WhataMum

It's homecoming season! That means it's time to roll up your sleeves, grab your glue gun and create the perfect homecoming mum. And whatever your school colors, orange-and-white are always in style. Get together with your gang to "up" your mum game with Whataburger-inspired details. 

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Fiesta Medal Wreath

Perfect for your front door or your office cube, this easy-to-make wreath will make you happier than an open seat at the Battle of Flowers parade.

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How to Throw a Whataburger Pumpkin Carving Party​

To get you started, we’ve created seven official Whataburger pumpkin carving stencils.

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Valentine’s Day Cards For Everyone in Your Life

Download the perfect Valentine’s Day card for your loved ones.

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Since 1950 we’ve prided ourselves on hot, fresh food, served with a side of the friendliest service in the industry. And while we know we’re pretty great, it’s nice to hear it from somebody else every once in a while.

But you know whose opinion we care about most? Yours! Stop by one of our restaurants today or let us know what you think at 1-800-6BURGER.

And feel free to browse this list of awards, accolades and virtual high fives below. We’re blushing!

2020 WHATABURGER RANKINGS AND ACCOLADES

Eater's Guide to Dallas - One of "Texas' favorite late-night eats"

San Antonio Current - "Best Late-Night Place to Eat" and "Best Burger"

Food & Wine - Included Whataburger in its "Best Fast Food in Every State" feature

Austin Chronicle - Mentioned Whataburger's Honey Butter Chicken Biscuit as a "tried-and-true Southern staple" in its "Best Chicken Sandwiches in Austin" article

San Antonio Current - 2020 America's Best Customer Service list

Texas Sports Life - Whataburger named the "Most Iconic Brand in Texas," beating out 63 other brands in a recent Twitter poll

2019 WHATABURGER RANKINGS AND ACCOLADES

Business Insider - We compared In-N-Out, Shake Shack, and Texas favorite Whataburger — and the winner is clear

USA TODAY - Best Regional Fast Food

Travel Daily News - Dining choices at Bush Airport highlight nominations in annual USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice travel awards voting

Spoon University - Top 10 Fast Food Chain Restaurants You've Never Heard Of

Business Insider - 44 foods you can get at your favorite chain restaurants that are under 500 calories

RestaurantNews.com - Sandelman’s Awards of Excellence recognize top chains of 2018

The Inventory - Texas's Favorite Condiment Belongs On French Fries In All 50 States

Thrillist - Chefs Reveal Their Go-To Fast Food Indulgences

Society 19 - 15 Signs You Definitely Grew Up In Texas

GoBankingRates - 35 Best Restaurants Open Late

Thrillist - The Best Breakfast at Every Fast-Food Restaurant

Houston Press - Best of Houston® 2019: Best French Fries

Jesuit The Roundup - The Roundup’s Top 10 Fast Food Restaurants

CultureMap Dallas - Battle of best new restaurants tops this week's 5 hottest Dallas headlines

PaperCity Magazine - Houston’s Ultimate 4/20 Guide — Your Munchies Menu

Texas Monthly - Here Are the Best Songs About All the Most Texan Brands, Including Whataburger and H-E-B

San Antonio Magazine - Best of the City 2019: Fun

San Antonio Current - Greatest Hits & Deep Cuts: Where to Score Late-Nite Grub in San Antonio

KFMX-FM - 5 FOODS WE DO WELL IN LUBBOCK, AND 4 WE DON’T

KRIS (NBC) - Whataburger checks in at No. 3 in national list of top regional fast-food restaurants

Victoria Advocate - Best Hamburger: Burger Nation

Austin American-Statesman - 12 places to eat in Austin that are open 24 hours a day

AL.com - Butter Me Up: Birmingham’s best biscuits

Phoenix.org - Top 10 Best Places for Late-Night Munchies

2018 WHATABURGER RANKINGS AND ACCOLADES

Spoon University - Austin's Top 5 Late-Night Destinations, According to Lyft

Insider - 6 of the best fast-food burgers, according to chefs

Business Insider - We ate dozens of meals at restaurant chains in 2018. Here are the 6 best things to try right now

FOX News - Texans, Whataburger fans question validity of fast-food study that named In-N-Out state's favorite

Wide Open Eats - The Top 20 Restaurant Chains with the Best Customer Loyalty

Thrilist - Fast-Food Fries, Ranked From Cardboard to Crispy Perfection

Daily Meal - These Are The 10 Biggest Burger Chains of 2018

QSR Magazine - The QSR 50

San Antonio Express-News - S.A. companies make Glassdoor's list of Top 100 CEOs

QSR Magazine - QSR’s Top 50 loyalty index

RetailMeNot - The Best Nationwide Restaurants for Late-Night Dining

Nation’s - Top 200 report

USA TODAY - Great American Bites Ranking

Eat This, Not That! - The Absolute Best Regional Fast Food Chain in Every State

Technomic’s - Most Loyal Customers in Quick Service Consumers’ Choice

Datafiniti - Biggest Fast-Food Chains in America

PaperCity Magazine - Best burger in Dallas

Business Insider - Best Fast-Food Chains to Work for in 2018

Platform Magazine - Whataburger: More Than Just Good Food

Ranker - The Best Fast Food Burgers (rolling, crowdsourced)

Marshall News-Messenger - Marshall News Messenger announces winners of Hometown Best

Eater Dallas - An Eater's Guide to Dallas

KHOU (CBS) - KHOU 11 fans pick the tastiest burger shops in town

Houston Chronicle - GREATER HOUSTON'S TOP 100 EMPLOYERS

KSAT (ABC) - KSAT's SA Picks Winner List 2018

San Antonio Magazine - The San Antonio Bucket List

San Antonio Express News - What people miss most about San Antonio when they leave

Click Orlando - Where do Floridians go when they want to eat fast food?

The Orange Leader - 2018 Orange Leader Reader’s Choice Awards

2017 WHATABURGER RANKINGS AND ACCOLADES

Nation’s Restaurant News - Whataburger: Winning with families

Houston Chronicle - Buzzfeed dubs Whataburger better than In-N-Out, Shake Shack

Rare - This Texas favorite takes the crown in national “better burger” rankings

QSR Web - QSR loyalty index shows you don't have to be big to be beautiful

Conde Nast Traveler - The Meals We Crave When We Go Home

Business Insider - Fast food chains like In-N-Out are quickly becoming jobs people want to have

Business Insider - Best Fast Food Chains in American

Brides - The Best Late-Night Wedding Food in Every Region

MarketForce - Favorite Quick Service Restaurants

Gartner L2 Digital IQ Index - Restaurants US 2017 Report

QSR 50 - The QSR 50

Business Insider - A regional cult favorite that most Americans have never heard of is now the most popular 'better burger' chain in the US

Restaurant Business - The 10 Most Craveable Chain Burgers

Restaurant Business - Top 250: The Ranking (Info Taken from Technomic’s Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report)

Houston Chronicle - These burger joints were ranked among the top restaurants in Houston

KTRK (ABC) - Bush Airport named a top 5 favorite airport for millennials

Athens Review - 2016 Best of the Best

The Recorder - The Best Of Dallas, Texas

San Antonio Express-News - Readers' Choice 2017: Express-News readers choose their favorite restaurants, bars in S.A.

The Collegian - 10 things to do with your family in Phoenix

Can't get enought Fiesta? Check out this video about the making of the 2018 Whataburger Battle of Flowers Parade float! And check out the 2019 float in person at this year's Battle of Flowers parade on April 26. 

Clyde Watts has been making over-the-top, one-of-a-kind parade floats for 50 years, first as part of his family’s business and then running his own company, Lone Star Parade Floats.

This spring, he’s been at work on a Whataburger float, which will debut at the 2018 Battle of Flowers Parade during Fiesta San Antonio. Crafted around a circus theme, it features Whataburger’s signature orange-and-white stripes, circus animals, and – of course – lots and lots of glitter.

It’s one of many floats that Watts and his team at Lone Star created for the April 23  event. The Battle of Flowers parade honors both the fallen heroes of the Battle of the Alamo and celebrates the Texan triumph at the Battle of San Jacinto, an 1836 battle which is hailed as perhaps the most significant victory of the Texas Revolution.

The parade, which lasts almost four hours, is one of the biggest celebrations of the two-week-long citywide party that is Fiesta San Antonio.

“We’re doing 31 floats for Battle of Flowers,” Watts says. “We’ve been working on them since August of last year. It’s a nine- or 10-month ordeal getting ready for this one parade.”

Here’s a glimpse into the mind of the man behind all that (fabulous! festive! glittery!) magic.

What makes working on floats for the Battle of Flowers fun?

There are two parades where we can be really creative and enjoy designing and construction, and those are Battle of Flowers and the Parade of Lights in Ft. Worth. It’s a lot of fun coming up with ideas. My company does a lot of foam carvings that are all glittered, not just painted. That’s quite unique and real spectacular.

What makes this job challenging?

Trying to get people to realize there are some limitations, no matter how much money they can throw at it. Some want the foam props to move, which means it would need to be carved, disassembled to insert mechanics, reassembled and that one piece would end up costing $35,000 to $40,000.

How many pounds of glitter do you use?

No less than a couple thousand pounds a year. It’s not only on the carvings, but the logo that goes on the float that identifies the sponsor, even that lettering is cut out, hand painted and hand glittered. It’s stunning. It really looks great.

Wow, you must have glitter everywhere.

It’s on my dogs. The grout in the shower sparkles. The steering wheel, it doesn’t come out of that. I go get a haircut and they look at me funny. I’m 67 years old. People don’t associate someone my age with having glitter on them.

Viva Fiesta! Pick up your 2019 Whataburger Fiesta Medal in our Whatastore: https://shop.whataburger.com/gifts/2019-fiesta-medal/ 

And don't forget to get extras to trade!