Kiwiburger Explained

The Kiwiburger is a hamburger sold at McDonald's restaurants in New Zealand. It consists of a four-ounce (113 g) beef patty, griddled egg, beetroot, tomato, lettuce, cheese, onions, mustard, and ketchup on a toasted bun.^[1]

History

The Kiwiburger was the idea of franchisee Bryan Old, who came up with the burger as a nostalgic take on the typical New Zealand hamburger prior to the introduction of McDonald's to the New Zealand market in 1976. Trialled initially in Old's five Hamilton restaurants, it was added to the national menu in 1991.^[2]

The Kiwiburger was removed from the national menu in 2004. Since then, it has returned as a limited-time item, including in May 2007,^[3] 2009, 2011,^[4] 2020-21^[5] and 2023–24.^[6]

External links

• 1995 Kiwi Burger commercial (video) – Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision
• The Kiwi Burger that contains no kiwi – New Zealand Story

Notes and References

1. Web site: McDonald's celebrates return of KiwiBurger.
2. Book: Hepözden, Rosemary . Brian . O'Flaherty . in co-op with McDonald's Restaurants (NZ) Ltd . Golden Arches under Southern Skies: Celebrating 35 years of McDonald's in New Zealand . 2011 . Renaissance Publishing . Auckland . 978-0-9864521-1-6 . 151.
3. Web site: McDonald's News . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081014044420/http://news.mcdonalds.co.nz/node/53 . 14 October 2008 .
4. Web site: McDonald's celebrates Kiwiana in style . Voxy.co.nz . 17 August 2011 . 17 August 2011 . 25 May 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120525120936/http://www.voxy.co.nz/lifestyle/mcdonalds-celebrates-kiwiana-style/5/98556 . dead .
5. Web site: December 15, 2021 . Goneburgers: McDonald's dumps KiwiBurger from its summer menu . December 14, 2023 . NZ Herald.
6. Web site: van Soest . Sophie . December 6, 2023 . McDonald's Has Upgraded Their Summer Feeds With Three New Items And The Return Of Old Classics . December 14, 2023 . The Rock.