Rainforest Action Network Boycotts Burger King
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Ecology and the Environment Series
- Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Economics, Environmental Issues
- Subcategories: Business, Ecology, Environment, Conservation, Strikes, Boycotts, Lockouts, Food, Cooking, Cuisine
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, Latin American History
- Geographical Location: Brazil, United States, Costa Rica
- Date: 1985-1987
Article abstract: In an effort to protect tropical rain forests, a U.S. environmental group organized a boycott of Burger King restaurants to bring pressure to end imports of tropical beef.
Summary of Event
On July 24, 1987, The Tico Times, an English-language newspaper in Costa Rica, published a short article called “United States-Costa Rica ‘Hamburger Connection’ Broken.” This article heralded the end of a boycott of Burger King, the second largest chain of fast-food restaurants in the United States, that had begun more than three years...
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