IKEA Begins Serving Vegetarian Meatballs
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IKEA(NEW YORK) — IKEA is known almost as much for its meatballs as it is for its ready-to-assemble furniture. And now, the Swedish furniture chain is expanding its menu, offering a vegetarian alternative to the popular food item.
The company announced it will begin serving a new veggie ball, called GRÖNSAKSBULLAR, in its food courts Wednesday.
The new item consists of only vegetables and is part of the chain’s effort to provide customers with more nutritious and sustainable food choices.
“We will continue to serve delicious food, offering a taste of Sweden at affordable prices, but with increasing focus on the aspects of food that are really important to people: health and sustainability,” Managing Director of IKEA Food Services AB Michael La Cour said in a statement. “We have high ambitions, and our journey in this direction has just begun. I am proud that we now take the first step and start serving veggie balls.”
The veggie balls will be available at IKEA’s in-store restaurants in the U.S. starting April 9. A plate of 10 balls will cost $4.49.
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