Shepard Price, Digital reporterJan. 5, 2022Comments

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On Wednesday, Kentucky Fried Chicken and Beyond Meat announced the release of the plant-based Beyond Fried Chicken nationwide beginning Jan. 10.

KFC restaurants across the United States are set to offer Beyond Fried Chicken for a limited time, while supplies last.

The plant-based menu offering was developed by Beyond Meat exclusively for KFC and is expected to offer the same flavor as KFC’s fried chicken but in a plant-based option, although the plant-based option is not prepared in vegan or vegetarian manner, KFC said.

“The mission from day one was simple – make the world-famous Kentucky Fried Chicken from plants,” said Kevin Hochman, president, KFC U.S. “And now over two years later we can say, ‘mission accomplished.'”https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.494.0_en.html#goog_519162905https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.494.0_en.html#goog_555172141https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.494.0_en.html#goog_519162909

KFC was the first national U.S. quick-service restaurant to introduce plant-based chicken when it tested its first iteration of Beyond Fried Chicken in August 2019 as a part of a limited-run test in Atlanta. The test store sold out in less than five hours.https://7085f4779afb55c3572c36688de708d0.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.html

The test was expanded to restaurants in Nashville and Charlotte in 2020, as well as select restaurants in Southern California in the summer of 2020, which led to a sell-out of the product in one week.

“We couldn’t be prouder to partner with KFC to offer a best-in-class product that not only delivers the delicious experience consumers expect from this iconic chain, but also provides the added benefits of plant-based meat,” said Ethan Brown, founder and CEO, Beyond Meat. “We are truly thrilled to make it available to consumers nationwide.”

Beyond Fried Chicken is set to be served with a choice of KFC dipping sauce — Honey BBQ, Ranch, Honey Mustard and KFC Sauce. It is available as KFC’s first-ever plant-based combo meal with Secret Recipe Fries and a medium drink, or à la carte in six or 12-piece orders, KFC said. Prices will start at $6.99, tax extra, and may vary by location.