BK Stacker

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'''BK Stacker'''
Quad BK Stacker sandwich
Serving size 1 sandwich
D-190g, T-250g, Q-311g
Calories D- 610, T- 800, Q- 1000
Calories from fat D- 350, T- 480, Q- 620
Total fat D- 39g, T- 54g, Q- 68g
Saturated fat D- 16g, T- 23g, Q- 30g
Trans fat D- 1.5g, T- 2g, Q- 3g
Cholesterol D- 125mg, T- 185mg, Q- 240mg
Sodium D- 1100mg, T- 1450mg, Q- 1800mg
Total carbohydrate D- 32g, T- 33g, Q- 34g
Dietary fiber D- 1g, T- 1g, Q- 1g
Sugars D- 5g, T- 5g, Q- 6g
Protein D- 34g, T- 48g, Q- 62g
Source www.BK.com
Notes US % Daily Value based on 2000 calorie diet.

The BK Stacker sandwiches are a family of hamburgers sold by the international fast-food restaurant chain Burger King. [1] [2] [3] It is one of their late-teen–to–young-adult, male-oriented products.

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[edit] Product description

The BK Stacker is a hamburger consisting of multiple 2.2 oz grilled beef patties, American cheese, bacon and Stacker sauce (a Thousand Island dressing variant) served on a sesame seed bun.

[edit] Variants

The variants of the BK Stacker sandwich are:

  • The Double Stacker (2 Burger King 2.2 oz hamburger patties, 4 pieces bacon)
  • The Triple Stacker (3 Burger King 2.2 oz hamburger patties, 6 pieces bacon)
  • The Quad Stacker (4 Burger King 2.2 oz hamburger patties, 8 pieces bacon)

A single version of the BK Stacker (1 Burger King 2.2 oz hamburger patty, 2 pieces bacon) is available upon request at most locations.

Hungry Jack's offers a similar sandwich called the BBQ Beef Stack that features single, double and triple sized burgers.

[edit] History

The BK Stacker was first introduced in the summer of 2006. [1] The chain garnered media attention due to the size of the sandwiches, particularly the Quad, and the large amount of calories and fat that the sandwich had (see the Enormous Omelet Sandwich breakfast sandwich.) In a November 2006 menu revision, the Double BK Stacker has become a numbered Value meal item in North America, with the number varying by market area. The BK Stacker, renamed the BBQ Beef Stacker, was introduced by Hungry Jacks in Australia in March 2007, available in single, double and triple sizes.

[edit] Advertising

The BK Stacker was introduced using commercials that employed groups of little people in the roles of members of the "Stackers Union". The characters were "Vin," played by Danny Woodburn, "the new guy," and various members of the "Stackers Union" construction team that work in a BK kitchen assembling the sandwiches. The tag line was "Meat, Cheese and Bacon- Stacked High". As exemplified in the advertising campaign, part of the sandwich's concept revolves around not having vegetables like lettuce, onions, or tomatoes, which some people see as "filler" on a burger. [1]

[edit] See also

Other types of big hamburger by other QSR vendors:

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c "U.S. Restaurant Chains Find There Is No Too Much.", New York Times, July 28, 2006. Retrieved on 2007-12-03. "Ads for Burger King’s new BK Stackers, for instance, tell customers they can supersize their hamburger to include as many as four slabs of beef, four slices of cheese and four strips of bacon. In one ad, a foreman in the BK Stacker factory yells “more meat!” at workers who try to produce a single-patty burger." 
  2. ^ "Will Diners Still Swallow This?", New York Times, March 25, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-12-03. "Perhaps no restaurant chain has flaunted its portions more than Burger King. In the last two years, it has introduced a Triple Whopper, the BK Stacker with four beef patties, and an Enormous Omelet sandwich, which is a sausage, bacon and cheese omelet on a bun. But that seems small compared with its Meat ’Normous, a breakfast sandwich that the company pitches with the slogan: “A full pound of sausage, bacon and ham. Have a meaty morning.”" 
  3. ^ "Did McDonald's Give In to Temptation?", New York Times, July 22, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-12-03. "By offering the Hugo, McDonald's isn't doing anything different from its rivals, particularly Burger King, which has made huge servings, like the quadruple-patty BK Stacker sandwich, a signature of its menu."