--- description: Burger King's meatless Impossible Whopper will soon be available across the country. title: Burger King's Meatless 'Impossible Whopper' Is Going Nationwide image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt63604165f6e1cac3/6989492be76ad20802634953/bk-impossible-burger-whopper.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Fast Food](/tag/fast-food/) ## Fast Food Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Burger King's Meatless 'Impossible Whopper' Is Going Nationwide by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Apr 29, 2019 3:20 PM CUT  In this photo illustration, an 'Impossible Whopper' sits on a table at a Burger King restaurant on April 1, 2019 in Richmond Heights, Missouri. In this photo illustration, an 'Impossible Whopper' sits on a table at a Burger King restaurant on April 1, 2019 in Richmond Heights, Missouri.Michael Thomas—Getty Images by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Apr 29, 2019 3:20 PM CUT Burger King’s meatless Impossible Whopper will soon be available across the country. After testing the [meatless version of its signature Whopper](http://time.com/5562488/burger-king-meatless-burger/ "undefined") in Burger King locations around St. Louis, Missouri this month, the fast food company said in a statement that it plans to continue tests in additional markets “with the intention of nationwide distribution by the end of the year.” “The Impossible Whopper test in St. Louis went exceedingly well and as a result there are plans to extend testing into additional markets in the very near future,” the company said. “Burger King restaurants in St. Louis are showing encouraging results and Impossible Whopper sales are complementing traditional Whopper purchases.” It is not immediately clear where else the Impossible Whopper will be tested and how soon it will be available at further Burger King locations. Currently, 59 stores around St. Louis carry the meatless Whopper option. The nationwide introduction of a vegetarian Whopper signals a more mainstream effort to include more meat-free options at national chains. Impossible Foods, the Silicon Valley company that created the “meat” used in the meatless Whopper, has also made its product available at [White Castle](http://time.com/5237631/white-castle-impossible-burger/ "undefined"). The plant-based meat used in the burgers gets its bloody look and sizzle from an ingredient called heme. Beyond Meat, another company that offers plant-based meat options, has made its way onto the menus of several other restaurants, including [Carl’s Jr.](https://www.carlsjr.com/beyondburger "undefined"), [Del Taco](https://www.carlsjr.com/beyondburger "undefined") and [TGI Fridays](https://www.carlsjr.com/beyondburger "undefined"). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5579687/burger-king-impossible-burger-whopper/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5579687/burger-king-impossible-burger-whopper/"},"headline":"Burger King's Meatless 'Impossible Whopper' Is Going Nationwide","datePublished":"2019-04-29T15:20:04.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T23:24:29.802Z","description":"'Impossible Whopper sales are complementing traditional Whopper purchases'","url":"https://time.com/5579687/burger-king-impossible-burger-whopper/","keywords":["Fast Food","Food","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt63604165f6e1cac3/6989492be76ad20802634953/bk-impossible-burger-whopper.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Mahita Gajanan","jobTitle":"Gajanan is an editor at TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/mahita-gajanan/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt63604165f6e1cac3/6989492be76ad20802634953/bk-impossible-burger-whopper.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Burger King Offers Meatless Whopper In Its St. Louis Locations","caption":"Burger King Offers Meatless Whopper In Its St. Louis Locations","creditText":"Michael Thomas—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/fast-food/","name":"Fast Food"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5579687/burger-king-impossible-burger-whopper/","name":"Burger King's Meatless 'Impossible Whopper' Is Going Nationwide"}}]}] ```