Recent events
Recent events tied to this brand in public sources.
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2021
Burger King announces brand redesign
Burger King announced a redesign of its brand, including its logo, food packaging and restaurants, to reflect improvements such as eliminating preservatives.
2020
The Vegetarian Butcher and Burger King launch plant-based Whopper in China
Unilever announced that its plant-based meat brand The Vegetarian Butcher had entered China and, with Burger King, launched the plant-based Whopper for sale at Burger King outlets in Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen and Hangzhou.
2020
Burger King India files draft IPO papers
Burger King India filed draft papers with India's securities regulator for an IPO, including a fresh issue of shares of up to Rs 542 crore and an offer for sale of up to 6 crore shares by promoter QSR Asia.
2020
Burger King China responds to expired-ingredients report
After a report alleged that staff at a Nanchang Burger King restaurant tampered with labels to keep ingredients beyond the permitted period, Burger King China apologized and said it would cooperate with investigations. The company also said the reported location had been temporarily closed for the investigation.
2020
Burger King China revokes franchise rights and closes a Nanchang restaurant
In response to management problems at the Nanchang franchise operator, Burger King decided to permanently close the operator's Beijing East Road restaurant, cancel its eligibility for future franchise authorizations, and allow its other restaurants to reopen after rectification and meeting government and Burger King requirements.
2020
Nanchang Burger King restaurants fined over food-safety violations
Nanchang market regulators fined six restaurants operating under the Burger King name after finding that all six had used expired food ingredients; one restaurant was also found to have shortchanged customers in burger preparation. The penalties totaled 916,504.02 yuan for the restaurants and 2,816,029.78 yuan for responsible individuals at the franchise operator.
2020
Chinese Burger King operator fined over expired ingredients
A Chinese operator of Burger King restaurants was fined about $132,600 and had approximately $275,000 in alleged illegal income confiscated over using expired ingredients. The article identifies the operator, not Burger King itself, as the subject of the penalty.
2020
Burger King employees strike and protest over COVID-19 safety concerns
Employees at a Santa Monica Burger King went on strike after a coworker died of coronavirus. On Friday, a group of employees protested outside the store. A complaint alleged that the restaurant failed to provide fresh masks and ignored social-distancing guidelines and health protocols; these are allegations reported in the article.
2020
Burger King debuts Social Distance Whopper in Italy
Burger King restaurants in Italy introduced the Social Distance Whopper, which contains triple the amount of onions as the regular Whopper. A video for the burger debuted on YouTube on Thursday.
2020
Burger King opened an official flagship store on Pinduoduo
Burger King announced that it had officially opened an official flagship store on Pinduoduo.
2020
Burger King New Zealand parent enters receivership
Burger King Holdings' New Zealand parent entered receivership on April 14, after the country's COVID-19 lockdown and the resulting lack of restaurant revenue caused severe financial difficulties. The receivers were appointed to handle the matter; the stated aim of receivership was to restart the business and find new owners.
2020
Burger King closes restaurants during coronavirus shutdown
Burger King closed all its restaurants after the government announced a lockdown.
2020
FCPT acquires a Burger King restaurant property
Four Corners Property Trust announced the acquisition of a Burger King restaurant property in Alabama for $1.8 million. The property is occupied under a corporate-guaranteed triple-net lease.
2020
Burger King introduces the Chip Butty in New Zealand
Burger King introduced the Chip Butty, a patty-less sandwich of french fries, mayo, and ketchup between two buns, for customers in New Zealand. The article says it was unclear whether it would reach other markets.
2020
Burger King closes about half of its China stores amid the outbreak
Amid the outbreak, Burger King had closed about half of its stores in China; the remaining open stores encouraged customers to use self-order kiosks and contactless delivery.
2020
Burger King New Zealand launches Rebel Whopper
Burger King New Zealand launched the plant-based Rebel Whopper as a new menu option. The burger was developed with plant-based patty supplier v2food and was listed at $8.
2020
Burger King cuts Impossible Whopper price
Burger King cut the price of its Impossible Whopper; the article headline cites a slowdown in sales.
2020
Burger King cuts the Impossible Whopper price
Burger King cut the price of its Impossible Whopper as sales slowed. The sandwich was also temporarily added to the chain's two-for-$6 discount menu.
2020
Burger King adds Impossible Whopper to two-for-$6 menu
Burger King added the Impossible Whopper to its two-for-$6 discount menu on a temporary basis, compared with its previous suggested price of $5.59 per sandwich.
2020
Burger King offers Impossible Whopper in two-for-$6 promotion
Burger King included the Impossible Whopper in its two-for-$6 promotion. The deal was offered at participating restaurants nationwide for a limited time.