KFC to Launch Plant-Based Fried Chicken

<p>Are you ready for plant-based fried chicken&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Kentucky Fried Chicken and Beyond Meat are kicking off the new year with the debut of Beyond Fried Chicken&period; Beginning Monday&comma; January 10&comma; KFC restaurants across the U&period;S&period; will offer Beyond Fried Chicken for a limited time&comma; while supplies last&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The plant-based Beyond Fried Chicken was developed by Beyond Meat exclusively for KFC&period; It’s packed with flavor and the juicy satisfaction that you’d expect from KFC’s iconic fried chicken but in a plant-based option that’s still finger lickin’ good&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The mission from day one was simple – make the world-famous Kentucky Fried Chicken from plants&comma;” said Kevin Hochman&comma; president&comma; KFC U&period;S&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;And now over two years later we can say&comma; &OpenCurlyQuote;mission accomplished&period;’”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>KFC was the first national U&period;S&period; quick service restaurant to introduce plant-based chicken when it tested its first version of Beyond Fried Chicken in August 2019 as a part of a limited-run test in Atlanta&period; The launch was an overwhelming success with the test store selling out in less than five hours&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In 2020&comma; Kentucky Fried Chicken and Beyond Meat expanded the test to select restaurants in Nashville and Charlotte&period; That summer&comma; KFC shared a sneak peek of Beyond Fried Chicken at select restaurants in Southern California&comma; which led to another sell-out in just one week&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;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&comma; but also provides the added benefits of plant-based meat&comma;” said Ethan Brown&comma; Founder and CEO&comma; Beyond Meat&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We are truly thrilled to make it available to consumers nationwide&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In a new campaign celebrating the partnership&comma; KFC and Beyond Meat are rolling out the &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Magic Chicken Carpet” for actress&comma; producer&comma; and creator Liza Koshy&comma; who swoops in to reveal the Kentucky Fried Miracle of plant-based Beyond Fried Chicken&period; Liza rose to fame on social media bringing equal parts funny&comma; fantastical&comma; and slightly unexpected &lpar;kind of like the idea of plant-based fried chicken&rpar; content to fans worldwide&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Beyond Fried Chicken is served with a choice of your favorite KFC dipping sauce– Honey BBQ&comma; Ranch&comma; Honey Mustard and KFC Sauce&period; It is available as KFC’s first ever plant-based combo meal with Secret Recipe Fries and a medium drink&comma; or à la carte in six or 12-piece orders&period; Prices will start at &dollar;6&period;99&comma; tax extra&comma; and may vary by location&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;