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James Whitman McLamore (May 30, 1926 – August 8, 1996) was an American entrepreneur, the founder and first CEO of the Burger King fast food franchise, along with David Edgerton. He also created the Whopper sandwich.
Apr 16, 2018 · David R. Edgerton, who helped start what became the world’s second-largest hamburger chain, Burger King, but then agreed to sell the company for what proved to be a bargain price just as the...
Apr 19, 2018 · David R. Edgerton, a serial entrepreneur who helped turn a South Florida hamburger franchise into Burger King but who came to regret selling the company before it became a whopping fast-food...
On June 1 of the same year, he met fellow restaurateur James McLamore and the two founded the Burger King Corporation. After leaving Burger King, he went on to start Bodega, a steakhouse restaurant.
Jan 21, 2020 · His entrepreneurial spirit led to the formation and sale of Pie Man Bakery by the time Edgerton opened his first Insta-Burger King in 1954. He was building his second location when he met Jim McLamore.
Apr 20, 2018 · Edgerton and his business partner, James McLamore, started their burger company in 1954, one year before Ray Kroc opened his first McDonald's franchise in the Chicago suburbs.
Apr 16, 2018 · He soon persuaded James W. McLamore, who owned the nearby Brickell Bridge Restaurant, to join him in what was then a novel food-service business model: a restaurant with a limited menu, fast...
Apr 17, 2018 · Burger King Co-Founder David Edgerton, 90, Dies in Miami. Edgerton and James McLamore founded in the brand in the 1950s. David Edgerton, one of the two founders of Burger King, died April 3 in Miami from surgery complications after a fall, The New York Times reported. He was 90.
Apr 17, 2018 · Dave Edgerton, the operations specialist in the twosome that founded Burger King in the mid-1950s, has died at age 90 from complications following a fall. The Florida native died on April 3, but his death was not revealed until this week.
