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{{CompanyCargo
|Founded=1953-07-23
|Founded=23 July 1953
|Industry=Food
|Industry=Food
|Logo=Burger King 2020.svg.webp
|Logo=Burger King logo 2020.webp
|ParentCompany=Restaurant Brands International
|ParentCompany=Restaurant Brands International
|Type=Subsidiary
|Type=Subsidiary
|Website=https://www.bk.com/
|Website=https://www.bk.com/
}}
}}
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'''{{Wplink|Burger King|Burger King Corporation}}''' was founded in 1953 and is a subsidiary of [[Restaurant Brands International]] due to a $12.5 Billion merger with [[Tim Hortons]]. The company specializes in products such as their {{Wplink|Whopper}} and French fries, along with their own mobile app. 


==Consumer-impact summary==
==Consumer-impact summary==
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==Incidents==
==Incidents==
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This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
 
===The German TV investigation (''2022'')===
A German TV show going by Team Wallraff released the episode "Disgust, Exploitation, and Scandals", on 10 October 2022, highlighting the company's several health violations, including:<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Kostolni |first=Isabella |title=The 10 Worst Scandals In Burger King History |url=https://www.chowhound.com/1836670/worst-burger-king-scandals/ |website=chowhound |date=21 Apr 2025 |access-date=4 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250421201812/https://www.chowhound.com/1836670/worst-burger-king-scandals/ |archive-date=21 Apr 2025}}</ref>
 
*Customers were served moldy bread, usually up to 3 months old, and were partially cooked so customers wouldn't notice
*Employees didn't wash their hands after smoking, taking out trash, or using the bathroom
*One Restaurant was infected with Mice
*Expired contents in Sauce bottles were added with new sauce without being washed.
*Pushed back expiry dates on products until sold
 
After the episode aired, Burger King shut down all of the locations aired on the episode and released a public statement via their website, announcing plans to remodel over 100 restaurants, leadership changes with human resources director, and setting up a whistleblower hotline for any staff-related concerns.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dean |first=Grace |title=Some German Burger King restaurants served out-of-date bacon, had mouse infestations, and sold vegan burgers contaminated by meat, according to an undercover investigation |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/burger-king-expired-food-vegan-products-mice-maggots-hygiene-germany-2022-10 |website=Business Insider |date=10 Oct 2022 |access-date=4 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221012101031/https://www.businessinsider.com/burger-king-expired-food-vegan-products-mice-maggots-hygiene-germany-2022-10 |archive-date=12 Oct 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=
|title=Statement Burger King® zur aktuellen Berichterstattung |trans-title=Burger King® statement regarding current media coverage |url=https://www.burgerking.de/presse |website=Burger King |date=29 Sep 2022 |access-date=4 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://megalodon.jp/2026-0305-1349-46/https://www.burgerking.de:443/presse |archive-date=5 Mar 2026 |lang=de}}</ref>
<blockquote>"clear training and operating standards are a top priority. Whenever we see an example of our strict standards not being followed, we accept the accountability of needing to train better and manage more thoroughly." -- Heather McIntyre [[File:Burger King advertisement product.png|thumb|Burger King Advertisement Product]][[File:Burger King actual burger product.png|thumb|Burger King Actual Burger Product]]</blockquote>


This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
===Whopper advertisement lawsuit (''2022—'')===
===Example incident one (''date'')===
On 28 March 2022, Walter Coleman, Marco DiLeonardo, Matthew Fox and Madelyn Salzman, and several other customers filed a lawsuit against Burger King for allegedly false advertising by showing their burgers to appear 35% larger than the actual product. On 5 May 2025, U.S. District Judge Roy K. Altman allowed the case to proceed, citing enough justification for it to not be a "mere exaggeration".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Edwards |first=Jessy |title=Court won’t dismiss Burger King’s Whopper ad lawsuit |url=https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/consumer-products/food/burger-king-class-action-alleges-burger-size-grossly-exaggerated-in-ads/ |website=Top Class Actions |date=16 May 2025 |access-date=4 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260305045839/https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/consumer-products/food/burger-king-class-action-alleges-burger-size-grossly-exaggerated-in-ads/ |archive-date=5 Mar 2026}}</ref>
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Short summary of the incident (could be the same as the summary preceding the article).
A Burger King spokesman responded that "the plaintiffs claims are false. The flame-grilled beef patties portrayed in our advertising are the same patties used in the millions of burgers we serve to Guests across the U.S.".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lavietes |first=Matt |title=Judge allows lawsuit over Burger King's Whopper ads to move forward |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/judge-allows-lawsuit-burger-kings-whopper-ads-move-forward-rcna205304 |website=NBC News |date=7 May 2025 |access-date=4 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250507143219/https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/judge-allows-lawsuit-burger-kings-whopper-ads-move-forward-rcna205304 |archive-date=7 May 2025}}</ref>
===Example incident two (''date'')===
 
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On 2 December 2025, Judge Altman ruled that the plaintiffs' lawsuit would not be granted class-action status due to the claims being too dissimilar to be joined into a single case.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Milovanovic |first=Stefan |title=Burger King wins major victory in Whopper lawsuit |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/burger-king-wins-major-victory-in-whopper-lawsuit/ar-AA1RztfG |website=MSN |date=2 Dec 2025 |access-date=4 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260305052714/https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/burger-king-wins-major-victory-in-whopper-lawsuit/ar-AA1RztfG |archive-date=5 Mar 2026}}</ref>


==Products==
==Products==
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Burger_King_products
 
Whopper (Release Date): Summary of incidents


Example (Release): Summary of incidents
==See also==
==See also==
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*[[McDonald's]]
*[[Wendy's]]
*[[Arby's]]


==References==
==References==
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