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=== Competitors' products === Competitors such as McDonald's and Wendy's have attempted to create burgers similar to the Whopper, often nicknamed a ''Whopper Stopper'' during the development phase.<ref name="bnet-bw">{{cite news |url=http://business.highbeam.com/137330/article-1G1-20437027/mcdonald-woos-franchisees-25k-storeupdate-funding-promise |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110100816/http://business.highbeam.com/137330/article-1G1-20437027/mcdonald-woos-franchisees-25k-storeupdate-funding-promise |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 November 2013 |title=McDonald's woos franchisees with $25k store-update funding promise |last=Shannon |first=Stevens |work=Brandweek |access-date=2 October 2009 |date=23 March 1998 |quote=The MBX must deliver on value, which it does right now", said Ball, referring to the big beef, lettuce and tomato sandwich now in test, dubbed the latest "Whopper Stopper. |type=subscription required}}</ref> Wendy's created the [[Big Classic]] with similar toppings but served on a [[bulkie roll]], while McDonald's has created at least six different versions, including the McDLT,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://business.highbeam.com/409700/article-1G1-4026592/burger-giants-launch-new-product-assaults-mcd-speeds |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110100808/http://business.highbeam.com/409700/article-1G1-4026592/burger-giants-launch-new-product-assaults-mcd-speeds |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 November 2013 |title=Burger giants launch new product assaults; McD speeds rollout of McDLT sandwich β McDonald's |first=David |last=Zuckerman |publisher=[[Nation's Restaurant News]] |date=18 November 1985 |access-date=23 October 2007 |type=subscription required}}</ref> the [[Arch Deluxe]],<ref name="USNWR-Whopper Stopper">{{cite web|last=Mannix |first=Margaret |title=A Big Whopper Stopper? |url=https://www.usnews.com/usnews/biztech/articles/960506/archive_009590.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131115173158/http://www.usnews.com/usnews/biztech/articles/960506/archive_009590.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 November 2013 |work=U.S. News & World Report |access-date=15 November 2013 |date=28 April 1996 }}</ref> and the [[Big N' Tasty]], most of which generally failed and are not sold in most restaurants today.<ref name="AG-Whopper Stopper">{{cite web |url=http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/070297/fea_whopper.html |title=McDonald's hoping new burger a Whopper stopper |agency=Associated Press |work=[[The Augusta Chronicle]] |date=2 July 1997 |access-date=23 October 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071030042615/http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/070297/fea_whopper.html |archive-date =30 October 2007}}</ref><ref name="AP-Whopper Stopper">{{cite web |last=Edwards |first=Cliff |title=McDonald's hoping new burger a Whopper Stopper |url=https://apnews.com/9adc7bc152ef3a1d4e0739b2c65b3660 |work=Associated Press News |access-date=15 November 2013 |date=1 July 1996 |archive-date=5 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705234013/https://apnews.com/9adc7bc152ef3a1d4e0739b2c65b3660 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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