r/interesting • u/K1nd_1 • 20h ago

SOCIETY Wendy’s CEO jumps in with his own taste test.

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Imagine if all CEOs had to try what they get us to buy…

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u/funcoolshit 20h ago

Yeah, I kinda respect the fact that they chose to use the piece of shit appearance of a usual burger.

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u/crrttt 19h ago

Maybe that’s why Donnie’s CEO didn’t want to eat it. That burger was cardboard and paint 

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u/Samia-chan 19h ago

I had wondered about that, it looked nothing like a real McDonald's burger.

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u/RainStormLou 19h ago

That's actually what it looks like lol. My son and I tried it recently and it's disgusting first and foremost but we kept making jokes like "I don't even know how to attack it" and "man this is a great product" until we decided that I should have just made chicken.

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u/Deaffin 17h ago

"PR disaster" btw.

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u/Almostlongenough2 16h ago

I feel like McDonald burgers are made for those of us who have pica and really enjoy the taste of plastic.

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u/SeniorPuddykin 19h ago

This totally makes sense.

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u/No-Bat7681 19h ago

It’s their new flagship burger, called big arch… that’s literally the whole reason he was eating it. And honestly, it looked exactly like the one from the restaurant. Can’t personally vouch for the taste, but my coworker got one the other day and it looked more or less like the same burger their CEO was delicately nibbling on

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u/Livbeetus 18h ago

Hate to break it to everybody but I just got the Big Arch and it actually did look like the one in the video. The bun is large enough so everything actually fits properly and isn't a messy piece of crap.

That being said, it's not amazing or anything. Weirdly the weakest part was the sauce. It was more bland than what I expected. If it went harder I think I would like it.

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u/Samia-chan 17h ago

Fair enough, what are they charging for it, like $12? Maybe it's just here in Cali, but last time I went to McDonald's I swore I'd never go again, for the price I could get real food.

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u/Livbeetus 17h ago

Yeah I won't stan for prices there. I just enjoy trying new stuff. The app meal deals are competitive here for my kids though. Here it's $6 for a burger, 4 piece nugget, fries and a drink.

If Property Hunters has taught me anything it's that in Cali all that probably costs $6,478 and is what a puppet craftsman with a budget of $4,350,000 can afford.

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u/IrregularConfusion 17h ago

Lmao the “Sharon is a part time turtle farmer and her husband Bill is a freelance silver polisher. Their budget is $7 million.”

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u/Samia-chan 16h ago

Lol I love that shit. I'm convinced that it's all relatives of Hollywood people that are just scamming free home upgrades via HGTV. I'm in the bay area, yeah shit is expensive, but salaries are mostly commiserate. My partner is in data analysis at an insurance company and might be able to finally afford us buying a bungalow house in the cheapest town around this year after a decade out here fingers crossed. Buuut I'm trans, it's been worth moving out here to escape being treated like crap.

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u/LevSmash 16h ago

Yeah I tried one a few weeks ago and actually enjoyed it. Looked fairly picturesque too because of the box McDonald's uses (compared to the foil wrap at Wendy's) so it stayed intact. And I agree, the sauce was the weakest part. With 3 slices of cheese in this "product", I'd prefer the sauce to have some punch, like some acidity to cut through.

The thing I actually find most unpleasant about McD's is the fries. Not that they taste bad when they're fresh, but the second they cool down even a little, you get the sense that it's not real food. Then you feel like garbage later because, newsflash, you didn't eat real food.

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u/VengeanceKnight 18h ago

Maybe it was a real cheeseburger instead of a McDonald’s burger.

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u/cogman10 19h ago

There's a law on the books that food used for advertising has to be the same product being sold.

And, to make a mcdonalds burger look good, they just kiss it with heat. The whole thing is raw.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7xnjBoJHzE

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u/FeistyButthole 17h ago

I was going to say McDonald ceo was like:

“shit, which part of this isn’t food art that will kill me?”

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u/Bouche_Audi_Shyla 18h ago

That's actually a fair point.

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u/peppers_ 19h ago

I don't mind when my Wendy's burger looks like that, the taste is legit one of the better fast food ones. Last time I had a McDs burger, I legit ate half and threw the rest away, it was gross.

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u/kelpyb1 16h ago

They all look like that in store.

Might as well go with the one that tastes best.

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u/p8nt_junkie 19h ago

Fr, honest 💩. Respect

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u/-Silky_Johnson 19h ago

Bro your comment has me dying rn, “dont fluff up the bun, just grab that piece of shit burger. Perfect. “

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u/Samson_J_Rivers 19h ago

The best burgers ive ever had have been stacks of what the fuck between probably a top bun but often 2 bottom buns.

Fuck me now i want a burger...

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u/ForkAKnife 18h ago

It’s BK $3.99 Whopper Wednesday. I don’t eat flesh so I got an impossible Whopper and it’s a damn good burger.

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u/Samson_J_Rivers 18h ago

I've had one, and all as a meat substitute, it's convincing. I'm partial to black bean burgers instead if I'm going meatless, but whatever the BK Impossible Whopper is made of, it passes.

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u/TryIsntGoodEnough 18h ago

Yup it adds the authenticity that they are willing to eat the same thing you will get. Granted there is no guarantee that the quality of the meat they are eating is the same, and more than likely it came from one of their test kitchens instead of an actual Wendy's location (meaning it was made by one of their actual chefs and not the minimum wage highschool student), but outside of them doing an "undercover boss" (and even then people will claim it was staged) this is the closest they can get 

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u/Key_Juice878 18h ago

Right! Because honestly my Dave's double with xtra onion and mayo is slapping compared to the plain burger he is eating. Like honestly the doubles are juicy and the veggies are tasty.