Bareburger announces vegan restaurant in works at MUFSOBareburger announces vegan restaurant in works at MUFSO

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Bareburger plans to open a 100-percent vegan concept by next year, the company’s culinary director, Jonathan Lemon, told a “Future of Food” panel at the 2017 MUFSO conference in Dallas on Monday.

“There will not be a drop of meat in this restaurant,” Lemon told panel moderator and NRN Senior Food Editor Bret Thorn.

The New York-based burger chain has yet to decide on a name for the new concept, nor has a chef been selected to helm it, but Lemon tentatively ex...