Why So Many Brands Are Throwing Shade at Their Competitors Right Now

March 9, 2026

Why So Many Brands Are Throwing Shade at Their Competitors Right Now

Fifteen years ago, McDonald’s delivered Burger King a gut punch in the form of a commercial. It featured a little boy frustrated by his school chums stealing his McDonald’s fries, so he comes up with an ingenious solution: Hide the fries in a Burger King bag. Nobody touched them. Though it was a McDonald’s affiliate

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