Burger King Corporation was founded in 1954 and created the American icon, the HOME OF THE WHOPPER®, in 1957. The company and its franchisees operate more than 11,450 restaurants in all 50 states and 56 countries around the world, with 91% of BURGER KING® restaurants owned and operated by independent franchisees.

Since the company’s founding in Miami in 1954, the BURGER KING® brand has become recognized for great flame-broiled taste and HAVE IT YOUR WAY® food customization. BURGER KING® restaurants were recently voted “Best Place for Burgers.” In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2002, the BURGER KING® system had system-wide sales of $11.3 billion.