Cronut Burger Backlash: bad reviews, trademark issues and gastrointestinal upset at the CNE
Cronut Burger Backlash: bad reviews, trademark issues and gastrointestinal upset at the CNE
Glamour shots of the cronut-encased cheeseburger by Toronto’s Epic Burgers and Le Dolci Bakery sent the blogosphere into a tizzy earlier in the month. Now it looks like the honeymoon’s over. The sugar-dusted fat-bomb has recently sparked negative reviews, rumblings of potential trademark issues and, according to some reports, a bout of food poisoning that sent five people to the hospital. Given the backlash, we want to know: what do you think of the Cronut Burger now?
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Glamour shots of the cronut-encased cheeseburger by Toronto’s Epic Burgers and Le Dolci Bakery sent the blogosphere into a tizzy earlier in the month. Now it looks like the honeymoon’s over. The sugar-dusted fat-bomb has recently sparked negative reviews, rumblings of potential trademark issues and, according to some reports, a bout of food poisoning that sent five people to the hospital. Given the backlash, we want to know: what do you think of the Cronut Burger now?
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Don’t you read the news?-)
http://www.cp24.com/news/34-people-reported-being-sick-after-eating-at-the-cne-1.1420039
I would not go anywhere near it!
We shared it, it was different and yummy…….we did not get sick!
Not that I disagree with the conclusion, but the “bad reviews” you are citing is a single review … written by your magazine!