10 Fast Food Scandals We’ll Never Forget

Published on 04/17/2023
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Although it can occasionally be simpler to ignore reports that the hamburgers or chicken nuggets from a fast-food restaurant were prepared in questionably, it’s preferable to be aware of these fast food controversies than to live in blissful ignorance. And we assure you that not every one of these won’t include terrible health code breaches!

John Schnatter’s NFL Remarks – Papa Johns

John Schnatter repeatedly slipped up during public speaking, which led to his dismissal as CEO and subsequent removal from the Papa John’s board of directors. In the beginning of 2018, his remarks that NFL players’ protests during the national anthem against police brutality were harming his pizza chain’s sales sparked a massive uproar.

John Schnatter's NFL Remarks Papa Johns

John Schnatter’s NFL Remarks Papa Johns

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Awkward Advertisements – Hardee’s

Back in 2015, Hardee’s experimented with some strange billboard marketing, artfully positioning certain sandwich buns to resemble, well, buns. This marketing approach baffled the majority of clients, but I suppose we’re still spreading the word.

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Awkward Advertisements – Hardee’s

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