KFC Vietnam adds vegan option: Is it time to add it permanently everywhere?
By Callum Gunn
KFC Vietnam has added two vegan options to its menu. This is to capitalize on a religious holiday, but is it time to add something permanently everywhere?
Out of all the fast food joints, there’s one that solely relies on meat: KFC. The clue is sort of in the name: Kentucky Fried Chicken. However, isn’t it about time a vegan option became available since this is a lifestyle choice that many are now making? KFC Vietnam has recently brought in a vegan option but that was only to capitalize on a religious holiday.
There are two vegan options currently on the menu. You can get a vegan “chicken” burger or, a rice salad with shredded vegan “chicken.” The options are available until the end of the lunar calendar. This is a time that the Buddhists abstain from meat, so it’s not surprising that KFC Vietnam wants to offer a reason to still come to their chicken fast food joint.
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Looking a little closer to home; according to PETA, the number of vegans in the States alone has increased by 600%. Adding more vegan items to menus is going to keep businesses in, well, business. It’s going to entice more to walk through the doors.
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KFC is still to offer anything that is vegan and a main dish. Yes, there are sides, but what about the mains?
Guilty Eats has already reported that KFC UK is looking at adding permanent vegan options by 2019. This is a start, but what about the rest of the world? KFC Canada has thought about it, but still not got to offering anything permanent.
Why? It’s not like there isn’t a market. Maybe these trials and limited time offers around various parts of the world will prove that there is definitely a bunch of customers that want the vegan option.
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Do you think it’s time for KFC to offer vegan options on the menu? Would you eat at KFC if there were vegan options? Share your thoughts in the comments below.