Burger King News & Media

How technology can improve guest experience

by Michael Jaszczyk — CTO, U.S. CEO, GK Software

QSRs must invest in technology innovations that help them meet their ultimate goal of improving the guest experience. Luckily, pandemic-fueled digital…

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Burger King creates Pride Whopper in Austria

June 7, 2022

Burger King Austria is offering its customers a Pride Whopper with equal buns — either two top buns or two bottom buns — to celebrate Pride Month during June…

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Burger King Japan offers dried ramen snack instead of fries

May 13, 2022

Ramen with your hamburger? Yep, if you're eating at Burger King Japan. The burger chain is one of several being impacted by a potato shortage in Japan…

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Burger King ends trial run of plant-based London location

May 2, 2022

Burger King has ended the trial run of its all-vegan restaurant in Leicester Square in London, according to a report in The Guardian. The fast-foot outlet had…

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Burger King offers free fries for loyalty members

April 25, 2022

Burger King loyalty members just got a year-long perk: free fries every week for the rest of the year with any purchase — whatever size they're craving…

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Burger King teams with groups to help conserve, restore Grasslands

April 12, 2022

Burger King and agricultural company Cargill are partnering with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to support cattle ranchers committed to addressing…

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Burger King sued for overstating Whopper size in ads

April 8, 2022

Is Burger King's Whopper all a lie? Plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed March 28 believe so — the suit claims the sandwich isn't the same as those depicted in BK's…

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Burger King South Korea debuts peanut butter on menu

March 31, 2022

Burger King South Korea has introduced peanut butter to its menu with no jelly to be found, according to a Chewboom report.

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McDonald's, other QSRs can't shut down all Russian business

March 18, 2022

McDonald's and other QSR chains in Russia haven't quite ceased operations yet. That's because some franchisees refuse to shut their doors, according to a…

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London Burger King goes fully vegan in trial run

March 14, 2022

Burger King's Leicester Square location in London has gone entirely vegan until April 10 to determine if there's a demand for fully vegan locations, according…

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Panda Express latest QSR ceasing Russian support

March 10, 2022

Panda Express is ceasing all corporate support to its three franchise locations in Russia in response to the Russian war against Ukraine.

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Burger King to take iconic burger off discount menu, raise prices

February 17, 2022

Burger King is pulling its most popular burger, the Whopper, off its discount menu and the brand is slated to raise prices to offset rising costs, according to…

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Burger King Romania adds menu items

January 26, 2022

Burger King Romania has added some menu items to its line-up, according to a Business Review Romania report.

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GPS Hospitality promotes Daniel Lee to VP of financial planning, analysis

January 25, 2022

GPS Hospitality, one the nation's largest franchisees of Burger King, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, and Pizza Hut, has promoted Daniel Lee to vice president of…

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Popeyes enters master agreement for South Korea

January 4, 2022

Popeyes has entered into a master franchise agreement with Silla Co., Ltd. ("Silla Group) to develop and open hundreds of Popeyes restaurants across South…

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Restaurant Brands International partners with Ant Group in Asia Pacific market

December 21, 2021

Restaurant Brands International, parent company to Tim Hortons, Burger King and Popeyes, has announced a regional partnership with the Ant Group to leverage…

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Former Burger King employee tattoos ‘WE ALL QUIT’ on arm

December 8, 2021

Kylee Johnson and eight other co-workers quit a Lincoln, Nebraska, Burger King in July, and one of the employees famously announced "We All Quit" on the sign's…

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Burger King to cut menu items, increase speed

December 6, 2021

Burger King is looking to speed up its drive thru by cutting some lengthy menu items, according to a report in USA Today.

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Burger King offers Whopper at throwback price

December 2, 2021

The Whopper is turning 64 years old and Burger King is celebrating by offering it at a throwback price for a limited time, according to a press release.

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Burger King serves up side of cryptocurrency for loyalty reward members

November 1, 2021

Burger King is teaming up with Robinhood Crypto to offer a side of cryptocurrency to the company's loyalty members.

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