Meet the Next Generation of Plant-Based Meat

Walk into a fast-food or fast-casual restaurant with a craving for a plant-based burger, and the odds of being able to satisfy that craving are getting better all the time. White Castle, Burger King, the Hard Rock Café, and Carl’s Jr. are among the chains that have added them to the menu in the United States; in Canada, McDonald’s is testing the P.L.T. sandwich made with Beyond Meat’s plant-based patty.

“The single fastest-growing dish or ingredient on menus last year was the plant-based burger…