Past Meat has simply introduced its newest fast-food partnership, this time with Taco Bell. The meat substitute will seem within the Past Carne Asada Steak quesadilla, out there for a restricted time at choose Taco Bell areas in Dayton, Ohio, beginning Oct. 13.
Dariush Ajami, Past Meat’s chief innovation officer, stated in a press release that the plant protein mimicked the “style and texture of marinated, grilled steak.”
The Past Carne Asada Steak quesadilla might be priced the identical as a standard steak quesadilla, at present $4.99, and will be added to any menu merchandise in lieu of steak at no further cost.
“We have lengthy believed that anybody ought to have the ability to select plant-based menu gadgets with out compromising the flavors they crave,” Liz Matthews, Taco Bell’s international chief meals innovation officer, stated in a press release.
Whereas Past Carne Asada Steak is licensed vegan by the American Vegetarian Affiliation, the quesadilla is often made with dairy cheese. Vegetarian choices represented greater than 12% of Taco Bell’s whole gross sales final yr, the corporate stated. In August, it examined a proprietary soy-and-pea protein for its Crispy Soften Taco.
Constructed from a wide range of plant-based substances, together with wheat gluten and faba bean protein, Past Meat has already appeared on the menus at McDonald’s, Dunkin, Del Taco and Carl’s Jr.
It is also been examined out at KFC and Pizza Hut, each of which, like Taco Bell, are subsidiaries of Yum Manufacturers.
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