• Burger King puts Whopper ‘recipe’ on wrappers to show no artificial preservatives

    Burger King puts Whopper ‘recipe’ on wrappers to show no artificial preservatives

    Sure you could just lift up the bun, but why bother when Burger King has now printed the ingredients that you already knew were on your sandwich ­­right on the wrapper? Genius. In its latest marketing gimmick, the fast food chain is advertising that its Whopper “now features no colors, no flavors and no preservatives …
  • McDonald’s accuses Australia’s Burger King of ripping off Big Mac

    McDonald’s accuses Australia’s Burger King of ripping off Big Mac

    Australia’s Burger King franchise is selling a burger that looks suspiciously similar to the Big Mac — and McDonald’s isn’t lovin’ it. The fast-food giant has sued Aussie rival Hungry Jack’s for ripping off its signature sandwich with a new double-decker offering called the “Big Jack,” reports say. In an Aug. 28 lawsuit, McDonald’s asked …
  • Judge tosses vegans’ lawsuit over Burger King’s ‘Impossible Whopper’

    Judge tosses vegans’ lawsuit over Burger King’s ‘Impossible Whopper’

    The vegans who accused Burger King of deceptively marketing its “Impossible Whopper” didn’t put enough meat on their legal claims, a federal judge ruled. The aggrieved diners failed to prove the fast-food giant duped reasonable consumers into thinking its meatless sandwich would be cooked on a different grill than its beef and chicken products, US …
  • Burger King launches Whopper made from cows on a green diet

    Burger King launches Whopper made from cows on a green diet

    Introducing the new and improved Whopper — now with fewer cow farts. Burger King is serving a version of its signature sandwich made from cows that spew less methane, a nasty greenhouse gas that’s contributing to climate change. The cows that produce the special patties — which go on sale in five cities Tuesday — …
  • Burger King debuts giant crowns to encourage social distancing

    Burger King debuts giant crowns to encourage social distancing

    Burger King has launched giant social distancing crowns to make sure customers keep 6 feet apart. The fast food chain introduced the creative new way to keep customers socially distant as franchises began to reopen dine-in services in Germany. Restaurants now reopening their doors after weeks of lockdown are looking for ways to ensure customers …
  • Chick-fil-A surpasses Burger King, Taco Bell on best-selling list

    Chick-fil-A surpasses Burger King, Taco Bell on best-selling list

    Chick-fil-A is now the second-highest-grossing restaurant chain in the US — despite not being open on Sundays. Thanks to sales growth in 2019 of 13 percent to $11.3 billion, the chicken slinger leapfrogged over Taco Bell and Burger King to second place behind McDonald’s, according to Restaurant Business Magazine’s annual list of top 500 restaurants. …
  • Burger King, Popeyes and Tim Hortons turn off self-serve soda fountains

    Burger King, Popeyes and Tim Hortons turn off self-serve soda fountains

    Helping yourself to free refills at your local fast-food joint could soon be a thing of the past, thanks to the coronavirus. As it begins to reopen some 15,000 Burger King, Popeye’s and Tim Hortons locations across North America, fast-food giant Restaurant Brands International said Tuesday it’s zeroing in on areas vulnerable to infection — …
  • No one is buying breakfast while in lockdown and it’s bad for fast food: report

    No one is buying breakfast while in lockdown and it’s bad for fast food: report

    Breakfast is the most important meal of the day… but no one is buying it. The restaurant and fast-food industries have faced many struggles during the coronavirus pandemic and breakfast may be the toughest, according to new reports. Those reports say people aren’t buying breakfast during lockdown or periods of social distancing as much as …