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MANISON AVENUE Ad campaigns for Burger King's Texas Double Whopper play an I Am Man manthem a la Helen Reddy; Miller beer has celebs solemnly debating "Man Laws...
...with healthier ingredients and cooking methods than most fast food chains.b.good, which also has a restaurant on Dartmouth Street in Boston, serves eight kinds of burgers, salads, sandwiches and fries.According to b.good, while a McDonald’s Big Mac contains 600 calories and Burger King’s Whopper has 710 calories, b.good’s burgers have only 493 calories. The owners of b.good also say that the restaurant’s french fries have a quarter of the fat and a third of the calories that McDonald’s fries do.Jordan A. Comins...
...Swam To Sweden” to the vaguely tautological “I Was Raised A Gunfighter By A Family Of Gunfighters.” The standout track in terms of titular pretension has to be the opener, which has been dubbed with the Dillinger Four-esque whopper “Let’s See A Little Less Standing Around And A Little More Jumping Out Of Cakes.” This trend would be tolerable, and even amusing, if it was restricted to the track names, but similar immaturity can be traced running through the lyrics and song...
NISH KANKIWALA Worldwide Whopper Man How does a guy who has never worked in a restaurant spend his first days as a fast-food honcho? Flipping burgers. Since being named president of Burger King International last month, Kankiwala, 45, has been working at Burger Kings around the globe. The Indian-born exec had been running European business for Pepsi, where he presided over eight straight quarters of market-share growth. He hopes to sate Burger King's hunger for growth by increasing its presence in new markets...
...overlook the ecomonic issue. Good quality, highly nutritious food is available to those who can afford it. The less expensive, more convenient (and high-fat) fast-food options are the default choice for those who can't. Example: A 99-cent Whopper special can feed five children for $5. And it's quick. A carefully prepared low-fat meal, complete with fresh vegetables and quality protein, for the same five children could cost $25. Ann Yates Colorado...