Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) & Pub Sector

Burger King's meat-free burger isn't suitable for vegetarians or vegans

The Journal – 06.01.2020

Burger King’s plant-based burger, which is available in Ireland, is not suitable for vegans or vegetarians. The global burger chain’s Rebel Whopper, which is made from soy, launched in Ireland late last year and is available in the UK from today. However, vegetarians or vegans who might want to try the burger will be set for disappointment because the burger isn’t vegan or vegetarian because of the way it’s been cooked. The small print of the promotional material released in Ireland states: “The Rebel Whopper is meat-free and flame-grilled on our broiler to retain the same flame-grilled taste as our meat burgers. Not suitable for vegetarians or vegans.”

Tourists find Irish nightlife 'disappointing', Taoiseach says

Irish Examiner – 25.12.2019

Ireland's drinking laws should be reviewed as visitors here often are left disappointed when premises serving alcohol shut down too early, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said. Mr Varadkar said the licensing laws needed to change, as he noted cities such as Madrid and Berlin where premises stay open all night and there has not been an increase in public order offences. Asked by journalists if the licensing laws were archaic and needed change with tourists being asked to leave licensed venues at 11pm, Mr Varadkar responded: “Yeah, I think they do. I don't necessarily think that we need to have the same licensing laws for everywhere. Suburban Dublin is different to town and rural areas are different again. So I think we do need to have a degree of local control around licensing. But, you know, people who come to Dublin and come to other Irish cities and people go abroad from Ireland do say that our nightlife can be disappointing and that premises shut down too early.