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A look at Burger King’s ownership history

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—1954 — David Edgerton opens Insta Burger King in Miami, selling 18-cent fire-grilled hamburgers and 18-cent milkshakes. Three months later, Jim McLamore matches Edgerton’s capital and the co-founders form a corporation called Burger King of Miami Inc.

—1963 — South Florida Restaurants Inc. changes its name to Burger King Corp.

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