Founded in 1954 by James McLamore and David Edgerton in Miami, Florida, BURGER KING® has grown to become the second largest f ... ast food hamburger chain in the world, built on the quality of our food and the resilience of our franchising system. Approximately 100% of more than 4,500 restaurants in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa) & APAC (Asia Pacific) regions are owned and operated by independent franchisees, many of them family-owned operations that have been in business for decades. The Home of the WHOPPER®, where tradition goes in every order, serves daily millions of guests their favorite foods, including the WHOPPER® sandwich, BIG KING® sandwich, DOUBLE STEAKHOUSE® sandwich and LONG CHICKEN® sandwich. read more