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2021-09-12 Economy
KFC Bets On Vegan Nuggets Amid Nationwide Poultry Shortage
[ZERO] Kentucky Fried Chicken is serving up a new vegan future for its fast-food chain amid poultry shortages and the continued disruption caused by the virus pandemic.

KFC's president in the U.S., Kevin Hochman, has been preparing the Louisville-based fast-food restaurant chain, known for its "Finger-Lickin' Good" chicken, for a future of plant-based meat. The company has been testing plant-based nuggets from Beyond Meat in select locations but has yet to take it nationwide.

The poultry shortage, which has disrupted chicken supply chains across the UK and US, could be why Hochman brings a faux option that replicates chicken to market faster than anticipated to alleviate supply woes. The shortage is so dire in the US that the company cannot promote its breaded chicken tenders on US television.

Bloomberg's Leslie Patton said KFC is preparing for what looks like an inevitable future of fake chicken going mainstream. He sat down with the KFC executive to discuss more about faux nuggets.
Posted by Besoeker 2021-09-12 06:17|| || Front Page|| [6 views ]  Top

#1 Go woke, go broke.
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2021-09-12 06:32||   2021-09-12 06:32|| Front Page Top

#2 Over priced before the inflation hit.
Posted by Procopius2k 2021-09-12 07:03||   2021-09-12 07:03|| Front Page Top

#3 ^But I really liked KFC.
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2021-09-12 07:03||   2021-09-12 07:03|| Front Page Top

#4 Now Japan, KFC, and Christmas is one heck of story.
Posted by Procopius2k 2021-09-12 08:03||   2021-09-12 08:03|| Front Page Top

#5 Bloomberg's Leslie Patton said KFC is preparing for what looks like an inevitable future of fake chicken going mainstream.

Looks can be deceiving.
Posted by Raj 2021-09-12 08:05||   2021-09-12 08:05|| Front Page Top

#6 "With KFC's new Vat-Grown Nuggets(tm), the flavor goes in before the beak and feathers go on. Try them today!"
Posted by SteveS 2021-09-12 09:46||   2021-09-12 09:46|| Front Page Top

#7 Make em out of bugs — that’s what the Commies really wanted
Posted by Regular joe 2021-09-12 11:05||   2021-09-12 11:05|| Front Page Top

#8 Shrimp and lobster are "bugs", too!
Posted by Bubba Lover of the Faeries8843 2021-09-12 13:20||   2021-09-12 13:20|| Front Page Top

#9 #7 indeed. I understand in China they eat everything. I have noticed on nearly every video no pigeons and so on.
Posted by Dale 2021-09-12 15:18||   2021-09-12 15:18|| Front Page Top

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