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The original fish sandwich sold by Burger King was called The Whaler. Not all franchisees added it to their menus at the same time, but it was available in at least some locations in the mid-1960s. [3] Available nationally by the mid-1970s, advertising featured the tag line The Genuine Burger King Fish-steak Sandwich.
During the mid-1970s, Burger King was having issues with its operations, franchises and image. [3] In 1978, Donald N. Smith was hired from McDonald's to help restructure the corporate operations of Burger King to better compete against his former company as well as the then up-and-coming chain, Wendy's.
The Big King sandwich is one of Burger King's major hamburger products and has been part of its menu for more than twenty years. During its testing phase in 1996–1997, it was originally called the Double Supreme and was configured similarly to the McDonald's Big Mac —including a three piece roll. [ 16 ]
Burger King's original fish sandwich, introduced as early as the late 1960s in some markets, was called the Whaler; it was a smaller fish sandwich made with tartar sauce and lettuce served on the small sesame seed roll BK used for their hamburgers.
1959: Burger King establishes its franchising system. [4] 1967: Burger King ceases to be an independent entity when the Pillsbury Company purchases it for US$18 million ($128.3 million adjusted for inflation, 2014). [4] [93] 1977: Donald N. Smith is brought in from rival McDonald's to help restructure the company and its franchising system. [1] [4]
Howard Johnson's was the largest restaurant chain in the U.S. throughout the 1960s and 1970s, with more than 1,000 combined company-owned and franchised outlets. [2] Today, the chain is defunct—after dwindling down to one location, the last Howard Johnson's restaurant (in Lake George, New York) closed in 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3]
The jingle was used for several years in the 1970s, and has been modified several times and reused: during the 1980s the phrase at Burger King today was added at the end of the song. A commercial with Shaquille O'Neal had different tempos of jingles as Shaq goes into a 1950s malt shop , then 1960s and 1970s styles and finally a 1980s neon theme ...
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]