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Mik Kloss. Burger King. Founded Flame-Broiler Pillsbury International Presence . What’s ahead. Founded in 1953 in Jacksonville, Florida James McLamore and David R. Edgerton Adapted most ideas from McDonalds like the fast producing assembly line Originally called Insta -Burger King.
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Mik Kloss Burger King
Founded Flame-Broiler Pillsbury International Presence What’s ahead
Founded in 1953 in Jacksonville, Florida James McLamore and David R. Edgerton Adapted most ideas from McDonalds like the fast producing assembly line Originally called Insta-Burger King Founded
Name Changed To Burger King In 1967, after eight years of private operation, the Pillsbury Company acquired Burger King. At the time of the purchase, BK had grown to 274 restaurants in the United States. In 1973, BK was an estimated $100 million corporation pillsbury
In 1960, almost identical to rival franchise “McDonalds”, so they decided to replace the Insta-Broiler with a mechanized gas grill they called a flame broiler Flame –broiled burgers
BK’s first international restaurant opened in Canada in 1969. In 1971, first restaurants opened in Spain and around Europe 1982, BK began operating stores in several East Asian countries; including Japan, Taiwan, Singapore and South Korea. Bk goes international
1954: James McLamore and David Edgerton establish Burger King Corporation. 1957: The Whopper is launched. 1958: BK releases its first TV advertisement. 1959: The company begins to expand through franchising. 1967: Burger King is sold to Pillsbury. Key dates