Vegan burger chain Plant Power Fast Food will use the new funding to continue its expansion plans, with several new locations in California and two drive-thru restaurants in Las Vegas.
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Vegan chain Plant Power Fast Food (PPFF) will open seven additional locations in California in 2021. Founded by entrepreneurs Mitch Wallis, Zach Vouga, and Jeffrey Harris, PPFF opened its first location in 2016 in San Diego serving vegan versions of American comfort food classics such as The Big Zac (a burger named after Vouga that replicates McDonald’s’ Big Mac), chicken tenders, fish filet sandwiches, milkshakes, desserts, and kids meals. Since then, the chain has rapidly expanded to seven locations in California, including one operating out of a former Carl’s Jr. drive-thru in Fountain Valley, CA. During the current expansion, PPFF will open its first Los Angeles location in Hollywood, its first Northern California location in Sacramento, along with outposts in Laguna Hills, San Clemente, and two additional San Diego area locations including one on campus at the University of California, San Diego.
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This month, new Hawaiian brand Moku launched with three flavors of vegan jerky: Original, Hawaiian Teriyaki, and Sweet & Spicy. The brand was developed by Oahu resident Matt Feldman, who, along with a number of other vegan entrepreneurs, was spotlighted in the recently released
Forbes 30 under 30 list. “Raised on Oahu, Hawaii, an island with limited natural resources, I understood the importance of caring for the land or,
malama ‘aina, as we say in Hawaiian,” Feldman said. “As I became older, I learned more about the immense carbon footprint caused by industrial factory farming, which led me to adopt a plant-based diet. I struggled to find an alternative to replace jerky, my go-to snack, that wasn’t filled with ingredients that sounded like they were made in a lab; so, I set out to create my own.”