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Burger King Offering Low Carb
Burger Giant Joins Low-Carb March
Salads, Web Information Part Of Trend POSTED: 12:35 p.m. EST January 13, 2004 UPDATED: 1:29 p.m. EST January 13, 2004 DES MOINES, Iowa -- Hoping that low carb may translate to high profit, Burger King is offering Whopper hamburgers minus the bread. And the fast-food chain plans to introduce salads featuring steak, chicken and shrimp. ATKINS DIET Pop-up Menu Maker Column: Atkins Man Discuss Diet Have You Tried It? Consumers watching their calories and carbohydrates will also be able to order Whopper meals that allow substitutions of french fries with salads and bottled water for soft drinks. The nation's No. 2 burger chain is suggesting franchises charge the same for burgers whether including buns. Introduction of low-carb fare follows a wave of similar moves by other restaurants. CKE Restaurants' Hardee's and Carl's Jr. chains feature burgers wrapped in lettuce. McDonald's restaurants in New York City have posters and brochures advising customers how they can lower their carb intake by modifying what they order. Wendy's has similar nutritional information on the web. Burger King also is debuting a website, www.have-it-your-way.com, with information on carbohydrates, calories and fat content in its offerings. Burger King is owned by a group of investor firms, including Texas Pacific Group, Bain Capital and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners. |
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Burger King Offering Low Carb
so how come they're charging the same even without the bun. that's a
little un-cool. it just doesn't seem right, i mean why not 20 cents less or something. it's amazing how restaurants aren't responding to this. when servers give me trouble i just don't go back. at work, i help decide where the lunch 'herd' goes, this is anywhere between 3 and 6 people. and a server can't work with me and give me steamed vegetables instead of fries, i'm not ever going back. eventually they'll figure it out i guess. i'll stop ranting now. |
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how come they're charging the same even without the bun. that's a
little un-cool. it just doesn't seem right, i mean why not 20 cents less or something. when we order our burger without the bun people will get extra tomatoes,onions lettuce pickles etc. So I guess thats why???? |
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Burger King Offering Low Carb
It's simple...
With the bun, it costs BK actually LESS because the bun and wrapper cost them about 10 cents (maybe).... With the plastic container and fork & knife, it will cost them MORE - about 15-20 cents.... Thats the easy reason why! Robert "ASHLEYANNA" wrote in message ... how come they're charging the same even without the bun. that's a little un-cool. it just doesn't seem right, i mean why not 20 cents less or something. when we order our burger without the bun people will get extra tomatoes,onions lettuce pickles etc. So I guess thats why???? |
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Exactly!
The paper cost is probably higher. Remember when you would ask a fast food joint for water and they would charge 5 cents for the cup? dot "Robert" wrote in message ... It's simple... With the bun, it costs BK actually LESS because the bun and wrapper cost them about 10 cents (maybe).... With the plastic container and fork & knife, it will cost them MORE - about 15-20 cents.... Thats the easy reason why! Robert "ASHLEYANNA" wrote in message ... how come they're charging the same even without the bun. that's a little un-cool. it just doesn't seem right, i mean why not 20 cents less or something. when we order our burger without the bun people will get extra tomatoes,onions lettuce pickles etc. So I guess thats why???? |
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"Robert" wrote in message . ..
It's simple... With the bun, it costs BK actually LESS because the bun and wrapper cost them about 10 cents (maybe).... With the plastic container and fork & knife, it will cost them MORE - about 15-20 cents.... Thats the easy reason why! Robert I was thinking this is the case. The plastic case IS reusable (I think it is the one they use for the baked potato), and you do get a plastic fork and knife. But, considering they don't put catsup and mayo on (need to request packets yourself), it may be easier for them to make, so it ends up a wash. I did try one of these, by the way (the whopper), and it was pretty good. Not a first request, but still ok. I put one packet of catsup and mayo on. They also do similar for the chicken whopper. - Richard Hutnik |
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Burger King Offering Low Carb
It's simple...
With the bun, it costs BK actually LESS because the bun and wrapper cost them about 10 cents (maybe).... With the plastic container and fork & knife, it will cost them MORE - about 15-20 cents.... Thats the easy reason why! ....fair enough, i don't feel so bad about it now. |
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