The Leeds takeaway owner has received backlash for the comments made on Mother's Day where the business uses an offensive Madeline McCann for Mother's Day.
The Otley Burger Company posted a photograph of Kate McCann with missing daughter Madeline in the background, adding a text overlay which read: "With burgers this good, you'll leave your kids at home. What's the worst that could happen? Happy Mother's Day to all the mums out there".
Adding the Otley Burger Company logo to the meme, the post itself was met with considerable outrage.
The post has since been deleted on Facebook but remains on Instagram.
The Mother's Day post. / Image: The Otley Burger Company
LeedsLive reported that the now-deleted Facebook post was filled with comments calling for the burger-joint to be shut down as a result and is even receiving death threats as a result of the post.
In an interview with LeedsLive, the takeaway owner says: “I get death threats, I got one this morning" which read "I hope someone firebombs your gaffe”.
On Instagram, arguments have broken out about the post with some suggesting the meme-style advertisement was uncalled for: "Let’s start a PR stunt using someone else’s dead daughter. [You're] just a greasy burger flipper stay in your lane".
Other said: "Madeline McCann and her mum in this post ? Seems a bit sick and in very poor taste" to which the Otley Burger Company, clearly unphased, replied "only thing sick here is our photoshopping skillz".
To the comment "Let’s hope you don’t lose a child, awful, insensitive post" the controversial burger company replied "I wouldn’t leave mine in hotel rooms soo".
The burger company is known for its inappropriate adverts. / Image: The Otley Burger Company
However, the post has also attracted attention from others praising the controversial burger company for their humour.
"Otley Burger Company, keeping the woke community away! Yesssss!!!" said one, whilst others reminded the world that this isn't the first time the Otley Burger Company have posted inappropriate so-called jokes on special occasions.
Last year, the company shared an image of Karen Matthews, a women who pretended her daughter had been abducted whilst on Father's Day, the page shared a promotional image with Jimmy Savile and Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe.
Richard McCann, who lost his mother Wilma McCann after she was murdered by Sutcliffe condemned the advert stating “Why on earth would anyone think it was appropriate to use images of Sutcliffe, Savile and West on a Father’s Day advert for his burger company is beyond me [...] Otley Burger Company, shame on you”.
The takeaway's response. / Image: The Otley Burger Company
This year the post has hit newspaper headlines this year but has been met by an unphased owner, who shared a meme of Will Smith slapping Chris Rock, replacing the actors with the words "offended keyboard warriors with cats as profile pictures" and the Otley Burger Company logo.
The follow-up comment by the takeaway company has been met with similarly bizarre comments like "If you have any out of date stuff we could throw them at all the snow flakes and laugh at them. Keep up the good work".
The Otley Burger Company was banned in 2021 from accessing their Facebook as a result but are still continuing to post on the account.
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New study crowns Leeds as one of the friendliest cities in the UK
New research has revealed a global ranking of cities with the best customer service, with Leeds taking one of the top spots.
If you've been wondering which cities across the world are the friendliest of them all, then look no further because MoneySuperMarket have done the work for us in a new study.
In a world where social media culture plays a huge part in people's lives, online customer reviews are pretty important to local businesses.
To uncover the global locations that are home to the best customer service, the businesses insurance experts analysed over 100,000 reviews of leisure and hospitality businesses in 107 cities worldwide.
They looked at the language in the reviews to see how often friendly workers and staff were mentioned, building a global ranking of the cities where customer service truly stands out.
Out of a whopping 107, Leeds came in at a very respectable number 12. Now we think that's pretty good going.
Outside of the UK, Hanoi, Paris, Montreal and Abu Dhabi were highlighted for their friendly customer service whilst Edinburgh tops the global ranking, with Liverpool, Birmingham and Bristol also making the world’s top 10.
The top 10 cities in the UK with the best customer service are as follows:
Edinburgh
Liverpool
Birmingham
Bristol
Belfast
Leeds
Glasgow
Cardiff
Manchester
London
Alicia Hempsted spoke on the study: “As businesses grow and engage with more customers, it’s important to make sure they’re protected. Public liability insurance is an important safeguard for those working with the public, helping to cover costs if something goes wrong, while also showing customers that their experience is taken seriously - from the moment they walk through the door to long after they’ve left.”
Prime Minister expected to announce extra bank holiday if England win the 2026 World Cup
Danny Jones
Prime Minister Keir Starmer is reportedly set to announce an extra bank holiday if England win the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
What a way to sign off from the highest office in Great Britain, eh?
According to Sky News journalist Beth Rigby, the outgoing PM is expected to reveal an extended period of celebration across the country if/should/WHEN (you’ve got to believe) the Three Lions reach this year’s World Cup final and lift the biggest prize in global sport.
Starmer may be gearing up to leave No. 10 Downing Street soon, but he can certainly earn himself a few more points in the pros column should this familiar rumour come to fruition.
As Rigby states in her post on X, this decision would fall just before the transition in leadership, with Greater Manchester’s own Mayor Andy Burnham all but confirmed at the head of the table already within the Labour Party cabinet.
The incumbent announced he would resign last month, with Burnham declaring himself in the running not long after, winning the Makerfield seat and marking his return as an MP after nearly a decade away from Parliament.
Regarding the still only potential bank holiday – Thomas Tuchel’s side still need to make it through the quarter-final and the semis, remember – the Sky reporter states that the following Friday, 24 July, is the most likely date.
Understandably, plenty on social media are already rejoicing over the prospect, but some aren’t content with waiting a week to carry on the post-trophy lift party, with many arguing that it should be the Monday morning immediately after the final next Sunday (19/2/2026).
Let’s be honest, there’ll be lots of people pulling sickies regardless of whether or not their bosses are left to grant a day off.
Many have already rightly argued that such decisions should have been made in the past after the Lionesses won not just one but two back-to-back European Championships; we’re willing to forgive and move on if the powers that be make it happen this time.
Starmer recently said that despite always believing England will “go all the way”, he didn’t want to jinx anything, simply telling the BBC’s Chris Mason: “Ask me again if we make the final.”
Either way, the general jubilation should England end 60 ‘years of hurt’ will be nothing short of colossal, and it would only feel right given the sheer gravity of the would-be achievement.
We’re even getting excited merely by the idea of some additional and, at present, strictly hypothetical pre- and post-match entertainment…
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29th March 2022 
