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Wimpy's 1970s menu, prices and lost branches of Greater Manchester
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukIf you want to buy a burger these days, you're spoilt for choice with McDonald's, Burger King, Five Guys, and many more.
But before the big chains that dominate our high streets today, the go-to burger joint in the UK was Wimpy, which offered untold numbers of Mancunians their first taste of American-style fast food.
The Wimpy brand first originated in Bloomington, USA, in 1932, and the first restaurant in Britain, serving the first ever hamburger-based meal in this country, opened at Lyons Corner House in London in 1954.
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By 1970, Wimpy was a global favourite and there were more than 1,000 outlets in 23 countries around the world - including
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