MrBeast sued his fast food chain partner Virtual Dining Concepts for allegedly selling "inedible" burgers.
The YouTube star tapped the ghost kitchen provider to serve MrBeast Burgers, but complaints are flooding. Some customers described the food items as "nasty."
MrBeast Sues Fast Food Chain Partner Over "Inedible" Burgers
EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - SEPTEMBER 04: Global YouTube star MrBeast (R) poses with fan at the launch of the first physical MrBeast Burger Restaurant at American Dream on September 4, 2022 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
The internet sensation, MrBeast, has unleashed a legal storm with his very own fast food chain partner for serving up nothing but disappointment and indigestible mishaps.
As per a report by Engadget, MrBeast has taken Virtual Dining Concepts, which runs his MrBeast Burger fast food chain, to court. The YouTube sensation, known as Jimmy Donaldson, accuses the ghost kitchen operator of tarnishing his reputation. Donaldson's suit against the ghost kitchen seeks to terminate his partnership with them.
According to The Verge, the hyped MrBeast Burger fast food chain debuted in partnership with Virtual Dining Concepts in 2020. It opened as a "ghost kitchen," serving food without any brick-and-mortar stores, wherein customers could walk in to dine.
The burger chain capitalizes on MrBeast's phenomenal popularity online. The 25-year-old star boasts more than 167 million subscribers on his YT channel. As 9News Australia reports, he is, in fact, the most popular YouTuber on the Google-owned service.
Meanwhile, his TikTok account is pretty sensational too. He amassed 85 million followers, whereas his Instagram drew over 39 million followers. Not to mention his rodeo on Threads, Meta's Twitter rival, is unsurprisingly astonishing as well. He is the platform's first user to have garnered 1 million followers since its launch last July.
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MrBeast Fans Complain 'Inedible,' 'Revolting' Burgers
However, the burger chain, named after the YouTube sensation, had customers crying foul. In the lawsuit, MrBeast cited the complaints of the fast food customers. Some reviews even dubbed the food items as "disgusting" and "nasty," while others said it was "inedible" and "revolting." One of the reviews that Donaldson's lawsuit cited says it was "likely the worst burger [they] ever had."
The suit further accuses the ghost kitchen provider of prioritizing the chain's rapid expansion instead of focusing on food quality. Besides the food quality issue, MrBeast's lawyers also pointed out the janky service. Some customers complained about delayed deliveries, generic packaging, and missing ordered items.
Virtual Dining Concepts says in a press release that MrBeast's lawsuit is "riddled with false statements and inaccuracies." The ghost kitchen provider also asserted that the legal action came after Donaldson recently "attempted to negotiate a new deal to serve his own monetary interests." VDC's Executive Vice President for Public Relations, Amy Sadowsky, says the lawsuit "lawsuit seeking to undermine the MrBeast Burger brand and terminate his existing contractual obligations without cause."
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