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Burger King Reveals Major Changes for Its Whopper and Other Menu Items Burger King parent company Restaurant Brands International revealed the changes on an earnings call.

By Chloe Arrojado Edited by Jessica Thomas

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On Tuesday, Burger King parent company Restaurant Brands International shared its fourth-quarter earnings and future plans in an earnings call. The call announced the removal of the brand's Whopper burger from its discount menu, as well as other menu changes.

"At the end of December, we rolled out our first of two waves of menu simplification, removing low-volume items," Tom Curtis, Burger King U.S. and Canada president, said during the call.

According to Reuters, Burger King is also going to stop selling some less-popular menu items completely ⁠— items like its sundaes, whipped toppings and chocolate milk. Burger King is aiming to speed up its drive-thru service with a streamlined menu, and the company reports its menu cuts haven't had an impact on Burger King's same-store sales.

Related: What a Teenage TikTok Star and Burger King's Controversial Tweet Could Teach You About Marketing

Alongside a revamped menu, customers should expect to see higher prices as a result of commodity costs and labor inflation. However, the fast-food chain hasn't revealed when these higher prices will take effect.

Although customers will no longer be able to buy two Whoppers for $5, the brand hasn't ruled out future discounts. But these deals will no longer be in the form of a physical coupon, as the brand started phasing out paper coupons in October as part of its cost-cutting measures.

"For years, we've been spreading ourselves too thin across too many messages with mixed results . . . we've consistently had the most value constructs in the market, three times as many as our lead competitors, which diluted marketing firepower and added to operational complexity," Restaurant Brands CEO Jose Cil said about its paper coupon strategy.

Restaurant Brands International has other quick-service brands besides Burger King in its portfolio, including Tim Hortons, Popeyes and Firehouse Subs.

As of Thursday morning, Restaurant Brands International shares were down 1.64% over a 24-hour period.

Related: 9 Employees at a Nebraska Burger King Announced Their Resignations By Writing on the Restaurant's Billboard, 'We All Quit. Sorry for the Inconvenience'

Chloe Arrojado

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