by: Jane Harkness
Australian vegans, rejoice—Pizza Hut Australia recently announced on Facebook that they will be offering vegan cheese at two locations in New South Wales! The global pizza chain has partnered with the Australian company Dairy Free Down Under for their new vegan cheese option. Customers can now order vegan pizzas at Pizza Hut restaurants in Waterloo and Marsden Park.
Right now, Pizza Hut says that the cheese is only going to be available for a limited time—this is a trial run to determine the demand. However, a company rep stated on Facebook that if sales are high, vegan cheese will be added as an option at every Pizza Hut in Australia. So far, the response from customers on social media has been largely positive, and since Australia is currently the third-fastest growing vegan market in the world, there is a good chance that Pizza Hut’s temporary vegan cheese option will become a permanent fixture in 2018.
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Vegan pizza is slowly catching on at other major chains in Australia and the United Kingdom. Pizza Hut UK began offering vegan cheese at limited locations in Sussex and Kent in October 2017 to see how customers would respond. They partnered with the Greek brand Violife for this trial run. By November, an overwhelming customer response prompted them to add Violife cheese to their menu permanently. Now, customers across the UK can enjoy vegan cheese at any Pizza Hut location.
Domino’s Australia also began offering vegan cheese produced by the popular American brand Follow Your Heart in January. What began as an idea for a trial option quickly turned into a regular menu item. Domino’s Australia now has three specialty vegan pizzas on their menu. They clearly want to please their vegan customers—on their Facebook page, they have been teasing the idea of adding vegan cheesy garlic bread to their menu. If Pizza Hut Australia wants to stay competitive with other big pizza chains, adding vegan cheese to the menu will definitely help them attract some more customers.
Nowadays, it is easier than ever for vegans to find tasty options at chains around the world. There are vegan menu items available at Taco Bell, Chipotle, Panera, and more. However, finding vegan pizza at American chains is still a difficult task. That is why vegans in the US are pushing for Domino’s and Pizza Hut to add vegan cheese to their American menus. If you want to lend a helping hand, you can sign their petition here—they are less than 2,000 signatures away from their goal of 50,000!
Sources:
Pizza Hut Australia Debuts Vegan Cheese!
Australia is the third-fastest growing vegan market in the world
Pizza Hut adds vegan cheese to menus nationwide
