The Impossible Whopper Lawsuit Is Dismissed
, Your Privacy Choices: Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads. It was given its current name when the product was formally introduced in September 1997, but maintained the more conventional double cheeseburger format. To promote continuing interest in the product, Burger King occasionally releases limited-time (LTO) variants in the line that have different toppings or ingredients such as ham, Italian sausage or pulled pork. Update, July 22, 2020: A Florida judge dismissed a lawsuit filed against Burger King, which accused them of misleading customers into thinking the plant-based Impossible Whopper is vegan,. 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The company's first major chicken product, its Original Chicken Sandwich, was also part of the company's 1978 Specialty Sandwich line. You'll have to hurry if you want to take . International fast-food restaurant chain Burger King has sold a variety of sliders, or mini-sandwiches, since the 1980s. The four sandwiches in the line were the Cheeseburger Deluxe, Mushroom and Swiss, Bacon and Cheddar, and Western BBQ. However sales dropped in the following two years, and the product was reformulated and renamed to the Chicken Whopper to align the product with the company's Whopper Sandwich. Over the past year, it seemed that vegan alternatives to fast food burgers would become a new staple. According to a report by Reuters, Burger King said they never claimed that the Impossible Whopper was indeed vegan. Burgers, two of which utilize their plant-based Impossible patty made from plants # x27 Impossible. 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