Burger King
Burger King (BK for short) is a American chain of fast food restaurants that comes from the United States.[4] It sells hamburgers, french fries, and soft drinks. It was created in 1954 in Miami, Florida, by James McLamore and David Edgerton.[5] Edgerton bought a restaurant named Insta Burger King and changed it to Burger King. More than 34,000 people work for the company.
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Subsidiary | |
Industry | Restaurants |
Genre | Fast food restaurant |
Predecessor | Insta-Burger King |
Founded | Insta-Burger King: 1953 Jacksonville, Florida Burger King: 1954 Miami, Florida |
Founder | Insta-Burger King: Keith J. Kramer and Matthew Burns Burger King: David Edgerton and James McLamore |
Headquarters | 5505 Blue Lagoon Drive, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States |
Number of locations | 17,796 (2018) |
Area served | Global |
Key people | |
Products | |
Parent | Restaurant Brands International |
Website | www |
Footnotes / references [2][3] |
There are more than 18,000 Burger King restaurants world-wide in 100 countries, and almost all of them are franchises.[6] But in Australia, since the name "Burger King" was already trademarked there, BK franchises there are called Hungry Jack's.
Burger King is owned mostly by 3G Capital, a Brazilian investment company. But it is also owned by shareholders and used to publicly trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker BKW.[7] In 2014, the chain's operations was merged with that of Tim Hortons from Canada, under the name Restaurant Brands International (NYSE: QSR).[8] Burger King is an American global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants. Headquartered in the unincorporated area of Miami-Dade County, Florida, the company was founded in 1953 as Insta-Burger King, a Jacksonville, Florida–based restaurant chain. There's a meme called Number 15 Burger King foot lettuce. It goes like this: "Number 15: Burger king foot lettuce. The last thing you'd want in your Burger King burger is someone's foot fungus. But as it turns out, that might be what you get. A 4channer uploaded a photo anonymously to the site showcasing his feet in a plastic bin of lettuce. With the statement: "This is the lettuce you eat at Burger King." Admittedly, he had shoes on.[9]
The post went live at 11:38 PM on July 16, and a mere 20 minutes later, the Burger King in question was alerted to the rogue employee. At least, I hope he's rogue. How did it happen? Well, the BK employee hadn't removed the Exif data from the uploaded photo, which suggested the culprit was somewhere in Mayfield Heights, Ohio. This was at 11:47. Three minutes later at 11:50, the Burger King branch address was posted with wishes of happy unemployment. 5 minutes later, the news station was contacted by another 4channer. And three minutes later, at 11:58, a link was posted: BK's "Tell us about us" online forum. The foot photo, otherwise known as exhibit A, was attached. Cleveland Scene Magazine contacted the BK in question the next day. When questioned, the breakfast shift manager said "Oh, I know who that is. He's getting fired." Mystery solved, by 4chan. Now we can all go back to eating our fast food in peace."
Burger King Media
An example of the 20/20 concept interior at a Burger King in Cork, Ireland
Burger King restaurant in Bulacan, Philippines
Burger King restaurant in Leicester Square, London, England
A Burger King franchise adapted to operate in the historic district of Oaxaca, Mexico
Burger King located in Karl Johan's Street, Oslo, Norway
Burger King located at Helsinki Central Station in Helsinki, Finland
Burger King at the Skopje Airport, North Macedonia
The Burger King restaurant in Mattoon, Illinois, originally owned by the Hoots family. This location was one subject of major litigation by Burger King.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Burger King 2015 10-K". sec.gov. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ↑ "RBI 10K report" (PDF). rbi.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 18, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ↑ "Restaurant Brand International: Burger King". rbi.com. Retrieved April 1, 2019.[dead link]
- ↑ "hamburger.com". www.hamburger.com. Archived from the original on 2018-04-18. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
- ↑ Hershey, Robert D. (April 16, 2018). "David Edgerton, a Founder of Burger King, Is Dead at 90". The New York Times. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- ↑ "Number of Burger King restaurants worldwide from 2009 to 2017". Statista. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ↑ Burger King Worldwide, Inc. Announces Close of Transaction with Justice Holdings Limited. 20 June 2012. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120620005220/en/Burger-King-Worldwide-Announces-Close-Transaction-Justice. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ↑ Brownell, Claire (26 August 2014). Burger King Worldwide Inc announces deal to buy Tim Hortons. http://business.financialpost.com/news/retail-marketing/burger-king-tim-hortons-deal. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ↑ Megaflak (2018-01-28). "Burger King Foot Lettuce". r/copypasta. Retrieved 2024-11-09.