FILE PHOTO: A sign promoting McDonald’s “PLT” burger with a Beyond Meat plant-based patty at one of 28 test restaurant locations in London, Ontario, Canada October 2, 2019. REUTERS/Moe Doiron /File Photo
(Reuters) – McDonald’s Corp (MCD.N) said on Wednesday it was expanding its pilot of plant-based meat burgers using Beyond Meat (BYND.O) patty in 52 restaurants across Kitchener-Waterloo, Guelph and nearby areas in Canada.
The fast-casual restaurant chain had rolled out plant-based meat burgers in 28 Canadian restaurants in October.
Reuters reported on Tuesday that Beyond Meat’s rival Impossible Foods is no longer trying to win a deal to supply McDonald’s with plant-based burgers.
Reporting by Praveen Paramasivam in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli