Burger King facts for kids
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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 |
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Number of locations
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17,796 (2018) |
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Area served
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Global |
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Key people
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| Parent | Restaurant Brands International |
Burger King (often just called BK) is a chain of fast food restaurant that comes from the United States. It sells hamburgers, French fries, and soft drink. It was created in 1954 in Miami, Florida, by James McLamore and David Edgerton. Edgerton bought a restaurant named Insta Burger King and changed it to Burger King. More than 34 thousand people work for the company.
There are more than 15,000 Burger King restaurants world-wide in 100 countries, and almost all of them are franchises. 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. In 2014, the chain's operations was merged with that of Tim Hortons from Canada, under the name Restaurant Brands International (NYSE: QSR). 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.
Images for kids
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Burger King Big King XXL Meal
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An example of the 20/20 concept interior at a Burger King in Cork, Ireland
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Company headquarters in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida
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Burger King restaurant in Leicester Square, London, England
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A Burger King franchise adapted to operate in the historic district of Oaxaca, Mexico
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Burger King at the Helsinki Airport in Vantaa, Finland
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Burger King in Beijing International Airport, Beijing, China
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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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The Whopper sandwich, Burger King's signature product
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A meal including small French fries, a Whopper Jr., a drink, and packets of Heinz ketchup.
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Food being prepared in a Burger King kitchen in Italy
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The Burger King "crown", worn by Nick Van Eede
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