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Burger King's anti-bullying ad was made in conjunction with San Francisco-based non-profit No Bully in time for National Bullying Prevention Month. It poses a brand-new question: how do you tie fast food to aggressive behavior? Answer: Beat up a Whopper Jr., and make people watch.While garnering plenty of praise from critics, the commercial does bring a few qualms to mind.[embed=https://www.youtube.com/embed/mnKPEsbTo9s]Admittedly, the spot includes…

Stop by your local McDonald’s or Burger King today and chances are that a photograph of a salad creation graces the front window. It’s no secret that fast-food chains have been pushing products considered to be more “nutritious” (sugary, fat-filled dressings be damned), spurred in part by increased competition and an uptick in health-focused movements — such as…

Maybe you're too young to remember the last time that eating a salad was cool. Back in the 1980s. Luckily for you, there's Bloomberg News — which harks back to the good old days in this report on the State of the Salad in America 2014. The report finds a "new generation" of restaurants like…

KFC "Fresh New Look, Same Great Taste" Ad [embed=//www.youtube.com/embed/6vYCssei9ks] Let’s take a quick look at what we know about fast food ads on television: There are lots of them, usually at least one per commercial break. Smiling children and company mascots – think kings, clowns and Chihuahuas – are abundant. Thanks to some sneaky photographic…

This morning the Twitter account for burger watchdog website Burger Business tipped us off to a brand new special at Burger King that is sort of blowing our minds in more ways than one. For a very limited time, Burger King locations throughout the state of Wisconsin are offering what only can be described as…

[caption id="attachment_70291" align="alignnone" width="700" ] We don't think you'll be seeing these photos on McDonald's TV ads any time soon.[/caption] We can all admit to hitting up a drive-thru during a summer road trip. And if we were to take McDonald’s television advertisements at face value, we’d believe that its products are not terrible for…

In an article yesterday, USA Today highlighted some of the wackiest flavored products being released just in time for the holiday season. Considering that this period is the most lucrative time of year for consumer purchases, food and drink companies are constantly coming out with "uniquely" tasting products, often on a limited basis. Pringles are…

On my list of all-time favorite foods, Burger King's sausage, egg and cheese Croissan'wich holds a curious place towards the top. I think about getting one almost every weekend, although now that I'm more conscious about what I put into my body, I usually abstain. It's not that I think the Croissan'wich is a particular triumph in…

Yet again — to the certain dismay of the industry — beef is back in the news. Just after the pink slime hysteria has died down, Mad Cow disease makes a comeback. Perhaps more alarming, however, is the discovery of eyeless and eye socket-less shrimp in the Gulf of Mexico, possibly as a result of…

You’ve got your Big Mac fans and your Whopper people and your Dave’s Hot ‘N Juicy lovers. But what about the rest of us — those who love a salty, fried, fat-saturated good time, but without beef entering the equation? Allow me to speak for the fast food fish fillet lovers out there. As a…

[embed=https://www.youtube.com/embed/oDRrXu_EUa4] Apparently back when this commercial was created sometime during the Reagan administration, Burger King was having issues convincing customers that their flame-broiled burgers should be served hot. As the Power Station song goes, “You can’t tell how hot you want it until you try.” So they are saying you need to try the burger…