Things You Didn’t Know About Burger King

Larrylambert
3 min readAug 5, 2024

With them, it’s been win some, lose some.

Photo by Justin Wolff on Unsplash

I started eating Whoppers when I was about 10. It was a wonderful experience. Back then I ate them a little differently. I ate them with just meat and bread. Over the years I came to appreciate the additional trimmings.

As I got older, how often I ate at Burger King depended, in large part on how close they were to me. When I lived in Florida, I had some in my proximity and ate there fairly often. I will say that I sometimes based my lunch choice on how easily I could eat a particular food while driving.

The Whopper doesn’t score well on the “How easy is it to eat while driving?” test.

After that humble introduction, here are some things you didn’t know about Burger King.

1: In February of 2021 Burger King rolled out a loyalty program in selected areas called Royal Perks.

Perks included priority parking at nearby hospitals.

2: In 2023 Burger King announced a new franchise called, “The Sizzle.”

Among other things, the concept is designed to improve drive-thru service. So, the concept must…

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Larrylambert

You probably don't know my name, but have likely seen my work. I've written for numerous syndicated cartoon strips and my gags have appeared in national pubs.