Burger King sued for “misleading advertising” over the size of its burger

Four American agents perform a A class action lawsuit against the fast food chain Burger King Alleging that they were deceived by the advertising images of companies, where the size of burgers will appear 35% larger than in previous ads.

Walter Coleman, Marco Di Leonardo, Matthew Fox and Madeline Salzman filed a class-action lawsuit against Burger King on March 28 in federal court in Florida. Through attorney Anthony Russo.

for plaintiffs, Burger King announces the largest types of burgers it has compared to competitors It contains oversized meat pies and ingredients that “overflow the pie” to show the patties are 35% larger and contain more than twice the meat of an actual pie, according to the lawsuit.

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Comparison Marketing photos before 2017 So far, the lawsuit shows that the size of the burger has increased by about 35% and the amount of beef by more than 100%.

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They add: “Although the Whopper has been physically increased in size in Burger King advertisements, the recipe, amount of beef, or ingredients in The Burger King Whopper has never changed.”

as orderd“Burger King’s actions are particularly worrying Now that inflation, food, and meat prices are skyrocketing, and many consumers, especially low-income consumers, are struggling financially,” the class action said.

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