Burger King
Type	Public (NYSE: BKC)
Founded	December 4, 1954 in Miami, Florida, USA
Founder	James McLamore and David Edgerton
Headquarters	5505 Blue Lagoon Drive, Miami, Florida (actually in Fountainbleau, Florida)
Key people	Brian Thomas Swette (Chairman) John Chidsey (CEO) Ben K. The New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE) is a Stock exchange based in New York City. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An entrepreneur is a person who has possession over a company enterprise, or Venture, and assumes significant accountability for the inherent risks and the outcome James Whitman McLamore ( May 30, 1926 &ndash August 9, 1996) was co-founder of the Burger King Fast food franchise For the British historian of the same name see David Edgerton (historian David Edgerton was an American entrepreneur and the founder of the Burger King Fountainbleau is a Census-designated place (CDP in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator Wells (CFO)
Industry	Restaurants
Products	Fast Food (hamburgers • chicken • french fries • soft drinks • milkshakes • salads • desserts • breakfast)
Revenue	▲$2. For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" A restaurant is a retail establishment that serves prepared Food to Customers. In Marketing, a product is anything that can be offered to a Market that might satisfy a want or need Fast food is the term given to food that can be prepared and served very quickly A hamburger (or burger) is a Sandwich consisting of a cooked ground Meat Patty, usually Beef, placed in a sliced bun or between The chicken ( Gallus gallus, sometimes G gallus domesticus) is a domesticated Fowl which is traditionally believed to have descended from French fries ( North American English; sometimes not capitalized chips ( British English) fries or French-fried potatoes (formal Soft drink is a beverage that does not contain Alcohol. Carbonated soft drinks are commonly known as soda soda pop pop, or A milkshake is a sweet cold beverage which is made from Milk, Ice cream or Iced milk, and flavorings or sweeteners such as fruit syrup or chocolate Salad is a mixture of cold foods usually including vegetables and/or fruits often with a dressing occasionally nuts or Croutons, and sometimes with the addition of Dessert is a course that typically comes at the end of a meal usually consisting of sweet Food but sometimes of a strongly-flavored one such as some Cheeses The Breakfast is the first meal of the day The word derives from the idea of break ing the '''fast''' of sleep In business revenue or revenues is Income that a company receives from its normal business activities usually from the sale of goods and services 234 billion USD (2007)[1]
Operating income	▲$290. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been In financial and business Accounting, earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT is a measure of a firm's profitability that excludes interest and income tax expenses 00 million USD (2007)[1]
Net income	▲$148 million USD (2007)[1]
Employees	37,001 (2006)[1]
Parent	Burger King Holdings Inc. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Net income is equal to the Income that a firm has after subtracting costs and Expenses from the total Revenue. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. A holding company is a company that owns part all or a majority of other companies' outstanding Stock.
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Burger King (NYSE: BKC), often abbreviated to BK, is a global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages The New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE) is a Stock exchange based in New York City. Chain stores are Retail outlets that share a Brand and central management and usually have standardized business methods and practices A hamburger (or burger) is a Sandwich consisting of a cooked ground Meat Patty, usually Beef, placed in a sliced bun or between Fast food is the term given to food that can be prepared and served very quickly 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. James Whitman McLamore ( May 30, 1926 &ndash August 9, 1996) was co-founder of the Burger King Fast food franchise For the British historian of the same name see David Edgerton (historian David Edgerton was an American entrepreneur and the founder of the Burger King Franchising refers to the methods of practicing and using another person's Philosophy of business. Burger King Holdings 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, L.P., Bain Capital, and Goldman Sachs each owning about 25% of the company. TPG Capital (formerly Texas Pacific Group commonly referred to as "TPG" is a Private equity investment firm founded by David Bonderman, James Bain Capital LLC is a Boston -based Private equity firm founded in 1984 by partners from the consulting firm Bain & Company. The Goldman Sachs Group Inc, or simply Goldman Sachs ( is a large global Bank holding company that engages in Investment banking securities

At the end of its fiscal year 2007, Burger King reported that there are more than 11,300 outlets in 69 countries; 66% are in the United States and 90% are privately owned and operated. The company has more than 37,000 employees serving approximately 11. 4 million customers daily. ^[2] In North America, franchises are licensed on a per store basis, while in several international locations licenses are sold on a regional basis with franchises owning exclusive development rights for the region or country. These regional franchises are known as master franchises, and are responsible for opening new restaurants, licensing new third party operators, and performing standards oversight of all restaurant locations in these countries. The largest example of a master franchise is Hungry Jack's, which exclusively owns, operates or sub-licenses over 300 restaurants in Australia. Hungry Jack's (sometimes colloquially abbreviated to HJ's is the exclusive Australian master Fast food franchisee of Burger King Corporation For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. ^[3]

As with other multi-national corporations, Burger King has had its share of controversies and legal issues over the course of its existence. Multinational corporation ( MNC) or transnational corporation ( TNC) is a Corporation or enterprise that manages Production or delivers As with other Multi-national corporations international Fast food Issues have included trademark disputes, controversies with animal rights groups, health issues and labor relations. "Animal liberation" redirects here for other uses see Animal liberation (disambiguation. Several of its legal cases, particularly those cases involving trademarks and contractual law, have been precedent setting in their scope in the United States and abroad. In Common law legal systems, a precedent or authority is a Legal case establishing a principle or rule that a Court or other judicial Depending upon its ownership and executive staff at the time, its responses to controversial situations has varied from acceding to demands to refusal to concede its position regardless of the outcome.

The Burger King menu has evolved from a basic offering of burgers, fries, sodas and milkshakes in 1954 to a larger, more diverse set of offerings that includes several variations of chicken, fish, salads and breakfast. When the international Fast food restaurant chain Burger King first opened in Miami Florida in 1954 its menu consisted predominantly of hamburgers french fries Chicken is the Meat derived from the Chicken. It is the most common type of Poultry in the world and is frequently prepared as Food Salad is a mixture of cold foods usually including vegetables and/or fruits often with a dressing occasionally nuts or Croutons, and sometimes with the addition of Breakfast is the first meal of the day The word derives from the idea of break ing the '''fast''' of sleep The Whopper, a sandwich that has since become Burger King's signature product, was the first major addition to the menu by Mr. The Whopper Sandwich is the signature product sold by the international fast-food restaurant chain Burger King in the global market McLamore in 1957. ^[4] Not all introductions have had the success of the Whopper; BK has introduced many products which failed to catch hold in the marketplace. ^[5][6][7] Some products that have failed in the US have seen success in foreign markets, where BK has also tailored its menu for regional tastes . ^[8][9]

The company's "Golden Age" of advertising was during the 1970s when it introduced its mascot the Magical Burger King, a memorable jingle, and several well known and parodied slogans. International fast food chain Burger King has employed varied advertising programs both successful and unsuccessful since its foundation in 1954 The Burger King is a character created as its Advertising Mascot for the international Fast-food restaurant chain Burger King who became A slogan is a memorable Motto or Phrase used in a Political, commercial, Religious and other context as a repetitive expression of Beginning in the early 1980s, its advertising began to lose focus; a series of less successful ad campaigns created by various agencies continued for the next two decades. ^[10][11] In 2003, Burger King set about resuscitating its moribund advertising with the hiring of the Miami-based advertising agency of Crispin Porter + Bogusky (CP+B). Crispin Porter + Bogusky, a member of publicly-traded MDC Partners (MDCA is an advertising agency that currently employs around 700 people They completely reorganized Burger King's advertising with a series of new advertisements centered around a resuscitated Magical Burger King character. ^[12][7]

Contents 1 Corporate profile 1.1 History 1.2 International expansion 1.3 Key dates 1.4 Industry innovations 2 Franchises 3 Legal issues 4 Charitable contributions and services 5 Products 6 Advertising 7 Logos 7.1 Evolution of the company logo 7.2 International variations 8 International operations 9 See also 10 References 11 External links 11.1 Other sites

Corporate profile

History

Burger King's first restaurant, originally called Insta Burger King, was opened on December 4, 1954 in a suburb of Miami, Florida by James McLamore and David Edgerton; both alumni of the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the The School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University is a specialized Business school for hospitality management founded in 1922 as the first four-year McLamore visited the original McDonald's hamburger stand belonging to Dick and Mac McDonald in San Bernardino, California; sensing potential in their innovative assembly line-based production system, he decided to create a version of his own. Richard "Dick" J McDonald ( February 16, 1909 – July 14, 1998) and Maurice "Mac" McDonald ( November 26 California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. An assembly line is a Manufacturing process in which parts (usually Interchangeable parts) are added to a product in a sequential manner using optimally planned By 1959, BK had grown to five regional stores in and around the metropolitan Miami area. About this time, McLamore and Edgerton decided to expand BK nationally by using a franchising system; a popular method for expansion due to its low capital cost for the parent company. They formed Burger King Corporation as the parent and began selling territorial franchise licenses to private owners across the US. ^[13]

In 1967, after eight years of private operation, the Pillsbury Company acquired Burger King and its parent company Burger King Corporation. Redwood City is a suburb located on the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area of California Pillsburylogopng|150px|right|thumb|The Pillsbury logo]] Pillsbury is a Brand name used by Minneapolis -based General Mills and the The J At the time of the purchase, BK had grown to 274 restaurants in the United States. Even though Pillsbury owned and operated the company, BK was still the object of a series of failed and successful acquisitions and divestitures. In 1973, Chart House, owner of 350 BK restaurants at the time and one of BK's largest franchise groups, attempted to purchase the chain from Pillsbury for $100 million (USD). The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been When Chart House's bid failed, its owners, Billy and Jimmy Trotter, suggested that Pillsbury and Chart House spin off their respective Burger King holdings and merge the two entities into a separate company, an offer Pillsbury also declined. After the failed attempts to acquire BK, the relationship with Chart House and the Trotters began to sour; in 1979 BK successfully sued Chart House for improperly acquiring locations in Boston and Houston. ^[13] In 1984, Pillsbury purchased Chart House's successor DiversiFoods for $390 million (USD) after a separate, independent $525 million DiversiFoods management-backed leveraged buy-out of the company failed. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been A leveraged buyout (or LBO, or highly-leveraged transaction (HLT or "bootstrap" transaction occurs when a Financial sponsor acquires a controlling interest ^[14][15]

BK, and former corporate siblings, Bennigan's, Steak and Ale, Godfather's Pizza (part of the DiversiFoods acquisition^[16]), Quik Wok and Häagen Dazs ice cream shops, remained under the Pillsbury corporate umbrella until Pillsbury divested its restaurant holdings in 1989 and sold Burger King to British alcoholic beverage manufacturer and distributor Grand Metropolitan PLC. Bennigan's Grill & Tavern, commonly known as Bennigan's is a tavern-themed Casual Steak and Ale was an American chain of Casual dining Restaurants operated by S&A Restaurant Group. Godfather's Pizza is an Italian Restaurant chain that was founded in Omaha Nebraska, in 1973 by William Theisen. Häagen-Dazs is an American brand of Ice cream, established by Polish immigrants Reuben and Rose Mattus in The Bronx, New The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Diageo plc () is the largest multinational beer wine and spirits company in the world In 1989, under the ownership of Grand Met, Burger King acquired many locations of its major UK rival Wimpy when the parent company bought the Wimpy's brand from its previous owner United Biscuits and re-branded them as Burger King, giving it an even greater presence in that country. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located __FORCETOC__ United Biscuits ("UB" is a British multinational food manufacturer makers of McVitie's biscuits KP Nuts, Hula Hoops While other "Wimpy" locations are still in operation presently, they are now independent from BK and no longer have the presence they once did. ^[13] In 1997, Grand Metropolitan merged with Guinness to form a company called Diageo. Guinness (ˈɡɪnɪs is a popular Dry stout that originated in Arthur Guinness ' brewery at St Diageo plc () is the largest multinational beer wine and spirits company in the world Diageo maintained ownership of BKC until 2001 when Diageo decided to focus solely on their beverage products and divest itself of the chain.

By the time of the sale, Burger King's revenues and market share had declined significantly, Burger King had fallen to a near tie for second place with rival Wendy's in the US market for hamburger chain restaurants. Wendy's is an international chain of Fast food Restaurants founded by Dave Thomas in 1969 in Columbus Ohio. ^[17] For many years leading into the early 2000s Burger King and its various owners plus many of its larger franchises closed many under-performing stores. ^[18] Several of its largest franchises entered bankruptcy due to the issues surrounding the performance of the brand. ^[19][20]

In 2002, a troika of private equity firms led by TPG Capital, L. The term triumvirate (from Latin, "of three men" is commonly used to describe a political regime dominated by three powerful individuals In Finance, private equity is an Asset class consisting of equity Securities in operating companies that are not Publicly traded on TPG Capital (formerly Texas Pacific Group commonly referred to as "TPG" is a Private equity investment firm founded by David Bonderman, James P with associates Bain Capital and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners agreed to purchase BK from Diageo for $1. Bain Capital LLC is a Boston -based Private equity firm founded in 1984 by partners from the consulting firm Bain & Company. The Goldman Sachs Group Inc, or simply Goldman Sachs ( is a large global Bank holding company that engages in Investment banking securities 5 billion (USD),^[13] with the sale becoming complete in December of that year. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been ^[21] The new owners, through several new CEOs, have moved to revitalize and reorganize the company, the first major move was to re-name the BK parent as Burger King Brands. ^[22] The investment group initially planned to take BK public within the two years of the acquisition, this was delayed until 2006. On February 1, 2006, CEO Greg Brenneman announced TPG's plans to turn Burger King into a publicly traded company by issuing an Initial Public Offering (IPO). Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Greg Brenneman is the CEO of TurnWorks a private equity firm and president and CEO of Quiznos Sub, a fast-food sandwich chain Initial public offering (IPO, also referred to simply as a "public offering" is when a company issues Common stock or shares to the public for the first On February 16, the company announced it had filed its registration for the IPO with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (commonly known as the SEC) is an independent agency of the United States government which holds primary responsibility On May 18, 2006, Burger King began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol BKC and generated $425 million in revenue, the largest IPO of a US-based restaurant chain on record. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE) is a Stock exchange based in New York City. ^[23]

International expansion

While BK began its foray in to locations outside of the continental United States in 1963 with a store in San Juan, Puerto Rico, it did not have a large international presence. The term continental United States refers to the 48 contiguous states located on the North American continent south of the border with Canada plus the District San Juan (saŋ hwaŋ (from the Spanish San Juan Bautista, " Saint John the Baptist " is the Capital and largest municipality in This situation changed shortly after the acquisition when Pillsbury opened its first international restaurant in Canada in 1969. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Other international locations followed soon after: Oceania in 1971 with Hungry Jack's and in Europe in 1975 with a restaurant in Madrid, Spain. Madrid (pronounced in English in Spanish and colloquially in Spain) is the Capital and largest city of Spain. Beginning in 1982, BK and its franchisees began operating stores in several East Asian countries, including Japan, Taiwan, Singapore and South Korea. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. Singapore South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː ^[13] Due to high competition, all of the Japanese locations closed by the end of 2001. BK reentered the Japanese market in mid-2007. ^[24] BK's Central and South American operations began in Mexico in the late 1970s. South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. ^[13] While Burger King lags behind McDonald's in international locations by over 12,000 stores, it has managed to become the largest chain in several countries including Mexico and Spain. ^[25] To assist in its international expansion, Burger King has established several subsidiaries to develop strategic partnerships and alliances to expand into new territories; in Europe, Burger King's subsidiary Burger King Europe GmbH is responsible for the licensing and development of BK franchises in the that market, Africa and Western Asia. In Asia, the BK AsiaPac, PTE. Ltd. business unit handles franchising for East Asia, the Asian subcontinent and all Oceanic territories except Australia.

Over the ten year period starting in 2008, Burger King sees 80% of its market share to be driven by foreign expansion, particularly in the Asia-Pacific and Indian subcontinent regional markets. Asia-Pacific or APAC is the area generally regarded as encompassing Littoral East Asia, Southeast Asia and Australasia near the This article deals with the geophysical region in Asia For geopolitical treatments see South Asia. ^[26] While the TPG-lead group has continued BK's international expansion by announcing plans to open new franchise locations in Eastern Europe, Africa and the Middle East, and Brazil, the company plans to focus on the three largest markets, India, China and Japan. Eastern Europe is a general term that refers to the Geopolitical region encompassing the easternmost part of the European continent. The Middle East is a Subcontinent with no clear boundaries often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld ^{[27][28][29][30]} The company plans to add over 250 stores in these Asian territories, as well as other countries such as Macau, by the end of 2012. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Macau topics. ^[31] Its expansion into the Indian market has the company at a competitive disadvantage with other QSR vendors such as KFC because the country's large Hindu majority's aversion to beef. Kentucky Fried Chicken, usually known as KFC, is a chain of Fast food restaurants based in Louisville Kentucky. A Hindu ( Devanagari: हिन्दू is an adherent of the philosophies and scriptures of Hinduism, a set of religious, Philosophical BK hopes to use their recent non-beef products, such as their TenderCrisp and TenderGrill sandwiches, as well as other products to help them overcome this hurdle to expand in that country. The TenderCrisp is a Chicken Sandwich sold by Burger King, an international Fast-food restaurant chain The TenderGrill chicken sandwich is a grilled chicken sandwich sold by the international fast-food restaurant chain Burger King in the several global market ^[26]

Today, Burger King is the second largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants in the world behind industry bellwether McDonald's (31,000 locations) and the fourth largest fast food restaurant chain overall after Yum! Brands (34,000 locations), McDonald's and Subway (28,400 locations). Chain stores are Retail outlets that share a Brand and central management and usually have standardized business methods and practices A hamburger (or burger) is a Sandwich consisting of a cooked ground Meat Patty, usually Beef, placed in a sliced bun or between Fast food is the term given to food that can be prepared and served very quickly Yum! Brands Inc ( or Yum! is a Fortune 500 Corporation, that operates or licenses Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut, and Subway Restaurants, commonly known as Subway, is a Fast food restaurant franchise that primarily sells Sandwiches and Salads called ^[32][33][34]

Key dates

• 1954: James McLamore and David Edgerton establish Burger King Corporation. ^[13]
• 1957: The Whopper is launched. ^[13]
• 1958: BK releases its first TV advertisement. ^[35]
• 1959: The company begins to expand through franchising. ^[13]
• 1967: Burger King is sold to Pillsbury. ^[13]
• 1977: Donald N. Smith is hired to restructure the firm's franchise system. Donald Smith was an influential restaurant executive for McDonald's, Burger King and other fast food franchise restaurants in the latter half of the 20th century ^[13]
• 1982: Burger King claims its burgers taste better than its competition's (McDonald's and Wendy's) fried burgers. ^[13]
• 1989: Grand Metropolitan plc acquires Pillsbury. ^[13]
• 1997: The firm launches a $70 million French fry advertising campaign; Grand Metropolitan merges with Guinness to form Diageo plc. ^[13]
• 2000: Diaego investigatea a possible IPO or sale of the company
• 2001: A North American franchise group seeks to purchase the company
• 2002: A group of investors led by Texas Pacific Group acquire Burger King. Initial public offering (IPO, also referred to simply as a "public offering" is when a company issues Common stock or shares to the public for the first ^[13]
• 2006: BKC, with the same stock symbol, goes public in an IPO.

Industry innovations

• In the early 1970s, Burger King was the first fast-food restaurant to offer an enclosed and air-conditioned seating area. ^[36]

Franchises

Main article: Burger King franchises

Legal issues

Main article: Burger King legal issues

As with other multi-national corporations, international fast food restaurant chain Burger King has had its share of controversies and legal issues over the course of its existence. Multinational corporation ( MNC) or transnational corporation ( TNC) is a Corporation or enterprise that manages Production or delivers A fast food restaurant, sometimes known as a quick service restaurant or QSR, is a specific type of Restaurant characterized both by its Fast food Chain stores are Retail outlets that share a Brand and central management and usually have standardized business methods and practices Issues that involved a myriad of topics have affected all areas of the company; depending upon its ownership and executive staff at the time, its responses to these challenges has varied from acceding to demands to refusal to concede its position regardless of the outcome.

Trademark issues involving the similarly named Burger King in Mattoon, Illinois lead to a law suit whose outcome helped define the scope of the Lanham act in the US and an existing trademark held by a shop of the same name in Queensland forced the company to change its name in Australia. Burger King is a Restaurant owned by the Hoots family in Mattoon Illinois. Mattoon is a city in Coles County, Illinois, United States. The population was 18291 as of the 2000 census The Lanham (Trademark Act (title 15 chapter 22 of the United States Code) is a piece of legislation that contains the federal statutes of Trademark law in the Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. ^[47][3] Several legal decisions have set contractual law precedents in regards to long-arm statutes, the limitations of franchise agreements and ethical business practices; many of these decisions have helped define general business dealings that continue to shape the entire market place. In United States jurisprudence long arm jurisdiction is a statutory grant of jurisdiction to local Courts over foreign Defendants A state's ^[48][49]

Controversies and disputes with groups such as PETA over the welfare of animals, governmental and social agencies over health issues and unions and trade groups over labor relations have touched on concepts of animal rights, corporate responsibility and social justice. "Animal liberation" redirects here for other uses see Animal liberation (disambiguation. Corporate social responsibility (CSR also called corporate responsibility corporate citizenship responsible business and corporate social opportunity is a concept whereby Organizations Social justice, sometimes called civil justice, refers to the concept of a Society in which Justice is achieved in every aspect of society rather than ^[50][51][52] Issues of cultural sensitivity have arisen in parts of the world that have caused problems in the different communities company serves. ^[53] How the company has responded to these controversies has draw praise from some and scorn from others. ^[54][55][56]

Charitable contributions and services

Burger King has several of its own in-house national charitable organizations and programs. The definition of charitable organization, and of charity varies according to the country and in some instances the region of the country in which the charitable organization operates The first is the Have It Your Way Foundation, a U. S. -based non-profit, 501(c)(3) corporation with multiple focuses on hunger alleviation, disease prevention and community education through scholarship programs at colleges in the US. 501(c is a provision of the United States Internal Revenue Code ( listing 28 types of Non-profit organizations exempt from some federal The other charitable organization is the McLamore Foundation, also a non-profit, 501(c)(3) corporation that provides scholarships to students in the US and its territories. ^[57][58] Additionally, there is an optional literacy program that partners individual restaurants with community schools in the US.

In various regions across the United States, Burger King and its franchises have aligned themselves with several charitable organizations that support research and treatment of juvenile cancer. Cancer (medical term Malignant Neoplasm) is a class of Diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled Each year these coalitions hold a fund raising drive called A Chance for Kids, which has the restaurants selling lottery-style scratch cards for $1. A lottery is a form of Gambling which involves the drawing of lots for a prize A scratchcard (also called a scratch off, scratch ticket, scratcher, scratchie, scratch-it, scratch game, scratch-and-win Each card produces a winning prize that is usually a food or beverage product, but includes items such as shopping sprees or trips. In the Northeast, BK has affiliated itself with the Major League Baseball team the Boston Red Sox and its charitable foundation, the Jimmy Fund. The Northeast is a region of the United States. As defined by the U The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. The Jimmy Fund is a charity based in Boston Massachusetts, that supports Cancer care and research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The group runs the contest in Boston, in the New York city area it operates the contest in association with the Burger King Children's Charities of Metro New York and the New York Yankees. The City of New York The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Funds raised in these areas go to support the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute located in Boston. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is part of a Comprehensive Cancer Center designated by the National Cancer Institute. ^[59][60] In Nebraska, the company is affiliated with the Liz's Legacy Cancer Fund BK Beat Cancer for Kids program at the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. The ( UNMC) is a public academic health sciences center in Omaha, Nebraska. ^[61] In the Pittsburgh region it funded the establishment of the Burger King Cancer Caring Center, a support organization for the patients, families and friends of cancer patients. ^[62]

Products

Main article: Burger King products

When the company began, its menu consisted predominantly of hamburgers, French fries, soft drinks, and desserts. A hamburger (or burger) is a Sandwich consisting of a cooked ground Meat Patty, usually Beef, placed in a sliced bun or between French fries ( North American English; sometimes not capitalized chips ( British English) fries or French-fried potatoes (formal Soft drink is a beverage that does not contain Alcohol. Carbonated soft drinks are commonly known as soda soda pop pop, or Dessert is a course that typically comes at the end of a meal usually consisting of sweet Food but sometimes of a strongly-flavored one such as some Cheeses The In 1957, BK added its signature item, the Whopper. The Whopper Sandwich is the signature product sold by the international fast-food restaurant chain Burger King in the global market This quarter pound hamburger was created by Burger King founders James McLamore and David Edgerton as a way to differentiate BK from other burger outlets at the time. A hamburger (or burger) is a Sandwich consisting of a cooked ground Meat Patty, usually Beef, placed in a sliced bun or between James Whitman McLamore ( May 30, 1926 &ndash August 9, 1996) was co-founder of the Burger King Fast food franchise For the British historian of the same name see David Edgerton (historian David Edgerton was an American entrepreneur and the founder of the Burger King The sandwich became famous enough that BK eventually adopted the motto "Home of the Whopper. "

One of Donald N. Smith's first changes to the menu was the addition of the Burger King Specialty sandwich line in 1979, which significantly expanded the breadth of the BK menu with many non-hamburger sandwiches including new chicken and fish offerings. The new specialty sandwich line was one of the first attempts to target a specific demographic, in this case adults 18-34, members of which would be willing spend more on a higher quality product. ^[63] One of Smith's other significant contribution to the menu was the addition of a breakfast product line, which until this time was not a market Burger King had entered. ^[63] Besides the addition of the Croissan'Wich in 1983, the breakfast menu remained almost identical to the McDonald's offerings until a menu revamp in 1985. A Croissan'Wich is any of several breakfast sandwiches sold by the Fast-food restaurant chain Burger King. ^[13] This expansion introduced BK's Am Express product line which added new products such as French toast sticks and Mini-muffins. French toast (often known as eggy bread in most of the UK - the exception being Scotland and Northern Ireland pain perdu in French pain doré in French-speaking A muffin is somewhat like a small Cake, and though it does resemble a Cupcake in that they both have cylindrical bases and rounded conical tops they usually

As the company expanded both inside and outside the US, it introduced localized versions of its products that conform to regional tastes and cultural or religious beliefs. Globalization (or globalisation) in its literal sense is the process of transformation of local or regional phenomena into global ones International variations add ingredients such as teriyaki or beetroot and fried egg to the Whopper,^[64] beer in Germany, Italy and Spain, and halal or kosher products in the middle East and Israel. Teriyaki ( Kanji: 照 り 焼 き Hiragana: てりやき is a Cooking technique used in Japanese cuisine in which foods are The beet or beetroot is a Flowering plant species ( Beta vulgaris) in the family Chenopodiaceae. A fried egg is an egg (usually that of a Chicken) cooked by Frying, typically in Bacon fat, Butter, Cooking The Whopper Sandwich is the signature product sold by the international fast-food restaurant chain Burger King in the global market Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Halal (حلال ḥalāl, halaal) is an Arabic term meaning permissible. See also Kashrut Kosher foods are those that conform to the regulations of Jewish religion ^[65][66][67] To generate additional sales, BK will occasionally introduce limited time offers (LTOs) that are versions of its core products or new products intended for either long or short term sales. Items such as the Texas Double Whopper and various sandwiches made with mushrooms and Swiss cheese have been rotated in and out of its menu for several years while products such as its 1993 offering, a Meatloaf Specialty Sandwich and limited table service along with special dinner platters, failed to generate interest and were discontinued. A mushroom is the fleshy Spore -bearing Fruiting body of a Fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or on its food source This article describes a kind of cheese produced primarily in Canada and the United States. Meatloaf is a Meat dish consisting of seasoned ground meat (usually Ground beef or a combination of ground beef with Veal, lamb The Original Chicken Sandwich is a Chicken Sandwich sold by the international Fast-food restaurant chain Burger King. Table service is a form of service in Restaurants Pubs and bars where food or drinks are served to the customer's table Dinner is the main Meal of the day The meal normally consists of a combination of cooked or sometimes uncooked proteins (meat fish or legumes with vegetables and/or ^[68]

In order to appeal to as many demographic groups as possible and better compete with its QSR competitor Wendy's, Burger King added a multi-tiered value menu in 1993 with items priced at 99¢, $1. Wendy's is an international chain of Fast food Restaurants founded by Dave Thomas in 1969 in Columbus Ohio. A value menu is a group of items on a Fast food restaurant menu that are in the US usually priced in the $1 99 and $2. 99 (USD). The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been The project called, Operation Phoenix, was an attempt to add not only a value menu but a line of value meals. Fast food is the term given to food that can be prepared and served very quickly The tiered menu was replaced with a more standard value menu in 1998, while the value meals were separated into their own menu segemnt. ^[69] This value menu featured seven products: Whopper Jr. , 5 piece Chicken Tenders, a bacon cheeseburger, medium sized french fries, medium soft drink, medium onion rings and small shake. In 2002 and 2006, BK revamped its value menu adding and removing several different products such as chili and its Rodeo Cheeseburger. Chili con carne (often known simply as chili) is a spicy Stew made from Chili peppers Meat, Garlic, Onions The Rodeo Cheeseburger is a Cheeseburger sold by the international Fast-food restaurant chain Burger King. ^[70] Many of these items have since been discontinued, modified or relegated to a regional menu option. ^[71] To better appeal to a more adult palate and demographic, BK introduced several new products to its menu in 2003, including several new or revamped chicken products, a new salad line and its BK Joe brand of coffee. Some of the new products, including its Enormous Omelet Sandwich line and the BK Stacker line, brought negative attention due the large portion size, amounts of unhealthy fats and trans-fats. The Enormous Omelet Sandwich is a Breakfast sandwich sold by the Fast-food restaurant chain Burger King. ^[72][73][74] Many of these products feature higher quality ingredients like whole chicken breast, Angus beef, natural cheeses such as cheddar and pepper jack, and other menu fare. Cheese is a Food made from Milk, usually the milk of cows, Buffalo, Goats or sheep, by coagulation. Cheddar cheese is a relatively hard pale yellow to off-white and sometimes sharp-tasting Cheese from the English village of Cheddar, in Somerset Pepper jack cheese is a derivative of Monterey Jack that includes spicy hot peppers for a zesty flavor ^[75][76] Again, not all these products, such as the BK Baguette line, have met corporate sales expectations. The BK Baguette line is a line of chicken sandwiches and hamburgers sold by the international fast-food restaurant chain Burger King ^[7]

Advertising

Main article: Burger King advertising

Burger King has employed varied advertising programs, both successful and unsuccessful, since its foundation in 1954. During the 1970s, output included a memorable jingle, the inspiration for its current mascot the Burger King and several well known and parodied slogans such as Have it your way and It takes two hands to hold a Whopper. The Burger King is a character created as its Advertising Mascot for the international Fast-food restaurant chain Burger King who became A slogan is a memorable Motto or Phrase used in a Political, commercial, Religious and other context as a repetitive expression of ^[77][78] Burger King introduced the first attack ad in the fast food industry with the help of then unknown Sarah Michelle Gellar in 1981. In Political campaigns an attack ad is an Advertisement whose Message is meant as an attack against another candidate or Political party. Sarah Michelle Prinze, (born April 14 1977 better known by her birth name of Sarah Michelle Gellar, is an American actress. The television spot, which claimed BK burgers were larger than competitor McDonald's, so enraged executives at McDonald's parent company, they sued all parties involved. ^[79][80] Starting in the early 1980s and running through approximately 2001, BK engaged a series of ad agencies that produced many unsuccessful slogans and programs, including its biggest advertising flop Where's Herb?. An advertising agency or ad agency is a service Business dedicated to creating planning and handling Advertising (and sometimes other forms of promotion Where's Herb? was a Television commercial campaign for the Fast food chain Burger King in 1985 and 1986. ^[11][81]

Burger King was a pioneer in the advertising practice known as the product tie-in with a successful partnering with George Lucas' Lucasfilm, Ltd. to promote the 1977 movie Star Wars film Star Wars (later renamed Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope) in which BK sold a set of glasses featuring the main characters from the film. A tie-in is an authorized product based on a media property a company is releasing such as a movie or Video / DVD, Computer game, Video game George Walton Lucas Jr (born May 14, 1944) is an Academy Award -winning American Film director, producer, Screenwriter Lucasfilm Limited' is an American Film production company founded by George Lucas in 1971, based in San Francisco California Star Wars is an epic Space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas during the 1970s and significantly expanded Star Wars is an epic Space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas during the 1970s and significantly expanded Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope (originally released as Star Wars) is a 1977 Space opera This promotion was one of the first in the fast food industry and set the pattern that continues to the present. A fast food restaurant, sometimes known as a quick service restaurant or QSR, is a specific type of Restaurant characterized both by its Fast food BK's early success in the field was overshadowed by a 1982 deal between McDonald's and the Walt Disney Company to promote Disney's animated films beginning in the mid 1980s and running through the early 1990s. In 1994 Disney switched from McDonald's to Burger King, signing a ten film promotional contract which would include such top ten films as Aladdin (1992), Beauty and the Beast (1991), The Lion King (1994) and Toy Story (1995). Aladdin is a 1992 animated feature produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation, and released by Walt Disney Pictures on November 25 BATB redirects here If you were looking for Back at the Barnyard which is abbreviated as BATB see here. The Lion King is a 1994 American animated feature film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation, released in theaters on June 15 1994 Toy Story is a 1995 American computer-generated Comedy film, directed by John Lasseter and starring Tom Hanks ^[82] A partnership in association with the Pokémon franchise at the height of its popularity in 1999 was one of the most successful in the industry, rivaled only by McDonald's\Ty Beanie Babies cross-promotion in 1999-2000. If you came here to express your personal opinion about Pokémon please go somewhere else A Beanie Baby is a stuffed animal made by Ty Inc Ty was founded by Ty Warner who promoted the line in specialty stores and gift shops ^[83]

Shortly after the acquisition of Burger King by TPG Capital, L.P. in 2002, its newly hired CEO Bradley (Brad) Blum set about turning around fortunes of the company by initiating an overhaul its flailing advertising programs. TPG Capital (formerly Texas Pacific Group commonly referred to as "TPG" is a Private equity investment firm founded by David Bonderman, James A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator Brad Blum (born 1954 was the CEO of Burger King from December 2002 to July 2, 2004. One of the first moves by the company was to reinstate its famous Have it your way slogan as the corporate motto. BK handed the effort off to its new advertising agency, Miami-based Crispin Porter + Bogusky (abbreviated as CP+B). Crispin Porter + Bogusky, a member of publicly-traded MDC Partners (MDCA is an advertising agency that currently employs around 700 people CP+B was known for having a hip, subversive tack when creating campaigns for its clients, exactly what BK was looking for. ^[7][84] One of CP+B strategies was to revive the Burger King character used during BKs 1970s/1980s Burger King Kingdom children's advertising campaign as a caricatured variation now simply called "the King". The Burger King Kingdom was the name of Burger King 's answer to McDonaldland during the mid-1970s A caricature is either a Portrait that exaggerates or distorts the essence of a person or thing to create an easily identifiable visual likeness or in literature a description The farcical nature of the Burger King centered advertisements inspired an internet meme where the King is photoshopped into unusual situations that are either comical or menacing, many times followed with the phrase Where is your God now?. Photo manipulation is the application of Image editing techniques to Photographs in order to create an Illusion or Deception (in contrast to mere

Additionally, CP+B created a series new characters like the Subservient Chicken and the faux nu metal band Coq Roq featured in a series of viral web-based advertisements on sites such as MySpace and various BK corporate pages to compliment the various television and print promotional campaigns. The Subservient Chicken is an advertising program created to promote international Fast food restaurant chain Burger King 's TenderCrisp Nu metal (sometimes named new metal or nü metal) is a musical genre that emerged in the mid 1990s which fuses influences from grunge and Alternative Coq Roq, also spelled COQ ROQ, and pronounced "Cock Rock" is an advertising program created to promote international Fast food restaurant chain Viral marketing and viral advertising refer to Marketing techniques that use pre-existing Social networks to produce increases in Brand awareness MySpace is a popular social networking Website offering an interactive user-submitted network of friends personal profiles blogs groups photos music and ^[85][86][87] One of the more unique promotions that CP+B devised was the creation of a series of three advergames for the X-Box 360. Advergaming is the practice of using Video games to advertise a product organization or viewpoint The Xbox 360 is the second Video game console produced by Microsoft, and was developed in cooperation with IBM, ATI, and SiS. Featuring company celebrity spokesman Brooke Burke, the games sold more than 2 million copies, placing them as one of the top selling games along with an another Xbox 360 hit, Gears of War. A spokesman ( spokeswoman or spokesperson) is someone engaged to speak on behalf of others Brooke Lisa Burke (born September 8, 1971) is an American Television personality and model, known for hosting Wild Gears of War is a tactical Third-person shooter Video game developed by Epic Games and published by Microsoft Game Studios. ^[88] These innovative ad campaigns, coupled with other new promotions and a series of new product introductions, drew considerable positive and negative attention to BK and helped TPG and its partners realize about $367 million in dividends. When the international Fast food restaurant chain Burger King first opened in Miami Florida in 1954 its menu consisted predominantly of hamburgers french fries ^[89][90][91]

Logos

Evolution of the company logo

Original Burger King text logo from 1958	Vintage Burger King "sitting king" logo (1957–1960)	Original "bun halves" logo (1969–1994)	Revised "bun halves" logo (1994–1999)
Current "blue crescent" logo (1999–present)	lternate version of the Sitting King logo used until 1968

The first logo that Burger King used is identified simply as the Sitting King logo; the first version of the Burger King character is shown sitting atop the of the sign holding a beverage. For things named Crescent see Crescent (disambiguation. In art and symbolism a crescent is generally the shape produced when a The Burger King is a character created as its Advertising Mascot for the international Fast-food restaurant chain Burger King who became The sign has several versions, with the King either sitting atop a hamburger or on an inverted trapezoid with the company name along the top and its motto Home of the Whopper below it; some signs did not include the King and only had the inverted trapezoid. A trapezoid (in North America or a trapezium (in Britain and elsewhere is a Quadrilateral (a closed plane shape with four linear sides that has at least one This logo was used in one form or another until 1969 when the famous Burger King "bun halves" logo made its debut, and has continued in one form or another until the current day. As implied by its name, the logo is meant to resemble a hamburger; the logo had two orange semi-circular "buns" surrounding the name, which was the "meat" of the logo. A hamburger (or burger) is a Sandwich consisting of a cooked ground Meat Patty, usually Beef, placed in a sliced bun or between In 1994 BK updated the logo with a graphical tightening, replacing the aging "bulging" font with a smoother font with rounded edges. In addition, all secondary signing, such as roof and directional signs, was also updated with new rounded font.

In 1999, BK again revised its logo. The new Burger King logo is a stylized version of the original "bun halves" logo. BK changed the color of the restaurant's name from red to burgundy, while leaving them sandwiched between two yellow bun halves. The new logo also tilts the bun halves and the font on an axis, has a smaller "bun" motif and wraps the burger with a blue crescent whipping around the buns giving it a more circular appearance. In typography a font (also fount) is traditionally defined as a complete character set of a single size and style of a particular Typeface. In Mathematics and its applications a coordinate system is a system for assigning an n - Tuple of Numbers or scalars to each point Most restaurants did not acquire newer signs with the new logo, menus, and drive-thru ordering speakers until 2001. Again all secondary signage was updated with the new logo and sharp type face, and all sign posts were repainted to match the blue coloring of the new crescent from their original black. ^[92][93]

International variations

Hungry Jack's revised and current "bun halves" logo

Current logo in Arabic. Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language Note that the logo is read from right to left.

The Hungry Jack's logo is based on the Burger King "bun halves" design. HJ currently uses a variation of the second generation "bun halves" logo, featuring the smoother font used in the Burger King logo from 1994. Currently, the only region that BK uses a non-Latin text logo is in the Middle East. In those Arabic speaking countries the logo is mirrored and uses Arabic characters; otherwise the logo is identical to the "blue crescent" logo used in the west.

International operations

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Countries with Burger King restaurants:
Countries with Burger King restaurants Key: Red: Current BK countries Orange: Former BK countries Yellow: Hungry Jack's countries

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Countries currently with Burger King locations

Afghanistan - AAFES  Andorra  Argentina  Austria  Australia - known as Hungry Jack's  Bahamas  Bahrain  Bolivia  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Brazil  Bulgaria  Canada  Colombia - Reentered March 2008  Chile  People's Republic of China (汉堡王)  Hong Kong  Costa Rica  Cyprus  Denmark  Dominican Republic  Ecuador  Egypt  El Salvador  Faroe Islands  Georgia  Germany  Guatemala

Guyana  Honduras  Hungary  Iceland  India  Indonesia  Iraq - AAFES  Ireland  Israel  Italy  Jamaica  Japan  Jordan  Kazakhstan  Kuwait  Lebanon  Malaysia  Malta  Mexico  Netherlands  Aruba  Netherlands Antilles  Curaçao  Sint Maarten  New Zealand  Nicaragua  Norway

Panama  Paraguay  Peru  Philippines  Poland  Portugal  Romania  Qatar  South Korea  Saudi Arabia (برغر كينغ)  Singapore  Serbia  Spain  Saint Lucia  Sweden  Switzerland  Republic of China  Thailand  Trinidad and Tobago  Turkey  United Arab Emirates  United Kingdom  Cayman Islands  United States  Guam  Puerto Rico  Uruguay  Venezuela

Countries formerly with Burger King restaurants

•  Australia - Burger King branded restaurants operated 1997-2003 violating franchise agreements, sold and rebranded to Australian Burger King franchise Hungry Jack's following legal action
•  Finland - Burger King operated in Helsinki for a short period in 1980s
•  France - Burger King decided to leave France in 1997 and closed their 39 French outlets in 1998
•  Greece - Burger King operated in Greece for a short period in the early 1990s
•  United States Virgin Islands - Burger King left both St. Croix and St. Thomas in 1997
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•  Oman - Burger King decided to leave Oman in 2001

See also

Other hamburger QSR vendors:

• Carl's Jr.
• Carrols
• Hardee's
• Jack in the Box
• McDonald's (largest competitor)^[1][32]
• Sonic
• Wimpy
• Max
• Wendy's (nearest competitor)^[94]

Franchisees

• Carrols Corporation
• Hungry Jack's

References

External links

Other sites

• Burger King & Food Safety
• Burger King News
• How many calories does Burger King food have?
• Yahoo! Burger King Corporation Company Profile at Yahoo! Finance
• Burger King Corporation Company Profile at Hoovers. com
• Article on BK Kids Club no ProgressiveBoink.com

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