DJ Khaled Is Opening a Vegan Chicken Wing “Dispensary” on 4/20

DJ Khaled is opening a dispensary in Miami on 4/20, but it might not be selling the kind of product you would think. Collaborating with LIVEKINDLY’s LikeMeat, DJ Khaled – who claims to be mostly vegan –  is opening vegan chicken wing dispensary pop-ups at a Miami cannabis chain on the marijuana-centric holiday. The producer’s company, Another Wing, will feature LikeMeat plant-based wings for the companies’ first ghost kitchen collaboration. LikeWings will be available through Khaled’s Another Wing storefront via all major delivery services.

"This LikeWings collaboration is an incredible opportunity for people who don’t eat meat to enjoy the incredible flavors of Another Wing,” DJ Khaled said.  This collab combines the flavors of Another Wing with the plant power of LikeMea. Let’s win more with LikeWings”

To celebrate the partnership, Another Wing will co-host the pop-up named Another Wing Dispensary. Partnering with Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood on April 20, wing-lovers will get the chance to try the cross-over vegan wing concept. The kitchen will allow customers to order the vegan LikeWings coated in any of Another Wing’s signature sauces including You Loyal! Lemon Pepper, Honey! Honey! Hot Honey Sriracha and They Don’t Want You To Win Truffalo.

Customers that cannot try new plant-based wings at the LikeMeat and Another Wing pop-up will be able to order these mouthwatering options directly to their doorstep. Currently, Another Wing delivers through DoorDash, GrubHub, UberEats, and Postmates. Launching 150 locations in November 2021, Khaled’s Another Wing will help to expand LikeMeat’s foodservice distribution.

“We’re flying high with this new partnership and are beyond excited for Another Wings’ fans to try these awesome LikeWings the next time the munchies strike,” Head of Foodservice for LikeMeat Michelle Collette said. “This is LikeMeat’s first flight into the ghost kitchen world, and we’re in it to wing it.”

LikeMeat is gaining a reputation for making an entrance. Before celebrating 4/20 with DJ Khaled, LikeMeat revealed its new plant-based wings for the Super Bowl. The plant-based brand rolled out its vegan chicken wings at 3,600 Walmarts nationwide, and since then, has continued to expand across the US retail sector. Partnering with the major retail chain, LikeMeat revealed that the company is “in it to wing it.���

In recent years, the plant-based chicken market has become increasingly competitive. Overall, the vegan meat market is currently expected to reach $24.8 billion by 2030, growing at an impressive 19.3 percent CAGR. But most notably, the vegan chicken sector leads the market, amounting to 34.1 percent of the 2021 valuation of approximately $5 billion.

Even though DJ Khaled’s Another Wing is not fully vegan, the inclusion of LikeMeat places the concept among a growing list of vegan ghost kitchens nationwide. Most recently, Skinny Butcher just launched a vegan chicken sandwich concept across the US, opening 650 locations this March. The Crazy Crispy Chick’n ghost kitchen is bringing sustainable foods right to customers’ doorsteps, partnering with Golden West and Wow Bao.

Before Skinny Butcher, Impossible Foods also launched The Impossible Shop in partnership with restaurant chain Dog Haus. The company now operates 39 ghost kitchens in Colorado, Texas, Illinois, Wyoming, California, New York, and Maryland with plans for further expansion. These ghost kitchens – or virtual kitchens – allow plant-based companies to enter the foodservice sector quicker, making plant-based food more accessible to customers faster than ever before.

Fast-food restaurants have finally got the memo that their customer base isn’t just coming through for a burger, fried chicken, or a beef taco. Many now have plant-based foods and are coming up with creative, delicious ways to get more greens on the menu. Here are the 6 best fast-food chains with plant-based options on the menu.

Turns out there’s a lot more to rely on than a salad if you’re eating plant-based. Burger King has the Impossible Whopper featuring a meatless patty as well as a few secretly vegan options such as the French Toast Sticks and Hashbrowns.

Known for its mini square-shaped sliders, this hamburger chain jumped on the plant-based bandwagon at some participating locations. You can find an Impossible Slider on some White Castle menus.

This was the first national Mexican fast-food chain to offer Beyond Meat at the company’s 580 restaurants across the country. Del Taco has the Beyond Avocado Taco on the menu along with the Epic Beyond Original Mex Burrito and Avocado Veggie Bowl.

Another brand synonymous with beef burgers, Carl’s Jr. offers several plant-based options for veggie and plant lover such as Beyond Famous Star Burger and Guacamole Thickburger.

This fast-food restaurant may have been one of the first you frequented while transitioning to plant-based eating. That’s because Taco Bell has eight million vegetarian combinations and sells 350 million vegetarian items a year through menu substitutions or ordering off their vegetarian menu. In fact, they were the first quick-service restaurant to offer American Vegetarian Association (AVA) certified food options.

From the time it started offering breakfast sandwiches in 2006, the coffee conglomerate became a competitor in the fast-food space. You can get your favorite hot and cold beverages made with almond, coconut or oat milk but there are also plant-based food options available such as the Baja Black Bean Veggie Wrap, bagel with vegan cream cheese and Impossible Breakfast Sandwich.