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Burger King Corp. to Sponsor the Jonas Brothers Summer Tour

Business Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Burger King Corp. (NYSE:BKC) announced today its sponsorship of one of the most anticipated concert tours of the summer, the Jonas Brothers' "Burning Up Tour."

Burger King Corp.'s New Indy Double Whopper(R) Sandwich and 'Reveal the Secret' Game Whip up Excitement for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull(TM)

Business Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Burger King Corp. (NYSE:BKC) today announced an Indy-themed promotion that brings BURGER KING® restaurant guests and fans of the famed

Why is Burger King Spying on Student Labor Organizers?

Alternet (Free subscription) | yesterday

Why is Burger King Spying on Student Labor Organizers'Posted by at 9:55 AM on May 15, 2008.The fast-food company tries to hide its anti-labor practices. Post ToolsGot a tip for a post': | Get PEEK in yourmailbox!Melissa McEwan ShakesvilleMatt Stoller Open LeftSteve Benen The Carpetbagger ReportYesterday morning, Burger King's Senior Analyst of Communications, Denise Wilson,...

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Burger King fires two execs for underhanded attacks on Fla. farmworker advocates

Facing South (Free subscription) | yesterday

Fast-food giant Burger King announced this week that it fired two employees who posted libelous comments to public Web sites about the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW), an organization pressing the company to pay a penny more per pound for tomatoes to boost pay for farmworkers. The company also told the News-Press of Fort Myers, Fla. that it has stopped using an investigative firm...

Today in The Nation: Burger King's Spy Tactics

The Nation (Free subscription) | yesterday

Katrina vanden HeuvelTwo execs are fired for unethical conduct, including spying on labor activists. End of story? Not really.

Burger King Corp. to Sponsor the Jonas Brothers Summer Tour

Restaurant News Ressource (Free subscription) | yesterday

Burger King Corp. will be a co-presenting sponsor of the 'Burning Up Tour,' which is being produced by Live Nation and is slated to hit 38 cities across North America.

Burger King fires two over executive's secret blog criticizing farm worker's group

Cuba Journal (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008

International Herald Tribune The Associated Press Published: May 13, 2008 MIAMI: Burger King said Tuesday it fired two employees following the disclosure that an executive secretly posted blogs slamming a farmworker advocacy group. The Miami-based fast-food chain did not name the individuals who were fired. It also said it is discontinuing the use of a private investigation firm whose...

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Burger King feeling heat after a blog controversy

Florida Sun Sentinel (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008

2 staffers fired, investigative firm dropped Burger King Corp. announced Tuesday it fired two employees after the disclosure that a top official secretly posted blog items slamming a farmworker advocacy group.

Burger King fires 2 in tomato blog spat

Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008

Burger King Corp. said Tuesday it fired two employees following the disclosure that a top official secretly posted blogs slamming a farmworker-advocacy group.

Two Burger King Bandits Appear In Bond Court

CBS 4 - South Florida's Source for (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008

Two of the three men who allegedly robbed a Boynton Beach Burger King then led police on a gunfire laced chase on I-95, appeared in bond court today.

Hey Burger King, This Cigarette Lighter Makes A Less-Than-Ideal Kid's Meal Toy [Unfortunate]

The Consumerist (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008

A South Bend, Indiana family is a little ticked off after finding a cigarette lighter in their child's Burger King kid's meal, says WSJV. The family checked the bag before giving it to their child... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Burger King To Lay a Greasy, Trans-Fatty Paw in the Ring Tone Biz, Shimmy-Shakin'-Ring-Ringz To Be Offered at Value Meal Prices

Tiny Mix Tapes (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008

Alas, TMT readership! Worried about paying the monolithic $2.50 to Virgin Mobile for that Danity Kane ringtone you've been lusting for? Price cuts ahead! Oh-em-gee, sweet reader, the future is now! Burger King is subsidizing Warner Music Group ringtones. But, why, you ask? According to that same Billboard article, BK aims to appeal to the technological bent of us modern folk. (This assuredly...

Boycott Burger King, unless you think slavery and corporate espionage are good things

Bring it On! (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008

... subsidize a modest pay raise for migrant tomato pickers. The CIW has since turned its attention to Burger King, and the King has roared back with nothing short of a militant public relations campaign to beat down the calls from human rights activists. The ask: the CIW, the Student Farmworkers Alliance , and others are calling on Burger King to subsidize a “one-penny...

Burger King Bandits Facing Attempted Murder Charge

CBS 4 - South Florida's Source for (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008

An armed robbery of Burger King restaurant in Boynton Beach led to a gunfire laced police chase on I-95.

Police Chase Burger King Armed Robbery Suspects

CBS 4 - South Florida's Source for (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008

An armed robbery at a Boynton Beach Burger King restaurant resulted in a police chase that spanned down south to the next county in Deerfield Beach.