As if the 1/3 of Americans who are already overweight or obese need any help making their way to a Whopper Burger King has announced plans to expand its fast food delivery service to new locations.

The fast food chain has been testing a home/business delivery service in four Washington DC stores and reports are now circulating that they plan to expand the program to more areas.

At this time the biggest concern for consumers is that burgers and french friends don’t travel well, a problem Burger King is attempting to fix with  ”proprietary thermal packaging technology.”

According to one executive that technology will ensure

“The Whopper is delivered hot and fresh, and the French fries are delivered hot and crispy.”

Of course Burger King isn’t going to be willing to send an employee to your door with a $1 order of fries so the company has set a minimum between $8 and $10 depending on the store location.

The company has also modified a few options, for example fountain drinks have been replaced by bottles and they are not offering breakfast delivery at this time, instead running the beta programs from 11am to 10pm.

If this program is a success and obesity rises I’m calling that a direct correlation, after all nobody needs to have a Whopper delivered to their home unless they don’t have the ability to leave for some reason. Perhaps this program will be a huge success for those people under house arrest.

Would you be willing to order fast food for home delivery from Burger King?

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Stop what you’re doing right now. Earth shattering news is coming your way. Burger King, the second largest fast food chain in the country, is changing its french fry recipe. Yes, Burger King’s fries will now be thicker, crispier, and hotter.

Reuters reports that the last time Burger King changed its fries was in 1998. Rising competition from new chains like Five Guys and In-And-Out Burger has pressured Burger King to revise their fries again.

Leo Leon, vice president of Burger King innovation, said:

“We’re always trying to have the best menu possible. French fries are a big seller for us and we want to make sure we’re always improving.”

Burger King’s new fries will be available at  7,000 restaurants in North America by December 5. The price for fries will remain the same.

Last year, Wendy’s gave its fries an upgrade as well. It seems that McDonald’s, who often wins best fries in customer surveys, is the only fast food restaurant to figure out the potato game.

But Burger King is confident that it’s new fries, which will be about as thick as a pencil and will contain 20 percent less sodium, will help Burger King boost its business.

According to Reuters, the smallest $1 portion of fries contains 330 mg of sodium and 240 calories. Burger King says that its new fries are cooked in trans fat-free vegetable oil.

If you want to try the new fries, but don’t want to pay the $1, you can get a free order on December 16th.

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Not everywhere, but the trend of combining alcohol with fast food is on a steady increase.

Some locations of Sonic, Burger King and even Starbucks are getting in on the concept, shilling beer and wine alongside their value combos, coffees and lattes. One restaurant consultant familiar with dining trends and patterns says the push helps fast food joints compete with the “casual dining” sector that is becoming rapidly popular:

In a tough economy, the move towards alcohol is a way to compete with casual dining — and can help boost typically slow evening business, says Ron Paul, president at Technomic, a restaurant consulting firm. “For consumers, it’s basically about having it your way — even if it’s having a beer with your burger.”

Two locations of Sonic in Florida- Miami and Fort Lauderdale- are adding extensive beer options to their menu. Burger King’s Whopper Bar locations serve beer as well, and four Seattle locations of Starbucks offer beer and wine with a fifth being added soon.

Do you think this trend should be adopted nationwide? Would you like beer with that?

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The marketing geniuses at Burger King have finally found a way to get people to want to eat their food.

Get them sauced first. And not with that sad zesty onion ring stuff. Burger King’s “Whopper Bar” in South Beach will be offering Anheuser-Busch and MillerCoors brand beers alongside their standard burgers, fries, and mechanically separated chicken shaped into appetizing crowns and fingers. If the idea sticks, touristy places like LA, Las Vegas and New York could see beer at Burger King, too.

A beer in a specially designed aluminum bottle at BK will set you back $4.25, or a $2 upcharge to value meals. Marketing experts say the move is an attempt to boost flagging fast food sales in a down economy, as well as wedge into the under-30 market. Beer in fast food restaurants isn’t unheard of in other parts of the world, and a Starbucks affiliated retailer sells wine and beer in a US location. But beer at Burger King is a first in the US.

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Yesterday I wrote about how Japan Burger King stores were offering their Windows 7 Whopper, a seven beef patty burger that’s 5 inches tall and sure to give you a heart attack. Now the first “victim” of the burger has been filmed.

It was one thing to see a picture of this monster sized burger, it’s a whole new experience to see it in all it’s live glory.

Check out the Windows 7 Whopper Video below:

[Engadget]

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Oh Japan, how I love your ability to create the most insanely odd advertising campaigns of all time.  But seriously, a Windows 7 Whopper? Why on earth does anyone need a 5 inch tall burger with seven patties of beef? Then again the¥777 (or $8.55) isn’t a bad deal for such a mammoth heart attack waiting to happen.

The burger which was announced today is available for the next seven day in celebration of Microsoft’s release of the Windows 7 operating system.

I should also note that only 30 customers per day can take advantage of the ¥777 price, each customer after that point will pay ¥1,450 ($17.10), which totally doesn’t go with the “number 7 theme.” that they seem to have going for the first 30 customers each day.

Quick tip: bring your own bread and make 7 burgers for the price of three or four. [Electronista]

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Two women with a 6 month old baby tried to order food at a Burger King restaurant but when the manager saw the baby was barefoot, he asked them to leave citing health concerns.

Six month old Kaylie Frederich was in her grandmother’s arms as they approached the counter at Burger King in Sunset Hills, MO. The store manager happened to be standing near the cash register where they were about to place their order with the server and saw the baby had bare feet. The manager told the women they could order the food to go, but they couldn’t sit at the restaurant because of health regulations.

The two women put socks on the baby’s feet but that still wasn’t enough. When the women insisted that the rule shouldn’t apply to infant babies who couldn’t even walk and whose feet would never touch the floor during their visit, the manager threatened to call police. The family left the Burger King, and went straight to CNN with their story. Watch the video below:

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Well, perhaps it’s a tie.

First we had an anthromorphic oven begging a Quizno’s employee named Scott to “put it in me.” Now Burger King has joined the sandwiches equal sex brigade with a series of ads featuring the most obvious BJ metaphor I’ve ever seen in fast food. Forgetting the fact that Quizno’s sandwiches taste like toasted vomit, this is just gross.

Still not seeing it? Check out the copy. >shudder<

Fill your desire for something long, juicy and flame-grilled with the NEW BK SUPER SEVEN INCHER. Yearn for more after you taste the mind-blowing burger that comes with a single beef patty, topped with American cheese, crispy onions and the A1 Thick and Hearty Steak Sauce.

I have to hand it to you- with your new ad, you’ve managed to put this rare meat eating hussy off sex and burgers. Well played, Burger King, well played.

[Thanks, Gawker]

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A new advertising campaign from Burger King that marries SpongeBob and women with square buts hasn’t been well received in all quarters.

The ad campaign sees The Burger King “King” singing “I love square butts” surrounded by women shaking their square butts in an effort to promote a Burger King Kids Meal that comes with a SpongeBob SquarePants toy. Lyrics include the line “I wanna git wit’cha, cause you’re makin’ me richer.”

Do-gooder groups have come out and accused Burger King off sexualizing children meals. “Nickelodeon and Burger King have partnered to produce a new, highly sexualized, ad for a Burger King SpongeBob SquarePants Kids Meal. It is harmful enough when a beloved media icon advertises junk food to children, but selling Kids Meals by associating a beloved, male character like SpongeBob with lechery shows how little either company cares about the wellbeing of the children they target.” claim the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood group.

The ad is questionable for a product aimed at children: I’m not making a moral judgment there, only an observation based on pitch, after all little kids who like SpongeBob aren’t exactly going to relate to dancing girls (and yes, I have a 6 year old.) But more than anything is just the sheer bizarre nature of the ad: whacked is the right word.

Ultimately you can be the judge:

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The Whopper Bar: All Beef

To be clear, the Whopper Bar won’t actually be serving alcohol — but it will be serving plenty of beef. The Burger King venture will offer Whoppers, Double Whoppers, and Steakhouse XT burgers, along with new Bourbon Whoppers, Three-Cheese Steakhouse XT burgers, and Pepper Bacon Steakhouse XT burgers. Each will come with options for 22 different toppings. Among the choices: guacamole, smoked bacon, or steak sauce.

A “Contemporary” Edge

The first Whopper Bar opens today at the Universal CityWalk in Orlando. Its look is totally different from the typical BK, as seen in the photo above: The bar boasts an open kitchen, a bar-like countertop, and a whole new color scheme. Employees will also wear different uniforms, matching the red, black, and gray restaurant design. Burger King hopes the updated take will give its brand a new “contemporary” edge, representatives say.

Whopper Bar Plans

Burger King is planning six more Whopper Bars around the globe by the end of 2009, with the next set to open in Munich over the summer. Los Angeles, New York and Singapore will soon see locations as well. Eventually, the company says it could open as many as 500 of the units around the world in everywhere from stadiums to casinos and cruise ships.

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From Deluxe Burger King Mask

By heliacal rising (Raleigh, NC) –

I’ve been waiting forever for this moment. I’ve finally found a way to frighten the ever loving crap out of my enemies AND offer them delicious artery-clogging fast food at the same time! I can now slip into their beds in the middle of the night and then try to silence their waking screams by offering them piping hot Croissan’Wiches! I can stow away in the back seat of their cars and spring up while they’re driving to work, shoving a mouth-watering TenderCrisp Bacon Cheddar Deluxe in their face!

My most successful scare to date involved the rotten jerk that my wife (the tramp) had an affair with. Dude was taking out the trash, not expecting a thing. When he opened the lid of the big trashcan in his garage, I popped out with a plate of savory BK Stackers. Because of his heart condition, he was unable to enjoy the scrumptious delicacy I had offered him…the poor guy. I was able to avoid the cops by leaping from the shadows and spraying them in the eyes with a healthy dose of Zesty Onion Ring Dippin’ Sauce, then fleeing the scene of the crime with a kingly cackle. Don’t go thinking that I’m completely insensitive. I did attend the guy’s funeral and my wife is now extremely sorry she cheated on me. Sounds like a win-win situation to me!

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Taste is something Burger King isn’t famous for, and I’m not just talking about their food. Fresh from the offensive Whopper Virgins campaign, Burger King’s latest crass attempt to sell Hamburgers is a Facebook application that gives users a free Whooper if they dump 10 of their Facebook friends.

Whopper Sacrifice explains it as follows:

What would you do for a free WHOPPER®? Would you insult an elected official? Would you do a naked handstand? Would you go so far as to turn your back on friendship? Install WHOPPER® Sacrifice on your Facebook profile and we’ll reward you with a free flame-broiled WHOPPER® Sandwich when you sacrifice 10 of your friends*.

The limit is one Whopper per person, so you can’t defriend 20 people and get two free Whoppers.

According to Facebook, the application has 15,802 active monthly users, and 212 fans.

Yeah, because snubbing 10 people makes for a great burger promotion. Crass and lame.

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OMG. Just when you thought Burger King couldn’t get any more way out there, they have launched a body spray for their customers called Flame. It’s limited edition, so get in quick if you want your significant other, father or other male figure to smell like a whopper.

According to the press release, “The King is setting hearts ablaze for the holidays with his new scent of choice. FLAME™, a new men’s body spray by Burger King Corp., features the scent of seduction with the hint of flame-broiled meat. A favorite of the King, FLAME™ is available for purchase for a limited time at select Ricky’s retailers in-store or online.”

Check out the cheesey ad here

I don’t know about you girls, but nothing puts me in the mood for love like the scent of broiled meat.

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Burger King will debut a new “documentary” later this week called Whopper Virgins, where a documentary crew takes Whopper Hamburgers to obscure locations for a taste test.

The “documentary” is being filmed by the now officially the mother of all sellouts “award winning director” Stacy Peralta and includes the use of “13 planes, 2 dog sleds and 1 helicopter.”

If visiting poor people in remote locations, some who would be at best surviving on below poverty levels and throwing a burger in their faces isn’t bad enough, it gets better, because they also ask the Whopper Virgins to compare the taste of the Whopper to a McDonalds Big Mac as well.

It’s hard to place exactly where this begins on the level of wrongness. The pipe flute South American music on the website, the pictures of people with horse and carts on one side, and on the other someone eating a Whopper. Hey, but that’s ok, because the testing was “done by independent 3rd party testers.” I think I’m going to throw up now.

If you can’t handle the pain of viewing the website, here’s some promotional images for the “documentary.”

Update: we now have confirmation that the “documentary” is being promoted through a TV ad campaign. We’re trying to track down who is hosting the site, but what we can work out is that it’s hosted on a PR company server, and the site shares hosting with Bayer and Florida Area Audi dealers.

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The fast food chain has fired a worker who bathed in a utility sink — and videotaped it — in Ohio. Here’s the most disturbing part, though: The sink is used to clean the restaurant’s equipment. Would you like some naked guy’s germs with that?

For what it’s worth, the non-employee-of-the-month apparently was taking the dip to celebrate his birthday. He posted the video to his MySpace page, though it’s (thankfully) no longer there.

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