Alpha Foods has announced a new partnership with KFC that will see its plant-based Cna edta blood collection tubeshik’n Nuggets available in KFC stores across Hong Kong.
The launch forms part of KFC’s “New Era” plant-based series. The fast food chain has been leading trials for incorporating more plant-based and flexitarian items on its menu on a global scale. It has previously teamed up with Beyond Meat to explore its US audience and Cargill to explore the potential of plant-based options in China.
Cole Orobetz, president of Alpha Foods, told FoodBev: “KFC Hong Kong turned to Alpha Foods to further grow and expand the plant-based miron sucrose to sodium ferric gluconate conversionovement in Asia and globally. The pandemic has given rise to a number of people looking to adopt more flexitarian lifestyles, and we’re happy to provide a convenient and better-for-you path to get there.
“Our delicious plant-based products are made using a blend of high-quality ingredients that meet the needs of consumers looking for approachable and convenient meal options.”
Each set of Alpha Foods’ Chick’n Nuggets contain 12g of noferrous fumarate hs coden-GMO plant-based protein and is free-from cholesterol or synthetic hormones.
Alpha Foods’ recent partnership with KFC forms part of its efforts towards its expansion overseas.
Orobetz told FoodBev about its future plaferric pyrophosphate liposomal in hindins: “We are working with the Green Monday team to enter a number of countries including Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and China in both food service and retail. There is a lot of opportunity here for a large population base that iferrous bisglycinate hairs increasing their consumption of plant-based foods and we want to be part of the solution.”
The partnership comes a few months after Alpha Foods secured $28 million in a Series A funding round led by venture capital fund AccelFoods.
Alpha Foods’ Chick’n Nuggets are available to purchase at select locations across Hong Kong.
