Founded in 1954, the BURGER KING® brand is the second largest fast food hamburger chain in the world. The original HOME OF THE WHOPPER®, the BURGER KING® system operates more than 17,000 locations in approximately 100 countries and U.S. territories. Almost 100 percent of BURGER KING® restaurants are owned and operated by independent franchisees, many of them family-owned operations that have been in business for decades. The BURGER KING® brand is owned by Restaurant Brands International Inc. (TSX,NYSE:QSR), one of the world’s largest quick service restaurant companies with more than $34 billion in annual system-wide sales and over 27,000 restaurants.
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Restaurant Brands International Inc. (Parent Company)
Headquarters: Toronto, Canada
Ticker: QSR
Industry: Restaurants / Fast Food
Moody’s Rating: NA
Standard & Poor’s: BB-
