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Taco Bell Vegan Nacho Cheese

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Fast Food

Taco Bell Announces Nationwide Launch of Vegan Nacho Sauce in the United States

Taco Bell is reintroducing its popular Nacho Fries, but this time with a plant-based twist. The fast-food chain is launching the dish with Vegan Nacho Sauce, marking its first national release of a vegan limited-time offering.  On October 12th, the Nacho Fries with Vegan Nacho Sauce will be available at participating Taco Bell locations across the entire United States as part of the chain’s aim to expand its appeal to customers with various dietary preferences.   In 2022, vegetarian options accounted for 23% of Taco Bell’s product sales, prompting trials of a Vegan Crunchwrap at select US locations in June 2023, which also featured Vegan Nacho Cheese. After receiving positive feedback, the company began working on ways to offer the sauce on a broader scale.  Liz …

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Taco Bell UK Launches Plant Protein at No Extra Cost

Mexican-inspired chain Taco Bell has launched plant-based protein at all 132 of its UK restaurants, targeting the country’s growing flexitarian population. Made from peas and other legumes prepared with Taco Bell’s “bold” seasoning, the protein can be ordered instead of meat as part of any menu item, at no extra charge. This includes the Crunchwrap Supreme, Volcano Burrito, Quesadilla, and Crunchy Taco. The plant protein will also be offered as part of Taco Tuesday deals, where customers can get a taco and a regular drink for £2. While all the ingredients used to make the protein are plant-based, Taco Bell warns that there may be cross-contamination as meat-free options “are handled by our employees in common with meat ingredients”. Additionally, customers will have to order …

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Taco Bell's Vegan Crunchwrap

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Taco Bell (Finally) Introduces First Fully Vegan Entree, the Vegan Crunchwrap, at Price Parity

Taco Bell states today that, after “years of testing and tasting”, the chef team behind its Taco Bell Test Kitchen has finally developed its first fully vegan menu item — the Vegan Crunchwrap — featuring proprietary plant-based beef and cheese. The new menu item will initially trial from tomorrow in LA, New York, and Orlando, since these are “cities with notable vegan populations” and will cater to the brand’s loyal veggie customer base, with its vegetarian options making up over 23% of products sold in 2022. Price parity The Vegan Crunchwrap will be offered at price parity to the signature offering during the test trial, with the chain commenting: “Access to delicious, affordable vegan and vegetarian options has long been important to Taco Bell”, adding …

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Taco Bell Carne Asada Juicy Soft Taco

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Beyond Meat & Taco Bell Collab Finally Revealed: Beyond Carne Asada Steak

Today, Taco Bell USA reveals the results of its long-anticipated collaboration with Beyond Meat with the Beyond Carne Asada Steak. Described as a “category-disrupting” protein, the Beyond Carne Asada Steak was created by the Taco Bell Test Kitchen and Beyond Meat’s team of culinary innovators. Intended to complement Taco Bell’s existing menu, the steak will be featured in the brand’s quesadilla, but can be enjoyed in any of the chain’s customizable menu items. The steak will launch next month at 50 locations in the Dayton, Ohio area, and represents a first-of-its-kind innovation for the chain, which is also currently testing a proprietary plant-based beef in Birmingham, Alabama stores.  Additionally, the Carne Asada will be priced the same as Taco Bell’s original steak quesadilla, and there …

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Taco Bell Crispy Melty Taco

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Taco Bell Trials New Plant-Based Meat in 50 Locations, Still Planning Beyond Meat Launch

Taco Bell USA announces it is testing a new meat substitute made with pea and soy protein at 50 restaurant locations in Birmingham, AL. For a limited time, the Crispy Melt Taco and Nachos Bell Grande will feature the new protein, which can also be ordered on any of the chain’s menu items. Taco Bell reveals this product is separate from the company’s ongoing collaboration with Beyond Meat, which will launch a product by the end of 2022.  Same cost as beef According to the brand, its custom plant-based meat is “inspired by classic Taco Bell flavors” and is featured in the brand-new Crispy Melt Taco, a fried white corn tortilla filled with non-vegan shredded cheese and nacho cheese sauce. The Crispy Melt sells for …

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Taco Bell pulled oats

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The Most Googled Vegan Fast Food Options in North America

New research by meal kit comparison site Meal Delivery Experts analyzed Google searches for keywords such as “vegan options” to find which American fast food restaurant is the most popular in terms of plant-based menu options. Somewhat surprisingly, Taco Bell comes in top place with 16,600 average monthly searches. Taco Bell offers a vegan cheese sauce and like all Mexican / Tex Mex food, the menu can be easily adapted to become vegan friendly. Taco Bell has been in talks with Beyond Meat to develop permanent menu options for several months, and in the UK the chain introduced plant-based Pulled Oats by Gold & Green back in Veganuary 2021. Secondly, McDonald’s is Googled for its plant-based options on average 8,650 times per month, likely due …

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Taco Bell Beyond Meat

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Gastronomy & Food Service

Beyond Meat and Taco Bell Still Working on New Plant-Based Meat

 Despite rumors of a cancellation, Beyond Meat and Taco Bell confirm the brands are still actively working together Beyond Meat and Taco Bell want to officially end the rumors. According to a joint statement, the two companies have no plans to end their partnership, as some recent news reports have speculated. On the contrary, both brands say they are enthusiastically moving ahead with perfecting and test-launching an innovative plant-based protein for Taco Bell’s menu. These latest statements come in response to a widely-circulated Bloomberg story suggesting discord erupted over an unsuccessful product sample. A high-profile partnership In order to understand the mini-publicity saga that took place, it’s best to re-visit the story of how Beyond Meat and Taco Bell’s relationship originally began. In early 2020, …

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TacoBell Spain Veggie

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Veganism Gaining Popularity in Spain as Taco Bell Spain Debuts Vegan Product

A recent report from Just Food describes how Spain is one of the market leaders for plant milk consumption, owing partly to its long standing tradition of horchata – a drink made from tiger nuts and enjoyed as a summer drink by the Spanish for multiple centuries. In addition, Taco Bell Spain has revealed it is debuting vegan meat options made from oats and beans.

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Interview with Missy Schaaphok from Taco Bell

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Taco Bell: “Plant-based Eating is Now Reaching Ubiquity in the Fast Food Space”

Missy Schaaphok, Manager of Global Nutrition and Sustainability at Taco Bell
Missy Schaaphok, Manager of Global Nutrition and Sustainability at Taco Bell (© Supplied)

Taco Bell is the biggest fast food chain in the US that offers Mexican-inspired food. Every month 31,000 costumers search for plant-based options at Taco Bell. We talked to Manager of Global Nutrition and Sustainability, Missy Schaaphok, about Taco Bell’s current offerings and future plans.

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