Horse meat-gate very nearly hit one of the big burger chains, with high street meat shop Burger King admitting to finding horse DNA in burgers at one of its suppliers. It has apologised, saying none of the dodgy meat actually made it into customers' gobs. Read More >>
The most expensive part of that flimsy burger from your local fast food joint isn't what you put in your mouth; it's the human hands that put it together. But this robotic burger-maker that preps, grills, and assembles your Royale with Cheese—automatically—may soon replace human line cooks altogether while saving the fast food industry billions. Read More >>
Well, not that we're calling you fat of course, but do you reckon an increase in price would help people curb down on fatty foods? 'Cause those pesky fellas in lab coats have been at it again, and only this time they're saying that a 'fat tax' should be instated to raise up the costs of unhealthy food and drink by up to 20 per cent. Read More >>
Featured comment by Glenbot3000:
"Heck, it'd even encourage producers of unhealthy food to make it healthy (or at least offer healthy alternatives).
The only problem I see is where ..." More »
You apparently have to be very careful when ordering food in Japan because what looks like a fast food combo, or even sushi, could turn out to be an edible chemistry experiment made entirely from sweets. Read More >>
Featured comment by Simalacrum:
"I'm not at all surprised at this.
It's a little known fact that Japan have, not only recently but historically, been VERY good at making a vast arr..." More »
A South African burger chain called Wimpy's wanted to bring attention to the fact that they've just introduced menus for the visually impaired. So they worked with ad agency Metropolitan Republic to create burgers with sesame seed braille messages on top. Read More >>
Featured comment by MoTech:
"I remember Wimpys. I think they migt still be some motorway services that have wimpys on the M6 if Im not mistaken." More »
I'm finally jealous of our French friends. To promote the re-release of The Phantom Menace in THREE DEE, fast food chain Quick is making a Darth Vader Burger complete with a black bun. A BLACK BUN. On a burger! Read More >>
Extravagant? Maybe. But embracing this mouth-wateringly wonderful cheeseburger wrapping paper might actually save you in the long run. I mean, when you wrap and stack six gifts to look like a Quarter Pounder with cheese, well, who cares what's in the boxes? Read More >>