How many burger kings are in america?

Question

im doing a class project in my careers class and i need to know how many burger kings there are.

Answer 1

The BURGER KING® system operates more than 11,200 restaurants in all 50 states and 69 countries and U.S. territories worldwide. Approximately 90 percent of BURGER KING® restaurants are owned and operated by independent franchisees, many of them family-owned operations that have been in business for decades.

NOTE:  Info is from the Burger King site, http://investor.bk.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=8...

And this from http://www.hoovers.com/burger-king/--ID_...

Burger King Company Description

This king rules a whopper of a fast-food empire. Burger King Holdings operates the world's #2 hamburger chain (behind McDonald's) with more than 11,200 restaurants in the US and about 65 other countries. In addition to its popular Whopper sandwich, the chain offers a variety of burgers, chicken sandwiches, salads, and breakfast items. More than 1,300 BK locations are company-owned, while the rest are owned and operated by franchisees. Burger King was founded by James McLamore and David Edgerton in 1954. Investment firms TPG Capital, Bain Capital, and Goldman Sachs each own about 25% of the company.

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Answer 2

Burger King is a global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants. At the end of its fiscal year 2007, Burger King reported that there are more than 11,300 outlets in 69 countries; 66% of the restaurants are in the United States and 90% of the restaurants privately owned and operated. The company has more than 37,000 employees who serve approximately 11.4 million customers daily.