Burger King

Overview

• Industryfast food restaurant chain¹
• HeadquartersMiami-Dade County¹
• Founded inMiami¹
• Websitewww.bk.com
• Legal formDelaware corporation¹
• Business address5505 Blue Lagoon Drive, Miami, Fl 33126⁵

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Burger King Corporation (also known as BK) is an American fast food chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, headquartered in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The company was founded on July 23, 1953, as Insta-Burger King, a Jacksonville, Florida–based restaurant chain. After Insta-Burger King ran into financial difficulties, its two Miami-based franchisees David Edgerton (1927–2018) and James McLamore (1926–1996) purchased the company in 1959. Over the next half-century, the company changed hands four times and its third set of owners, a partnership between TPG Capital, Bain Capital, and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners, took it public in 2002. In late 2010, 3G Capital of Brazil acquired a majority stake in the company in a deal valued at US$3.26 billion. The new owners promptly initiated a restructuring of the company to reverse its fortunes. 3G, along with its partner Berkshire Hathaway, eventually merged the company with the Canadian-based coffeehouse chain Tim Hortons under the auspices of a new Canadian-based parent company named Restaurant Brands International.³

The story

Founded by David Edgerton and James McLamore in 1956, in Miami.¹

Leadership

Who has led Burger King, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

• FounderDavid Edgerton¹
• FounderJames McLamore¹

Products and brands

• BK Chicken Fries
• Big King
• Burger King chicken nuggets
• Cartofi dulci prăjiți cu sos picant
• Crispy Chicken (Burger King)
• Desert mousse de ciocolată cu fructe de pădure
• Milkshake de vanilie cu sos de caramel
• Quesadilla cu pui și brânză cheddar
• Salată grecească cu brânză feta
• Supă cremă de roșii cu busuioc
• Tacos cu creveți și salsa de avocado
• Whopper
• Whopper picant cu jalapeños
• apple
• cheeseburger
• dessert
• fries
• hamburger
• hot dog
• salad
• soft drink

Listed on Wikidata.¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

• Groupe Bertrand
• QSRP
• Restaurant Brands International

Subsidiaries

• Burger King South Africa

From Wikidata.¹

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

• 2012$2.0B¹

Net income

• 2012$117.7M¹

Timeline

1. 1956Founded Founded in Miami¹

Links

• Websiteburgerking.pl/en¹
• Websiteburgerking.pl/pl¹
• X (Twitter)x.com/BurgerCyprus¹
• Facebookwww.facebook.com/BKSuriname¹
• Instagramwww.instagram.com/burgerking¹
• YouTubewww.youtube.com/channel/UC23ZqC2LTzl7dfOi6EmwJhg¹
• LinkedInwww.linkedin.com/company/burger-king¹
• WikipediaBurger King
• WikidataQ177054
• SEC EDGARCIK 1504956