The rise of the burger to the top of the charts 

An estimated 50 billion burgers are eaten every year in the United States...
The rise of the burger to the top of the charts 

Pictured with Benny The Burger is Kellymarie Gleeson, Trade Marketing Manager, Foods Division at Kepak and Jennifer Kitson, Simon Communities. Picture: Marc O'Sullivan. 

The story goes that an Italian man got off a ship in Queenstown (Cobh) about 140 years ago in the mistaken belief that he had arrived at his destination - the United States of America.

Giuseppe Cervi realised his error too late as the liner pulled anchor and headed towards New York, leaving him stranded in a strange country.

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