Burger King: Vegan’s ‘Impossible Whopper’ Stance Unreasonable

Burger King Corp. urged a federal court in Florida to throw out a vegan’s proposed class suit over meat residue on “Impossible Whoppers,” saying no reasonable consumer would assume its plant-based patty was grilled separately from meat patties.

Phillip Williams, who says he thought he was getting a vegan sandwich by ordering the patty without mayonnaise, alleged Burger King deceptively promotes Impossible Whoppers as a meat-free option. The meat residue caused by the shared grill compromised his strict vegan principles, he said.

But Burger King didn’t say or imply that the the “Impossible” Whopper is vegan and would be cooked ...