iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Waffle House is grabbing attention for its anti-Belgian waffle World Cup marketing campaign ahead of Tuesday’s USA-Belgium game.
And now, other company Twitter accounts are joining with patriotic tweets for Team USA.
Waffle House, based in Norcross, Georgia, has been encouraging Americans to boycott Belgian waffles, which of course, the restaurant chain does not serve.
We ready #USA #WEBELIEVETHATWEWILLWIN pic.twitter.com/Sfdg0zXyNJ
— Waffle House (@WaffleHouse) July 1, 2014
MoonPie, the American dessert with chocolate-covered graham crackers and marshmallow, is turning on its red, white and blue.
Belgian chocolate? Psshhh… Eat a MoonPie and cheer on the #USA! #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/sGVNKZSiqN
— MoonPie (@MoonPie) July 1, 2014
Bojangles restaurant chain, which touts its “famous chicken ‘n biscuits” from its Charlotte, North Carolina, headquarters, says that it’s soccer “Bo-time.”
Today is the day. Eat a biscuit. Support @ussoccer. #BeatBelgiumWithBiscuits #USAvsBEL pic.twitter.com/A8A5SnVepp
— Bojangles’ (@Bojangles1977) July 1, 2014
Even the “Wafles & Dinges” food trucks in New York City are changing sides and giving out free ice cream for 15 minutes after every U.S. goal.
Wafeloons!! Are we gonna run out of ice cream or Belgian style wafels?? pic.twitter.com/4aaBXDPEpX
— Wafels & Dinges (@waffletruck) July 1, 2014
Clydesdale horses, revving engines, an eagle and beer are thrown in a promo video for Budweiser, which is owned by Belgium’s Anheuser-Busch InBev.
#AreYouReady? We are. Get hyped for @ussoccer. #USAvsBEL https://t.co/H9nKONzaoU
— Budweiser (@Budweiser) July 1, 2014
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