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NEWS ABOUT: Burger King

Burger King stories: 14 news summaries

Fox Apologizes for Jessica Simpson
Weight Jokes

Calls cartoon a 'poor attempt at humor'

Oct 15, 09 1:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fox sucked it up and apologized for an NFL Sunday skit in which cartoon versions of the Dallas Cowboys made fun of Jessica Simpson’s weight. “Upon reflection, our poor attempt at humor was insensitive,” Fox said in a statement to US Weekly. It also pointed out... More »

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Dallas Cowboys • Fox • Tony Romo • body image • Jessica Simpson • Burger King

Surgeon General Nominee Consults for Burger King

Benjamin served on fast-food company's nutritional advisory panel

Aug 13, 09 2:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Burger King has paid Regina Benjamin, President Obama’s pick for surgeon general, $10,000 this year for serving on an advisory panel to the fast-food giant, the Washington Times reports. Administration reps say the Alabama physician used her position on Burger King’s nutritional advisory board to advocate for... More »

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nutrition • obesity epidemic • public health • fast food • Surgeon General • NYU • consulting • Burger King • Whopper • Regina Benjamin • Marion Nestle

(Newser) - Hold the sauce—and the beef. Burger King has apologized to Hindus following a firestorm of controversy over the chain's use of the multi-limbed goddess Lakshmi in a Whopper ad, reports the Telegraph. Burger King immediately yanked the ads from outlets in Spain after Hindus complained that it denigrated their... More »

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beef • Hindu • advertisements • Lakshmi • Hindu goddess • Burger King • Whopper • mayonnaise

Burger King Aims to Burn McD's With $1 Cheeseburger

Burger joint looking for more lettuce in battle for consumers

Jul 9, 09 2:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Burger King is spoiling for a cheeseburger price war, the Chicago Tribune reports. The chain is trying to persuade franchisees to halve the price of double cheeseburgers to just $1 for several months. McDonald's recently hiked the price of its double cheeseburgers to $1.19, under pressure from their franchisees,... More »

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McDonald's • fast food • fast food industry • Burger King • double cheeseburger • cheeseburgers

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BK Goes Crude
With 7-Inch Burger Ad

Yes, they really want to 'fill your desire for something long, juicy...'

Jun 24, 09 9:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Burger King’s “edgy” ads have reached a new low, writes Cajun Boy for Gawker. The ad for its 7-inch-long burger screams fellatio—from the “piping hot beef laden with creamy mayo” to the “open mouth of a wide-eyed blond.” The slogan—“It’ll blow... More »

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advertising • sex • advertisements • Gawker • advertising campaign • Burger King

(Newser) - Time counts down the top 10 weirdest non-emergency 911 calls. Among the craziest:
  • A cop who stole pot from a drug bust and made brownies. After getting stoned, he called 911 in a panic. "I think we're dead," he told the operator. "Time is going by
... More »

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McDonald's • police • 911 call • marijuana • Time magazine • Burger King

SpongeBob, Rap Don't Mix in Ad, Parents Tell Burger King

Many find mix of SpongeBob Squarepants and 'booty rap' uncomfortable

Apr 14, 09 2:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Burger King is under fire from parents for a new TV ad in which SpongeBob Squarepants, Sir Mix-A-Lot, and rap music video antics combine for an uncomfortable mix of adult and child entertainment, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. The spot mixes cartoon clips with shots of “the King,” and... More »

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advertising • children • cartoon • SpongeBob • hip-hop • Burger King • Sir Mix-A-Lot

(AP) - Mexico is protesting what it says is a whopper of an insult. An advertisement for Burger King's chili-flavored "Texican" burger that has run in Europe shows a small wrestler dressed in a cape resembling a Mexican flag. The wrestler teams up with a lanky American cowboy who boosts him... More »

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Spain • Mexico • commercials • advertisements • Burger King

(Newser) - Burger King has launched a new Facebook application called “Whopper Sacrifice,” rewarding users who cull 10 people from their friends list with a free burger, Adweek reports. The ad campaign came out of ad agency employees' frustration with their own bloated lists. "We thought there could... More »

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Facebook • advertising campaign • Internet applications • Burger King • Whopper • advertising agency • defriending

 PETA Flays 
 Burger King 
 With Parody 
 Perfume 

Parody perfume launched to douse 'Flame'

Dec 24, 08 11:45 AM CST
(Newser) - If PETA had its way, right away, burger joints would close their doors forever, but the never-warm-and-fuzzy relationship reached a flashpoint last week when Burger King launched a meat-scented cologne called Flame. Now PETA is adding fuel to the fire with a parody fragrance called "Gore by Murder King,... More »

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McDonald's • parody • animal rights • PETA • KFC • vegetarianism • fragrance • Burger King

Burger King Markets Meaty Perfume

Fragrance billed as 'scent of seduction'
with a hint of burger

Dec 19, 08 2:22 PM CST
(Newser) - Burger King has unveiled a men's body spray designed to make burger lovers swoon, the BBC reports. The company says the Flame fragrance smells like "the scent of seduction, with a hint of flame-broiled meat." A website for the perfume features various "romantic" images—including the... More »

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fast food • burger • perfume • Burger King

Jack in the Box Boasts
Most Toxic 'Value' Burger

$1 Junior Bacon Cheeseburger tops cancer researchers' unhealthful list

Dec 9, 08 2:30 PM CST
(Newser) - It’s official: Jack in the Box’s Junior Bacon Cheeseburger is the least healthy value offering by a chain restaurant, the Los Angeles Times reports. The Cancer Project, which monitors links between nutrition and the disease, singled out the grilled meat and bacon in the sandwich as carcinogenic and... More »

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McDonald's • Taco Bell • fast food • carcinogens • healthy eating • Burger King • Jack in the Box • Cancer Project

Burger King Slammed for Seducing 'Whopper Virgins'

Campaign to bring burger to newbies leaves bad taste in critics' mouths

Dec 4, 08 8:44 AM CST
(Newser) - Burger King is catching flak for taking the burger wars to places that don't even have a word for burger, Wall Street Journal reports. In a campaign critics are calling crass, the company sought out "Whopper Virgins" in far-flung locations from Greenland to Transylvania who had never eaten a... More »

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advertising • fast food • Hmong • Transylvania • burger • Big Mac • Burger King

 Burger King Bather in Hot Water 

Public health uproar ensues after prank video goes online

Aug 12, 08 5:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Diners in Ohio are feeling queasy after an internet video surfaced yesterday showing a young man taking a bath in a local Burger King’s sink. In the video, employees and a store manager watch a heavily tattooed “Mr. Unstable” relax in a bubble bath. Burger King reps tell... More »

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hygiene • Ohio • public health • fast food • restaurant • bathroom • health code • Burger King

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