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James Whitman McLamore (May 30, 1926 – August 8, 1996) was an American entrepreneur, the founder and first CEO of the Burger King fast food franchise, along with David Edgerton. He also created the Whopper sandwich.
Apr 16, 2018 · He soon persuaded James W. McLamore, who owned the nearby Brickell Bridge Restaurant, to join him in what was then a novel food-service business model: a restaurant with a limited menu, fast...
Apr 19, 2018 · David R. Edgerton, a serial entrepreneur who helped turn a South Florida hamburger franchise into Burger King but who came to regret selling the company before it became a whopping fast-food...
Co-founding Burger King with James McLamore. David Russell Edgerton Jr. (May 26, 1927 – April 3, 2018) [1] was an American entrepreneur and co-founder of Burger King, in what would become the second-largest burger chain after McDonald's. [2]
By 1954, David Edgerton had become a friend, the friendship had become a business venture, and the business venture had become the Insta-Burger King. “It was a 15-cent burger and shake operation,” recalls Edgerton. “There were a lot of them back then, all competing on price.”.
Jan 21, 2020 · His entrepreneurial spirit led to the formation and sale of Pie Man Bakery by the time Edgerton opened his first Insta-Burger King in 1954. He was building his second location when he met Jim McLamore.
Apr 17, 2018 · David Edgerton, one of the two founders of Burger King, died April 3 in Miami from surgery complications after a fall, The New York Times reported. He was 90. Edgerton was a restaurant entrepreneur when he came across Insta Burger King in the 1950s.
