McDonald’s McPlant Burger Aimed At ‘Flexitarians’ Launches Today
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McDonald’s fans will have the chance to sink their teeth into a brand-new, animal-free burger from today as the fast-food chain is releasing its first vegan burger at more than 250 stores.
Say the word ‘McDonald’s’ and most people will immediately jump to thoughts of the Big Mac or the chicken nugget sharebox, with plant-based eaters often being left to rely on items such as vegetable-filled wraps, fries and fruit bags to see them through until their next meal.
Though many might enjoy the vegan offerings already available, I’m sure there are a few foodies out there who would love to sink their teeth into a plant-based burger at McDonald’s, but who have so far been unable to do so.
That can change today with the release of the McPlant burger, which the restaurant says features an ‘impressive build including a delicious plant-based patty, bespoke vegan cheese and vegan sandwich sauce.’
The new burger was first trialled in 10 restaurants in Coventry starting September 29 and today, October 13, it will arrive in dozens more stores. McDonald’s plans to roll out the McPlant nationwide in 2022.
You don’t have to be a vegan or vegetarian to enjoy the new item, as McDonald’s has promised it ‘delivers the same great taste and experience you would expect from a McDonald’s burger’. The release comes after three years of research and development, with ‘every element of the McPlant was designed with taste and quality top-of-mind’.
The vegan burger is cooked separately from other McDonald’s burgers and sandwiches using dedicated utensils to avoid cross-contamination from the meat-based products.
Michelle Graham-Clare, Chief Marketing Officer of McDonald’s UK and Ireland, assured the restaurant has taken its time to meet the ‘highest standards’ and create something ‘that all our customers will enjoy.’
She added: ‘We are always looking for different ways to innovate and meet our customers’ needs, and with McPlant we have a delicious plant-based burger that will appeal to everyone. Whether you’re vegan or just fancy a plant-based patty, we’re confident you will enjoy the McPlant.’
Find the full list of restaurants offering the McDonald’s McPlant burger below:
Abbey Centre
Abbey Lane
Anniesland
Antrim – The Junction Retail Park
Asda Longbenton
Asda Morley
Asda Norwich
Barton Mills
Beaumont Leys
Beccles
Bedminster
Belfast – Boucher Road
Belfast – Mckinstry Road
Belfast Knocknagoney Road
Belfast Shore Road
Birmingham – Chelmsley Wood
Birmingham – Small Heath
Birmingham – Temple Row
Birmingham Bristol Rd
Birmingham Fort
Birstall
Black Cat Southampton
Boongate Peterborough
Bordesley Green
Bourges Boulevard
Bow – Payne Road
Braehead
Brampton Hut – Huntingdon
Bristol
Bristol Bedminster
Bristol Brislington
Bristol Cribbs
Bristol Filton
Bristol Fishponds
Bristol Hengrove
Bristol Horsefair
Bristol Longwell Green
Bristol Patchway
Broadlands
Bury St.Edmunds
Byker
Cambridge
Cambridge – Newmarket Road
Cambridge Circus
Cambridge Services
Campbells Meadow Kings Lynn
Capitol Shopping Park – Cardiff
Cardiff – Excelsior Road
Cardiff – Ty Glas Avenue
Cardiff 1
Cardiff Bay
Cardiff Culverhouse Cross
Cardiff Longwood Drive
Cardiff Newport Rd
Cardiff St Marys Street
Caxton Gibbet
Chesterton
Coast Road, Newcastle
Conswater
Cosham
Coventry Alvis
Coventry Canley
Coventry Walsgrave
Coventry-Binley
Cross Cheaping
Crow Road
Crystal Peaks
Dereham
Donegal Place
Drakehouse
Dublin, Grafton St
Dublin, Ilac Centre
Dublin, Mary Street
Dublin, O’Connell Br.
Dublin, O’Connell St
Dublin, Temple-Bar
Dundonald
Edinburgh
Edinburgh – Corstorphine
Edinburgh – Newbridge
Edinburgh – Straiton
Felixstowe
Finnieston
Fosse Park
Gallagher Retail Park
Gapton Hall
Glasgow – Great Western Retail Park
Glasgow – Kirkintilloch
Glasgow – London Road
Glasgow – Silverburn
Wigston
Yardley
Glasgow – Easterhouse
Glasgow Fort – Morrisons
Glengormley
Gorgie Road
Gosforth Park
Great Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth 3
Greenwich-Cutty Sark
Hagley Rd
Havant
Hedge End
Helen St
Hillsborough
Hinckley – Dodwells Road
Hinckley DT
Hunslet
Huntingdon – Tower Field
Ipswich – Ravenswood
Ipswich Cardinal Park
Ipswich Ranelagh Rd
Ipswich Tavern Street
Ipswich Whitehouse
Killingworth Centre
Kings Lynn
Kings Norton
Kingston Park
Kinnaird Park
Kitts Green
Leeds – Colton Mill
Leeds – Elland Road
Leeds – Kirkstall
Leeds – Oakwood
Leeds 1
Leeds 2
Leeds-Central Station
Leeds, Bond Street
Leicester – Meridian Way
Leicester Eastgates
Leicester Market Street
London 185-187 Oxford Street
London 291 Oxford St
London Argyle St
London Baker Street
London Balham
London Bethnal Green
London Bham – Stephenson Place
London Brixton
London Brompton Rd
London Camberwell
London Camden
London Canning Town – Hallsville Quarter
London Catford 2
London Chancery Lane
London Chelsea Kings Road
London City Road
London Clapham
London Clapham Junction
London Commercial Road
London Dalston
London Deptford
London Earls Court
London Edgware Road
London Eltham
London Fulham
London Hackney
London Hammersmith 2 Broadway Centre
London Highbury Corner
London Highway Shadwell
London Holborn
London Holloway Road
London Islington
London Kensington
London Kentish Town
London Kilburn
London Killingbeck
London Kings Cross
London Kings Cross – Ex Wendys
London Leicester Square
London Lewisham
London Liverpool Street
London London Bridge
London Maryhill
London Notting Hill Gate
London Nuneaton
London Old Kent Road Dt
London Oxford Street 1
London Peckham+C44
London Pollokshaws
London Putney
London Queensway
Woolwich – Church Street
Yardley Wood
London Road Edinburgh
London Seven Sisters
London Shaftesbury Avenue – 2
London Shepherds Bush
London Springburn
London St Martins Lane
London St Pauls
London Strand
London Stratford The Mall
London Streatham Place
London Swiss Cottage
London Victoria
London Victoria Place
London Victoria Station
London Walworth Rd
London Wandsworth
London Wandsworth Drive-thru
London Wandsworth Road
London Warren Street
London West One Shopping Centre
London Westfield Stratford City
London Woolwich
Lowestoft Kirley
Lowestoft Pakefield
Manchester Oxford Road
Manchester Piccadilly Gardens
Meadowhall 2
Meadowhall
Milngavie
New Oscott
Newcastle – Grainger Street
Newcastle-Under-Lyme
Newport IOW
Northfield
Norwich – Chapelfields
Norwich – Hay Hill
Norwich – Thickthorn
Norwich Boundary Road
Norwich Longwater
Norwich Tuckswood
Nuneaton – Asda
Nuneaton DT
Parkhead
Port Glasgow – Retail Park
Portsmouth
Portsmouth – Fratton
Portsmouth – Fratton Del. Kitchen
Portsmouth – North Harbour
Portsmouth Ocean Retail Park
Princes Street
Queensgate Peterborough
Ryde IOW
Saintfield Road
Sauchiehall Street
Seafield Road
Sheffield – Archer Road
Sheffield – Darnall Road
Sheffield – Farm Road
Sheffield 2
Sheffield Handsworth
Shirley Road Southampton
Snetterton A11
South Andrew Street
Southampton – Millbrook
Southampton – West Quay
Southampton Esplanade
St Enoch Centre
Stamfordham Road
Star City
Stechford
Swaffham
Swansea
Swansea – Cwmdu
Swansea – Fabian Way
Swansea M4 Junction 47
Swansea Morriston
Tankersley
Telford Road
Thetford – Forest Retail Park
Thornliebank
Thurmaston
Tooton
Trongate
Waverley Market
West Bromwich 3
West Lynn
West Orchards
Westwood
White Rose Centre
Whittlesford
Wroxham
Yorkshire Grey
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