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Burger King launches a new dessert to celebrate its 70th birthday

 By Patricia Cobe on May 08, 2024

The Birthday Pie Slice comes to the menu Monday, and the party continues through June with special birthday deals.

Financing

Franchisors who want faster remodels should reach into their pocketbooks

 By Jonathan Maze on May 07, 2024

The Bottom Line: Burger King is spending $550 million to get more of its restaurants remodeled, not counting its own upgraded restaurants. More brands should do this.

Financing

Burger King is investing another $300M in remodels

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 30, 2024

The fast-food chain is expanding its “Royal Reset” remodel program to fund more restaurant remodels through 2028.

Financing

Franchisee profitability soars for Burger King and its sister chains

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 13, 2024

Sales were positive at Restaurant Brands International concepts, including Tim Hortons, Popeyes and Firehouse Subs. At Burger King, operator profitability increased 46%.

Financing

Burger King says smaller franchisees are better and it has the data to prove it

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 13, 2024

The Bottom Line: The burger chain’s parent company argues that smaller franchisees make more money per store and are better capitalized.

Marketing

Burger King invites fans to create next Whopper

By Patricia Cobe on Feb. 05, 2024

BK’s Royal Perks members can submit their spin on the signature burger for the chance to win a million-dollar prize.

Financing

Just like that, Burger King becomes a major operator of its own restaurants

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 23, 2024

The Bottom Line: Even before the fast-food burger chain bought its largest franchisee, it was buying up swaths of restaurants around the country. That's a major shift for the brand.

Financing

With the Carrols deal, Burger King signals that bigger is not better

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 17, 2024

The Bottom Line: In acquiring its largest franchisee, the fast-food chain more than tripled its investment in its revitalization and fundamentally altered its ownership structure.

Financing

Burger King is buying its largest franchisee for $1B

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 16, 2024

Parent Restaurant Brands International plans to spend $500 million to remodel Carrols Restaurant Group's more than 1,000 locations before reselling them to smaller franchisees.

Financing

Brands shift their attention back to smaller operators

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 05, 2023

The Bottom Line: While plenty of franchises like Subway still want large-scale franchisees, there is a movement to keep their sizes down.

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