Foodbeast (stylized in

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) is a food and drink

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and influencer network company headquartered in Santa Ana, California.

History

Foodbeast was founded by Elie Ayrouth in 2008.

Food festivals

On September 1, 2019, Foodbeast held the "Nood Beach food festival". The festival, hosted in

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, featured noodle vendors and musicians

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, and

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Social media vending machines

On February 28, 2019, Foodbeast began a social media vending machine campaign in collaboration with Nissin Foods USA. Two Foodbeast branded vending machines were installed, one in a mall in Las Vegas, and another in Los Angeles.

Media

Foodbeast staff was featured on the

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show "Jobs That Don't Suck" hosted by

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test kitchen.

Controversy

In-N-Out 'Monkey Style' Burger

On June 28, 2013, a video was uploaded to Foodbeast's YouTube channel entitled "Ordering a Monkey Style Burger from In-N-Out." The video depicted the Foodbeast founder in an

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drive-thru ordering what he claims is a Monkey Style burger, a hamburger topped with the chain's Animal Style fries (cheese, grilled onions and spread). This resulted in many patrons trying to order their burger Monkey Style. "There is no such thing," Carl Van Fleet, a vice president at In-N-Out Burger, said in a statement. "For a variety of reasons, we're unable to prepare burgers in the manner that a few websites have described as 'monkey style.' "

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covered the story in a late-night piece, with their KCAL9 team asking Ayrouth "if he tried to create a hoax by simply putting an order of fries on top of a burger." KCAL9 states that he did not respond.

References

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