‘Inedible Burgers’ Push MrBeast To Sue Ghost Kitchen Partner
@MrBBSupport @MrBeastBurger @MrBeast Getting raw meat in these burgers is becoming a common occurrence which is a HUGE issue. This is from my burger which I was about to eat an hour ago. Money wasted and a huge shame. pic.twitter.com/Jkr9IjpHOK
— surviving (@Orlando_Brendan) March 1, 2021
Famous YouTuber MrBeast has decided to sue the company behind his fast food brand “Beast Burger.” According to The Verge, there’s been complaints of “inedible” food from customers, including his namesake offering, the MrBeast Burger.
MrBeast, also known as James Donaldson, partnered with Virtual Dining Concepts in 2020 to use ghost kitchen storefronts to distribute the menu. Ghost kitchens are popularly used by newer restaurant concepts that haven’t grown to afford their own or multiple locations.
Some of the complaints received about the food describe it as “revolting” and “likely the worst burger [they] have ever had.” Those and more were quoted in the paperwork for the lawsuit.
“As a result, MrBeast Burger has been regarded as a misleading, poor reflection of the MrBeast brand that provides low-quality products to customers that are delivered late, in unbranded packaging, fail to include the ordered items, and in some instances were inedible,” the lawsuit details. Despite concerns being raised by MrBeast and his team, Virtual Dining Concepts apparently made no effort to address them.
We open our first Beast Burger in 10 minutes and there is 10,000+ people already in line 😯
— MrBeast (@MrBeast) September 4, 2022
I feel pretty good about serving all you but anyone else coming idk maybe come tomorrow/later tonight haha pic.twitter.com/TncCGHgqqp
MrBeast has used his massive YouTube following to promote MrBeast Burger since 2020 — over 10,000 people attended the grand opening of Beast Burger in New Jersey. To give you an idea of how popular Beast Burger has become, a staggering 1,700 ghost kitchens across the country offered it as of last year. With the lawsuit, the goal is to dissolve their partnership completely
In response to the lawsuit, Virtual Dining Concepts says it’s “riddled with false statements and inaccuracies.” Furthermore, the company says that MrBeast even recently attempted to negotiate a new deal to “serve his own monetary interests.” According to VDC’s executive vice president of public relations, Amy Sadowsky, “When VDC refused to accede to his bullying tactics to give up more of the company to him, he filed this ill-advised and meritless lawsuit seeking to undermine the MrBeast Burger brand and terminate his existing contractual obligations without cause.”
At the time of this news, no judgement has been made in court.
