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  • Commander of Awesome
    [h=1]Burger King tests out delivery service in Virginia, Maryland[/h]



    [h=3]By Leslie Patton and Jeff Green, Published: January 12 | Updated: Tuesday, January 17, 9:22 AM[/h]
    <article> Bloomberg News-- Burger King Holdings Inc., the operator of 7,500 fast-food restaurants in the U.S. and Canada, is trying out delivery service at some stores in Virginia and Maryland as a possible way to boost sales.
    “We are currently testing the service to bring this convenience to the U.S.,” Kristen Hauser, a spokeswoman for Burger King, said in an e-mail. The Miami-based chain will expand its test to 16 locations from four by Jan. 23, she said, declining to say whether the service will be offered nationwide.
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    Available from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., deliveries cost $2 and there is a minimum order of $8 to $10, depending on the market, according to Burger King’s website. The restaurant, whose rivals include McDonald’s Corp. and Wendy’s Co., is delivering meals such as 40-piece chicken tenders and two bottled drinks for $10.99 and four large sandwich combos for $23.99.
    Customers can order online or via phone. Burger King doesn’t deliver fountain drinks, milkshakes, coffee and breakfast foods, Hauser said.
    3G Capital Inc., a New York-based private-equity firm, bought Burger King for about $3.93 billion in 2010. Revenue rose 1.4 percent to $608.1 million in the three months ended Sept. 30, compared with the year before, according to a company filing.



    http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/burger-king-tests-whopper-delivery-service-in-us-to-help-sales/2012/01/12/gIQAGflR5P_story.html?tid=pm_business_pop

    Surprised this hasn't happened sooner.
  • sleeper
    Burger King is gross.

    Everyone should eat at McDonalds.
  • ytownfootball
    fail
  • LJ
    Burger King is gross. On the rare occaision I eat fast food, it's Wendy's or bust
  • Commander of Awesome
    I will say, that picture is the most accurate advertisement for what you get when you order fast food. In the commercials they make it look much different.

    I'm surprised a place like Taco Bell hasn't already begun delivering, seems like an obvious way to drum up biz.
  • Tobias Fünke
    fail indeed.

    Although I do enjoy an occasional Burger King Double Cheeseburger.
  • thavoice
    Doubt this catches on.
  • Iliketurtles
    So lame they aren't going to deliver breakfast foods.
  • Laley23
    I like the concept, but how will it work? It isnt like pizza where you dont have a lot of people wanting it right then. BK is fast food. It serves a ton of people a day. If it catches on, and deliveries become more frequent, who are they gonna hire to be driving around all the time??? They would need multiple drivers.
  • Pick6
    Im sure they have it figured out. McDonald's devliers in Malaysia.
  • Heretic
    Fatasses rejoice! Now, you won't have to do more than waddle to the door to pick up your high-octane cholesterol!!!
  • Jester
    And the fat get even fatter.
  • bigdaddy2003
    Fail indeed. Unless you live relatively close the fries won't be that great by the time they get to your house. If you are going to eat it go get it yourself.

    I'll take Burger King over McDonalds though.
  • hasbeen
    burger king is the only thing open all night here at school. it would be a lot safer than sending the least drunk guy to go get food.
  • thavoice
    pnhasbeen;1055774 wrote:burger king is the only thing open all night here at school. it would be a lot safer than sending the least drunk guy to go get food.
    they stop at 10pm.

    I imagine the cost involved in actually doing delivery is going to be more than 2 bucks. Once you factor in mileage, hourly rate, extra insurance for this service then I imagine it comes to more than 2 bucks to do it.
  • hasbeen
    thavoice;1055803 wrote:they stop at 10pm.

    I imagine the cost involved in actually doing delivery is going to be more than 2 bucks. Once you factor in mileage, hourly rate, extra insurance for this service then I imagine it comes to more than 2 bucks to do it.
    then they're useless to me.

    but they're making $3 a burger so who cares?
  • Laley23
    thavoice;1055803 wrote:they stop at 10pm.

    I imagine the cost involved in actually doing delivery is going to be more than 2 bucks. Once you factor in mileage, hourly rate, extra insurance for this service then I imagine it comes to more than 2 bucks to do it.
    Look at the minimum order though. They will make enough profit on the product for it to be worth it...if it catches on.
  • thavoice
    Laley23;1055811 wrote:Look at the minimum order though. They will make enough profit on the product for it to be worth it...if it catches on.
    Possible. I think the issue though is it catching on enough. You almost have to think that to make it profitable the driver would have to have multiple orders to deliver per trip. The normal FF purchase is people who are on the go, picking the food up on the way to or from some place.
  • ernest_t_bass
    LOL. I had my business class read this very same article today.
  • Apple
    Can they guarantee that the delivery guy won't sneak a few fries while delivering? :p
  • thavoice
    Apple;1055877 wrote:Can they guarantee that the delivery guy won't sneak a few fries while delivering? :p
    they will have to use some tamper proof bag because I think it is humanly impossible to drive and not sneak some fries...
  • Fly4Fun
    LJ;1055648 wrote:Burger King is gross. On the rare occaision I eat fast food, it's Wendy's or bust
    Exactly how I feel.
  • said_aouita
    LJ;1055648 wrote:Burger King is gross. On the rare occaision I eat fast food, it's Wendy's or bust
    For the most part if I eat FF, it's Wendy's. Also to note- Hardee's has potential. They gotta decent burger menu. Just good luck finding one.
  • BR1986FB
    Heretic;1055747 wrote:Fatasses rejoice! Now, you won't have to do more than waddle to the door to pick up your high-octane cholesterol!!!
    My exact thoughts when I first saw this article.
  • Little Danny
    Showing my age here... but this guy "Once Got Busy in a Burger King Bathroom"