Companies Based in Florida by County - Companies Based in Miami-Dade County, Florida, Eastern Air Lines, Air Florida, Burger King, Telemundo (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 133. Not illustrated. Chapters: Companies Based in Miami-Dade County, Florida, Eastern Air Lines, Air Florida, Burger King, Telemundo, Norwegian Cruise Line, Arrow Air, Compusa, Lennar Corporation, National Airlines, Tiger Direct, Alienware, Windjammer Barefoot Cruises, Ryder, Latin Flavors, Intradeco Holdings, Florida West International Airways, Airlift International, Ibc Airways, Pollo Tropical, Brightstar Corporation, Riddle Airlines, Air Charter Bahamas, Residensea. Excerpt: Burger King (NYSE: BKC), often abbreviated as BK, is a global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants headquartered in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The company began as a franchise restaurant chain, based in Jacksonville, Florida in 1953, named Insta-Burger King, and operated by Kieth J. Kramer and Matthew Burns. After the company ran into financial difficulties in 1955, its two Miami-based franchisees, David Edgerton and James McLamore, purchased the company and rechristened it Burger King. Since that time, the company has used several variations of franchising to expand its operations. Burger King Holdings Corporation is the parent company of Burger King; in the United States it operates under the Burger King Brands title while internationally it operates under the Burger King Corporation banner. It is a publicly traded company with investment firms of TPG Capital, Bain Capital, and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners each owning about 25% of the company. At the end of fiscal year 2009, Burger King reported that there are more than 12,000 outlets in 73 countries; 66% are in the United States and 90% are privately owned and operated. The company has more than 37,000 employees serving approximately 11.4 million customers daily. In North America, franchises are licensed on a per store basis, while in several international locations...