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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.
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]
16 Apr 2018 · David R. Edgerton, who helped start what became the world’s second-largest hamburger chain, Burger King, but then agreed to sell the company for what proved to be a bargain price just as the...
19 Apr 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...
5 hari yang lalu · According to the company, Burger King was started in 1954 by James W. McLamore and David Edgerton in Miami. Other sources, however, trace Burger King back to Insta-Burger King, a venture founded in Jacksonville , Florida, by Keith Kramer and Matthew Burns in 1953.
21 Jan 2020 · Just a few blocks away however, was future Burger King Corporation co-founder David Edgerton, managing the Howard Johnson hotel, with its menu of 15-cent burgers and shakes. “Just Like You’d Cook in Your Own Backyard”
21 Jan 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.
