Why Australia Doesn’t Have Burger King...

Overview

Burger King has thousands of restaurants serving the iconic Whopper in countries all over the world. But in Australia, as they often are, things are a bit different and Burger King isn’t called Burger King... it's called Hungry Jack's. So what happened? On this episode of Weird History Food, we take a look at the fast food business in the land down under to explain why Burger King doesn't use its more famous name in Australia and how the Whopper survived under a brand name designed for a pancake batter.