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In early 2019, <a href="https://www.tacobell.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=taco-bell-announces-expanded-vegetarian-menu-without-plant-based-meats-2710307" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">Taco Bell</a> announced that it would be testing a new vegetarian menu. While many fast food restaurants like White Castle, Burger King and Del Taco have embraced plant-based meats to positive reception, <a href="https://www.tacobellfranchise.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=taco-bell-announces-expanded-vegetarian-menu-without-plant-based-meats-2710307" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">Taco Bell</a> doesn&rsquo;t seem to be joining the game any time soon. Instead, Taco Bell will be promoting the vegetarian ingredients they already offer. Taco Bell is currently the only <a href="https://www.qsrmagazine.com/fast-food/vegetarians-could-flock-taco-bell-2019?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=taco-bell-announces-expanded-vegetarian-menu-without-plant-based-meats-2710307" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">American Vegetarian Association-certified fast-food chain</a> in the country.

Julie Felss Masino, Taco Bell&rsquo;s president of North American operations <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/19/taco-bell-will-not-be-adding-fake-meat-from-beyond-meat-to-its-menu.html?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=taco-bell-announces-expanded-vegetarian-menu-without-plant-based-meats-2710307" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">said to CNBC</a>, &ldquo;we&rsquo;ve met with Beyond, we&rsquo;ve met with Impossible, but I think what we&rsquo;re proud of is that we&rsquo;ve been doing vegetarian for 57 years.&rdquo; 
Read the full story <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/19/taco-bell-will-not-be-adding-fake-meat-from-beyond-meat-to-its-menu.html?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=taco-bell-announces-expanded-vegetarian-menu-without-plant-based-meats-2710307" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">here.</a>

Taco Bell Announces Expanded Vegetarian Menu Without Plant-Based Meats

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After talks with Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods, Taco Bell chooses to forego partnering with the plant-based protein brands.

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