NATHAN’S FAMOUS JUST LAUNCHED ITS FIRST MEATLESS HOT DOG

I've been accused of never posting any good news, so here is some


Food company and restaurant chain Nathan’s Famous just launched its first meatless hot dog. The new plant-based Coney Island hot dog is made in partnership with vegan brand The Meatless Farm and features its pea protein-based sausage spiced with Nathan’s Famous 100-year-old secret seasoning blend. Currently, the hot dog is available at Nathan’s Famous online retail shop as a kit ($44.99) that includes six Nathan’s Famous Meatless Farm Hot Dogs, buns (which are not vegan as they contain butter), and a bottle of Nathan’s Famous Deli Style Mustard. The kit is available for delivery nationwide.

“As plant-based menu items continue to grow in popularity, we are excited to launch the first ever gourmet, plant-based hot dog, a product created not just for our flexitarian, vegetarian, and vegan customers, but all who enjoy a healthier diet,” James Walker, Senior Vice President of Nathan’s Famous Restaurants, said. “We’ve spent a great deal of time perfecting this hot dog and making sure that those who know and love Nathan’s one-of-a-kind flavor, as well as those that might not have tried a Nathan’s hot dog due to diet, can now enjoy an option that fits their lifestyle. We are looking forward to growing a new customer base with this partnership with Meatless Farm and know their high-quality ingredients are the way to deliver what our customers have come to expect of the original Nathan’s Famous hot dog.”

Nathan’s Famous puts meatless hot dogs on the menu
In addition to the retail launch, in May, the meatless hot dog will become available at Nathan’s Famous restaurants in New York, Connecticut, Florida, and New Jersey with plans to add the new option to other restaurants in the near future. To promote the restaurant launch, Nathan’s Famous will offer one free meatless hot dog to customers who wish to try it for a limited time.

“We’re working with the most iconic hot dog company in the country, turning this American favorite into a Meatless favorite,” The Meatless Farm Founder Morten Toft Bech said. “Increasingly more people are aware of the impact intensively farmed meat has on the planet and are now looking for fresh, good quality food that tastes amazing and not only helps protect our health, but the environment, too. This exciting partnership with Nathan’s Famous provides the opportunity to inspire a new generation of carbon-conscious consumers to eat more meat-less. More people making smaller changes will have a greater impact than a few making drastic ones.”

Nathan’s Famous Just Launched Its First Meatless Hot Dog | VegNews

 

I have a serious question. I am not poking fun here..... Seems the trend is to create veggie meals that mimic meat meals. A couple weeks back I went to Burger King and bought one of their new meatless Whopper sandwiches and sure enough, in my mind I was eating a beef burger. I just wonder though, why go through the trouble of mimicking a meal with meat?

 

i guess because it tastes familiar/good. so you're not poking at a salad when everyone is eating a burger

 

I'm good with that until Vienna starts doing it in Chicago.
Now THAT'S a real dog.

 

I was in a grocery store the other day and I happened to look in the freezer section at a shelf of frozen Walburgers but only because Walburgers restaurants sell a really good beyond beef burger. Way better than Burger Kings meatless burgers. The Walburgers were real beef but just below them was a shelf of frozen beyond beef burgers, or there would have been a shelf full of them but they were completely sold out. Not a one left in the entire store and yet plenty of the real beef patties. The cost of the beyond beef patties was around $13 a box but since there weren't any, I'm not sure how many were in a box. I am guessing like 4 patties. They are expensive and people still buy them. The cost will eventually drop of course.

 

diabetes costs about 16,000 bucks per year and heart disease is about 18,000 per year. Plus you have to be sick.

Now what's expensive?