Why Doesn't McDonald's Have Plant-Based Options Nationwide?
                                
                                
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                                According to the Good Food Institute, the popularity of meat alternatives in the U.S. declined in 2022 and 2023, a trend that helps explain why McDonald's doesn't have plant-based offerings on its permanent menu nationwide. A failed U.S. test of the McPlant burger, despite its success in other countries, proved that a plant-based option wasn't the right fit for the company's American market at the time.