Burger King Proposes A Truce With McDonalds, Creates The "McWhopper"

Huff Po – In a full-page “open letter” ad appearing today (8/26) in the New York Times and Chicago Tribune, Burger King proposes to McDonald’s that they collaborate on a joint burger, the “McWhopper,” in the interests of nothing less than world peace. The ad (see it here) imagines “a one-off collaboration between Burger King and McDonald’s to create something special–something that gets the world talking” about Peace One Day, a non-profit lobbying to designate September 21 as Peace Day. Its mantra is “Who will you make peace with?” Burger King’s ad suggests it and McDonald’s “call a ceasefire on these so-called ‘burger wars’ ” in the spirit of peace. The fruit of their collaboration would be the hybrid McWhopper. “All the tastiest bits of your Big Mac and our Whopper, united in one delicious, peace-loving burger,” the ad suggests. A mixed crew would sell the hybrid burger on Sept. 21, 2015, only at one location only. More details can be had at http://www.mcwhopper.com.  Burger King already has McWhopper packaging designed.  In a statement, Fernando Machado, SVP for Global Brand Management at Burger King Corp., insists the invitation is more than a PR stunt. The goal, he says, is to bring attention to Peace One Day. “We’re being completely transparent with our approach because we want them to take this seriously,” Machado says. “It would be amazing if McDonald’s agrees to do this. Let’s make history and generate a lot of noise around Peace Day. If they say no, we’ll hopefully have, at the very least, raised much-needed financial support and consciousness for the great cause that is Peace One Day. And both are well worth the effort.” Wednesday morning, McDonald’s CEO Steve Easterbrook used Twitter and Facebook to respond to Burger King’s proposal.

So sick and goddam tired of this Kumbaya world we live in. No more war! Lets be friends! Peace Day! McWhoppers!

Get out of my face. You dont see Pepsi and Coke mixing together for Peace One Day. You dont see Nike and Adidas collaborating to make shoes. Does Apple and Microsoft team up to make a computer? No. They fucking dont. Because this is America. Where Capitalism lives and thrives. Where every business day is a war. Competition keeps this country great. Choosing between a Big Mac and a Whopper is what separates us from the Communists. Might as well set the American flag on fire before we sell this thing.

Not to mention I just dont even know what the Whopper brings to the table for the Big Mac. McDonalds already has the Whopper. Its called the Quarter Pounder. Just doesnt seem like Burger King brings enough to the table to be a part of this collaboration. Just gonna bring big ass white onion slices to the table? No thanks. Burger King would completely be riding the coattails of the Big Mac and its signature Special Sauce.

Now, if they wanted to put #ChickenFries on the Big Mac, thats a different story. #ChickenFries are the premier sliced chicken product in the fast food world. A #ChickenFries-Mac would be 10 out of 10. 2 all beef patties special sauce pickles cheese lettuce onion and #ChickenFries on a sesame seed bun. #ChickenFries.

PS – How about the dramatics from the McDonalds CEO? That response was such a Seaward move. “A simple phone call will work next time.” What a cocksucker. If I’m Burger King I pull the plug on this whole idea just because of that dickhead.