You’ve got to hand it to Burger King. Even in the midst of successful advertising campaigns like the Whopper Freakout, they’ve stuck with the character of the BK King, despite mixed reviews. But now, with the introduction of their new “fun and nutritious” kids meals, they’ve added a brand new BK King character to [...]

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Props to my friend Paul, who sent me this video. A couple guys who go by “Internets Celebrities” have put together this little video showing you how you can combine McDonald’s breakfast and lunch for some unique creations.

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Well, there is a catch.  You have to dress from head to toe like a cow.  Yes, it’s cow appreciation day.

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In February, So Good wrote about a young man named Ryan Giesel, who started a Facebook group called “If 100,000 people join, I’ll eat every McDonalds value meal, #1-12.” At the time, barely anyone had taken notice. The group, created in December of 2007, was languishing, with only a few thousand members. [...]

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The salmonella outbreak in tomatoes is spreading rapidly.
RIP Organic Rice Krispies.
Metrocurean reports on some DC winners of the James Beard awards.
A new vegetarian restaurant is opening in DC at 14th and Q.
Beer drinkers are upset as bars try and switch to smaller glasses.
McDonald’s is doing a test run of offering canned and bottled drinks, such [...]

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McDonald’s and BK franchisees are not happy about the dollar menu.
Serious Eats interviews Gail Simmons.
Metrocurean looks at “Wine that Loves.”
Consumerist reports Burger King will now stay open until 2 AM.
The 100 cereal taste test.
Impulsive Buy reviews Nilla Cakesters.
Eating Out Loud makes a spicy radish sandwich.
Tequila marinated steak with tomato relish.
Craftykeg makes a honey lemon fruit [...]

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…and 20% of Americans eat it every other day. Loyal customers drive fast food sales: 50% of all fast food sales come from just 14% of the population. These are just a couple of the interesting facts outlined in an interesting new piece that has been posted on Adage titled “Your Fast-Food Fix [...]

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Bob Garfield, writing at Adage, argues that Cheetos Orange Underground campaign (previously covered by So Good HERE and HERE) is irresponsible.
Five Guys is expanding into In-n-Out’s turf.
Carl’s Jr. is thinking about creating comedic webisodes.
Consumerist discusses the quest to order a cheesburger with no cheese.
Cars at the DNC convention will run on waste beer donated by [...]

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Raphael has a great post up over at Serious Eats called Taco Bell Commercial Co-opts Drive Thru Rap Video Meme.

In his piece, Raphael discusses Taco Bell’s new commercial which features a guy rapping while ordering at a Taco Bell drive-thru. The ad is a clear tip of the hat to the YouTube phenomenon which [...]

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Burger King has unveiled a new “Angus 6 Pack” in the United Kingdom.

The 6-Pack is comprised of six mini-burgers  Although each burger can be eaten seperately, the six buns are joined together in the center to form a large single burger.
Interestingly, the 6-pack also offers a little variety: Two of the burger sections are topped [...]

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“It’s Like an Orgasm in My Mouth”
That’s just one of the many uncensored comments in the new Fake Restaurant campaign from Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s. When you can coax quotes like that out of random customers, you’re going to have the kind of raw reactions that make for a successful and noticeable marketing campaign.
Pulling [...]

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I’ve previously posted about the ad campaign for the new Carl’s Jr. Jalapeno chicken sandwich. A day or two ago a new video popped up on YouTube which features the Sacramento Kings Cheerleaders, wearing tied-off Carl’s Jr’s shirts, doing the chicken dance. If you’re into hot women doing quirky dances, this might just [...]

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This morning I headed over to McDonald’s to grab one of their free Southern Style Chicken Biscuits.  I was intrigued by the idea of a chicken breakfast sandwich, having really only experienced it at Chick-fil-A before. This sandwich is basically a knock off of those.

The sandwich appeared small at first…you certainly shouldn’t expect anything of [...]

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It’s rare that two large chains will have free giveaways on the same day, but tomorrow it’s happening. McDonald’s will be promoting their new Southern Style Chicken Biscuit and Southern Style Chicken Sandwich.  You can get a free biscuit from 7 AM to 10:30 AM, and a free sandwich until 7 PM.

Also tomorrow, from [...]

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Soap that’s made with PBR.
The search for the next $50,000 burger.
Burger King, M&M’s and lunchables are among the food products with Indiana Jones tie-ins.
Foodie NYC writes about Soft Shell Crab, Corn Shoot and Lovage Salad.
Fast Food Critic reviews the KFC $.99 snacker.
7 Day quest for the perfect hangover cure.
Victoria Beckham and Heidi Klum bond over [...]

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The first McDonald’s television commercial that ever aired. Wow. Early Ronald McDonald is frightening.

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That’s the tag line behind the Carl’s Jr. ads for their new Jalapeno Chicken Sandwich, which, I must say, looks damn tasty.

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A little less than a week ago, Burger King announced that they will soon begin selling a burger in Britain that retails for $170.

The burger will be made of premium Kobe beef and garnished with rare blue cheese. It was originally reported that the burger would be topped with foie gras. [...]

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This is a strange and interesting story, which says a lot about why corporate executives need to leave online messaging and PR to companies or individuals that fully understand the medium.
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) is delivering petitions to Burger King headquarters today, to protest the company’s refusal to increase wages for tomato [...]

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Needed: 150 women to eat chocolate every day for a year.
Mars Inc. is buying Wrigley.
What makes NYC pizza so hard to top?
Slate says PETA’s $1 million prize to develop artificial chicken is a sham.
Sonya Thomas is the new sweet corn eating champion.
Null Hypothesis wonders why people are either oliver lovers, or haters.
Could this blog be [...]

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