The US chain Burger King couldn't use their own brand in Australia, as the name had been trademarked by takeaway chain based in Adelaide. The Hungry Jack's brand was established instead, and the first store opened in Innaloo, Perth on 18 April 1971.
Remember – Burger King was fighting on foreign ground in Australia's court system. They thought that Jack Cowin as the local Australian had connections within the court system. But Burger King gambled with that assumption…and lost! Following the ruling, Burger King rebranded all of its 81 locations to Hungry Jack's.
As well as being a proud Aussie company Hungry Jack's is the master Australian franchise of the Burger King Corporation.
Hungry Jack's owns and operates or sub-licences all of the Burger King/Hungry Jack's restaurants in Australia.
If you're strolling through Australia and get a sudden hankering for a Whopper, it might be helpful to know that what you want to look out for is not a Burger King, but a "Hungry Jack's." Just to set the record straight: Hungry Jack's is Burger King. Or rather, Burger King is Hungry Jack's.
There was just one problem. The company couldn't use the BK name because it was already trademarked. Mr Cowin chose Hungry Jack, a pancake-mix brand name owned by then-parent company Pillsbury, adding the apostrophe and the 's' to make it sound cosier.
McDonald's first opened in Australia in 1971, and it wasn't long before the locals started calling it "Macca's" - a nickname that has stuck ever since. There are several theories about how this came about, but the most likely explanation is that it was simply a shortened form of "Macdonald's".
Wendy's, which has more than 7000 locations worldwide, is slated to open hundreds of stores across Australia.
Flame-grilled Aussie beef that gives you an irresistible, smoky BBQ flavour. Loaded with crisp fresh lettuce, ripe tomatoes, onion, pickles, mayo and tomato sauce on a toasted sesame seed bun. An Aussie legend for over 40 years.
Burger King's co-founder, Jim McLamore created the Whopper to compete with other rival restaurants who were selling larger burgers, The Washington Post reported in 2012. In his autobiography, McLamore said he chose the name because he knew it “would convey imagery of something big,” the newspaper said.
The Australian word for hamburger is hamburger. They are made by Greek cafes and milk bars across the country as every town has Greek cafes. It is traditional. The standard recipe is a beef pattie, lettuce, tomato, onions with optional extras like beetroot, cheese, egg and bacon.
stores must shut down. The company went into receivership in 2020. Meanwhile, Wendy's Supa Sundaes rebranded to "Wendy's Milk Bar", repositioning the brand as a milk bar chain. During the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, Wendy's restaurants switched to take-away service.
McDonald's and Burger King started in the franchise food business in 1955 and 1954, respectively.
Burger King Holdings is the parent company of Burger King, also known as Burger King Corporation and abbreviated BKC, and is a Delaware corporation formed on July 23, 2002.
BK is abbreviation for Burger King but I'd say it could also mean because(teens tend to use bc,bk,cuz,coz and so on).
Chicken specialist Chick-fil-A, which was recently named America's favourite fast food restaurant, is also staying away. Asked whether an Australian expansion was on the cards, chief operating officer Dan Cathy told news.com.au: “Not at this time, but someday we will come to your rescue!”
Sausage sizzle
Staple of the family barbecue, the voting booth, the local footy field and the Bunnings carpark, the humble snag sanga is undoubtedly Australia's most iconic lunchtime snack.
Five Guys has three locations in Australia.
Residents of Victoria and South Australia call the large sized beer a “pint,” while in all other states it's called a “schooner” (pronounced “skooner”).
The terms pommy, pommie, and pom used in Australia, South Africa, and New Zealand usually denote a British person.
roo – kangaroo
After all, the kangaroos are Australia's most popular animals.
The shoe known in Australia as a "thong" is one of the oldest styles of footwear in the world. Worn with small variations across Egypt, Rome, Greece, sub-Saharan Africa, India, China, Korea, Japan and some Latin American cultures, the shoe was designed to protect the sole while keeping the top of the foot cool.
McDonald's Restaurants (New Zealand) Limited (also using the trading name "Macca's") is the New Zealand subsidiary of the international fast food restaurant chain McDonald's.
Chinese media reported on Wednesday evening that McDonald's Chinese business changed its company's name from Maidanglao, a loose transliteration of the English name, to Jingongmen, or Golden Arches, on Oct. 12.