Burger King
Burger King (often just called BK) 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 thousand 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 15,000 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.
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Burger King Big Whopper meal (burgers wrapped)
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.
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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.
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