McDonald’s to launch plant-based McPlant menu items

McDonald's has announced it will soon be offering a new plant-based protein called McPlant.According to Ian Borden, the president of the company's international business, McPlant “is crafted exclusively for McDonald's, by McDonald's,” and could also be used in chicken substitutes and other menu items in the future.McDonald’s decided to introduce the plant-based burger after trialling a version in Canada last year.