Top 20 Worst Apologies From Fast Food Companies

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[@mr.fartman]

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[@DragonKazooie89]

I refuse to patronage Chik-Fil-A due to their feelings/treatment towards/of the LBGT+ community

[@Reaperguy67]

​@@mr.fartman watch mojo didn't ask if you are kid

[@riinak7212]

14:56 not an acronym... I've heard it called an "initialism" *shrugs* An acronym is when the initials of a group of words can be read as a word (e.g. LASER, RADAR, YOLO, FOMO). If the initials are just something that shortens the name, it's not an acronym (FBI, NSA, MPH, even LOL).

[@Lpb726bw]

I remember finding a onion ring in my cup of fries from Burger King

[@blackmesacake5361]

Why the hell would Wendys have to apologize, let alone take steps to make sure an event that never happened in the first place never happens again?

[@Mrepright]

Thank you! generally an apology comes after an investigation has taken place and the company is indeed found negligent. #19 shouldn't be on the list at all.

[@blackmesacake5361]

@@MreprightThat's 2023 Watch Mojo for ya 😵‍💫

[@wilsoncrunch1330]

So if it was a fraud perpetrated against them, then Wendy's never needed to apologize.

[@trashtalker420]

MOJO is liberal.

[@exposedshadowstruth5926]

I think they were apologizing to the other customers who witnessed the mishap? Either way, the person who tried to get money out of Wendy's should be the one to pay and hopefully got charged with defamation.

[@franchescopye6551]

no Canadian lol@@trashtalker420

[@AllTheWeirdestProject]

Their spot should have been filled by the Burger King Pokémon recall.

[@feltfriends]

@@franchescopye6551 those terms are synonymous

[@DarkbloomVis]

Wendy's didn't need to apologize, the customer lied.

[@nathanbush6781]

Exactly!!!

[@littlegreengamer]

Agreed. That entry was all just filler.

[@Gir-Riff-raffe]

What about the chik fil a customer for demanding whomever is responsible face consequences- How you gunna be mad at someone using the n word when your kid thought that was his name till he was 3? It’s all ridiculous.

[@MaxWeb2599]

Neither Wendy's nor Taco bell needed to apologize in the first place. Wendy's knew that it was a scam and Taco bell has, as a restaurant, the right to change the menu as they pleases.

[@andrew2474]

Being from the UK I can tell you it’s been a hard few years. Between Brexit in 2016, the great KFC shortage of 2018, and the queen passing in 2022. Things just haven’t been going well

[@melissagrant4178]

Thing will get better

[@lauraengele1688]

Here's a fact about Wendy's chili meat. (Being a former employee) The meat is chopped up by the employees at the restaurant with the cooked meat patties that is "over cooked" for customers. We used washed spatulas to chop the meat until it's fine enough to be used for the chili. With that being said. They shouldn't have to say sorry.

[@kriscynical]

That actually sounds like a great way to avoid food waste. Good on them!

[@metarcee2483]

Is that why the chili meat is sometimes dry? Well, at least it's a good reason.

[@lauraengele1688]

Actually yes. There are some burnt enough that is dry sadly.

[@metarcee2483]

I'm not the person in my family who orders the chili, that's my mom.

[@boredstudent]

I remember hearing about that "footlong" Subway sandwich that wasn't 12 inches. Someone actually took the time to measure the sandwich? I've ordered footlong sandwiches myself and I would always eat them, not measure them.

[@mattalan6618]

turns out their actually half an inch off

[@jimroscovius]

​@mattalan6618 So what? Sometimes buns shrink in the oven.

[@dalewilliamson3212]

@@jimroscoviusand it does depend on if the person who baked the bread stretched it enough. coming from who used to work at subway

[@CraftAero]

@@mattalan6618 No Bro, some were only 9". A "class action" suit doesn't come from a single incident, there was a statistical study and NONE were 12".

[@kriscynical]

The KFC FCK apology shouldn't be on a list of bad apologies, imo. That was great. lol

[@michaelkegg7846]

The Pepsi commercial from Arby’s was hilarious even more so when I understood the sarcasm in the voice. They were basically saying sorry we to so long that you had to call us out, new commercial ideas are hard.

[@manuelbello5806]

I wonder if Krusty Burger would do something like this

[@nyqdot2889]

“Trust me they would and a whole lot more “😭

[@carlintaylor3229]

Or the krusty krab from spongebob 😂😂

[@jons.6216]

I know! The Helen Lovejoys - like many of the complainers listed in the "incidents" - would wail: "Oh! Won't somebody PLEASE think about the children!" Haha!

[@TheTrumpReaper]

Krusty Burger's version of the McRib is made of some invertebrate with a lot of legs. I am afraid to ask what is in the burger itself.

[@thegameshowgeek]

“I heartily endorse this service or product.” 🤡

[@EmilyTheManx]

10:30 This one seems ridiculous. I was in NH (aka in the New England area) in 2018 when this Super Bowl happened, while in college. I'm not into sports, but I cheered on the Eagles for fun while watching it in a cafe on campus (I'm from NJ). I was literally one of 3 people cheering them on. In all seriousness, who gives that big of a stink over a sports logo on a cup you're gonna throw out after you're done drinking your shit? 🤦‍♀️

[@PunYT]

Butthurt Patriots fans need to cope. Go birds.

[@theupliftchannel]

Some of these things are patently ridiculous. I don’t understand why subway would have to apologize. They didn’t know Jared was a pervert. And the Starbucks employee asking a cop to leave and more to do with two idiots than an entire company. I don’t get it.

[@zumis1011]

Starbucks yeah, but Subway received a serious complaint about Jared and ignored it, so they should apologize.

[@emilybattle4790]

It said subway had complaints pryer but didn't take it seriously.

[@nevaehhamilton3493]

There was an episode of Black Mirror in which a pedophile (who was the protagonist in this episode) worked at a subway. I think it's called "Shut Up And Dance".

[@ForeverFornever37]

​@nevaehhamilton3493, that episode is fire, had me and the fam shook at the end with the mom screaming on the phone, heartbreaking

[@bluedog424]

Who the hell goes to KFC for a coffee...?

[@ManicSV3]

Taco Bell has the wrong idea. People don't want less to choose from. They just want food that makes sense. Saying "we're done trying to be creative" doesn't make it more enticing

[@FirstLast-qf1df]

So what exactly is Wendy's doing on this list? I'm not quite sure what they even did wrong.

[@shezmu6928]

Burger King woman one was priceless, I was in disbelief when I saw the tweet before it was removed.

[@bexfisch80]

But that Pepsi commercial from Arby's was genius, though...

[@tyleriguana]

“Questionable adult material” haha! Jared Fogle’s material had no adults in it XD

[@saffiwilli2585]

I am honestly surprised food poisoning isn't a more common thing in fast food. I work at dominos. I work my ass off every day to ensure we have a safe and clean environment, and make sure all food is fresh. But one person bot paying as much attention, could effect hundreds. We serve hundreds of pizzas a day. If something was to happen to the dough or cheese and we don't notice, it could effects hundreds of people. You have to be very careful in the food industry

[@mst3kanita]

aw, the arby's pepsi commercial is cute. Reminds me of that commercial they had during covid where they just reaired the commercial from last year, but scratched out a sandwich they no longer had in the background.

[@ericsaunders2485]

The Pepsi and Arby’s commercial great, funny…. Here you go!!….😂😂😂

[@josouthwood438]

It was so awkward when I was waiting in line at Krispy Kreme in white robes.

[@galvagames7490]

I demand that PepsiCo should apologize to whatever company owns Arby’s!!!

[@moresavageent.5633]

I hate when police walk into Starbucks and stare at you like your the criminal for ordering a caramel frap and texting on your phone in silence 😂

[@zumis1011]

Yeah, I hate seeing cops in restaurants, but complaining about it is a little out of hand if they're not doing anything.

[@SManime101]

I also hate seeing cops come after someone robbed me at a starbucks. Bunch of jerks.

[@Heathcoatman]

@@zumis1011 Do you know who hates seeing cops? Criminals.

[@johnfrusciante6548]

As a Canadian, I find the 'english only' signs at Tim Hortons hilarious. Try going to a Quebec city restaurant and not speak french. You'd be lucky to get service, even if your server spoke english.

[@ThePhenomenalEX]

The Arby's Pepsi commercial is fucking hilarious. I definitely don't think it should have been added in a "Worst Apologies" list. It was just Arby's poking fun at itself for forgetting.

[@stephenrashbrook7667]

Some of these are people being over sensitive, some are truly bad practices.

[@lifewithlee6298]

My dad once’s went a Arby’s that was out of rust beef 🥩 😅 not the same as KFC being out of chicken 🍗 but my dad still talks about it to this day

[@mattalan6618]

i take all corporate apologies with a grain of salt

[@leeks1408]

What were they thinking with that Krispy Kreme promotion?! 😂

[@Carl-y1n]

It is graceful grief and sweet sadness to think of you, but in my heart, there is a kind of soft warmth that can’t be expressed with any choice of words.

[@Heathcoatman]

Did someone at WM break up with you? What are you talking about?

[@endo5464]

Im sorry but i cant stop laughing at "racially insensitiv nugget tweets"

[@alec19811]

What people should be upset about as well is the fact that a pregnant woman is drinking coffees

[@Woodrow-l8l]

In such a soft and warm season, please accept my sincere blessing and deep concern for you.

[@cwalker6911]

I don’t understand why Wendy’s was on this when it was a hoax. This is a ridiculous add

[@lemnlime66]

I'm so glad I'm not famous because it's like being in the courtroom of public opinion every day of your life where you're being judged and you get no do-overs.

[@thetruthinknowledge8554]

To me, Wendy's Chili should not be considered edible as whatever burger sits too long on the grill to be served normally will become the product in question 😐

[@happyhunting7002]

That's the ultimate trolling from Dunkin Donuts 😂😂😂

[@1rhpsfan]

Not just certain members of the team, the whole team!

[@teeteestar3012]

Chipotle definitely made me sick years ago. I don’t remember what year it was, but it was so bad that I never ate there again. It felt too risky.

[@meganpowell2041]

There are times KFC won't have chicken where I live now 😂

[@MustacheCashStash125]

Where’s Taco Bell’s apology after getting criticism of how their food turns people’s butts into a volcano?

[@PeanutsArt38]

I came up with this quote for Starbucks. “Starbucks is so not dope” My parents loved it.

[@bernardomello842]

Why complain? Cleaning fluid coffee is the best. I drink it every day.

[@rachelmckitterick]

😂

[@lisab7977]

I’ve never eaten at Chipotle, and after their issues, I never will. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@sandeepkumar35]

I tried reporting Apps in China's Apple App Store which claim the Chinese apps are both in English and Chinese for example Keep, Taobao etc. Nothing changed and apps interface are still without a word of English.

[@sheilaholmes996]

I love the Dunkin’ Donuts one. Funny! The Sonic one is tone deaf. Don’t they run these things by other people?

[@Merylstreep1949]

Jared Fogle...definitely NOT a footlong 😂😂😂😂😂

[@radeewilliams5971]

Dunkin’ Donuts had to apologize because people were but hurt about a game they had 0 part in 😭

[@MrBuddither]

Everybody talking about Wendy's not needing to apologize lmao Subway didn't need too either really, it's an advertisement for a general size of the sub, not exact and you'd figure people would get that. Meant as more of a good ring for the ad and if you're so stuck up you get mad about the extra inch to your sandwich then the restaurant isn't the problem lmao

[@dravenhuffman]

We need a number burger king foot lettuce joke

[@ZackryRose]

The only thing this video showed me is that people will be offended by pretty much anything.

[@saywhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat]

That thumbnail is hilarious

[@bradr2567]

1:40 Kind of stupid for you to put this one on the list. Wendy's SHOULDNT have appologized, they did absolutely nothing wrong.

[@Merylstreep1949]

Mid 90s Meridith Viera as a Seattle newswoman❤❤❤❤❤❤❤yes

[@Merylstreep1949]

I love it when my chili gives me the finger

[@sarahpounds6064]

Who cares about a logo on a cup at a bad donut chain?

[@wojtek1765]

I thought you was going to play the iconic meme of the woman in the car, who said in the interview that she had to go Burger King . due to that KFC being Temporarily closed

[@GeorgieB1965]

Interesting that Mojo thought that saying the "n" word was some how more egregious than getting busted for underage shenanigans.

[@Heathcoatman]

Big difference between the CEO using the N word, and some actor they hired to do commercials being a scumbag.

[@lovepets2781]

In defense of Subway ; a 2 by 4 isn't actually 2 by 4

[@PopeDuwang]

Worst Apologies: Wendy’s for not apologizing for something they didn’t do.

[@RobertMcMurrer]

The Subway guy was arrested for that? I didn’t know I just assumed they were just changing advertising campaigns.

[@Heathcoatman]

The guy is in prison for child pornography.

[@emiliobello2538]

Living in a world without Fast Food would be sad. This isn’t said enough but I bet many people in Russia miss McDonald’s and Burger King. Especially kids with autism that can’t adapt to the changes

[@Jeremiah_Rivers76]

True, but it’d be healthier.

[@emiliobello2538]

@@Jeremiah_Rivers76 but many people, kids included would be unhappy

[@Jeremiah_Rivers76]

@@emiliobello2538I never said happy means healthy, but is healthiness worth unhappiness? Even if we got rid of chips, gummy worms, and whatnot, how many people would equate healthiness to an overall sad life? Would the cons of healthy eating, of which there are few, if any, make people’s loved ones feel worse off?

[@meowcat7124]

Russian here :-) Burger King is still here, by the way - it was always working through a franchise and not directly, so it wasn't affected by sanctions IIRC. McDonald's got sold to a local company and rebranded, but it's a pretty nominal change anyway. (I'm not arguing that nothing changed for us - quite a lot, in fact, just not in this sphere.)

[@emiliobello2538]

@@meowcat7124 ok. Oh yeah I saw that, but I wish that could be the same with other stuff

[@feelinherself7334]

Excuse me! Jared Fogle was in possession of child pornography not “questionable adult materials” If you want to be “PC” the least you can do is find adequate substitutions and not sugar coat/demean what you’re trying to convey.

[@taptap6170]

Did you mean 'blunders' instead of 'apologies'?. There's nothing wrong with most of these apologies. Anyway, liked the AVGN reference and that tweet by KFC is f'n savage!

[@mjbankhead9063]

When did the Patriots and Eagles become rivals? 🤔

[@mikep9312]

So Wendy's is wrong for calling out bullshit?

[@michaelhome9995]

Please make a video on top 10 heath ledger performances

[@jimroscovius]

I wish companies would being wimps and just tell people to shut up!!

[@Heathcoatman]

The makings of a real businessman, lmao.

[@ShadowHostReviews]

This list is so silly, I mean it rivals the top 50 worst moments in cinema list by Rolling Stone.

[@realChewky]

2:00 chop sticks?! WHO THE HELL CARES!!!?

[@rayg6497]

Most of these were actually good apologies or the company had nothing to apologize for.

[@masoncochraniii7671]

People are such babies. Awwww, my feewins are hurt.

[@Heathcoatman]

So true. Pass me a bud light.

[@randallpetroelje3913]

Krusty burger forever!! 100% mystery meat and it tastes damn good 😅😂

[@jasmineping7606]

3:14 Taco Bell shouldn’t even be on here

[@TheOneManWhoBeatYou]

Yet if Tim Hortons in Quebec said "Speak French only" I guarantee there would be no uproar. You live in Manitoba, a predominantly english speaking province of course they would expect you to speak English to customers and coworkers

[@Heathcoatman]

French Canadians are the masters of the double standard.

[@josecrane4132]

Kicked out outback steakhouse.

[@Sistik123]

Remember the general custard atari game raping women. Course its going to get backlash

[@yourlocalentertainmentchan9153]

17:37 That’s actually kind of both Anti-Semitic and Racist at the same time. 😢

[@lifewithlee6298]

I don’t even know who Pete is ?

[@TimMck-x7i]

The Dunkin Donuts 🍩 Patriots/ Eagles controversy is a perfect example of how childish New England fans are. You lost get over it.

[@anthonybooth2032]

Some of this shit s funny as hell

[@showman3934]

I don't think Burger King needed to apologise. It's not their fault if people can't take a joke

[@staceyrox360]

I don’t even remember it so like haha must’ve been pretty freaking swift

[@mgibbygibson24gibson24]

How was KFC and Wendy’s in the wrong you can’t keep extra stock. If a shortage is going for months that’s not caused by kfc and the other was a legitimate criminal conspiracy to extort money from a company

[@jeffbb227eue]

The Burger King one sent me😂

[@thelunchlady8276]

Sent you where? To Michigan for apple picking with your Aunt Willie? On an all-expense-paid cruise through the streets of Venice? To the basement of the local hardware store owner? Through a mansion full of traps, each more fiendish than the last? Through the muddled mind of a four-thousand-year-old great white shark? To hide under your desk at work until the bad man went away? Into a coma? To the front room of Elvis Presley’s mailman's boyhood home? On a fantastic voyage through the ear canals of nine of the world's most huggable hoboes? To a tattoo parlor's chair where the owner wouldn't stop talking about his love of Campbell's soup and canker sores? Skipping over a pond in your backyard? To a tour of the nine great bee families of the world's honey producing factories? Through the ins and outs of the wonderful world of children's sock puppet workshops? On a journey of self-discovery as you examine the intricacies of your own belly button lint? You gotta be more specific here!

[@jemsq]

Arbys trolling Pepsi was epic 😂.

[@samster101229]

Think they ended their relationship with them didn't they?

[@90arstef]

I thought that one was actually awesome.

[@Ragan31687]

They should put more effort into not having their meat taste like plastic

[@Dtgray12]

Why did Wendy's need to apologize? The report was a scam anyway.

[@SirAsdf]

How is number 19 a bad apology? THEY DID NOTHING WRONG IN THE FIRST PLACE!

[@ChaseMC215]

That's 2023 WatchMojo for you.

[@Gir-Riff-raffe]

Notice how the most controversial ones weren’t in the US? Can take a lot from that. Namely how easily we want to overlook something as intimate as the food that’s being served to the public.

[@stepheneddington1667]

Some of these are a bit unfair to the companies because it was their suppliers that made the mistake. These suppliers sell to multiple food chains and restaurants.

[@MichaelMarquez-m3b]

I don’t understand why Wendy’s should have apologized for defending themselves against a false claim.

[@louismonnichii7619]

I absolutely love Arby's and their advertisement campaign hi personally would have laughed my ass off if I were a suit from Pepsi

[@MasterOfViewership]

I say DD had no reason to apologize. T-shirts and other promotional materials are made for BOTH teams in the final and the wrong ones are sent to charity. If you don't like it, don't go

[@Hunter225]

30 people got food poisoning at Denny's restaurant in Florida in 1999, and I was on of 12 people that got food poisoning from bad shrimp in an Outback restaurant . All of us got free meals from both places for a year. The last story is horrific. No apology can ever fix that. That day was a start of the most evil events to ever have happened

[@nooneanymoore9971]

In a lot of these ppl are getting their undergarments in a knot for no good reason... common, grow a sense of humor and stop taking life so seriously... it's way to important to get offended so often. No wonder there are so many issues these days... ppl get insanely offended at the dumbest things.

[@BaxterAndLunala]

Funny that after the Jared Fogle Subway controversy, they included a South Park clip for the second Burger King controversy. It's funny because Jared was in South Park in several episodes, the last episode he appeared having him being portrayed as a predator, as well as a boss in South Park The Fractured But Whole, again portrayed as a predator.

[@jennamars80]

My mother worked for Food Maker, Inc. in the 90's and she had drank the Jack in the Box Koolaid and was ranting about "the farce" daily. But she's the type to defend them to this day because of some weird sense of corporate loyalty.

[@null-the-things]

Why would Wendy's need to apologize or make plans in the future to prevent something that didn't happen?

[@robbie1898]

Some of these aren’t even bad or they don’t even have to apologize lol WM the type to boycott cuz the ice water is too cold 😂

[@jcp5070]

Thanks Watchmojo...the Arby's one was the most hilarious I've seen all day.

[@rachelmckitterick]

It was definitely the best thing in this video 😂