 The pricing of Burger King 's value menu had been the focus of multiple , highly contentious disputes between the parent company and its franchises for several years during the TPG ownership period . The dispute was at the center of two separate but related court cases filed against Burger King by an individual Burger King franchise in New York City and the NFA . At the heart of the disputes is the legal concept of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing in regards to long @-@ term franchise agreements . 
