Big Hardee
{{Short description|Hamburger made by Hardee's}}
The Big Hardee is a hamburger sandwich offered by Hardee's. The original Big Hardee was introduced in 1995 and was designed to compete against McDonald's Big Mac or Burger King's Whopper. It debuted in a commercial with the Big Mac sandwich. It had a jingle that goes, "More meat, more cheese, less money. La la la la la."
History and description
The Big Hardee was re-released in September, 2009. The sandwich features three 9:1 (9 patties = 1 pound) beef patties,{{citation needed|date=June 2022}} two slices of American cheese, shredded lettuce{{cite web |title=The Big Hardee |url=https://www.hardees.com/menu/charbroiled-burgers/the-big-hardee |website=Hardee's |access-date=June 24, 2022}} and Big Twin Sauce on a 4-inch{{citation needed|date=June 2022}} seeded bun. The sandwich averages 920 calories, 58g of fat and 1380 mg of sodium.{{cite web |title=Calories in Hardee's The Big Hardee |url=https://www.calorieking.com/us/en/foods/f/calories-in-sandwiches-burgers-the-big-hardee-burger/JCYziJuwTyCUz6HOCQSBJg |website=Calorie King |access-date=June 24, 2022 |archive-date=October 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241006235317/https://www.calorieking.com/us/en/foods/f/calories-in-sandwiches-burgers-the-big-hardee-burger/JCYziJuwTyCUz6HOCQSBJg |url-status=live }}
Additionally, Hardee's sister chain, Carl's Jr. also introduced its version of the Big Hardee, The Big Carl.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}
The Big Hardee was reintroduced in response to McDonald's inclusion of Angus beef into its own sandwich lineup.{{cite press release|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS99971+14-Sep-2009+BW20090914|title=Carl's Jr. and Hardee's Start Round Two of Burger Battle with McDonald's|work=Reuters|agency=Business Wire|date=14 September 2009|access-date=30 June 2017|archive-date=16 September 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090916200657/http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS99971+14-Sep-2009+BW20090914|url-status=dead}}
Notes
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External links
- [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3190/is_n1_v30/ai_17973700 Hardee's unsaddles Roy's, hits back-to-basics trail] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616192650/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3190/is_n1_v30/ai_17973700/ |date=2011-06-16 }}
- [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3190/is_n37_v29/ai_17435023 Hardee's taps El Pollo's Perry as chief officer]
- [http://www.hardees.com/full-menu/ Official Hardee's Menu]
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