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Mar. 11—SUNBURY — The Burger King Foundation awarded a Shikellamy High School graduate with a $5,000 scholarship as she continues her education in the medical field. Madison VanKirk, 20, of ...
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Burger King Corporation (BK, stylized in all caps) is an American multinational chain of hamburger fast food restaurants.Headquartered in Miami-Dade County, Florida, the company was founded in 1953 as Insta-Burger King, a Jacksonville, Florida–based restaurant chain.
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. is an American franchisee company and is the largest Burger King franchisee in the world; Carrols owns and operates over 1,000+ Burger Kings, and 55 Popeyes restaurants. The company has operated Burger Kings since 1976 in locations across 23 U.S. states. [4]
Burger King was expanding, but as McDonald's went public in 1965, organic growth became difficult in keeping up. The pair sold the 274 store business to Pillsbury in 1967 in an attempt to grow under the brand. McLamore served as Burger King's CEO until 1972, when he stepped down as Pillsbury was taking the business in a different direction.
Since it was founded in 1954, international fast food chain Burger King has employed many advertising programs. During the 1970s, its advertisements 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 handle a Whopper.
Burger King is offering 31 days of deals in December, including free food on Fridays, and bringing back two fan favorites: BK Melts and Cheesy Tots.
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