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 first restaurant was opened in Miami, Florida in 1954 by James McLamore and David Edgerton, and has since used several variations of franchising to expand its operations. Burger King Holdings Corporation is the parent company of Burger King; in the United States it operates under the Burger King Brands title while internationally it operates under the Burger King Corporation banner. It is a publicly traded company with investment firms of TPG Capital, Bain Capital and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners each owning about 25% of the company.
Source: Burger King - Wikipedia entry
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Consumer Reports: New Burger King Fries Are Better, But Still Not As Good As Wendy's
Last Friday, Burger King launched some new fries - offering free samples while supplies lasted. Our scientific sisters at Consumer Reports jumped in the car and headed to two Burger King locations near our shared Yonkers, NY, headquarters to see if they could detect any changes.
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San Francisco Burger Kings Also Charging $.10 To Get Around Kids' Meal Toy Ban
Today, San Francisco's dreaded ban on including free toys in fast food kids' meals kicks in. McDonald's has already announced that it will get around the regulation by
charging an additional $.10 for the definitely-not-covered-in-lead-paint-and-cadmium toys. And because everyone loves a loophole, the royal court of the Burger King has ruled that it will also follow suit.
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Man Tries To Rob Burger King With A Sock
You know the economy is bad when crooks can't even afford decent stick-up weapons. Police have arrested a man who tried to rob a Burger King, using a sock.
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Burger King Japan Now Selling A "Pizza-Size" Whopper
Some of you may remember the BK Whopper Bar in New York City's
9.5" diameter Pizza Burger from 2010. Well, a version of that monster has crossed the globe to hit the stomachs of Japanese eaters.
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Burger King To Offer "All The Whoppers You Can Eat In 30 Minutes" Deal To Customers In Japan
Think you can scarf down a pile of Burger King Whoppers with the best of them? Well then you'll probably wish you were visiting Japan in the next couple weeks, as Burger King is set to launch a promotion that offers customers all the Whoppers they can devour — in the span of 30 minutes.
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Thief Uses Woman's Credit Card To Rack Up $717 At Same Burger King
It's not unusual for a credit card thief to charge some outlandish amount to the victim's card, hoping to score big before setting off alarm bells. But police in Boca Raton, FL, say they are trying to hunt down a criminal who only charged about $14 at Burger King, ever day... for more than 50 days.
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Burger King Billboard Gets Diabetes Graffiti
Someone has graffitied this Burger King billboard in downtown Seattle to transform it into criticism about how sugary fast food contributes to diabetes and the obesity crisis.
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Burger King Selling Cheesy, Gravy-licious Poutine To Canadians, Doesn't Bother To Ask If We Want Any
Forget free health care and cool winter hats, the real reason to move to Canada is poutine, better known as french fries smothered in melted cheese and scrumptious gravy. So now that we've heard that Burger King was starting to offer this dish to north-of-the-border customers, we want to know: What about us?
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I Made The Mistake Of Trying To Give Burger King Staff Some Polite Feedback
A Consumerist reader wrote in recently to tell us that not only was a refund not the issue after a small drive-thru problem at Burger King, but the fast food location didn't even want to hear some simple feedback.
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Washington State Inspectors "Deeply Concerned" About Undercooked Beef At Burger King
While most people are used to the grayish, overcooked burgers often served at fast food mega-chains, inspectors for the Washington Dept. of Health have found what they call a "disturbing trend" of undercooked beef being served at Burger King.
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