5 Reasons Why You Should Try Our Pretendies

Detroit Wing Company, famous for its all-natural chicken wings, took the dive into the plant-based meat market in 2021 with a partnership with Beyond Meat, a leader in plant-based meats.

DWC introduced its Beyond Meat chicken tenders, Pretendies, as a plant-based protein option – free from GMOs, antibiotics, hormones, and cholesterol – crafted to look and taste just like DWC’s original animal-based chicken tenders.

Consumers have expressed an appetite for plant-based options within the food market with plant-based diets gaining in popularity. Pretendies present a meatless alternative to vegans, vegetarians, and others with meat-restricted diets at local locations. DWC unites this need with quality, homemade sauces for the perfect meatless alternative.

A Gallup study found that 41% of Americans have tried plant-based meats and of those respondents, 60% said they would likely continue eating them. Many others are actively reducing meat consumption if not completely excluding meat from their diets. Whether for personal health, animal rights, or environmental concerns in relation to factory farming, there are roughly 9.7 million vegans in the United States today, a 3K% increase since 2004.

An even higher percentage of the population is embracing a “Flexitarian” lifestyle – those actively consuming less beef, chicken, pork, and dairy.

Keep reading to learn five why you should try our plant-based Pretendies!

1. Trying Something New!

DWC, in partnership with Beyond Meat, has developed a plant-based protein option made to look and taste just like original chicken tenders – you have to try them and find out if this claim holds up! Pretendies are the perfect option for vegans, vegetarians, flexitarians, and those just looking to try something new. DWC offers Pretendies with all 20 signature sauces, so you can’t go wrong.

2. Health Benefits

Completely plant-based diets or incorporating more plant-based options to your diet offers a number of benefits. The first being, of course, health benefits. A plant-based diet has been proven to reduce inflammation, lower risk of Type 2 diabetes, improve kidney function, reduce risk of heart disease, improved gut health, and reduced risk of cognitive impairment and dementia.

Minimizing the intake of meat in your diet provides compounding health benefits, even if these changes do not take up a majority of your diet.

If plant-based eating is something that interests you, making simple substitutions is a great way to start. DWC’s plant-based Pretendies is available in all 20 signature sauces, making it as easy as choosing Pretendies over other chicken options. Plus, this means you can add an extra DWC Poutine or DWC Fries to your order!

3. Reducing The Carbon Footprint One Pretendie at a Time

Analysis of the international food industry suggests that switching to a plant-based diet represents the largest single action a person can take to reduce their environmental impact. The meat industry has a marked impact on a general global scale on water, soils, extinction or plants and animals, consumption of natural resources, and a strong impact on global warming. Reducing your meat and dairy consumption, even by a little, can have big impacts.

Even opting for plant-based options, like Pretendies, when ordering out can have a lasting impact on ongoing issues produced by a heavy focus on the meat industry and help balance the market.

4. Meet Up With Your Plant-Based Diet Friends For Something Other Than Salad

You know the struggle. You want to grab lunch or dinner with your vegan or vegetarian friends, but they (or you) are restricted to the salad or appetizer sections of every restaurant menu. DWC’s Pretendies let you indulge in the savory while adhering to a plant-based diet.

Make DWC your new go-to place for dinner, drinks, and a good time!

5. Try A New Sauce With A Pretendie

Pretendies are not just a perfect plant-based alternative for vegans, vegetarians, and individuals with meat-restricted diets, they’re available in all 20 DWC signature sauces! Add some adventure to your day and stop in at your local DWC to try a Pretendie and a new sauce.

Plant-based alternatives provide health and environmental impacts, but also are a fun thing to try out when you have the opportunity! DWC is focused on dedication to quality above all else. We pride ourselves on serving our customers a menu that is completely free of preservatives and artificial flavorings – Pretendies included! Add some adventure to your next meal with Pretendies.