Subway is testing out a meatless meatball sub.
Subway is exploring the plant-based protein trend with a meatless meatball sub. The sandwich chain will start selling the product, made with Beyond Meat's plant-based protein, at 685 restaurants in the United States and Canada next month. The Beyond Meatball Marinara sub will be available for a limited time.
Several fast food chains are testing out menu items featuring meat substitutes to attract consumers who want to eat less meat for health or environmental reasons. Dunkin' (DNKN) recently announced that it is testing out a Beyond Meat sausage sandwich in Manhattan. Burger King will start serving a meatless version of its Whopper, featuring a patty made by Beyond competitor Impossible Foods, nationwide this week. White Castle, Carl's Jr., Tim Hortons and others also have meat substitutes on their menus.
For restaurants, testing out the products is a way to cash in on a fast-growing trend. US retail sales of plant-based foods have grown 11% in the past year, according to a July report from trade group Plant Based Foods Association and the Good Food Institute, a nonprofit that supports plant-based businesses.
Barclays predicts the alternative meat sector could reach about $140 billion over the next decade, capturing about 10% of the global meat industry.
Most restaurants are chasing flexitarian eaters rather than strict vegans.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/07/business/subway-beyond-meat/?iid=ob_article_organicsidebar_expansion
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Just mayo, seasoning, chopped celery ?
