What a stunt! Burger King asked McDonald's to team up on a "Burger For Peace Day", but McDonald's said no! Burger King took out full page ads in the "New York Times" and the "Chicago Tribune" yesterday, as an open letter to McDonald's asking them to team up and make a "McWhopper." They want to do it on September 21st, which is apparently international "Peace Day." They say that, quote, "calling a cease-fire on these so-called burger wars" could help raise awareness. They even started a website called McWhopper.com. And the response from McDonald's was . . . NOPE. Their CEO is Steve Easterbrook, and he responded on Facebook. Quote, "We love the intention but think our two brands could do something bigger to make a difference. "Let's acknowledge that between us there is simply a friendly business competition and certainly not the unequaled circumstances of the real pain and suffering of war." He also called out Burger King's entire approach to the publicity stunt. Quote, "A simple phone call will do next time." If you're curious, the McWhopper would be approximately 726 calories with 36 grams of fat.
So I was thinking, what if some other fast-food chains teamed up? How about Papa John's and Pizza Hut? That would be Papa Hut. Chick Fil A and Kentucky Fried Chicken? They'd be Chick Chicken. And Wendy's and Hardees? That would still be Wendees, just spelled different!
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