Strategic Hospitality Management -University of West London- Module Leader: Terry McCusker Student ID: 21239704 Business bits: Burger King Burger King Worldwide Inc. reported the third quarter situation this morning. What has happened to profits comparing to last year? In the third quarter of this year‚ the reports are showing a profit of $68.2 million or 19% a share comparing to $6.6 million or 2% a share‚ an year earlier. Beside this‚ the per-share earnings rose
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An inventory of CSR issues of Burger King Organizational Systems and Corporate Responsibility A Burger King Worldwide is a Delaware corporation that franchises and operates fast food hamburger restaurants‚ principally under the Burger King® brand (also referred to as the "Brand"). Since the company’s founding as a single restaurant in Miami‚ Florida in 1954‚ we have grown to become the world´s second largest fast food hamburger restaurant‚ or FFHR‚ chain as measured by the total number of restaurants
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Executive Summary Burger King Worldwide‚ Inc. (“BKW”‚ the “Company” or “we”) is a Delaware corporation formed on April 2‚ 2012 and the indirect parent of Burger King Corporation (“BKC”)‚ a Florida corporation that franchises and operates fast food hamburger restaurants‚ principally under the Burger King® brand. Burger King is the world’s second largest fast food hamburger restaurant‚ or FFHR‚ chain as measured by the total number of restaurants. As of December 31‚ 2012‚ Burger King owned or franchised
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Burger King reinvents flame broiling The fast food chain is testing a new broiler designed to save time‚ energy‚ and money‚ and - some say - makes the Whopper taste better. Fortune’s Matt Boyle reports. By Matthew Boyle‚ Fortune writer October 12 2007: 1:44 PM EDT NEW YORK (Fortune) -- At Burger King‚ flame broiling will never be the same again. After spending three years in development‚ the number-two fast food chain is quietly rolling out powerful new broilers that reduce utility costs
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Since the 1950’s‚ Burger King has been offering its famous flame-broiled fast food burgers throughout the United States and‚ eventually‚ the world. Burger King‚ also known by the initials B.K.‚ has evolved from a small Florida-based hamburger chain to one of the most well-known and recognizable fast food franchises on earth. The first Burger King restaurant opened in Jacksonville‚ Florida under the name Insta-Burger King in 1953. In 1954‚ the Burger King Corporation was founded by Miami-based
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Brief history about Burger king Burger King´s business dates back more than a half-century‚ having been founded in 1954 when James McLamore and David Edgerton opened the first Burger King restaurant in Miami‚ Florida. The Whopper sandwich was introduced in 1957 and became an instant success‚ leading the founders to develop the "Burger King‚ HOME OF THE WHOPPER" campaign in 1958. In 1961 McLamore and Edgerton acquired national and international franchising rights for the Burger King brand‚ which was
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Business and Economics Burger King in Portugal To lead or to follow? Sara Saraiva Patrone | Number 152110048 Advisor: Professor Mário Valente Dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree of MSc in Business Administration‚ at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa‚ June 2012 Burger King in Portugal – To lead or to follow? Abstract Title: Burger King in Portugal. To lead or to follow? Author: Sara Saraiva Patrone In 2001‚ the Burger King (BK) brand‚ managed by
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Executive Summary Burger King which started of as a partnership organization between James Mclamore his partner David Edgerton in 1954 is now owned by a group of investors led by Texas Pacific Group‚ and this has been the case since 2002. Burger King does not only seek to maximize profits‚ but also customer satisfaction. Since it was just recently introduced in the Middle East and precisely in Egypt‚ one of its major objectives is to increase awareness to its new market. Burger King started of with
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Case Study: Burger King Beefs Up By Janet Mosha Burger King is the world’s largest chain of flame-broiled fast food restaurants. Its core competency is its flame-broiled burgers; whereas other fast food hamburger joints serve fried burgers or no burgers at all‚ Burger King offers the unique flame-broiled burgers with any options that a customer might like‚ consumers have the benefit of having a burger they cannot find elsewhere. Initially Burger King only sold burgers‚ fries‚ shakes‚ and sodas;
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Burger King Beefs Up Global Operations Gregory Peavy Columbia Southern University Burger King is the world ’s largest flame- broiled fast food restaurant chain. The first Burger King was called” Insta Burger King” opened in 1954 in a Miami‚ Florida suburb. In 2009 burger king operated about 12‚000 restaurants in all 50 states and in 74 countries and U. S. territories worldwide through a combination of company owned and franchised operations
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