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=== Pre-release ===
[[File:MrBeast 2023.jpg|thumb|Founder [[MrBeast|Jimmy Donaldson]] in 2023|right|
Although it is unclear when Donaldson began working on MrBeast Burger, he said on his [[Twitter]] account that he had been planning on the release "for forever". Will Hyde, a manager for Donaldson's YouTube channel, said that the project had been in the works for several months,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Olphin |first=Olivia |date=November 11, 2020 |title=Mr Beast Burger: YouTuber takes over Burger Boy restaurant for a good cause |url=https://www.thefocus.news/celebrity/mr-beast-burger/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020211453/https://www.thefocus.news/celebrity/mr-beast-burger/ |archive-date=October 20, 2022 |access-date=January 26, 2021 |website=The Focus |publisher=Wilson Daily Times |language=en}}</ref> while [[Reed Duchscher]], another manager, stated that it had been planned for over a year.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gwilliam |first=Michael |date=January 5, 2021 |title=MrBeast's manager explains how MrBeast Burger & restaurants were picked |language=en |work=Dexerto |url=https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/mrbeasts-manager-explains-how-mrbeast-burger-restaurants-were-picked-1490048/ |url-status=live |access-date=February 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202070401/https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/mrbeasts-manager-explains-how-mrbeast-burger-restaurants-were-picked-1490048/ |archive-date=December 2, 2022}}</ref> The official Twitter account for MrBeast Burger was created on August 12, 2020, and locations began appearing to users on [[Food delivery|delivery apps]] days before the official release.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tierney |first=Kevin |date=November 26, 2020 |title=Second Seamless page pops up with Plymouth Meeting Mall's address. Plus, more on Flavortown |url=https://morethanthecurve.com/second-seamless-page-pops-up-with-plymouth-meeting-malls-address-plus-more-on-flavortown/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221016201907/https://morethanthecurve.com/second-seamless-page-pops-up-with-plymouth-meeting-malls-address-plus-more-on-flavortown/ |archive-date=October 16, 2022 |access-date=January 26, 2021 |website=MoreThanTheCurve}}</ref>
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