When was Insta-Burger King founded?

The restaurant chain was founded in Florida in 1953 under the name "Insta-Burger King". Insta-Burger King was purchased in 1954, by its two Miami-based franchisees David Edgerton and James McLamore, who renamed it "Burger King".

Is Burger King a fast food company?

Burger King Corporation, restaurant company specializing in flame-broiled fast-food hamburgers. It is the second largest hamburger chain in the United States, after McDonald’s, and one of the most successful brands in fast-food history. In the early 21st century, Burger King claimed to have about 14,000 stores in nearly 100 countries.

Where did Burger King come from?

Other sources, however, trace Burger King back to Insta-Burger King, a venture founded in Jacksonville, Florida, by Keith Kramer and Matthew Burns in 1953. McLamore and Edgerton sold their first franchises in 1959, and Burger King soon became a national chain. The company expanded ouside the United States in 1963 with a store in Puerto Rico.

What is a Burger King Whopper?

This quarter-pound (4 oz (110 g)) hamburger was created by Burger King's new owners James McLamore and David Edgerton as a way to differentiate BK from other burger outlets at the time. Since its inception, the Whopper has become synonymous with Burger King and has become the focus of much of its advertising.