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{{CompanyCargo | {{CompanyCargo | ||
|Founded=1953 | |Founded=23 July 1953 | ||
|Industry=Food | |Industry=Food | ||
|Logo=Burger King 2020 | |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/ | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''{{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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*Market Control: | |||
==Incidents== | ==Incidents== | ||
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]]. | 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> | |||
=== | ===Whopper advertisement lawsuit (''2022—'')=== | ||
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> | |||
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> | |||
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== | ||
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Burger_King_products | |||
Whopper (Release Date): Summary of incidents | |||
Example (Release): Summary of incidents | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[McDonald's]] | *[[McDonald's]] | ||
*[[Wendy's]] | *[[Wendy's]] | ||
*Arby's | *[[Arby's]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||