'Never thought we’d be asking you to do this': Burger King urges customers to order from rival McDonald’s and KFC

Tribune Web Desk
Chandigarh, November 3

Fast food chain Burger King has appealed to its customers in the UK to order from its competitions, including long-time rival McDonald’s. 

Sharing a statement on Monday on the microblogging website, the fast-food chain gained a lot of attention for their surprising request. 

Burger King asked consumers to support local fast food joints during the second major lockdown imposed in the UK to battle the coronavirus pandemic. 

The new restrictions would force restaurants and bars to keep services shut until the beginning of December.   

“We never thought we’d be asking you to do this, but restaurants employing thousands of staff really need your support at the moment,” read the statement, which names KFC, Subway, Taco Bell and Domino’s Pizza, as well as other chains.

“In short: from any of our sister food chains (fast or not fast).” the statement specified extending their support to local business as well.

“So if you want to help, keep treating yourself to tasty meals through home delivery, takeaway or drive thru,” the statement read.

Since being shared online, the message has been reshared over 40,000 times on Facebook and had over 1.1 lakh likes on Twitter.