Burger King

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Burger King
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Burger King, often abbreviated as BK, is a global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants headquartered in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The company began in 1953 as Insta-Burger King, a Jacksonville, Florida-based restaurant chain. After Insta-Burger King ran into financial difficulties in 1954, its two Miami-based franchisees, David Edgerton and James McLamore, purchased the company and renamed it Burger King. Over the next half century, the company would change hands four times, with its third set of owners, a partnership of TPG Capital, Bain Capital, and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners, taking it public in 2002. In late 2010, 3G Capital of Brazil acquired a majority stake in BK 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 partner Berkshire Hathaway, eventually merged the company with Canadian-based doughnut chain Tim Hortons under the auspices of a new Canadian-based parent co...read more

Country of origin 
US United States
Business established 
1953
Number of units (worldwide) 
13.000
Target countries 
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AU AU
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BR BR
BG BG
CZ CZ
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FR FR
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Contract type 
Contract duration (years) 
10
Investment level 
Franchise fee 
45.500 EUR
Royalty 
4,50 % of TO/month
Marketing contribution 
4,00 % of TO/month
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