So, it’s a tossup.
IIRC, it was a local franchise, not the entire company... Yet.
IIRC, it was with the support of the company. From a “corporate Identity” perspective, the franchise is required to gain permission to deviate from corporate labeling and use of logo’s
And I don’t care what anyone says, the Whopper is superior in every way to any burger McDodo makes.
Flame broiled, real veg.
Not the best burger in the world but superior to anything McDodo makes.