Tim Hortons has pulled Beyond Meat products off the menus in the last provinces where it still sold the trendy plant-based protein, less than a year after a national roll out.

The coffee-and-doughnut chain will no longer sell Beyond Meat breakfast sandwiches in Ontario and B.C., said Sarah McConnell, a spokeswoman for parent company Restaurant Brands International.

91裸聊视频淯ltimately, our guests choose to stay with the meat option in their breakfast sandwiches,91裸聊视频� she wrote in an email.

The company first piloted the plant-based offering in May. Select locations added three Beyond Meat breakfast menu items and based on consumer demand, the company said it hoped to roll them out nationally by summer91裸聊视频檚 end.

In mid-June, Tim Hortons added two Beyond Meat breakfast sandwiches and one wrap to menus at almost 4,000 of its Canadian locations. About a month later, the chain announced its first burger offering with two Beyond Meat burgers nationwide.

In September, the company pulled the burgers from all locations, but said it would still sell the plant-based protein breakfast sandwiches in Ontario and B.C. thanks to a 91裸聊视频減ositive reaction91裸聊视频� from customers.

That enthusiasm eventually waned.

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RBI CEO Jose Cil referenced the products as 91裸聊视频渁 limited-time offer91裸聊视频� in an October conference call with analysts 91裸聊视频� about a month after the company scaled back Beyond Meat availability.

A Beyond Meat spokeswoman did not respond to emailed questions, but sent a one-line statement.

91裸聊视频淲e partnered with Tim Hortons on a limited time offer. We are always open to collaborating with our partners and may work with them again in the future,91裸聊视频� Emily Glickman wrote in an email.

Other chains have seen greater success with alternative-protein items as consumers, including those who eat meat, flock to plant-based proteins for health, environmental and animal welfare reasons.

A&W became the first national restaurant chain to serve Beyond Meat patties in July 2018. Initial demand outstripped supply and the fast-food chain temporarily ran out of stock.

The burger chain has since added a plant-based nugget to its menu for a few weeks, and CEO Susan Senecal has said demand for the veggie burgers has 91裸聊视频渟tayed remarkably stable91裸聊视频� since the launch.

Tim Hortons doesn91裸聊视频檛 seem to be shutting the door completely on the trend.

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91裸聊视频淲e will continue to explore plant-based options as part of our regular menu innovation pipeline,91裸聊视频� McConnell wrote.

91裸聊视频淏ut there is nothing new planned for the restaurants in the immediate future.

Aleksandra Sagan, The Canadian Press

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