Burger King India cuts tomatoes from menu as prices soar

Burger King India cuts tomatoes from menu as prices soar

NEW DELHI: Soaring vegetable prices after a bad harvest have prompted Burger King Indian outlets to take tomatoes off their menu items, following in the footsteps of other fast food giants. "Even tomatoes need a vacation!" read a notice at an outlet in the capital New Delhi on Thursday. "Due to unpredictable conditions on the quality and supply of tomato, we are unable to add tomatoes in our food... we are doing our best to get back tomatoes in our burgers." The burger franchise has operated across India since 2014, replacing its usual lineup of beef burgers with an assortment of chicken and vegetarian substitutes to accommodate Hindu objections to cattle slaughter.