Burger King to sell alcohol in the UK

Simon2015

Should fast food restaurants in Ireland be allowed to sell alcohol ?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/12025173/Burger-King-to-sell-alcohol-in-the-UK.html

A Suffolk branch of Burger King has been granted a licence to sell alcohol - despite objections from local police.

The restaurant, in Bury St Edmunds’ St Andrew's Street, applied for permission to serve drinks from 10am till 11pm seven days a week.

However, local licensing inspector Matt Dee raised concerns with Suffolk council that the burger chain would be ill-equipped to deal with the ramifications, saying: "Other night-time economies [in Bury] have door staff, CCTV, substantial staff training and policies for identifying underage customers."

He added: "The applicant would be free to sell strong spirits in its current application format which the constabulary deem inappropriate for the type of premises and lack of safeguarding.”

Under the terms of the licence granted by the council, the restaurant will be able to serve only one beer per adult up until 9pm, with no drink permitted outside.

• Burger King launches UK delivery service
The restaurant chain, founded in Florida in 1953, plans to sell plastic bottles of American beer to be drunk on its premises, according to a recent Mail report.
CPL Foods, Burger King’ parent company, is also seeking permission to sell alcohol at branches in Blackpool, Hull and Newcastle-under-Lyme. If the trial is successful, it may seek to introduce alcohol at more of its 654 UK outlets

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darkpagandeath

And ?

ThisRegard

They already do. BK already sells pissy bud I think it is in the airport. Others will deliver wine or beer with your meal.

Amirani

Most on the continent do.

Atlantic Dawn

I think it's a good idea, half the reason there's alcohol problems in this country is the lack of availability of it, it needs to be normalised and also available in every grocery shop. I can't think of any country on earth that sells alcohol in Burger King and/or McDonalds that has a bad an alcohol problem as we have.

SEPT 23 1989

I think it would be time to quit the booze forever if I found myself drinking in Burger King

discodiva92

No cause ud have wino parties in burger kid and families use them

Simon2015

discodiva92 wrote: »

No cause ud have wino parties in burger kid and families use them

If they are going to sell Alochol in their Irish branches they would have to put bouncers on the door to keep out all the Scumbags.

4zn76tysfajdxp

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

I think it would be time to quit the booze forever if I found myself drinking in Burger King

Exactly, it doesn't get any better than that.

syklops

I'd love for the currently 9 and counting people who said no give a reason why.

Why can't I have a beer with my XL bacon double cheeseburger? Its not like they are opening a cocktail bar and 9 year olds will be dipping their chips in shots of blue wkd.

As another poster said, alcohol in Ireland needs to be normalised.

Go into most fastfood places after about 9 o'clock and they do have do security personnel. City centre venues have it round the clock.

Custardpi

Will be interesting to see how far they go with this idea. Will there be a wine list/selection of craft beers or will they be conservative & just stick with Bud?

The_Valeyard

Well, will it keep the kids out of the pub?

Seen an article on the journal recently that the Burger King in the airport sell pints.

suicide_circus

A sausage egg mcmuffin and a gin and tonic. That's the dream.

Simon2015

syklops wrote: »

I'd love for the currently 9 and counting people who said no give a reason why.

Why can't I have a beer with my XL bacon double cheeseburger? Its not like they are opening a cocktail bar and 9 year olds will be dipping their chips in shots of blue wkd.

As another poster said, alcohol in Ireland needs to be normalised.

Go into most fastfood places after about 9 o'clock and they do have do security personnel. City centre venues have it round the clock.

It will attract alot of Scumbags into Burger King. Instead of drinking on the broadwalk the Scumbags would start hanging around in Burger King.

suicide_circus

Simon2015 wrote: »

It will attract alot of Scumbags into Burger King. Instead of drinking on the broadwalk the Scumbags would start hanging around in Burger King.

Not at a fiver a pint they wont

Simon2015

suicide_circus wrote: »

Not at a fiver a pint they wont

You would also get them bringing in their own cans and drinking them under the table.

Custardpi

Simon2015 wrote: »

You would also get them bringing in their own cans and drinking them under the table.

What's to stop them bringing in booze as it is? Relatively simple matter to have a sneaky naggin to top up your mineral.

super_furry

Custardpi wrote: »

What's to stop them bringing in booze as it is? Relatively simple matter to have a sneaky naggin to top up your mineral.

You could ask the same of any pub. More so because people don't tend to sit in Burgerking for hours.

PolaroidPizza

it works in other countries...so of course Irish people presume it could never work here.
lets stick to our current approach to dealing with alcohol. increase prices and decrease availability. because that approach is having stellar results.

discodiva92

Alcohol is simple to get in Ireland

Simon2015

PolaroidPizza wrote: »

it works in other countries...so of course Irish people presume it could never work here.
lets stick to our current approach to dealing with alcohol. increase prices and decrease availability. because that approach is having stellar results.

Other countires don't have the same drinking culture we have.

jamesbere

Even more reason not to go in there now

lazza14

discodiva92 wrote: »

No cause ud have wino parties in burger kid and families use them

No because you would have whino parties in Burger King, kids and families use them

Lights On

Simon2015 wrote: »

Other countires don't have the same drinking culture we have.

If you want to see real drinking culture take a trip over to Eastern Europe. They'd put us to shame with the way they do it.

toptom

A big NO from me, Can you imagine Supermacs on a saturday night in Thurles, God forbid its bad enough but selling alcohol in fast food restaurants is looking for trouble.

PolaroidPizza

Simon2015 wrote: »

Other countires don't have the same drinking culture we have.

that's a lazy cliché which will only result in us changing nothing.

if you have a problem with what I said, propose a solution instead of just shooting it down.

gctest50

lazza14 wrote: »

No because you would have whino parties in Burger King, kids and families use them

good - families and kids would then "have to" choose healthier food options

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Mr. CooL ICE

Simon2015 wrote: »

Should fast food restaurants in Ireland be allowed to sell alcohol ?


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syklops

Simon2015 wrote: »

It will attract alot of Scumbags into Burger King. Instead of drinking on the broadwalk the Scumbags would start hanging around in Burger King.

Whats preventing scumbags hanging out in Burger King as it is? In the case of O'Connell Street, the round the clock security.

mikeym

A beer and a burger is nice during the warm season.

For the likes of Santa Ponsa yes to alcohol with your whopper, but not in Cold Dublin

syklops

mikeym wrote: »

A beer and a burger is nice during the warm season.

For the likes of Santa Ponsa yes to alcohol with your whopper, but not in Cold Dublin

A beer with a burger is nice anytime. Unless your sat on the board walk in December.

listermint

They already sell it in a number of UK airports including Belfast.


Was there a point to this thread?

c_man

toptom wrote: »

A big NO from me, Can you imagine Supermacs on a saturday night in Thurles, God forbid its bad enough but selling alcohol in fast food restaurants is looking for trouble.

Speak for yourself. I like nothing that a fine beaujolais to accompany my Snackbox and portion of garlic sauce.

darkpagandeath

listermint wrote: »

They already sell it in a number of UK airports including Belfast.


Was there a point to this thread?

Yes, Alcohol bad. Alcohol should be in the firm Grip of the Publicans and they should charge more for it. You know for our own protection. :pac:

syklops

listermint wrote: »

They already sell it in a number of UK airports including Belfast.


Was there a point to this thread?

My Dad says whenever you try to do anything in Ireland a committee forms to try and stop you. I think the point of this thread was to aide with the organising of the committee.

La Fenetre

Just what we need in Ireland, the perfect addition for chipper violence at 3am . . . some more beer and glass.

darkpagandeath

La Fenetre wrote: »

Just what we need in Ireland, the perfect addition for chipper violence at 3am . . . some more beer and glass.

If you had 24hr selling and pubs this would not be an issue. It's the mad rush to get locked and all meeting up at the same time after that is the problem. Ireland has constantly fostered a binge drinking culture though expense and stupid selling hours. If price had an effect we would be a dry country by now due to having the highest cost in the EZ/EU. And I don't believe the Irish drunk problem the politicians are the only ones peddling that stereotype. Ireland is in the middle of European consumption.

Herb Powell

Not just Burger King, but everywhere should be able to sell at whatever time they like. Overhaul our fuccking idiotic licensing laws.

I want to enjoy Spätis here. Make drinking in public legal while we're at it.

No, I'm not joking, I'm being 100% serious. I'm sick of being treated like a fuccking child.

Boom_Bap

They should concentrate on getting milkshakes in all the branches first.
The disappointment when they hit you with that news in some of the BK's, it's nearly on par with a kick in the testes.

fleet_admiral

Next they'll be putting meat in their burgers

Ally Dick

I normally chow down on my Burger King at the end of the night after my beer. I like the dividing line between the two events. Beer in Burger King is going to confuse that line. I am afraid that I would be drunk and ordering a bottle of Bud to go with my burger. The horror...the horror....

flas

We cant leave adult decisions up to adults is essentially what happens in this country,ridiculous

toptom

flas wrote: »

We cant leave adult decisions up to adults is essentially what happens in this country,ridiculous

No because some of ye can't be trusted to keep things in order in a decent civilised way. We have enough problems with alcohol in Ireland enough is enough now no more leeway

MilesMorales1

Do they not deliver here? I want burger king delivered

rubadub

Simon2015 wrote: »

Should fast food restaurants in Ireland be allowed to sell alcohol ?

Can you define "fast food restaurant"? Is it speed of service? or price? etc

Eddie rockets already do, or did.

and by "allowed" are you talking of the same think in your quote "serve only one beer per adult up until 9pm"

Simon2015 wrote: »

It will attract alot of Scumbags into Burger King. Instead of drinking on the broadwalk the Scumbags would start hanging around in Burger King.

I'd rather encounter a gang of scumbags who were drinking & eating, than a scumbags drinking on an empty stomach.

Infini

Guess they should rebrand as Boozer king eh?

Herb Powell

toptom wrote: »

No because some of ye can't be trusted to keep things in order in a decent civilised way. We have enough problems with alcohol in Ireland enough is enough now no more leeway

That's not how these kinds of things work.

La Fenetre

The should also sell it in the accident and emergency waiting rooms, just in case someone fancies a beer when they are waiting to get stitched up like.

Tarzana2

I can't think of any reason why not.

colossus-x

If you can buy a burger in a pub ( which you can ) then I don't see why you can't buy a beer is a burger joint.