In this Thursday, April 25, 2019, photo a customer takes his order from the drive through window at a Burger King in Redwood City, Calif. Restaurant Brands International, the parent company of Burger King and Tim Hortons, reports financial results on Mond
A customer takes his order from the drive through window at a Burger King in Redwood City, California on Thursday, April 25, 2019. Burger King Italia has introduced a new “Social Distancing Whopper” with three times the amount of onions. Jeff Chiu, Associated Press
Court Mann

By Court Mann

Well, that’s one way to keep people away from you.

Burger King Italia introduced a new Whopper last month. In most respects, it’s a standard Whopper — except for one major difference: it has three times the onions as a normal Whopper.

Dubbed the “Social Distancing Whopper,” Italy’s newest fast food item aims to “to help others stay away,” according to its new commercial.

The ad was created by digital marketing agency Wunderman Thompson, and “it’s obviously a well-placed joke in a country that certainly could use even the smallest reason to smile,” Fast Company magazine reported.

Italy has been among the countries hit hardest by COVID-19. 

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Desperate times call for desperate measures. Would you like breath mints with that?

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