The lawsuits are coming. This is only the beginning? I thought they would use a separate grill or device for these products. If I were a vegan I would go to a vegan restaurant to be 100% sure.
1 Like
Well that didnât take long to come true!
âA vegan walks into a Burger KingâŚâ
Just how stupid is this guy? Did he check that the French fires, onion rings, and hash browns donât share a fryer with the chicken nuggets, cheesy tots, and mozarella sticks (note for the peanut gallery â I looked up the menu as I donât eat at Burger King)? How about confirming no egg or dairy products in the salad?
The good news is that the chances of this guy dying of hypertension from eating Impossible Burgers is heightened. I just hope he hasnât reproduced. sigh You just canât fix stupid.
âA vegan walks into a Burger KingâŚâ
3 Likes
Seems like a legitimate suit if the are advertising it as â0% Beefâ.
Having ordered it a few timesâŚthere are signs in the stores saying that they cook it on the griddle, and that theyâll prepare it in the oven to avoid contact with meat products on request.
The guy is being an arse.
4 Likes
An arse for sure. Opportunist may be an even better call.
This is why we canât have nice things . . . .
Iâm torn - on the highest level I agree that if something is advertised as âxâ, then it should be âxâ. So if they say it is vegan - certain expectations exist and it should be vegan.
That said, if âweâ want to encourage businesses (especially huge businesses) to include more vegetarian and vegan options on their menu, then we canât smack people down when they are trying but maybe falling short. Restaurants are crazy busy moving machines, it isnât always easy to make these types of changes and I was impressed that they were trying.
There are exceptions to this for me - things like allergies . . . if you say nut free, then you have an obligation to be nut free. If you say your food is kosher, then you have an obligation to be kosher. I have plenty of friends that are one of those (donât know anyone who is both) and they wont eat or change their order based on their âtrustâ level of the restaurant. So yeah - I canât believe someone this opposed to meat would âtrustâ BK in this situation . . . . I struggle with these things, especially when they result in these types of litigation.
2 Likes
Wouldnât you think that the Director of Test Kitchens at BK (if there is such a person) would be loud and specific about cooking instructions for this âburgerâ? Like: CANNOT BE PREPPED OR COOKED ON ANY SURFACE WHERE MEAT OR MEAT BY PRODUCTS ARE PRESENT.
The restaurants demographic targets were Vegans and Vegetarians, for peteâs sake!
BK wanted a slice of those burgeoning markets, but failed to put internal controls in place to assure the product would be handled correctly through the point of sale.
2 Likes
It is clearly stated in the stores that the patties are prepared on the meat griddle, but that on request they will be prepared in an oven where they will not contact animal products.
1 Like
They need the residual grill grease to give it that beefy flavor.
2 Likes
It needs something!
3 Likes
https://www.burgerking.co.uk/menu-item/rebel-whopper
BK in the UK fesses up:
âThe Rebel WhopperÂŽ is plant-based; however, it is cooked on the same broiler as our original WHOPPERÂŽ to deliver the same unique flame-grilled taste. Due to shared cooking equipment it may not be suitable for vegetarians.â
2 Likes
