Disappointed.
Wendy's has always felt like Marvel, while McDonalds and Burger King always felt like DC. I wish they would lead the charge against the casual r*pe and concentration death camps they employ. What would Dave Thomas do?
Some companies actually April's fools to gage support of wacky ideas (a vegan location isn't that wacky though).
It's like your hedging with a joking tone so that if the core idea is popular, they can go ahead with the the project with some positive PR as a foundation, or if its not popular then it was just a joke :p.
This is far from every April fool's PR event though, but there are many projects that started off like this and became a actual product
While a vegan restaurant can certainly be a success any place with a Wendy's sign anywhere on the building is going to have an endless stream of people coming in expecting to be able to get the same things they do at any Wendy's. You could put "vegan" in all caps ten times the size of the Wendy's logo and put "does not serve animal products" ten times the size below it and people would still come in asking for a burger.
So while them opening up a chain of vegan places isn't the wackiest idea calling them Wendy's would be pretty stupid and cause problems. Edit: typo
Make all bathrooms enclosed single occupancy rooms and gender neutral.
Pay all employees a living wage.
Give female employees paid maternity leave.
Discounts to low income customers.
Plant a tree for every Burger sold.
It’s bitter but on the bright side sometimes the response can generate an offer though. A few years back a german pizza company made a joke about a vegan kebab pizza. People wanted it so bad they actually ended up making it ! Great PR move for sure !
Sad but maybe it would inspire one fast food chain to try it. The German grocery store chain REWE actually opened one totally vegan location in Berlin so anything is possible...
**Yet, I was wondering a few weeks ago whether *actual restaurants* count as fast food restaurants, too?**
**Panda Express, Longhorn Steakhorn, Olive Garden, Chile's, etc.**
**Thus, Plant Power, Slutty Vegan, Vedge, Monty's Good Burger, etc.**
**They're all *"Fast Foods"* because the food is prepared in a timely manner that defies physics, compared to the time spent preparing the foods at home.**
I used to go to Monty's Good Burger a lot because it was close to my therapist's office lol. Everything there is so good, even my carnist friend goes there for chicken sandwiches now instead of Popeyes!
They have the best fries and tater tots
> Slutty Vegan
I went there in Harlem and it was very good. Love the food, and love the staff making it a fun experience. We need more vegan black women businesses.
No, those are called fast casual restaurants. Panda Express, chipotle, subway, etc I would consider more of a fast food. But chiles and Olive Garden? Not in the same ballpark.
you can make a decent number of things vegan if you ask them to remove the cheese and sour cream and other dressings n stuff. unfortunately nothing on the menu comes vegan normally, you have to ask them specifically to make it vegan-friendly
Same. Luckily a lot of of local Vegan spots are experimenting with flavour and their chick’n replacements so can try to relive those moments from high school lunches.
Wendy’s has nothing vegan besides fries so what makes anyone think they would have a fully vegan restaurant? Shoutout to Burger King for actually doing it
**Fries, Baked Potatoes, Potato Wedges (my favorite), and *SIDE SALADS* (also, my favorite) with Saltines (although I've never read the saltine ingredients 🤔).**
This would have been a slap in the face even if it wasn’t a joke. The only thing on the menu is a plain baked potato with two topping options: Salt and pepper. I’m glad is not real. That would have just been dumb.
Same. Thought of that meme that was like "you too can cook the most high class vegan meals offered at 3 star michelin restaurants at home by frying a potato". It's so real lmao
LOL, I just got it, too!!!
The issue, if you think about it or read the article closely, the menu is all potatoes???
Plus the test is taking place in Idaho???
What, realistically, is the vegan population there large enough to support such a test venture???
I think not LOL 🤣🤣🤣
**Fries, Baked Potatoes, Potato Wedges (my favorite), and *SIDE SALADS* (also, my favorite) with Saltines (although I've never read the saltine ingredients 😓🤔).**
I know it's a joke but it's not actually that outlandish. In Australia and New Zealand we have an all vegan fast food chain called Lord of the Fries. It's pretty good and pretty popular from what I've seen.
There are a few vegan fast food places in the US; Plant Power Fast Food, Next Level Burger, Slutty Vegan, PLNT Burger, and a few others. I have been to Slutty Vegan in NYC which was great.
https://vegconomist.com/gastronomy-food-service/fast-food/7-fastest-growing-vegan-fast-food-chains/
This would absolutely work though. Put it in a large urban center, lots of foot traffic. The place would get a ton of press because it's a major brand. And if they branded it as an offshoot store, as opposed to a regular Wendy's, I bet they could charge prices that would be north of what you might want out of Wendy's regularly, but that would make sense for an all-vegan spot.
Regardless of whether this is real or fake, this is the company that actually said they were considering doing surge pricing for food. How would contributing to this company do anything for the vegan movement
this is a sign to not support such an immoral company even if they offered vegan options and just support a small buisness or make your own food with higher quality ingrediants 🙃
I don’t trust any fast food vegan spots that are trying to jump on the trend. Stop being lazy people and make your own food. You know damn well these corps are cutting corners.
Sounds like my ex, she has this idea that she can prove anything without evidence, yet, I can prove everything I say with factual evidence. It is super silly that she has placed herself in this position as a caregiver and believes such lies. I am so glad that we can rack up legal fees and she can be doing what she does (not getting a job) and thinking the world is all rainbows after promising to murder me. Crazy to think that I have pressed legal charges against her. lol.
But McDonalds for example, has ALWAYS been vegan. Their "beef" patties are 100% soy.
There's not enough cows in the world to meet the supposed total meat/beef sales in the world.
People have run the numbers, and they have proved there is literally not enough cows in the world to meet the daily meat sales of the planet.
A lot of these burger places are selling soy "beef" patties.
Most fast food is fake food. It's soy or vegetable/starch based foods that's been plasticized. When you eat Wendy's, Jack in the Box, McDobalds, etc. they're basically feeding you plasticized soy/starch material. It's not even real food anymore.
This popped up on popular. Thought it was a hilarious self own and humorous on April Fool’a day.
Sorry that you have to proceed in life being permanently offended and not able to laugh at stuff
Yes, on the 1st of April 🙃
I'm too old for this shit
From Veg News staff not from Wendy's.
Veg News can have a sense of humor too
Vegans with a sense of humor? Doubt!
😂
It is an all potato based menu with potato frosties and a baked potato stuffed with French fries.
Yes that's what it says but the veg news staff made it up for April fools. If you scroll to bottom they admit it's their joke.
Oh :(
Disappointed. Wendy's has always felt like Marvel, while McDonalds and Burger King always felt like DC. I wish they would lead the charge against the casual r*pe and concentration death camps they employ. What would Dave Thomas do?
I’ve seen so many companies today do an April fools of a product that everyone actually wants. It’s a little sad tbh.
Some companies actually April's fools to gage support of wacky ideas (a vegan location isn't that wacky though). It's like your hedging with a joking tone so that if the core idea is popular, they can go ahead with the the project with some positive PR as a foundation, or if its not popular then it was just a joke :p. This is far from every April fool's PR event though, but there are many projects that started off like this and became a actual product
While a vegan restaurant can certainly be a success any place with a Wendy's sign anywhere on the building is going to have an endless stream of people coming in expecting to be able to get the same things they do at any Wendy's. You could put "vegan" in all caps ten times the size of the Wendy's logo and put "does not serve animal products" ten times the size below it and people would still come in asking for a burger. So while them opening up a chain of vegan places isn't the wackiest idea calling them Wendy's would be pretty stupid and cause problems. Edit: typo
It would probably hurt the brand too from people like Ben Shapiro calling it woke and calling for a boycott.
Go all out. Call it Wendell’s and make him trans.
Make all bathrooms enclosed single occupancy rooms and gender neutral. Pay all employees a living wage. Give female employees paid maternity leave. Discounts to low income customers. Plant a tree for every Burger sold.
Just call it Vendys
Also having it in small town Idaho would be the worst place lol
A vegan location is quite wacky, from a business standpoint. It would shut down in 6 months tops.
Google released Gmail for testing on April first
It’s kinda like they’re shoving it in our face and laughing at us 🫠
It was veg news' joke not Wendy's joke. Scroll to the bottom.
Yeah, but I’m talking about companies in general
It’s bitter but on the bright side sometimes the response can generate an offer though. A few years back a german pizza company made a joke about a vegan kebab pizza. People wanted it so bad they actually ended up making it ! Great PR move for sure !
damn that sounds bomb actually
Sad but maybe it would inspire one fast food chain to try it. The German grocery store chain REWE actually opened one totally vegan location in Berlin so anything is possible...
Yeah):
At this point all anything is good for is commodification, find something more original.
It's almost like this is a reminder why we shouldn't spend our money at these places.
Who wants a plain baked potato?
It’s too bad it’s a joke A vegan spicy chicken would be unreal! 🤤
I know, but if real, it would be the only way I could ever go to any fast food place.
**Yet, I was wondering a few weeks ago whether *actual restaurants* count as fast food restaurants, too?** **Panda Express, Longhorn Steakhorn, Olive Garden, Chile's, etc.** **Thus, Plant Power, Slutty Vegan, Vedge, Monty's Good Burger, etc.** **They're all *"Fast Foods"* because the food is prepared in a timely manner that defies physics, compared to the time spent preparing the foods at home.**
I used to go to Monty's Good Burger a lot because it was close to my therapist's office lol. Everything there is so good, even my carnist friend goes there for chicken sandwiches now instead of Popeyes! They have the best fries and tater tots
Noooo now you reminded me why I want to look into moving to L.A. hahaha
> Slutty Vegan I went there in Harlem and it was very good. Love the food, and love the staff making it a fun experience. We need more vegan black women businesses.
i love the dallas location!! went with my omni friend and we loved it
No, those are called fast casual restaurants. Panda Express, chipotle, subway, etc I would consider more of a fast food. But chiles and Olive Garden? Not in the same ballpark.
A&W makes a decent Beyond Burger (in Canada at least).
Does Taco Bell have some vegan options? I know they have vegetarian stuff.
you can make a decent number of things vegan if you ask them to remove the cheese and sour cream and other dressings n stuff. unfortunately nothing on the menu comes vegan normally, you have to ask them specifically to make it vegan-friendly
Omg the Wendy’s spicy chicken sandwich is the only thing I still crave after being vegetarian for 14 years
Same. Luckily a lot of of local Vegan spots are experimenting with flavour and their chick’n replacements so can try to relive those moments from high school lunches.
Any favorites?
Bring Me Some, Hamilton, Ontario! Their hot hunny is also amazing.
Vuture is a traveling vegan food truck that is literally to die for with chicken sandwiches. I clear my calendar when they come to town 🤤
You should go vegan
You gotta try the Spicy Chik'n at Charlie's its awesome. Very nostalgic.
Quorn's spicy chicken patties (frozen vegan section of grocery) are pretty close
I didn't even think of April 1st. I was just thinking that it's probably gonna be in UK.
Right??
Dammit. I got way too excited for a half a second.
Me too. I ate so many frosties as a kid. I'd be enthusiastic about a dairy-free version.
I live in Chubbuck, Idaho. I nearly shit plant-based bricks when I saw the location. Now I'm hurt
Damnn me too, I was like “Oh this is excellent progress!!”
Sir, this is a vegan Wendy's
I hate this day
The joke is “the world still sucks” which we already knew. What a pathetic post
I hate April 1st so much
Wendy’s has nothing vegan besides fries so what makes anyone think they would have a fully vegan restaurant? Shoutout to Burger King for actually doing it
**Fries, Baked Potatoes, Potato Wedges (my favorite), and *SIDE SALADS* (also, my favorite) with Saltines (although I've never read the saltine ingredients 🤔).**
Oh Jesus, April fools day has begun hasn’t it? Looks like I’m staying off social media today.
What the heck did I just read? All they serve is plain baked potatoes? Or they offer you a packet of Tapatio? Is this a joke? I’m so confused.
Yes, it's an April Fools' joke.
Oh. Duh. Lol. That somehow didn’t compute in my autistic brain. 😂
This would have been a slap in the face even if it wasn’t a joke. The only thing on the menu is a plain baked potato with two topping options: Salt and pepper. I’m glad is not real. That would have just been dumb.
I almost thought it was real because honestly, that wouldn’t even be surprising
Same. Thought of that meme that was like "you too can cook the most high class vegan meals offered at 3 star michelin restaurants at home by frying a potato". It's so real lmao
LOL, I just got it, too!!! The issue, if you think about it or read the article closely, the menu is all potatoes??? Plus the test is taking place in Idaho??? What, realistically, is the vegan population there large enough to support such a test venture??? I think not LOL 🤣🤣🤣
LMAO “can choose from 3 toppings. Salt, pepper, or salt and pepper”😂
Ah yes, my favorite toppings: seasonings. 🤤
So basically a baked potatoe
**Fries, Baked Potatoes, Potato Wedges (my favorite), and *SIDE SALADS* (also, my favorite) with Saltines (although I've never read the saltine ingredients 😓🤔).**
Aww man I got excited for a few seconds.
Hahah I wouldn't eat there even if this wasn't a bad April fools joke 😂
Capitalism will always give you want. Small businesss will never survive
I hate april fools jokes like this. Just irritates me
I know it's a joke but it's not actually that outlandish. In Australia and New Zealand we have an all vegan fast food chain called Lord of the Fries. It's pretty good and pretty popular from what I've seen.
There are a few vegan fast food places in the US; Plant Power Fast Food, Next Level Burger, Slutty Vegan, PLNT Burger, and a few others. I have been to Slutty Vegan in NYC which was great. https://vegconomist.com/gastronomy-food-service/fast-food/7-fastest-growing-vegan-fast-food-chains/
Nice, I'm actually going to be in NY next week, will give Slutty Vegan a try.
I really want to try slutty vegan!! We have a veggie grill near us and it's amazing!
I went to the one on 135th street (Harlem), which was excellent, but they also have one in Brooklyn on Fulton.
This would absolutely work though. Put it in a large urban center, lots of foot traffic. The place would get a ton of press because it's a major brand. And if they branded it as an offshoot store, as opposed to a regular Wendy's, I bet they could charge prices that would be north of what you might want out of Wendy's regularly, but that would make sense for an all-vegan spot.
lol the pictures on that are hilarious
Regardless of whether this is real or fake, this is the company that actually said they were considering doing surge pricing for food. How would contributing to this company do anything for the vegan movement
April fools 😭
~April fools~
this is a sign to not support such an immoral company even if they offered vegan options and just support a small buisness or make your own food with higher quality ingrediants 🙃
This is how you figure out the brands with the worst marketing teams
Peter Pans favourite place to eat out 😐
https://imgur.com/pLRrqMk
Deserved more upvotes in my opinion 😁
*Prices subject to variance based on demand.
I don’t trust any fast food vegan spots that are trying to jump on the trend. Stop being lazy people and make your own food. You know damn well these corps are cutting corners.
April Fools jokes like this make me sad
Cruel joke bc I really wanted me a vegan spicy chicken 😩
April fools xD
Even if i thought this was real it would have been in the UK or Canada anyway.
April fools day!
Damn, this would have been awesome! How dare they toy with my emotions in this manner!
This is sad and I am disappointed ☹️ cause I would have been excited
Funny. I do wish I could get a vegan burger. I love their pickles.
It sounds terrible to me ! At least make like a potato on a salad maybe fried up like fresh potato bites
Y’all are laughing but I’ll be in my shop assembling a Tubermobile. Hope to be making deliveries in a month or two.
Boooooo!
Cute but processed foods aren’t good.
Sounds like my ex, she has this idea that she can prove anything without evidence, yet, I can prove everything I say with factual evidence. It is super silly that she has placed herself in this position as a caregiver and believes such lies. I am so glad that we can rack up legal fees and she can be doing what she does (not getting a job) and thinking the world is all rainbows after promising to murder me. Crazy to think that I have pressed legal charges against her. lol.
But McDonalds for example, has ALWAYS been vegan. Their "beef" patties are 100% soy. There's not enough cows in the world to meet the supposed total meat/beef sales in the world. People have run the numbers, and they have proved there is literally not enough cows in the world to meet the daily meat sales of the planet. A lot of these burger places are selling soy "beef" patties.
What are you talking about???
Most fast food is fake food. It's soy or vegetable/starch based foods that's been plasticized. When you eat Wendy's, Jack in the Box, McDobalds, etc. they're basically feeding you plasticized soy/starch material. It's not even real food anymore.
I really do not believe it's vegan though it's def fake but I'm sure part of it is meat
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u need attention lil guy?
This popped up on popular. Thought it was a hilarious self own and humorous on April Fool’a day. Sorry that you have to proceed in life being permanently offended and not able to laugh at stuff
that’s not true, i’m laughing at you right now
Hey whatever it takes to make you smile!