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966-Calorie BK Burger Called "Height Of Irresponsibility" In UK
By Chris Morran on January 25, 2012 1:30 PM
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Health advocates in England, where every meal comes with a grayish sausage and a pint of warm beer, are up in arms about Burger King's new Smoked Bacon & Cheddar Double Angus burger and its 966 calories, and 58g of fat. These people have apparently never looked at the BK menu here in the former colonies. More »
Burger King Testing The Potentially Whopper-Friendly Waters Of Delivery Service
By Mary Beth Quirk on January 17, 2012 11:00 AM
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For all those times you just need a Whopper but don't want to go through the bother of putting on real pants and heading for the drive-thru, Burger King is bringing good news in the form of a trial delivery service in certain stores in the U.S. More »
Wendy's Set To Dethrone Burger King As #2 Fast Food Destination
By Chris Morran on December 21, 2011 11:30 AM
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In the over 40 years since Wendy's began slinging burgers, the fast food chain has never been able to slip past competitor Burger King, which seemed to have a permanent lock on the runner-up slot behind McDonald's. But the newest numbers indicate that while the Ohio-based burger joint is set to leap-frog BK into the number two spot in total sales, even though it has almost 1,400 fewer stores in the U.S. More »
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Consumer Reports: New Burger King Fries Are Better, But Still Not As Good As Wendy's
By Meg Marco on December 19, 2011 3:30 PM
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Last Friday, Burger King launched some new fries - offering free samples while supplies lasted. Our scientific sisters at Consumer Reports jumped in the car and headed to two Burger King locations near our shared Yonkers, NY, headquarters to see if they could detect any changes. More »
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San Francisco Burger Kings Also Charging $.10 To Get Around Kids' Meal Toy Ban
By Chris Morran on December 1, 2011 12:15 PM
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Today, San Francisco's dreaded ban on including free toys in fast food kids' meals kicks in. McDonald's has already announced that it will get around the regulation by charging an additional $.10 for the definitely-not-covered-in-lead-paint-and-cadmium toys. And because everyone loves a loophole, the royal court of the Burger King has ruled that it will also follow suit. More »
Man Tries To Rob Burger King With A Sock
By Ben Popken on November 9, 2011 2:00 PM
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You know the economy is bad when crooks can't even afford decent stick-up weapons. Police have arrested a man who tried to rob a Burger King, using a sock. More »
Burger King Japan Now Selling A "Pizza-Size" Whopper
By Chris Morran on November 2, 2011 1:15 PM
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Some of you may remember the BK Whopper Bar in New York City's 9.5" diameter Pizza Burger from 2010. Well, a version of that monster has crossed the globe to hit the stomachs of Japanese eaters. More »
Burger King To Offer "All The Whoppers You Can Eat In 30 Minutes" Deal To Customers In Japan
By Chris Morran on October 25, 2011 10:30 AM
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Think you can scarf down a pile of Burger King Whoppers with the best of them? Well then you'll probably wish you were visiting Japan in the next couple weeks, as Burger King is set to launch a promotion that offers customers all the Whoppers they can devour — in the span of 30 minutes. More »
Thief Uses Woman's Credit Card To Rack Up $717 At Same Burger King
By Chris Morran on October 24, 2011 4:30 PM
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It's not unusual for a credit card thief to charge some outlandish amount to the victim's card, hoping to score big before setting off alarm bells. But police in Boca Raton, FL, say they are trying to hunt down a criminal who only charged about $14 at Burger King, ever day... for more than 50 days. More »
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Burger King Billboard Gets Diabetes Graffiti
By Ben Popken on October 21, 2011 12:00 PM
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Someone has graffitied this Burger King billboard in downtown Seattle to transform it into criticism about how sugary fast food contributes to diabetes and the obesity crisis. More »
Burger King Selling Cheesy, Gravy-licious Poutine To Canadians, Doesn't Bother To Ask If We Want Any
By Chris Morran on September 27, 2011 1:30 PM
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Forget free health care and cool winter hats, the real reason to move to Canada is poutine, better known as french fries smothered in melted cheese and scrumptious gravy. So now that we've heard that Burger King was starting to offer this dish to north-of-the-border customers, we want to know: What about us? More »
I Made The Mistake Of Trying To Give Burger King Staff Some Polite Feedback
By Mary Beth Quirk on September 12, 2011 10:15 AM
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A Consumerist reader wrote in recently to tell us that not only was a refund not the issue after a small drive-thru problem at Burger King, but the fast food location didn't even want to hear some simple feedback. More »
Washington State Inspectors "Deeply Concerned" About Undercooked Beef At Burger King
By Chris Morran on September 8, 2011 2:30 PM
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While most people are used to the grayish, overcooked burgers often served at fast food mega-chains, inspectors for the Washington Dept. of Health have found what they call a "disturbing trend" of undercooked beef being served at Burger King. More »
Help Make Our Really Big Guide To Secret Menu Items Even Bigger
By Chris Morran on August 19, 2011 12:15 PM
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It's been more than four years since we first posted The Really Big Guide To Secret Menu Items, in which readers shared their inside scoops on how to score hidden fast food gems like "Naked Chicken" at Popeyes or take advantage of TGIFriday's Five Easy Pieces policy. There have been several requests to update and expand the list, so we're going back to the source: you. More »
Science Confirms In-N-Out Burger Is The Best And McDonald's The Worst
By Chris Morran on June 30, 2011 6:00 AM
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Almost a year ago, our survey-loving siblings at Consumer Reports asked several thousand readers to rate burgers from 18 burger chains and to no one's surprise, McDonald's came in dead last. Not satisfied with merely finding the best and worst beef-on-a-bun, CR decided to go for the super-sized option, rating 53 restaurants in five categories to find which ones provide the best food, service and value to customers. More »
Burger King Launches All-Whopper Channel On DirecTV
By Chris Morran on June 16, 2011 1:18 PM
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Looking for something to watch but don't really like shows with scripts, actors or dramatic arcs? Then Burger King and DirecTV have come up with a channel for you, especially if you want a free Whopper. More »
BK Attacks Japan With Mini Spam Burgers For Women
By Ben Popken on June 13, 2011 2:00 PM
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Swinging the pendulum away from their "Meat Monsters" offering, Burger King is dropping slider-style BK Bites on Japan in a variety of meat patties. Besides the usual beef, you can get a chicken patty or a Spam patty. That's right, delicious Spam. And it's for the ladies. "What Women Want, Women Get," is the tagline for the Spam and BLT mini combo, which the chain describes as "lighter" and "suitable for women." I can only hope something is getting lost in translation, but methinks it's not really. More »
Burger King Combines Beef, Bacon & Chicken Into "Meat Monster"... But Only Sells It In Japan
By Chris Morran on April 11, 2011 12:30 PM
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What do you get when you take a cheeseburger, slap some bacon on it, pile on another hamburger patty, and then finish it all off with a chicken breast? In my home it would be called a "snack" but at Burger King, it's now known as the "Meat Monster." Unfortunately, this monster will only be attacking the hearts of burger buyers in Japan... for now. More »
Bikini-Clad Burger King Customer Goes Wild On Customers & Staff
By Chris Morran on March 24, 2011 3:15 PM
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What in the world is going on with the Burger King customers in Florida. Earlier this month, there was the woman who climbed over the counter and chased employees out of the building. Now she's been done one better by a bikini-clad customer who caused a wild scene — which was luckily all caught on video. More »
BK Splits With Agency That Gave Us Creepy King
By Ben Popken on March 21, 2011 2:00 PM
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The King has fired his jester. Burger King is parting ways with its ad agency, Crispin Porter + Bogusky, with whom it has worked since 2004. While the work never succeeded in toppling McDonald's as number 1 hamburger slinger, it certainly recreated Burger King in the consumer mindspace and helped usher in a new era of advertising. Adfreak rounds up what they think are the 15 most quintessential CP+B+BK ads. I'd have to agree with their top pick, the infamous "Whopper Virgins" series where they brought Burger King and McDonald's hamburgers to remote Thai hill villagers and Transylvanian farmers and videotaped their taste test. More »
