EVERYONE KNOWS THAT Supermac’s and McDonald’s have beef with each other.
For a couple of years now the pair have been in a battle over the trademarking of the name “Big Mac”, as well as other Mc-related words.
During the summer, things got wonderfully petty when Supermac’s started parking advertising trucks outside McDonald’s locations around Ireland.
And this week people have spotted a new ad campaign that ramps it up again – with a very pointed tagline
Yes, “Never Mind That Clown”.
It’s definitely not a reference to Stephen King’s It, anyway.
Anyone who has spotted it has appreciated the shade, even if the rival’s name doesn’t get a mention
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Like, is this level of public ripping even allowed?
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People also spotted a man dressed as a chicken being chased by a clown outside McDonald’s on Grafton Street.
Supermac’s director Pat McDonagh tells DailyEdge.ie that the new campaign – which features a suitcase that says “imported” – is to highlight the company’s commitment to using fresh Irish chicken.
When the McDonald’s issue is raised, Pat says:
We’re not going to hold back now – let’s go to war.
Well now.
Some of the images started being shared around Twitter and beyond
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What next in this battle?
Beef intensifies, again.
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