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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 · 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 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...
After serving as a manager of another restaurant, Howard Johnson's, on March 1, 1954, he opened a franchise outlet of the restaurant chain Insta Burger King in Miami, Florida. On June 1 of the same year, he met fellow restaurateur James McLamore and the two founded the Burger King Corporation.
Miami entrepreneurs James McLamore and David Edgerton founded Burger King Corporation in 1954. Five years later, they were ready to expand their five Florida Burger Kings into a nationwide chain.
Aug 10, 1996 · James Whitman McLamore, a cofounder of Burger King, died yesterday at his home in Coral Gables, Fla. He was 70. The cause was lung cancer, according to the Burger King company. Mr. McLamore...
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.
Aug 27, 1996 · In 1954 McLamore and his co-founder Dave Edgerton opened the first Insta Burger King in Miami, which featured the pioneering "flame-grilled" system of chain broiler cooking.
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...
