1. Mik Kloss

2.  Founded  Flame-Broiler  Pillsbury  International Presence

3.  Founded in 1953 in Jacksonville, Florida  James McLamore and David R. Edgerton  Adapted most ideas from McDonalds like the fast producing assembly line  Originally called Insta-Burger King

4.  Name Changed To Burger King  In 1967, after eight years of private operation, the Pillsbury Company acquired Burger King. At the time of the purchase, BK had grown to 274 restaurants in the United States.  In 1973, BK was an estimated $100 million corporation

6.  In 1960, almost identical to rival franchise “McDonalds”, so they decided to replace the Insta-Broiler with a mechanized gas grill they called a flame broiler

7.  BK’s first international restaurant opened in Canada in 1969.  In 1971, first restaurants opened in Spain and around Europe  1982, BK began operating stores in several East Asian countries; including Japan, Taiwan, Singapore and South Korea.

8.  1954: James McLamore and David Edgerton establish Burger King Corporation.  1957: The Whopper is launched.  1958: BK releases its first TV advertisement.  1959: The company begins to expand through franchising.  1967: Burger King is sold to Pillsbury.