Burger King fans baffled after learning chain has different name in Australia

02 September 2023 , 08:09

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The iconic fast food chain has a completely different name in Australia (Image: Getty Images)

When you aren't in the mood to cook, or you're enduring a long car journey, there is no better feeling than walking through the doors of your favourite fast food chain and tucking into a juicy burger within minutes. Whether you're a McDonald's fanatic, a Burger King loyalist or a KFC champion, everyone has their preferences and the best part - you're most likely to find them anywhere in the world.

There are so many names and nickname variations for the chains depending on where you are, and Brits have been left baffled to find out what the Aussie name for Burger King really is - and it doesn't have a close resemblance to the name we know it as either.

Users of X, formerly known as Twitter, have come together to discover Australians actually call it 'Hungry Jack's' rather than Burger King, despite being the exact same restaurant, and people aren't sure how they feel about this revelation. One user wrote: "They call Burger King Hungry Jack's in Australia, not sure how I feel about that," and another said: "It's weird that Burger King is called Hungry Jack's in Australia."

But helpful Aussies came to the rescue to provide an explanation for the unusual name. They explained that there was already a burger restaurant trademarked Burger King before the famous American fast food chain arrived in Australia, and as a result, had to rename the chain. The only similarity and way you would be able to recognise it is that it has the same iconic logo.

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One user explained: "Here in Australia, Burger King is called 'Hungry Jack's'. It is due to a small burger joint in Darwin that was called "Burger King" objecting," and another added: "Burger King is called 'Hungry Jack's', they didn't have a global copyright when they came here in the 60s and Burger King was already taken here in Aus."

Burger King has hit the headlines over the past week as the chain is being sued over the size of its flagship Whopper burger as angry customers say it looks nothing like the advert and is much smaller than advertised.

Patrons are accusing Burger King of false advertisement in a class action that claims the franchise made the Whopper look bigger in commercials than it actually is.

Angry Burger King goers pointed to an ad in which the restaurant said the Whopper had "ingredients that overflow over the bun" saying that the ad made it seem like the burger contained double the meat than it actually does.

The franchise attempted to swat those claims in court, but a judge last week rejected the company's motion to throw the case out, which has given customers a chance to present their case to a jury, according to The Telegraph.

Niamh Kirk