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The Buona family opted to collaborate with Chicago-based seitan maker Upton’s Naturals to craft the plant-based beef” for the sandwich.
Buona Rolls Out Plant-Based Italian Beefless Sandwich for Limited Time
April 26, 2021
The Buona Companies, owner and operators of the famous Chicago Family-Owned restaurant group, announced that it is releasing a new product specially for their vegetarian and vegan customers – a Plant-Based Italian Beefless Sandwich. This vegan friendly option will retail for $7.99 and will be available at all 24 Buona locations in Chicago and Indiana for a limited time beginning on April 26. From the bread to the “beefless” Seitan meat to the veggie-based gravy and giardiniera, every aspect of this sandwich is plant-based, vegan friendly, and prepared separately to ensure no cross contamination with non-vegan products. Chicago consistently ranks as one of the most vegan-friendly cities in the United States, and this new sandwich offering will
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It’s not in the latest sandwich offering from Buona.
The iconic Chicago purveyor of beef sandwiches is adding a plant-based Italian beefless sandwich to its restaurant menu starting Monday.
The vegetarian- and vegan-friendly seitan meat sandwich mimics its classic Original Buona Beef counterpart, except for the main ingredient. Everything from the vegetable-based gravy and bread to Buona’s iconic giardiniera was already vegan. The new sandwich retails for $7.99 (available only in the 7-inch size) and is now on the menu at all 24 Buona locations for a limited time.
“The sandwich is the result of a partnership with Upton’s Natural, a locally based creator of seitan,” said Candice Jordan, director of marketing for Buona.
Chicago’s Buona Launches Plant-Based Italian Beefless Sandwich
Buona, Chicago’s original Italian beef chain restaurant, debuts a new menu item a plant-based Italian beefless sandwich featuring Upton’s Naturals seitan specially for their vegetarian and vegan customers.
From the bread to the seitan to the veggie-based gravy and giardiniera, every aspect of this sandwich is plant-based, vegan-friendly, and prepared separately to ensure no cross-contamination with non-vegan products.
Buona opted to collaborate with Chicago-based seitan maker Upton’s Naturals to craft the perfect plant-based beef for the sandwich. Seitan known for its versatility, savor flavor profile, and ability to take on additional flavors is a popular source of plant-based protein and pairs seamlessly with Buona’s authentic Italian recipe. The Plant-Based Italian Beefless Sandwich provides 43g of protein and is made using an exclusive vegan gravy (c