History of BK

2. James McLamore & David
Edgerton
James McLamore
& David
Edgerton buy
Insta-Burger
King in 1953

3. The Whopper is Born
James
McLamore
comes up with
the idea of the
“Whopper” in
1957 along
with the
memorable
“Home of the
Whopper”

4. Pillsbury Group Acquisition
In 1967 the Pillsbury
Group purchases Burger
King and its 275
stores, providing the
capital boost needed for
Burger King to grow
across the United States

5. First Drive-Thru Window
In 1975 Burger
King introduces the
Drive-Thru
window in many
restaurants across
the country

6. Breakfast Menu Introduced
Burger King
introduces
its breakfast
menu in
1975

7. Grand Metropolitan PLC
Purchases Pillsbury Group
In 1989 Grand
Metropolitan PLC
acquires the
Pillsbury Group
taking over
Burger King’s
operations

8. Grand Metropolitan PLC with
Guinness & Co. Merge to Form
Diageo PLC
In 1997 Grand
Metropolitan PLC
with Guinness &
Co. merge to form
Diageo PLC
relocating
ownership from
the United States
to Europe

9. Diageo PLC sells Burger King
In 2002 Diageo PLC
sells Burger King to
Texas Pacific
Group, Bain Capital
Partners, and
Goldman Sachs
Capital Partners

10. Burger King Is Acquired by 3G
Capital
In 2010 Burger
King Corporation is
bought by global
investment firm 3G
Capital