STREET MEAT: Viral Burger King worker unveils plan to open food truck
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A longtime Burger King worker who went viral a few years ago has a new flame-broiled pursuit.
Kevin Ford became an overnight internet sensation in 2022 after sharing on social media the cheap gift bag his BK bosses gave him for his 27 years of working at the fast-food chain without missing a day.
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The cook/cashier at the Las Vegas airport fast-food restaurant was 54 years old when the video came out of him showing off the bag’s contents, which he said seemed more like stuff that was scattered around company headquarters. He said the gifts were sent to him by HMS Host, the company from which Burger King hires.
“I’m happy for anything. I’m thankful for anything I get,” Ford said in that video, reiterating that he wasn’t ungrateful, just a bit surprised by the lackluster grab bag. He said there was a time, pre-COVID, when employees would get cheques for their anniversaries with the company.
Fast-forward to today and Ford is ready to roll into the next chapter of his life. He has purchased a food truck as part of his retirement plan.
The devoted burger-flipper told TMZ that he purchased the truck-trailer for about $20,000, including shipping, from China. It comes fully equipped with an oven, fryer and all of the required bells and whistles.
Ford plans to collaborate with his Le Cordon Bleu-trained daughter and they will start with menu items he is familiar with: Hamburgers and hot dogs.
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He’ll call his operation “K27Y,” which is a reference to his viral frame. Launching by May — when he reaches 30 years with BK — is the plan.
Ford said he eventually wants to add Filipino items to his food-truck menu in tribute to his Filipina fiancee.
Part of what helped Ford go viral was that his daughter set up a GoFundMe to help him visit his grandkids in Texas. A look at that page today suggests that a whopper amount of $461,870 US had been raised.
The food truck will get underway with some pop-ups at a Home Depot near Ford’s home in Nevada, which he purchased thanks to the GoFundMe.
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