken off. Jeff Robards of Alantra looks at the two giants in the space and their potential future performance.
By Jeff Robards • July 02, 2019
