Oh really? Fast food chain denies climate change

 Posted by on 2 June 2009  Modern Life
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I was flabbergasted at this story on The Guardian:

Davis: Hi, I’m calling from the Flyer about your sign. Does Burger King really think global warming is baloney?
BK: [Hang-up]
Davis: [Calling back]: Your sign out front says global warming is baloney.
BK: I don’t see that, sir.
Davis: Well, it does.
BK: I don’t see that sir… I change the signs and that sign’s been up for a week.
Davis: Well, I have pictures that I took this afternoon…So, there’s no question that your sign said it and so did one in Midtown. I want to know if it was on purpose, or if it was a prank someone pulled on you.
BK: Let me get the manager. [several minutes of dead air then the same or very similar voice picks up.]
BK: Who were you holding for?
Davis: A manager, about the sign. I have pictures of the sign and people have called me upset. I just want to know if it’s a mistake or not so I can report it.
BK: Let me go outside and look at the sign and I’ll call you right back. [exchange of contact info]
[Phone rings, Davis answers]
BK: The sign was put up yesterday.
Davis: And it’s not a mistake?
BK: No.
Davis: It reflects the opinion of BK international?
BK: Yes. Would you like to talk to the home office? I can give you a number.
Davis: I’ve got the number, I’ve already contacted them. Thanks.

Read the full story, follow the links. Sounds like an overzealous “holding company” which owns a number of franchises decided to get a little political.

Grant Hamilton

  • Matt Goerzen

    Wow. Food for thought. ;)

  • Colin Corneau

    So, in addition to getting a muffin-top from eating at fast food restaurants, you can also become more stupid!

  • http://www.absurdintellectual.com/ Grant Hamilton

    As the Guardian writer wryly put it:

    John Chidsey, the company’s CEO, … believes that climate change is “an overriding issue of importance for the global community, business community and people in general”, as he stated in [a] short interview conducted at this year’s World Economic Forum. (How he squares this concern with his company’s drive-thru, meat-munching business model is another matter, though.)