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Animal rights protesters have set up a blockade outside one of McDonald s main UK suppliers.
Activists from Animal Rebellion have blocked the gates to the OSI Food Solutions site in Scunthorpe with a giant Happy Meal box and bamboo towers.
The group has demanded the fast food giant switch to a fully plant-based food menu by 2025 .
Humberside Police said about 50 protesters were present. McDonald s and OSI have been contacted for comment.
Protesters claim the plant produces three million beef patties a day and is the only McDonald s burger factory in the UK.
In a company brochure OSI describes itself as the exclusive supplier of red meat products to the chain s 1,400 UK branches.
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