Burger King sneakily made an ‘unbelievably stupid’ change to chicken nuggets – people are saying the world is ending
BURGER King just joined the growing list of popular retailers that have altered their offerings as America's inflation rate soars.
Their newest change means customers are getting less for their money – and they're not happy about it.
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Burger King's largest franchisee, Carrols Restaurant Group, revealed it reduced the restaurant's 10-piece chicken nugget meal to include eight nuggets instead.
The change occurred in the third quarter of 2021 and was an effort to "partially offset inflation."
Daniel Accordino, chief executive of Carrols, told investors a long list of implemented and upcoming changes also impacted the chain's signature Whopper, according to a transcript from FactSet (via ).
Daniel confirmed the Whopper is no longer offered at a discounted price or in the two-for-six or two-for-five menu promotions.
Explaining these changes, Accordino said: "Domestic food, paper producers and distributors supplying most of our commodities are dealing with labor constraints, along with higher fuel costs and are passing the increases on to us.
"As a result, commodity inflation overall was approximately 16% this past quarter compared to the prior year period."
He noted that some of the adjustments are not meant to be put in place forever, but he cannot predict when they will be loosened.
"We also intend to continue to move pricing to partially offset inflation to the extent possible without impacting traffic," he added.
It's important to note that not every Burger King will be affected by the chicken nugget change, as Carrols Restaurant Group does not own every restaurant.
However, Whoppers will no longer be discounted at any location, as the CEO of Burger King parent Restaurant Brands International previously confirmed the change for all restaurants.
Burger King fans are unsurprisingly not happy about the change, with one person tweeting that it's "unbelievably stupid."
Others likened the menu reduction to the end of time, as one user wrote: "The doomsday clock inches another minute toward midnight."
"It's the end of the world as we know it," another agreed.
A fourth upset customer called Burger King's chicken nuggets "trash" in retaliation.
Burger King is just one of many companies across all categories to hike its prices in response to rising costs to make and distribute its products.
Chipotle blamed inflation as its reason to raise their prices at the beginning of Febraury.
Additionally, Netflix increased its basic plan from $8.99 to $9.99, the standard plan from $13.99 to $15.49, and its premium plan from $17.99 to $19.99 in February.
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Luckily, there are some tricks and trips floating around the internet to help customers get the most bang for their buck at some of these establishments.
For instance, a former Chipotle employee revealed how you can get two menu items for nearly the price of one and a Burger King employee shared how to ensure you get fresh burger with each order.
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