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title: "QSR Magazine: Sonic Launches First Fast-Food Mushroom-Blended Burger"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/35be342f-caa9-4f1d-8312-e82cd86b35b2
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/qsr-magazine-sonic-launches-first-fast-food-mushroom-blended-burger-2705750
category: "Burger"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Burger"
published: 2018-03-01T20:15:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:09:09.877Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/1ea8432150ecac8ae6eb9275cf59a6489638.jpg
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# QSR Magazine: Sonic Launches First Fast-Food Mushroom-Blended Burger

**TL;DR:** Sonic Drive-In introduces its first fast-food mushroom-blended burger, the Sonic Signature Slinger, starting at 350 calories. The burger is made with 100-perfect pure beef blend, mushrooms and seasoning.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-03-01. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/qsr-magazine-sonic-launches-first-fast-food-mushroom-blended-burger-2705750).*

## Story

Today, Sonic Drive-In introduced a new burger created in partnership with the Mushroom Council, the Sonic Signature Slinger. QSR Magazine detailed that the one-of-a-kind burger is made with 100-perfect pure beef blend, mushrooms and seasoning and starts at just 350 calories. The menu addition capitalized on the rise in mushroom consumption due to the vegetable's many health benefits.

“The Signature Slingers is a first-of-its-kind fast food cheeseburger, which delivers the juicy savory deliciousness you expect from a burger in a way that makes you feel like you’re getting away with something,” says Scott Uehlein, vice president of product innovation and development for Sonic. “Adding mushrooms right into the burger patty amps up the incredible flavors of the 100-percent pure beef and seasonings you get in each bite. This burger truly raises the bar for every other restaurant.”

Guests can enjoy the burgers beginning Monday, March 5.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- menu pricing (topic)
- QSR Magazine (publication)
- new menu item (topic)
- Sonic Drive-In (company)
- fast food innovation (topic)
- mushroom blended burger (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/qsr-magazine-sonic-launches-first-fast-food-mushroom-blended-burger-2705750). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/35be342f-caa9-4f1d-8312-e82cd86b35b2).