“Let’s stop at burgers and let the CEO of Ticketmaster buy concert tickets on his website,” one person wrote on TikTok.
Burger King appears to be overshadowed by viral McDonald’s taste test
After McDonald’s CEO Christopher Kempczinski’s Big Arch taste test went viral, other fast food bosses decided to get in on the fun.
The internet isn’t ready to trash the CEO just yet.
After McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski’s hamburger video sparked an online uproar that prompted executives from fast-food chains to sample flavors, social media users are calling on more companies to get involved, but in a slightly different way.
From navigating the Trader Joe’s parking lot to searching for email in Microsoft Outlook, people are asking more executives to try their products and services.
“Don’t stop at burgers, let’s get the CEO of Ticketmaster to buy concert tickets on his website,” user @rachel.c220 wrote in a TikTok video on March 7th that has been viewed more than 600,000 times to date.
Commenters jumped in: “Why don’t you just get the CEO of your cell phone company to cancel your account,” one person wrote.
Another user weighed in even more sharply: “Make hospital CEOs pay minimum wage for healthcare.”
The Internet wants more CEOs to try their products
People online are adding suggestions for tasks and products that CEOs should have first-hand experience with, especially those that have been criticized as being particularly difficult.
“I’d love to see the CEO of Intuit file his taxes through TurboTax without screaming at the computer,” one person wrote to X.
Some users targeted travel woes.
Some brought up social media and online platforms.
Some singled out Microsoft specifically when it came to work websites.
Meanwhile, stores that are notorious for being crowded are also catching lost children.
CEO’s hamburger tasting video takes the internet by storm
The CEO’s speech comes after the fast food chain teased a taste test video drama.
It all started when a video of McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski tasting the chain’s new Big Arch Burger began circulating online. The internet quickly began slamming Kempczinski about whether he enjoyed the burger after taking just a few bites of it.
“I love this product,” Kempczinski says in the clip before sampling the burger. “It’s very delicious. I’m going to try it now, but I’m going to have this for lunch, just to be sure.”
Soon, fast-food competitors from Burger King to Wendy’s were jumping in and forcing their executives to sample their food on camera. There are countless memes and parodies circulating online.
Contributor: Mike Snider, USA TODAY
Melina Khan is USA TODAY’s national trends reporter. Contact her at melina.khan@usatoday.com.
