insert_link Food & Drink Burger King’s Impossible Whopper Launches Nationwide this Month Burger King is bringing its vegan Impossible Whopper nationwide, starting Aug. 8. The nation’s second-largest burger chain began testing the plant-based burger from Impossible Foods at locations in St. Louis in April. Those Burger King locations saw traffic outperform national averages by 18.5% that month, according to a report from inMarket. McDonald’s, the largest burger chain in the U.S., has yet to offer a plant-based burger in its home market. […] todayAugust 6, 2019
insert_link Health & Wellness Sure They’re Plant-Based, But Are Beyond and Impossible Burgers Healthy, Too? Just in time for summer grilling season, the faux-meat burger craze is getting meatier. Earlier this month, plant-based meat products purveyor Beyond Meat introduced an update to their flagship meat-free product, the Beyond Burger. This “now even meatier” version promises three improvements over their first burger, which hit store shelves in 2016. First, it has more “marbling,” a nod to the natural fat layers of ground beef that account for […] todayJuly 9, 2019
insert_link Food & Drink Beyond Burgers Promise to be even “Meatier.” Is that a Good Thing? Just in time for summer grilling season, the faux-meat burger craze is getting meatier. Earlier this month, plant-based meat products purveyor Beyond Meat introduced an update to their flagship meat-free product, the Beyond Burger. This “now even meatier” version promises three improvements over their first burger, which hit store shelves in 2016. First, it has more “marbling,” a nod to the natural fat layers of ground beef that account for […] todayJuly 9, 2019
insert_link Tech Made Simple Thanks to Tech, Chick-Fil-A Rises in the Ranks Fast food companies are constantly competing to poach potential customers from their competitors, whether it's with an exceedingly witty social media presence or by cashing in on of-the-moment trends. However, sometimes all it takes to gain new customers is dedication to what you're good at and faster, more convenient service. That's evidently been working for Chick-fil-A because the chicken-centric chain is currently on track to become the third largest fast food […] todayJune 25, 2019
insert_link Food & Drink Fast Food Nation Despite the continuous warnings about the repercussions to your waistline and general health, American's fast food appetite remains strong. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) conducted surveys between 2013 and 2016, and you know what? Well over one third of adults (37%) said they'd eaten fast food at least once in the past 24 hours. What may come as a surprise is that saving money wasn't the […] todayApril 10, 2019
insert_link Food & Drink Would You Like Antibiotics With That? In a collaborative report from several organizations, including the national Resources Defense Council and Consumer Reports, only two out of 25 fast-food and fast-casual restaurant chains – Shake Shack and BurgerFi – were awarded an A for their policies on antibiotics in beef used in their burgers. All the other top burger joints, including heavy hitters like McDonald’s and Burger king – got a big fat F. The chain […] todayMarch 28, 2019