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  • [http://www.restaurantnews.com/tag/burger-king/ Restaurant News] gallery of BK articles
  • {{cite web |last=Sullivan |first=Laurie |title=Childhood obesity & BK in Europe |url=http://www.commercialfreechildhood.org/news/bkagrees.htm |publisher=Marketing Daily |date=25 February 2008 |accessdate=17 January 2011 }}, name="Sullivan-obesity"
  • {{cite web |last=Byrnes |first=Nanette |title=Burger King's Big Misstep |url=http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_21/b4132050825864.htm |work=Business Week |date=14 May 2009 |accessdate=17 January 2011 }}, name="Byrnes"
  • {{cite press release |work=PRNewswire |date=15 January 2001 |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/05-30-2002/0001737292&EDATE |title=Burger King Corporation to Launch BK Back Porch Griller Sandwiches |publisher=Burger King Corporation |accessdate=12 October 2007}}
  • {{cite web |last=David |first=Burrows |title=Turning around a Burger King past its prime |url=http://www.marketingweek.co.uk/sectors/food-and-drink/turning-around-a-burger-king-past-its-prime/3017946.article |work=Marketing week|accessdate=16 January 2011 |date=9 September 2010 }}, name="Burrows"
  • {{Cite web |last=LaCourte |first=Vincent L. |title=Social Media and the Burger King brand |url=http://mba.tuck.dartmouth.edu/digital/Research/CaseStudies/6-0025.pdf |date=9 June 2007 |accessdate=17 January 2011 |format=PDF}}, name="LaCourte"
  • {{cite web |last=Swearingen |first=Wendy Guild |title=Can Burger King Rekindle the Sizzle? |url=http://hbswk.hbs.edu/archive/4105.html |publisher=Harvard University |date=5 March 2004 |accessdate=17 January 2011 }}
  • {{cite web |last=Ellis |first=Blake |title=Burger King bar debuts in Miami |url=http://money.cnn.com/2010/01/22/news/companies/burger_king_whopper_bar/ |work=Money magazine |publisher=CNN |accessdate=17 January 2011 |date=23 January 2010 }}, name="Ellis"
  • {{cite news |last=Leonhardt |first=David |title=Ground beef, sweat and tears |url=http://www.businessweek.com/1998/02/b3560222.htm |work=Businessweek |accessdate=18 January 2011 |date=12 January 1998 }}, name="Leonheardt"
  • {{cite book |last=Smith |first=Andrew F. |title=The Oxford companion to American food and drink |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=AoWlCmNDA3QC&printsec=frontcover&dq=The+Oxford+companion+to+American+food+and+drink&hl=en&ei=6105TezqBMPLgQfQ-di_CA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false |pages=74-75 |publisher=Oxford University Press, USA |isbn=0195307968 |edition=1St |accessdate=21 January 2011 |date=1 May 2007}}
  • {{cite news |title=Flipping Burger King |first=Steven |last=Greg |work=Wall Street Journal |page=B1 |url=http://brandautopsy.typepad.com/brandautopsy/files/wsj_flipping_burger_king_burger_king_ceo_q_and_a.doc |format=DOC |date=26 April 2005 |accessdate=23 January 2011 }}, name="WSJ-Gray"
  • {{cite news |title=BK eyes salad days with low-carb menu, new ad shop: but analyst says at least 1,000 stores are likely to close |first=Amy |last=Garber |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3190/is_5_38/ai_113097242/ |date=2 February 2004 |accessdate=23 January 2011}}, name="Garber-Salads"
  • {{cite news |last=Horovitz |first=Bruce |title=Burger King freshens fast-food image, kicks King to the curb |url=http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/food/story/2011/08/Burger-King-freshens-fast-food-image-kicks-King-to-the-curb/50046768/1 |accessdate=19 August 2011 |newspaper=USA Today |date=18 August 2011}}, name="Horovitz-USAT 4"
  • {{cite news |last=Brady |first=Diane |title=The Challenges Facing Burger King Buyer 3G Capital |url=http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/10_38/b4195018489726.htm |accessdate=31 December 2011 |newspaper=Bloomberg Businessweek |date=8 September 2010}} name="Brady-Bloomberg"
  • {{cite news |title=Burger King builds a worldwide empire |url=http://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/article_fcc22003-855b-5c0c-b302-7b2d3e339abd.html |accessdate=31 December 2011 |newspaper=NWI.com |date=26 June 2007}}, name="NWI-International"
  • [http://www.nytimes.com/keyword/burger-king NYT archive]
  • {{cite news |last=Beartlein |first=Lisa |title=Burger King's return to NYSE too fast to swallow |accessdate=25 April 2012 |url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/04/burgerking-shares-idUSL2E8F45BB20120404 |date=25 April 2012 |agency=Reuters}}, name="Reuters Public again"
  • {{cite news |last1=Nocera |first1=Joe |title=Burger King, the Cash Cow |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/23/opinion/nocera-burger-king-the-cash-cow.html?_r=0 |date=22 January 2012 |accessdate=28 October 2014}}, name="Nocera-NYT Cash"
  • {{cite web |title=Strategic analysis of Burger King |url=http://writepass.com/journal/2012/12/strategic-analysis-of-burger-king/ |date=18 December 2012 |accessdate=28 October 2014}}
  • {{cite news |url=http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-03-25/how-the-average-mcdonald-s-makes-twice-as-much-as-burger-king#r=read |title=How the Average McDonald’s Makes Twice as Much as Burger King |first=Vanessa |last=Wong |publisher=Bloomberg Business Week |date=3 March 2014 |accessdate=3 March 2014}}, name="Wong-BB BK-McDs"
  • {{cite news |last1=Vieira |first1=Paul |title=Burger King-Tim Hortons Deal Clears Antitrust Hurdle |url=http://online.wsj.com/articles/burger-king-tim-hortons-deal-clears-antitrust-hurdle-1414514411 |website=WSJ.com |publisher=Wall Street Journal |accessdate=28 October 2014 |date=28 October 2014}}, name="Vieira-WSJ Hortons"
  • {{cite news |last1=Leonard |first1=Devin |title=Burger King Is Run by Children |url=http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-07-24/burger-kings-ceo-daniel-schwartz-is-33-years-old |accessdate=28 October 2014 |work=Bloomberg BusinessWeek |date=24 July 2014}}, name="Leonard-BB CEO"
  • {{cite news |last1=Jargon |first1=Julie |title=Hamburger Helpers or Too Many Cooks? |url=http://online.wsj.com/articles/burger-king-franchisees-lukewarm-on-field-coaches-from-headquarters-1414364045 |accessdate=28 October 2014 |work=Wall Street Journal |date=28 October 2014}}, name="Jargon-WSJ coaches"
  • [http://milwaukeerecord.com/food-drink/ordered-burger-king-delivery-thats-thing-can-now-milwaukee/ Delivery]

Pancake King

Is there a good reason why Pancake King redirects here?

Semi-protected edit request on 17 June 2024

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This request went unresolved for several years so I'm repeating it.

The founders of Insta-Burger King were Matthew Burns and Keith G. Cramer, not Keith J. Kramer as written in the article. Please change all "Keith J. Kramer" to "Keith G. Cramer", etc.

Sources for the name:

  • McLamore, Jim; The Burger King: A Whopper of a Story on Life and Leadership (2020): "Keith G. Cramer and Matthew L. Burns"
  • Cooley, Angela Jill; To Live and Dine in Dixie: The Evolution of Urban Food Culture in the Jim Crow South (2015): "Matthew L. Burns [...] and his son-in-law, Keith G. Cramer"
  • Smith, Andrew F.; Encyclopedia of Junk Food and Fast Food (2006): "Matthew Burns of Long Beach, California, invited his stepson, Keith G. Cramer"
  • Jakle, John A. et al; Fast Food: Roadside Restaurants in the Automobile Age (1999): "Matthew Burns of Long Beach, California, and Keith G. Cramer, Burns' stepson"
  • Langdon, Philip; Orange Roofs, Golden Arches: The Architecture of American Chain Restaurants (1986): "Cramer and Burns went to Jacksonville"

Furthermore, [https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e25e3d31324310e95f146ac/1580829606402-45F1W19WX7QXDFP4KNII/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kJanlAjKydPZDDRBEy8QTGN7gQa3H78H3Y0txjaiv_0fDoOvxcdMmMKkDsyUqMSsMWxHk725yiiHCCLfrh8O1z4YTzHvnKhyp6Da-NYroOW3ZGjoBKy3azqku80C789l0hveExjbswnAj1UrRPScjfAi-WHBb3R4axoAEB7lfybbrcBqLQ3Qt4YGS4XJxXD2Ag/Insta+BK+brochure+2.jpg?format=1000w here is a scan of an advertising pamphlet from the time], it reads "Owned by Keith Cramer and Matthew Burns" 147.147.59.174 (talk) 12:34, 17 June 2024 (UTC)

:File:Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Charliehdb (talk) 15:15, 17 June 2024 (UTC)

::To repeat myself, Please change all "Keith J. Kramer" to "Keith G. Cramer" How could I be any clearer? 217.45.109.243 (talk) 22:25, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

:{{done}} M.Bitton (talk) 20:11, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

::The request is to change "Keith J. Kramer" to "Keith G. Cramer". [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Burger_King&diff=prev&oldid=1237234802 Your edit] changed it to Keith G. Kramer, not Keith G. Cramer as requested.

::Please change all "Keith G. Kramer" to "Keith G. Cramer". 147.147.154.28 (talk) 15:24, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

::: {{done}} CloakedFerret (talk) 16:45, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 30 July 2024

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Hello, Suggesting an edit to the following reference link:

Old Link: http://www.foodnetwork.com/heavyweights/big-burger-business-mcdonalds-and-burger-king/index.html

New Link: https://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/heavyweights/episodes/big-burger-business-mcdonalds-and-burger-king Pete-wbd (talk) 13:51, 30 July 2024 (UTC)

:{{done}} Thank you for taking the time to improve Wikipedia, {{u|Pete-wbd}}! —Sirdog (talk) 09:24, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 16 August 2024 use tweet ref-name not abuse dummy ref

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This actually shows the clickable ref with the URL and is the proper way to avoid cite errors with multiple tweets. 142.113.140.146 (talk) 11:50, 16 August 2024 (UTC)

{{done}} — BerryForPerpetuity (talk) 12:35, 16 August 2024 (UTC)

Burger King, [[Pune]]

Please see what can be added from [https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/corporate/story/punes-burger-king-fends-off-global-giant-in-an-epic-13-year-trademark-tussle-441929-2024-08-18 this]. Kailash29792 (talk) 11:03, 18 August 2024 (UTC)

Incorrect stock info.

BKC is not the NYSE ticker symbol for burger king. This needs to be corrected. 96.73.34.129 (talk) 07:21, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

Revenue Quick Facts

It should be clarified that "system wide sales" applies to QSR and not just BK Xpseudo (talk) 01:37, 26 August 2024 (UTC)

Wrong Year

the article says that Insta-Burger King was renamed to Burger King in 1959, but when i go to the Logopedia article, it says that the name "Burger King" was adopted in 1954, am i correct? 95.24.4.60 (talk) 18:27, 30 November 2024 (UTC)

: No; fandom and other user-generated content sites do not meet reliable sources criteria. OhNoitsJamie Talk 19:18, 30 November 2024 (UTC)

::Actually if you look at the infobox it says that the present-day name Burger King is adopted in 1954. 95.24.5.7 (talk) 17:20, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

:::I've removed the 1959 renaming based on period newspaper ads. For example: [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=E5tRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AWwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5404%2C5132183 a Burger King franchise ad in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette for July 29, 1955] (five down from the highlighted ad). Skywatcher68 (talk) 17:05, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

::::Good Job! 95.24.4.1 (talk) 12:52, 5 January 2025 (UTC)

Edits to "Legal disputes" section

I reorganized the Legal disputes section by adding subheadings to improve readability and to group related legal issues more clearly. However, during the process I noticed that some of the content may be more appropriately classified as general controversies rather than legal disputes per se. Also, there are a substantial number of animal welfare controversies / policy changes in particular, that are not well represented by the current section.

To address this, I propose splitting off a new section titled "Animal welfare" and one called "Other Controversies", which would cover advocacy campaigns, public criticism, and non-litigious shareholder actions. This would allow the Legal disputes section to focus more narrowly on formal legal actions, regulatory issues, and litigation involving the company. It would also match the structure on related pages like McDonald's – Animal welfare

Feedback or suggestions welcome before proceeding.Abulaphia9 (talk) 23:36, 27 March 2025 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Abulaphia9 (talkcontribs) 23:27, 27 March 2025 (UTC)

:I've made some edits along these lines Abulaphia9 (talk) 17:45, 25 April 2025 (UTC)