# Vegan Fast Food Expansions Plant-Based QSR Globally Local to Launch in Windsor This Year By Grace Mahas | Published 2020-01-09 | Business Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/globally-local-2020 References: [windsorstar](https://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/wheres-the-beef-not-at-this-fast-food-outlet-coming-to-tecumseh) & [globallylocal](http://www.globallylocal.ca/?lklk) Globally Local, the iconic restaurant renowned for introducing the world's first 24-hour [vegan drive-thru](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/joy-burgers-and-plants), recently announced its first franchise location in Windsor, Canada. The [plant-based quick-serve restaurant](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/odd-burger-cpg-products) first opened its door in London, Ontario -- a city considered to be the testing grounds of Canada -- and has become a sensation thanks to it's playfully named menu and high-quality food. The food will remain wallet-friendly and accessible, according to Globally Local CEO James McInnes. He states: "It is something that is affordable, something that you can feed it to your kids or whatever and a lot of people are very price-sensitive when it comes to food and we try to fill that gap." While the popular vegan restaurant is currently only in Ontario, Globally Local has announced hopes of [expanding internationally](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/restaurant-takeover) soon. Image Credit: Globally Local ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.8/10 - Popularity: 64% | Activity: 72% | Freshness: 9% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Business](https://www.trendhunter.com/business) > [New Ventures](https://www.trendhunter.com/newventures) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Plant-based QSR Expansion:** The increasing demand for plant-based fast food restaurants globally presents opportunities for more plant-based quick-serve franchises to launch. - **Affordable Plant-based Menu:** Affordable plant-based menu offerings have the potential to disrupt the fast food industry and attract a wider customer base. - **24-hour Plant-based Drive-thrus:** The concept of round-the-clock drive-thrus that serve plant-based meals provides disruption opportunities in the fast food industry. ### Who This Affects Most - **Fast Food Industry:** The fast food industry can leverage the growing demand for plant-based options by offering more affordable plant-based menu items to attract a wider range of customers. - **Franchise Industry:** The franchise industry can capitalize on the expanding plant-based QSR trend by offering franchises that focus solely on plant-based fast food offerings. - **Food Delivery Industry:** The food delivery industry can benefit from partnering with plant-based QSRs to offer customers affordable, healthy, and convenient plant-based meal options. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Vegan QSR Canadian Expansions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vegan-qsr-canadian-expansions.md) - [Vegan QSR Franchise Expansions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-ottawa-location.md) - [Meatless QSR Menu Promotions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/meatfree-menu.md) - [QSR Vegetarian Menus](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aw-canada.md) - [Vegan Fast-Food Nuggets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vegan-chicken-nugget.md) - [House-Made QSR Veggie Burgers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aw-plantbased-burger.md) - [Plant-Based Burger Expansions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/plant-based-whopper.md) - [Vegan LATAM Fast-Food Restaurants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/joy-burgers-and-plants.md) - [Delicious QSR Veggie Burgers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mcveggie.md)