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Fun fact, @LilInternet, the person ostensibly behind both this and the Burger King job, has #SEAPUNK in their bio.
That we get to enjoy this two days in a row makes this a fun week indeed.
We’re hearing reports that the @BurgerKing twitter account got hacked, but we’re not seeing any problems over this way. Are you?
EDIT: The Wendys’ social media person weighed in:
And to answer your question, the account has finally been suspended. Took long enough.
EDIT: And McDonald’s has responded, offering condolences to their competition.
No word on whether Long John Silver’s will offer their input.
Burger King added several new items to its summer menu this week, most notably this vanilla sundae with hot fudge, caramel and yes, bacon. The meaty new treat has 510 calories which, we’d like to point out, is nothing compared to what ice cream professionals like Cold Stone Creamery can dish out. Yes, that is a 1,720 calorie frozen treat you’re looking at. It’s good to be the king. (photo via AP) Source
The decision by Burger King, which uses hundreds of millions of eggs and tens of millions of pounds of pork annually, could represent a game-change in the egg and pork supply business as a huge new market has opened up for humanely raised food animals. Already 9 percent of the company’s eggs and 20 percent of its pork are cage-free.
The Miami-based company steadily has been increasing its use of cage-free eggs and pork as the industry has become better able to meet demand, said Jonathan Fitzpatrick, chief brand and operations officer. He said the decision is part of the company’s social responsibility policy.
“We believe this decision will allow us to leverage our purchasing power to ensure the appropriate and proper treatment of animals by our vendors and suppliers,” he said.
Other chains, including McDonald’s and Wendy’s, have made overtures in this general direction, but haven’t put out a firm timetable like our friends at Burger King have. Big deal for the animal rights crowd.
We’d use it to order burgers that we’d have them deliver to random addresses. Seriously, though, they’re taking the second-laziest food in the world (after pizza) and giving it a home-delivery element. Not bad, BK.
Don’t know how we missed this, but: It appears that Burger King was one of the targets of last week’s Occupy Oakland protests. We understand the basic sentiment here, but … Burger King? There are better targets, such as banks.
An awesome ad campaign dies: One of the most unlikely ways to advertise that you should eat burgers will go the way of many other kings before it, as high-calorie ruler Burger King (which has been struggling a bit recently) has decided to refocus its marketing on something a little less … y’know … creepy. Bring back the Subservient Chicken! source
dataanxiety answered: Of course I would, if it were a mere 1,160 calories! A regular Whopper has more. Meat Monster is a low-cal miracle, IF Slashfood is correct
» We say: Actually, a Whopper only has 670 calories according to Burger King’s own site, which is by no means light, but is still little more than half of the calorie count of this thang.
May your arteries clog: Burger King’s Japanese counterpart just created the perfect sandwich to eat with your bacon-topped sundae. According to Slashfood, this “Meat Monster” includes “two hamburgers, a chicken breast, two slices of cheese, three pieces of bacon, and, of course, lettuce, tomatoes, and onion.” And at 1,160 calories, it’s enough to make a nutritionist faint. Would you eat this?
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