Fast food franchises

Burger King Franchise Costs & Fees

FAST FOOD FRANCHISES


Year Business Began: 1956

Franchising Since: 1956

Headquarters: Miami, Florida

Estimated Number of Units: 17,825

Franchise Description: Burger King Corporation (BKC) is the franchisor. Burger King franchisees operate quick-service hamburger restaurants offering a limited menu of breakfast, lunch and dinner products. The franchisor operate and grant franchises to operate Burger King restaurants using certain trademarks, service marks and trade names, and a recognized design, equipment system, color scheme and styles of buildings and facilities, signs, certain standards, specifications and procedures of operation, quality and consistency standards for products and services offered, and procedures for inventory control and management. BKC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Burger King Worldwide, Inc., which is an indirect subsidiary of Restaurant Brands International.

The franchisor currently has three different forms of franchise agreement, corresponding to three different types of franchise ownership: Individual (or Owner/Operator); Entity; and Corporate. The franchise granted can be operated at one of three locations and facility types:

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   Institutional Locations: “Institutional locations” include government buildings and facilities, medical facilities, airports, train and bus stations, sports facilities, factories, corporate campuses, turnpikes, limited access toll roads, theme parks, zoos and educational facilities.
   
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   Traditional Burger King Restaurant Facility: A self-contained, full size Burger King Restaurant which is located and operated on a site as a freestanding building or within another building structure such as a shopping mall. A Traditional Burger King Restaurant does not share any common areas with any other businesses and serves the standard approved menu for Burger King Restaurants.
   
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   Non-Traditional Burger King Facility: A Burger King Restaurant may be located at a site which includes other businesses, such as retail, food service, gas stations, convenience stores, other franchised businesses or restaurants or other similar facilities.