AIBU to think that McDonalds need to up their vegan game

[Hiphopopotamus]

As a vegan the start of veganuary is always really exciting when all the new companies bring out their vegan stuff - this year seems to be particularly great - Greggs have brought the vegan steak bake, kfc have their vegan burger and McDonald’s....well they’ve taken the horrible goujon things they have in their veggie burger, sold them separately and marketed them as a new vegan meal! AIBU to think that they need to seriously up their game?

Gougons. I don’t think any gouging has taken place.

I mean goujons.

Long day.

Having tasted the goujons I think I might choose the gouging next time if it's on offer.

rolling

I'm vegetarian and eat fairly regularly (once a month?) in McD's as the dc love it now and then. I never order anything marketed as vegetarian as the ones I've had there in the past were not nice. So I just eat fries. They might therefore think their veggie stuff isn't in demand when it's the low quality/taste of the stuff, rather than the absence of vegetarians eating there!

Because mcdonalds don't want vegans..like the rest of the world

If you expect McDonalds to cook vegan food for a tiny percentage of the population, perhaps you would let me know where the vegan restaurants are where I, as a meat eater, can get a fat, juicy steak?

They’ve produced a rubbish vegan meal with nasty gouging.

Sounds painful.

@questionable - yes my son uses those vouchers to get the vegan burger and fries sometimes

I thought it was something new I can't believe it's just those shitty goujons 😡

perhaps you would let me know where the vegan restaurants are where I, as a meat eater, can get a fat, juicy steak?

By definition, vegan restaurants wouldn’t sell steaks.

McDonald’s doesn’t only sell meat products. It’s always had vegetarian options, not least the chips.

Maybe this is MD's cunning plan, offer a rubbish offering and they can claim there is no demand.

If you expect McDonalds to cook vegan food for a tiny percentage of the population, perhaps you would let me know where the vegan restaurants are where I, as a meat eater, can get a fat, juicy steak?

If you're determined to make idiotic remarks, at least try to be original.

McDonald’s veggie goujons are their vegan dipper things? How disappointing, they’re so bland and tasteless.

Odd that someone being vegan would go there. Plenty of other places but then I've met vegans/vegetarians who don't like vegetables!!.

offer a rubbish offering and they can claim there is no demand.

Probably. It’s what I’d do.

@PurpleDaisies

I can't remember who I meant and I don't feel like rereading the thread to find out 😂 Sorry.

@RollingOutOfBed I quite like them and when we sample them they seem to be well received. Everyone's tastes are different though so it makes sense not everyone is going to like them. If enough people emailed head office they'd probably bring the old recipe back, even if it's just as a promo.

Odd that someone being vegan would go there.
Because vegans never eat fast food?

Meat eater myself but vegan is becoming more mainstream and McDonalds are missing out on a growing market by ignoring it

@BellyButton85

It's not that. It's more than they don't want McDonald's 🤷🏻‍♀️ if the demand was there the products would come but there's simply not enough benefit in developing a new product that's going to sit in the freezer.

To those who say vegans shouldn't want to go there, the majority of vegans shop at supermarkets and the like surely. How is there a difference. They also want more vegan options available to the general public so that the whole thing is more mainstream and people are more likely to try it,hopefully like it and perhaps support the more vegan friendly business in future. It isn't as simple as let's keep the two things separate as they're against each other

Exactly @QuestionableMouse
It’s all processed shite.

If the new product was good, it wouldn’t fit in the freezer. The problem with the current product is it’s rubbish.

Why is it so surprising that vegans or vegetarians would want to go to McDonald’s? Being vegan doesn’t mean that you don’t enjoy the taste of fast food, many people haven’t been vegan their entire lives and so have experienced McDonalds in the past, and might actually miss it. What if your friends/family pop in, are you supposed to awkwardly wait outside until they finish? What if you live/work conveniently near one and are happy for another cheap lunch addition?

Yes the most strict will avoid McDonalds due to their animal cruelty/the fact that they sell animal products however not everyone is on that extreme end of the scale. I’m happy that vegan and vegetarian options are becoming more commonplace.

I'm a vegan as is my boyfriend. We have 3 children between us and McDonalds is a cheap and easy way to feed them if we're out. It would be nice to have a choice of things to eat...the wrap is ok but gets a bit boring after a while.

For those criticising vegans for going to McDonalds when the majority of their income comes from meat/dairy etc...do you also think we're hypocrites for shopping at supermarkets? Very few places are exclusively vegan and I can't live off air.

Byron are doing those Beyond Meat ones and they're bloody DELICIOUS. I was never that fussed about actual beef burgers before going Vegan but DP loves burgers. Now I find the PB ones much less heavy and dense.