FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
World's Largest Hamburger!
Over 600 lbs of meaty goodness
Pleasanton, CA, June 6, 2011 -- Burger lovers beware, your dream is coming true at this year's 99th annual Alameda County Fair. Organizers will produce the fair's largest ever hamburger, commercially available, grilled fresh and served up on Saturday, July 2nd. Patrons will be able to sample the burger at $.99 a bite in celebration of the fair's 99th consecutive year!
More on the burger--
- The goal is 625 pounds of meat, equivalent to 2,500 quarter pounders and 1,375,000 calories.
- Based on a suggested 2,000 calorie a day intake, this gigantic hamburger could feed one person for more than 22 months
- The trimmings include a 110-pound bun, over 50 lbs of cheese, over 20 lbs of onions, over 12 lbs of pickles and 30 lbs of lettuce.
- Making the burger requires 10 hours to cook with a 10-person crew and a large builder's crane just to flip the burger!
- Proceeds from the "$.99 a bite" donated to Alameda County Community Food Bank
"Every burger lover is invited to watch history in the making as we prepare the county's largest hamburger ever made. We are excited to be a part of this fun-filled challenge and the Alameda County Fairgrounds is the perfect setting for this memorable event," states Brett Enright, owner of Juicys, the concessionaire partnering with the Fair in this momentous undertaking.
ABOUT the Alameda County Fair:
The non-profit Fair Association continues to provide a significant public benefit without receiving any tax support. The Fair Association's nonprofit Board of Directors seeks to operate the Fairgrounds in a professional business manner & maintain prudent cash reserves. In addition to maintaining & enhancing the existing facilities, the Fair Association originally purchased the 268-acre fairgrounds in the 1930's and deeded the property to the County of Alameda in the 1940's.
With the "Oldest One-Mile Race Track in America," the Fair Association hopes to continually enhance its horse training and racing program in Pleasanton. This is the 99th year of the fair, running June 22 to July 11, 2011. For more information, please visit www.AlamedaCountyFair.com.
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Media Contacts: April Mitchell, Manager, Event Sales & Marketing 925-426-7565 april@alamedacountyfair.com
Sandra Varner, Varner PR 510-910-5652, varnerpr@sbcglobal.net