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Burger King CEO insults British women during speech to students
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March 13, 2011
Original URL: http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Burger_King_CEO_insults_British_women_during_speech_to_students



Bernardo Hees, the CEO of American fast food chain Burger King was
caught insulting British women during a speech to students in Chicago.
Hees was talking to the university students about his time at the
University of Warwick in England.

He compared the United States to Britain by saying "[h]ere the food is
good and you are known for your good-looking women." He then spoke about
the UK by saying that "[t]he food is terrible and the women are not very
attractive."

A spokesman for Burger King released a statement after Hees's comments
were reported by the US press. "Mr. Hees apologises if his comment has
offended anyone. It [...] was intended as a humorous anecdote to connect
with his audience," the statement said.

Hees's remarks have caused controversy in the United Kingdom. , who is a
women's campaign officer at the University of Warwick said that "[i]f he
views women as potential distractions in academia, I wonder how he views
them in the workplace?." "It doesn't make Burger King an attractive
employer for women," she added.

Hees joined Burger King in October of last year. He oversees the
company's 11,500 stores worldwide.

==Sources==
* http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/8379021/Burger-King-boss-insults-British-women-and-food.html
* http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1365837/Global-boss-Burger-King-brands-British-women-unattractive--says-food-terrible.html?ITO=1490



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