MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE) Can a plant-based patty deliver all the flame-grilled, juicy craveability of the revered BURGER KING restaurants WHOPPER sandwich? We think so, but can you really believe anything you hear on April Fools’ Day? In a new video, BURGER KING restaurants surprised its loyal guests by serving the Impossible WHOPPER instead of the classic WHOPPER -- and filmed their reactions. Watch the Impossible WHOPPER film at www.YouTube.com/BurgerKing.

Starting today, 59 exclusive BURGER KING restaurants in and around St. Louis will be testing the Impossible WHOPPER -- a flame-grilled, plant-based patty topped with freshly sliced tomatoes, fresh lettuce, creamy mayonnaise, ketchup, crunchy pickles, and sliced white onions on a toasted sesame seed bun.

The Impossible WHOPPER is, “All WHOPPER . No beef.” It’s as juicy, craveable and delicious as the original WHOPPER . The limited-time offer makes BURGER KING restaurants the first coast-to-coast quick-service restaurant to serve the award-winning, plant-based meat from food startup Impossible Foods, maker of the Impossible™ Burger.

About Impossible Foods:

Redwood City, Calif.-based Impossible Foods makes delicious, nutritious meat and dairy products from plants — with a much smaller environmental footprint than meat from animals. Its flagship product, the Impossible Burger, is available in more than 5,000 restaurants nationwide. The privately held company was founded in 2011 by Patrick O. Brown, M.D., Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry at Stanford University, and a former Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator. Investors include Khosla Ventures, Bill Gates, Google Ventures, Horizons Ventures, UBS, Viking Global Investors, Temasek, Sailing Capital, and Open Philanthropy Project. To learn more about Impossible Foods, visit impossiblefoods.com or follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.