The King lives on the East Coast, as the aforementioned Insta-Burger was founded in Jacksonville, Florida, and the company is currently headquartered in Miami.
Only four years after Insta-Burger King first opened, the restaurant unveiled its most famous creation — the Whopper — and charged just 37 cents for one.
The Insta-Broilers worked well for a while, but eventually, the meat drippings would damage the heating element. After taking a hatchet to one machine in frustration, David Edgerton vowed to find a better way to cook a burger.
In 1963, Luis Arenas-Pérez was preparing to open the first Burger King location in Carolina, Puerto Rico, but the Whopper buns didn’t arrive in time for the Grand Opening.
Burger King entered Australia in 1971, although the brand was already trademarked. Instead, BK HQ offered the first franchisee, Jack Cowin, a list of names to choose from, and he chose “Hungry Jack.”
McDonald’s used to boast about how many customers they served, but Burger King has a startling number, too. In fact, they serve a whopping (no pun intended) 11 million customers worldwide every day.
By 2021, Burger King has 19,247 stores in over 100 countries. Almost all Burger King outlets are owned by independent franchisees, therefore suggesting they run these stores is inaccurate.