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Burger King (BK for short) is a large international food corporation that sells fast food in chain stores. Its first restaurant — originally called 'Insta Burger King' — opened in 1954, in Miami, Florida, USA by James McLamore and David Edgerton, who were both alumni of the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration. Ironically enough, the initial restaurant's milkshake machine was sold to them by Ray Kroc, who later established the McDonald's restaurant chain. Burger King logo, claiming fair use This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ...
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A typical restaurant in uptown Manhattan A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages to be consumed on the premises. ...
The Whopper is the flagship menu item of international fast food chain Burger King. ...
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James McLamore James Whitman McLamore (b. ...
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Ray Kroc built the corporate empire that is the McDonalds chain of fast food restaurants. ...
McDonalds Corporation ( NYSE: MCD) is the worlds largest chain of fast-food restaurants [1]. Although McDonalds did not invent the hamburger or fast food, its name has become nearly synonymous with both. ...
Burger King has more than 11,350 outlets in 57 countries and territories worldwide. 75% of them are located in the United States. In fiscal year 2002, the firm had US $11.3 billion in total sales. Around 55.3% of its business is drive-thru, and 20% is take-out. It has more than 340,000 employees. The current CEO of Burger King is Greg Brenneman, who took over from Brad Blum on August 1, 2004. 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Greg Brenneman is the current CEO of the Burger King corporation. ...
Brad Blum (born 1954) was the CEO of Burger King from December 2002 to 2 July 2004. ...
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One of Burger King's worldwide favourite specialties is a hamburger called a "Whopper". The company sells about 2.4 billion hamburgers a year. Burger King has now extended the "Whopper" brand to include grilled chicken sandwiches. They also serve the angus burger, which is a larger, "better burger". Hamburgers often contain lettuce, onions, and other toppings, as shown here. ...
The Whopper is the flagship menu item of international fast food chain Burger King. ...
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Around 2000, Burger King became the first major restaurant chain in the U.S. to offer a vegetarian meat selection on their menu. Taking the design and look of a Whopper Junior, the sandwich uses a Morningstar Farms soy-based meatless patty instead. Shortly afterwards, another fast-food chain, Subway, introduced a sub with that option at many of their retail outlets as well. 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Burger King in San Francisco with vegan protesters On Friday, December 13, 2002, Burger King was purchased from British drinks firm Diageo for $1.5 (US) billion by a group of investors led by the investment firm Texas Pacific. The company plans to go public within the next two years. Download high resolution version (600x640, 109 KB)Burger King in San Francisco, vegan protesters in front. ...
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Magic Johnson's company Magic Johnson Enterprises purchased 30 Burger King stores on June 7, 2004. Although they will feature sports memorabilia, they will retain the Burger King name. Magic Johnson Earvin Magic Johnson, Jr. ...
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Historically, Burger King has been the second-largest burger chain in North America, behind McDonald's. However, Burger King's revenues and market share have decline in the early 2000s, and projections now have it falling to third-place behind Wendy's in hamburger market share in the United States in the near future. Burger King has been closing underperforming stores and changing its marketing strategy in order to turn its fortunes around. World map showing location of North America A satellite composite image of North America North America is the third largest continent in area and in population after Eurasia and Africa. ...
Wendys is a chain of fast-food restaurants founded by the late Dave Thomas and owned by the United States corporation, Wendys International, Inc. ...
Facts
• Approximately 58.8% of Burger King business is drive-thru.
• Approximately 19.6% of Burger King business is take-out.
• Burger King restaurants serve approximately 1,040 customers per restaurant, per day, or approximately 11.4 million customers daily.
• There are 1,024 possible ways for a customer to order a Whopper.
Kids Club Like other fast-food chains, Burger King has meals for children: the regular Kids Meal and the Big Kids Meal (introduced June 1999), which is aimed at "tweens" and teenagers and has more food. Burger King is also known for its longtime giveaway of free paper crowns to kids. Although the paper crown promotion has been largely discontinued, they are still associated with Burger King by the public, and remain a conscious symbol similar to the "Golden Arches" of McDonald's. In 1990, Burger King launched the "Burger King Kids Club" across the United Staets. It has been discontinued. 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
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The Burger King Kids Club Gang was a group of fictional characters created to promote the Burger King Kids Club meal: A fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. ...
Burger King (BK for short) is a large international food corporation that sells fast food in chain stores. ...
- Kid Vid
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Advertising The Subservient Chicken is a current viral marketing promotion by Burger King, featuring a man (presumably) in a chicken costume, who does nearly whatever action he is told to. Despite appearances, it is not a live webcam. The Subservient Chicken is a viral marketing promotion by Burger King, originally as part of a promotion for the companys line of chicken sandwiches. ...
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In late 2004, Burger King introduced the Tender Crisp Bacon Cheddar Ranch. The sandwich was promoted by a nationwide advertising campaign featuring recording artist Darius Rucker (of Hootie and the Blowfish) singing a country-style jingle. The Tender Crisp Bacon Cheddar Ranch is a sandwich introduced by Burger King in late 2004. ...
Darius Rucker (born May 13, 1966 in Charleston, South Carolina) is the lead singer of the band Hootie & The Blowfish. ...
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Hungry Jack's When Burger King decided to expand their operations into Australia, they found that their business name was already trademarked by a man running a small takeaway food shop. Consequently, the first Australian franchise of the Burger King Corporation, established in Perth in 1971, was aptly titled Hungry Jack's, echoing the name and sentiment of the franchisee, Jack Cowin. Hungry Jack's sells the usual range of burgers, but also an Australian specialty, the Aussie Burger. This burger is based on the traditional Australian fish and chips shop favourite, including fried egg, bacon, onion, and beetroot with the traditional meat, lettuce, and tomato. This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ...
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Fish and chips in wrapping paper Fish and chips is deep-fried fish in batter with deep-fried potatoes, and a popular take-away food. ...
When the existing Australian trademark for Burger King lapsed, the American parent company wanted Cowin to change the Hungry Jack's outlets to the Burger King name. Cowin resisted the change, preferring to keep the Hungry Jack's name. The disagreement ended in a court case. In 2001, Hungry Jack's won the court case, and Burger King was ordered to pay $75 million to Hungry Jack's for breach of its franchise agreement. 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
 The slogan "The burgers are better at Hungry Jack's" is well recognised in Australia. Burger King opened several outlets in Australia under the Burger King name. In some cases Burger King outlets were located very close to existing Hungry Jack's outlets. Cowin negotiated with Burger King to buy these outlets, renaming them in the process. This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ...
A slogan is a memorable phrase used in political or commercial context as a repetitive expression of an idea or purpose. ...
Even in the United States, Burger King found smaller operations had previously been using the name. One such restaurant in Mattoon, Illinois negotiated a settlement that forbids the chain from opening locations within 20 miles. Mattoon is a city located in Coles County, Illinois. ...
Hungry Jack's has made success with their Kids Club mascots, allowing children to have birthday parties at their restaurants based on different themes, and also with their Kids Club Meals (similar to McDonald's Happy Meal), see Burger King Kingdom. McDonalds Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is the worlds largest chain of fast-food restaurants [1]. Although McDonalds did not invent the hamburger or fast food, its name has become nearly synonymous with both. ...
A Happy Meal is a meal specially tailored for children, sold at McDonalds since 1979. ...
Burger King Kingdom was the name of Burger Kings answer to Ronald McDonald during the mid 1970s. ...
It should also be noted that while Burger King's logo has since changed to the current "blue swirl" design, the Hungry Jack's logo is still based off the previous Burger King logo, that of the simpler bun-and-contents motif.
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