What do you know about Burger King Restaurant?

First Burger King Restaurant was opened in 1954 and now it is a chain of restaurants all over the world. It was opened in Miami, Florida by James McLamore and David Edgerton. James McLamore had visited McDonald's restaurant and had realized that the idea of fast food restaurants had great potential. So he decided to create his own view of McDonald's.

Let us speak about the history of Burger King Restaurant. Historically Burger King has been the second-largest restaurant chain in North America, behind McDonald's. But now the sales of Burger King have fallen and it might lose his second place. Burger King has more than 11,350 outlets in 57 countries all over the world, but around 75% of its outlets are located in the United States of America. It has more than 340,000 employees and sells more than 2.4 billion hamburgers a year. Burger King Restaurants serve approximately 1,072 customers per restaurant or approximately 11.8 million customers daily. 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.


Burger King Restaurant has a rich  menu. You can taste different dishes such as Whooper Sandwiches, Fire-grilled burgers, dishes made of chicken, fish and veggie, salads, etc. You can choose what you want to eat and drink. There are lots of beverages and sides in Burger King Restaurant. You can order low-fat milk - if you are a sportsman, or chocolate milk - if you want something tasty to drink. Of course you can buy ICEE - it is a special frozen treat for your meal. It can be Cherry or Coca-Cola flavored.

At Burger King Restaurant you can order Kid menu for your small kids. You can buy the regular Kids Meal and the Big Kids Meal, which has more food and is aimed at teenagers. If you buy a Kids Menu - you will receive a special Star Wars' toy. Your kids can collect the whole bunch of Star Wars' heroes. In 1990 Burger King launched the Burger King Kids Club. The Burger King Kids Club Gang was a group of imagined characters created to advance the Burger King Kids Club meal. Their names were Boomer, I.Q., Jaws, J.D., Kid Vid, Lingo, Snaps, and Wheels.

If you want to know how many fats is in your hamburger or in cheeseburger you can go through the nutritional information guides. They give you information about the content of each meal in Burger King. "Establishing a healthy, balanced diet is much easier if you have the right tools at your disposal", - states an advertisement of Burger King. Why is it so important to have nutrition information? It is essential because you can control your daily amount of calories, vitamins, carbohydrates, fats, etc. "Burger King Corporation proudly supports special dietary needs and those with food allergens",- claims an advertisement, you can find those meals, that do not contain allergens. This means that there is no risk for your life.

Nutrition information guides provide interesting tips for those who want to lose fat. The tips are:

1. Cut the Mayo - order your sandwiches with mustard instead of mayo.
2. Avoid Sugar - drink diet soft drinks or water instead of regular sodas. Use sweetener in your coffee or tea, or drink it plain.
3. Dip & Stab - choose a low fat salad dressing for your salad or use the dip & stab method. Instead of pouring the salad dressing on the salad, dip your fork into the dressing and then into the salad for a taste with every bite.
4. Go Green - order a side salad instead of fries.

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