SuperBites: The Next Megacorp.

[FreshRefreshments]

"Have a good day; The SuperBites way!"

Type (e.g. Planet, Faction, System): MegaCorp.

Describe this proposal in a single sentence (12 word maximum): Welcome to Mr. Meaty. 

How will this be reflected on-station? Best case, a new contractor group that can be Service or Science. At least, they can be ghetto-made with the loadout and fast food in the kitchen or researching new and inventive food or nutritional methods in Science. 

Does this faction/etc do anything not achieved by what already exists? Getmore is currently ahead in various junk food matters, but it is an NT subsidary. It may be interesting to see how a Getmore working chef and a SuperBites chef have some sort of rivalry. 

Why should this be given to lore developers rather than remain player created lore? It is easier to disperse lore on the wiki and via in game mechanics than just one person editing the loadout. 

Do you understand that if this is submitted, you are signing it away to the lore team, and that it's possible that it will change over time in ways that you may not forsee? Yes. 

Long Description:

Originally starting off as a local burger joint in 2258 in the midwest of Sol, Isaac Wentworth made quite a name for himself after creating the Super Bite Burger in the kitchen of what was once called The Basted Butter, taking the world by storm. His burgers were world renowned within years, with online supporters helping to spread the word of his amazing, one of a kind super stacked burger with a special secret ingredient, which remains a closely guarded secret (suspected by some to simply be eggplant). Isaac became famed for the content, but also well beloved for his contributions to charity through donations, including those to obesity health organizations. With this jumpstart, it was quite easy to begin setting up a chain of restaurants, with the original restaurant taking the name of SuperBites and the change spreading from there. Isaac has been wildly successful ever since.

At least, thats the story SuperBites purports on its kids menu. 

In reality, the history of SuperBites is a winding tunnel of ups and downs, which only managed to avoid bankruptcy by sabotaging Getmore's public image, stealing their ideas while adding their own "twist" (which tended to just be making it fattier and greasier), and using corporate loopholes to weasel their way into trademark ownership. Through scummy, shameless and underhanded tactics, they've managed to become a MegaCorporation in their own right, though among the weaker of such holders of titles. While it is true that Isaac Wentworth was the original creator of the Super Bite Burger, it had very little traction in practice, until one of his descendants and current CEO of the company, Vondell Wentworth (formerly Kendyll Wentworth before an operation in 2451), decided to bring it back in Martian circles, where it exploded in popularity as a food challenge, before being downsized slightly and offered as an expensive but hefty meal (likely helped by the fact that it can be purchased in SuperBite stores as a two part meal, one set as a salad of vegetables and scrambled eggs, the other as a quintuple burger with cheese.) 

SuperBites has a particular presence in Eridani, where the culture surrounding the corporation is much less cheap. Due to the largely vegan diet of the Eridani population, both staple soy options and experimental new meals are tested here, helped by Vondell being a particularly successful businessman from Oran. Clean dreadlocks, a shaven face, augmented but still natural brown eyes and a pearly smile mark the image of a man that many Eridani citizens aspire to be. He is, however, the original coiner of the term "suit smiles" among Dregs for this very reason. 

Vondell seems intent on putting past the shady tactics of the past, openly approving of friendly relationships with the other MegaCorporations and actively turning what was once real bad blood between Getmore and SuperBites into a friendly competition, citing how Skrell see such; as a constant stepladder, to better themselves and their products.  For this reason, SuperBites has locations in the slums and suburbs of Mendell City, particularly for tourists looking to sample regional foods not served in other places. 

[Zundy]

I like it, could be a subsidiary inside one of the other megas. Could even tweak some food stuffs to their brand/add more stuff. Hell maybe the Dionae bites are from SuperBites.

[Carpe Venenum]

Spoiler

Superbites is famous for their space station human deliveries, rather than using shuttles or drones. Their deliverypersons are usually recognized by signature red voidsuits, sometimes described as "blood red", the butt of much jokes.

 

[Caelphon]

After discussing with Mofo, we'll be accepting this application. It will be trimmed, and processed, to be a subsidiary of the major existing megacorporations.

Locking and archiving.

Edited June 13, 2021 by Caelphon
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