Restaurant Brands International-owned Burger King is launching its own $5 meal deal ahead of McDonald’s, Bloomberg News reported Thursday, citing an internal memo, as burger wars heat up. US fast food chains are in a tussle to attract customers at a time when cost-of-living crisis has forced them to eat more meals at home, prompting companies to turn their focus … Read more
He ordered McDonald’s and got jack in the box instead. A trolling Doordash customer who ordered a McDonald’s burger with “everything removed” was impressed and amused after receiving a box with nothing in it. He described the literal nothing burger in a post with 53.3 million views on X. “I ordered a triple cheeseburger with … Read more
No one out-pizzas the Hut — and now the Hut is hoping to out-burger everyone, too. Pizza Hut is officially entering the burger business with a bizarre, new menu mash-up: the Cheeseburger Melt. The handheld item is a parmesan-coated Thin N’ Crispy crust folded over typical burger contents including beef, applewood-smoked bacon, onions, and both … Read more
On to burger and better things. McDonald’s has “created a larger satiating burger” that they are working on rolling out worldwide, the company’s CFO Ian Borden confirmed Tuesday. While there’s no exact timeline for the release of the beefed-up burger, it can be expected sooner rather than later. It’s unknown how big the new burger … Read more
A Michigan man stopped for his weekly burger night – and won big. The 57-year-old man from Berrien County, Michigan, wished to remain anonymous, but told the Michigan Lottery that getting a burger and buying lottery tickets was a weekly tradition. “I go to Chatterbox every week for burger night and always buy a few Club … Read more
These fungus-based innovations are breaking the mold. Scientists are making environmentally-conscious food out of fungi, and, according to a new study, a particular kind of mold can be modified and transformed into a juicy burger patty. The research, published Thursday in the journal Nature Communications, looked at Aspergillus oryzae, or koji mold, which is used … Read more
Does valet parking and VIP seating come with this too? An uproar over a pricey cheeseburger and fries at Five Guys is causing a stir on social media, baffling many over why the combo nearly cost a customer $25. A user account on X exposed the popular fast food joint by posting a receipt he … Read more
It’s a new kind of Hunger Games. Just days after Wendy’s announced they would be testing an “Uber-style” surge-pricing model where the cost of menu items would fluctuate based on demand, Burger King made an announcement of their own. BK will be giving out free Whoppers through Friday, March 1, throwing some not-so-subtle shade at … Read more
Beyond Meat is revamping its signature plant-based burger, hoping that healthier ingredients will help it boost flagging US sales. The El Segundo, California-based company said Wednesday its new Beyond Burger patties and Beyond Beef grounds cut saturated fat by 60% by switching from canola and coconut oils to avocado oil. The new beef products also … Read more
Finding a delicious burger this cheap is certainly rare. A Brooklyn grocery store and café has become an overnight sensation for their scrumptious sliders — which sell for a shocking, budget-friendly $2.55. Jubilee Marketplace’s 20 Gram Café, aka Greenpoint’s 20 Grams, only began flipping their not-so-advertised, talk-of-the-town treats at the end of January. But one … Read more
You’re hungry, you’re at Burger King — but you don’t want to overdo it. So what’s the plan? Erika Barrera, a registered dietitian and wellness educator with LEAF-E Nutrition in Arizona, and Kate Ingram, a registered dietitian nutritionist and co-owner of The Vitality Dietitians in Connecticut, offered menu suggestions in interviews with Fox News Digital. … Read more
It may be the ultimate sacrifries. New research warns that eating ultra-processed and fast foods during pregnancy puts the fetus at a greater health risk. Greasiness and calories aside, the risk stems from chemicals that often find their way into burgers and fries, according to the study from the University of Washington School of Medicine … Read more
Burger King is offering one lucky – and creative – fan a $1 million prize for devising a new Whopper sandwich. The chain said that the contest is the first time Burger King has “put the sandwich in the hands (and creativity) of its guests.” The sandwich debuted in 1957. “Calling all flame-grilled fanatics, culinary … Read more
He’s turning the tables. For three decades, Mike Puma worked on Wall Street. In 2013, he formed the Gotham Burger Social Club, an exclusive society for finance guys devoted to trying and rating the city’s best burgers. The group applied the same analytical skills they used to rate stocks as buy or sell to studying … Read more
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day — and it’s also the hottest. Everywhere from fast-food joints to fine dining restaurants to supermarkets are determined to takee on breakfast and brunch in 2024, Axios reported. Breakfast has become the new lunch in recent years as people started to eat earlier in the day … Read more
These burgers have a lot of research behind them. Self-proclaimed hamburger scholar George Motz made a documentary and a Travel Channel show devoted to burgers, he’s traversed the country to find the best beefy offerings and he wrote several meaty books, including “Hamburger America, a State-by-State Guide to Great Burger Joints,” which was lauded by … Read more
The arterial apocalypse is upon us. A UK food truck owner has unveiled one of the world’s most calorific burgers, with a bun made of eight Krispy Kreme donuts. “Everyone loves a donut burger but I wanted to go bigger and better,” Tom Warwick, 29, told Southwest News Service of his high-octane concoction, which is on … Read more
Kel Mitchell is reportedly hospitalized in Los Angeles. The 45-year-old “Good Burger” alum allegedly entered a Los Angeles-area hospital Tuesday night through the emergency room, TMZ reports. A witness told the outlet that the “Kenan & Kel” star appeared to be conscious and alert when he arrived. TMZ claims Mitchell was still getting treatment as of … Read more
Here’s another potential exhibit for the unofficial McDonald’s Museum: Fast food fans are freaking out over a “fossilized” McDonald’s cheeseburger that appeared perfectly preserved despite being left in a car wheel for years, as detailed in a TikTok video with 3.3 million views. “I’ll never eat McDonald’s again,” user Cameron Holland told News.com.au while describing … Read more
All hail the handheld. August 24, 2023 is National Burger Day where we as a country of division can come together, like two halves of the same sesame bun, to raise a sodium swollen fist in appreciation of America’s sandwich. Americans on average eat three hamburgers a week bringing our national total to nearly 50 … Read more