Just a couple of weeks ago, a company unveiled the world’s first ever 3D printed steak, and it appears one of our favourite fast food brands is hot on their heels.
KFC announced this week that they have plans to start 3D printing ‘chicken’ nuggets, with a launch date in Russia already set for next year.
In a press release on their site, KFC said they are: ‘taking the next step in its innovative concept of creating a “restaurant of the future” by launching the development of innovative 3D bioprinting technology to create chicken meat in cooperation with the 3D Bioprinting Solutions research laboratory.’
This innovation comes as many fast food companies are having to look at the environmental impact of their production, with animal rearing and transport having a major carbon footprint.
3D printing food has often been posited as a cost-effective and environmentally-friendly solution for easing world hunger, as well as providing an option for people who enjoy the taste of meat but want to cut down.
According to KFC, their new product will ‘be as close as possible in both taste and appearance to the original KFC product, while being more environmentally friendly to produce than ordinary meat.’
The cell-based nuggets will have the 11 herbs and spices we’re used to to make them as similar as possible to the ‘real thing’.
It’ll be up to vegans and veggies whether they choose to eat the 3D printed food, as these bites are said to include ‘almost’ no animal products in their manufacture, although KFC says ‘the production process does not cause any harm to animals’.
They’re due to be tested in Moscow this autumn, with plans to take them worldwide if everything goes well. It really is tomorrow’s world.
Raisa Polyakova, General Manager of KFC Russia & CIS said: ‘At KFC, we are closely monitoring all of the latest trends and innovations and doing our best to keep up with the times by introducing advanced technologies to our restaurant networks…
‘Our experiment in testing 3D bioprinting technology to create chicken products can also help address several looming global problems.
‘We are glad to contribute to its development and are working to make it available to thousands of people in Russia and, if possible, around the world’.
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