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Lawyers filed a class action lawsuit of 35 pages , before the United States District Court, for the Eastern District of New York, where they mention that Wendy’s and McDonald’s, two of the most important fast food companies in the United States, use “advertising tricks” about the size of the hamburgers.
Attorney James C. Kelly and Anthony J. Russo, in charge of file the lawsuit, they said that the issue is worrying now that price and meat inflation are high. Your clients say that, “they are receiving food with a much lower value than what is promised”.
“There is no good reason why Wendy’s and McDonald’s should be allowed to use deception in their advertising,” C. Kelly told FoxBusiness. “We hope that through these class action lawsuits, these iconic companies will recognize the injustice of their advertising and make positive changes.”
The complaint, which calls for a jury trial, cites multiple YouTube food reviews and posts about inconsistencies in menu food sizes and advertisements.
The document also mentions that the meat of the hamburgers “shrinks a 25% when cooking”, but in the photos of the advertising campaigns appear “approximately a 15-20% bigger”.
About Wendy’s, the lawsuit says it “significantly overestimates” the size of its burgers and the amount of Bourbon cheese and bacon topping. Are mentioned 18 Hamburger specialties with “hype” representations in ads, such as the Big Bacon Cheddar Cheeseburger or the Double Bourbon Bacon Cheeseburger.
Regarding McDonald’s, the same complaint applies to the Big Mac, Quarter Pounder, McDouble, Cheeseburger, Double Cheeseburger and Hamburger.
The lawsuit is filed 50 days after Burger King, another fast food chain, received similar allegations.
So far, neither Wendy’s nor McDonald’s have commented on the matter.
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